Would painting the whole house magnolia make it look cleaner?!

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Two children (5) + (6) with sticky fingers etc etc and a baby on the way.

House looks a shithole even after cleaning.

Would painting magnolia be the way forward?!

Yes. If you want it to look like an old people's home.

Sorry - just hate magnolia.

no! it just shows up the marks quicker IME.

it looks clean to start with, and fresh. but then it starts to show the dirt

We were thinking of painting the area around the dogs bed, brown.

Maybe this would work for you?

Paint it white not magnolia. Looks fresh and with all the household stuff/ furniture and pictures/ mirrors looks great

In the process of painting (the rooms we have not already painted) white. It has made a HUGE difference - really brightened the place up. Our hall/stairs/landing walls were cream. I would definitely second the poster who said use white, it just looks so much cleaner. My youngest is 7 so don't have too much of the sticky handprints issue ...

I am slowly re painting all the magnolia in my house with nice white vinyl paint for high traffic areas. Bright and wipeable!

durable, wipable white paint; looks great and never dates

I was going to suggest it's not the colour,it's the type of paint,if you go for a vinyl silk (like previous poster said) you can wipe the walls.

Paint it all wipeable vinyl white and keep a spare tin handy - if something defeats the wiping just give it another quick swipe with the paint. Cue one light, bright, fresh and clean house - forever! It's foolproof.

No, it would make it look like a rental.

I hate all white, too. It's just cold.

No, we live in a rented house with young kids, completely magnolia. It shows every single mark. Don't do it!

My rented house is all white and brown and it's really boring. Don't do it.

Paint it white not magnolia

White scrubbable matt. You won't regret it

I love all white walls with plenty of colour from other sources. Magnolia makes me cringe and matches nothing.

i hate white it looks too cold,cream is also a bit boring but at least it feels a bit warmer than white.Get wipeable paint.