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Can anyone recommend a light grey for whole house walls

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CambsAlways · 13/06/2020 08:59

I’m looking for a nice modern light grey for all over the house can anyone recommend thanks

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squarecloud · 13/06/2020 09:06

We've recently painted our living room dulux cornflower white, which is a very light grey. We love it.

We painted the kitchen dulux rock salt, which is an even lighter grey - more of an off white than grey though.

itsmymess · 13/06/2020 09:14

My whole house is RAL 9002

I used dulux trade paint made up in this colour

Skirtings little greene French grey light

whatisthislifesofullofcare · 13/06/2020 13:36

@itsmymess

Do you just ask them in a paint centre to mix it?
Can you buy sample pots?
Also - have you a photo? I have been trying to find the perfect shade for months, about 40 test pots later and they are still too lilac/blue/green/brown.

I’ve used LG french grey pale before, thought it had the palest sage tinge, really liked it and it went well with a nordic pale floor...but this house has sand coloured carpets that I can’t change and is north facing, so I need a slightly warmer greige. TY

bluerad · 13/06/2020 13:45

Dulux White Mist is whiteish with a grey tinge and a bit 'cold' but looks lovely. polished Pebble is more grey and warmer.

YippieKayakOtherBuckets · 13/06/2020 15:33

Johnstone’s trade in 0903-R60B. A very very pale cool grey.

WitchSharkadder · 13/06/2020 15:39

Dulux polished pebble. I've just painted DS's room and it and it's light enough but still very warm.

Lemonsaretheonlyfruit · 13/06/2020 15:46

I recently painted all of the walls pebble shore by dulux. It's really nice

CockCarousel · 13/06/2020 15:47

Valspar beluga is a really nice light purpley grey. V similar to F&B great white, but not as much of a faff to paint with.

Franticbutterfly · 13/06/2020 15:54

Blackened or Ammonite from Farrow and Ball is nice.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 13/06/2020 15:57

Dulux Goosedown.

Sundaysiesta · 13/06/2020 15:57

We had to work with beige carpets in our last home. Deluxe Just Walnut is the perfect grey / greige to bring a modern look without replacing carpets.

whatisthislifesofullofcare · 13/06/2020 15:59

siesta thanks

HildaSnibbs · 13/06/2020 16:05

My whole house is in Farrow & Ball Ammonite - one of my favourite paint colours - very very pale grey.

itsmymess · 13/06/2020 16:51

@whatisthislifesofullofcare
Yes Brewers made it up for me. RAL are standard colours. Whatever size pots of their base paint so yes I had some very small ones.

This is a useful website

www.e-paint.co.uk/Colour_alternatives.asp?cRange=RAL%20Classic&cRef=RAL%209002&metallic2=False&cDescription=Grey%20white

Lightbee · 13/06/2020 16:59

Dulux Just walnut is a lovely light neutral grey.

AuntieDolly · 13/06/2020 17:03

I really like Crown Cloud Burst

Nixee2231 · 13/06/2020 19:00

I have a combination of Skimming stone (lighter) and Elephant's breath (darker) by F&B in the whole house. They are 2 different shades of taupe but it is a very neutral one unlike some others that are pink or green or brown tinten. With our lighting they both look like warm gray and I absolutely adore them both. They go with both warm and cold tones so I find them very flexible.

Kopsy · 14/06/2020 10:56

Dulux Just Walnut Smile

Katyy · 14/06/2020 17:59

Dulux trade paint in swansdown it’s a lovely really soft grey. We tried dulux polished pebble first but found it too dark and cold.

atomicnotsoblonde · 17/06/2020 17:59

I've used Egyptian cotton. It looks really good.

minipie · 18/06/2020 12:42

Little Greene French Grey Pale
Designers Guild Polished Cement
Sanderson Flint Grey

all have a slight blue/green tint to them but warm not icy

Chrispackhamspoodle · 19/06/2020 10:58

Dulux eygyptian cotton is a perfect griege
Polished pebble has a blue tinge
White mist is so pale it almost looks white in my daughters room
I recommend getting any colour mixed up in Johnsons acrylic matt-used this in my daughters room and not only does it go on beautifully but you can scrub off marks without damaging the paint.

palacegirl77 · 19/06/2020 13:56

Dulux polished pebble. Loved it so much I bought more and did more the rooms the same. Lovely very light grey

louisthetrumpetswan · 19/06/2020 14:03

We've got Egyptian cotton, Polished pebble and Cornflower blue out of the ones that people have mentioned.

The light makes a huge difference with greys. Polished pebble looks light and bright in a room with good light. EC looks distinctly greige in our landing but greyer in the hallway with more natural light.

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