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Perfect white and grey for walls

19 replies

Nocluejj · 25/08/2020 16:43

Hi All, can anyone help with the above. I have tried lots of testers for white and grey on our walls but the greys either look too cold or a bit mushroomy. I’m just after a pure light grey! I see so many pictures of beautiful houses in greys and whites but I just can’t seem to find the right colours.
Also looking for a pure white.
Anyone got any ideas?

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CockCarousel · 25/08/2020 16:49

Great white by Farrow and Ball is a greyish white with a bit of a violet tone to it. Valspar beluga is pretty much an identical colour, but has the benefits of being easier to apply and is scrubbable.

DramaAlpaca · 25/08/2020 16:51

Dulux Pure Brilliant White is exactly that, it's white without any hints of other colours and reflects the light really well. I thought it might be a bit cold but it's not.

My favourite grey is Dulux Calm Cloud - it's on the colour chart for Ireland though, not on the UK one, so that might not be much good to you! There's bound to be a similar colour though. It's a soft, light grey which picks up the colours of the furnishings around it and changes in different lights. It has no mushroomy tones in it at all, more blueish if anything. I have it in a few rooms and I love it.

IggyAce · 25/08/2020 16:55

Dulux chic shadow is a nice true grey.
Also dulux is rock salt which is a very pale grey it looks almost white in some lights.

AriesTheRam · 25/08/2020 16:56

Rock salt by dulux is the perfect grey.no blue tones.

Theforest · 25/08/2020 16:56

Definitely agree with Dulux Pure Brilliant White as a pure white. Recommend. Good coverage too.

Katyy · 25/08/2020 20:08

Dulux trade paint armstead in swansdown is a true pale soft grey.

CambsAlways · 31/08/2020 17:03

Well we have searched high and low for the best in our opinion grey, we love Farrow & Ball paint expensive I know, but you get what you pay for very pigmented, I really wanted to like Ammonite but the colour on card that I painted and took round the hall stairs and landing really looked a dirty white, but we settled on cornforth white which we have in our front room and strong white, cornforth to me is a beautiful grey, but don’t forget it depends on the light that comes into your rooms

Rupster · 01/09/2020 14:48

I use Dulux Pure Brilliant White for walls and ceilings.

I've also used Dulux Polished Pebble for walls in a north-facing bedroom and found it to be pure light grey with no blue/purple tones.

PickAChew · 01/09/2020 14:51

We're doing our hall in little greene gauze mid which is a pale blue grey and looks lovely and fresh on a dark, rainy day when everything else turns brown.

GlamGiraffe · 01/09/2020 14:58

Dulux steel 3. A really nice shade of grey. There are other steels for lighter or darker shades. All in the same tone.

peachypetite · 01/09/2020 15:18

Polished pebble

FallingIguanas · 01/09/2020 15:30

Another vote for polished pebble. We've got it in our north facing hallway, landing & stairwell with brilliant white on the woodwork. It's a clear grey without other colour hues.

Folicky · 01/09/2020 18:53

Agree with glamGiraffe, Dulux Steel Grey 3 is very nice

EmmaStone · 02/09/2020 08:56

We had Little Greene French Grey in our last house, and it was perfect.

For white, I always default to Dulux Timeless.

MySaladDays75 · 02/09/2020 09:11

Another vote for polished pebble

Fishfingersandwichplease · 02/09/2020 09:23

Just did my bedroom in Dulux Rock Salt and Goose Down, love it!

BigSandyBalls2015 · 02/09/2020 09:24

Polished pebble

whatisthislifesofullofcare · 02/09/2020 13:41

Little Greene French Grey Pale (113 I think) looks like it has a slight greenish tinge but is a lovely grey.
Dulux Light & Space Absolute White is very white.

cherryblossommorningstoday · 02/09/2020 23:21

Voting for Dulux Calm Clouds!

We are in England and managed to get it fine. It is a lovely grey and has transformed our kitchen!

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