Painting several rooms pure brilliant white?

[ilikeyoursleeves]

what do you think? Too stark? our kitchen diner is pbw & I have just done a coat of pbw in the hall stairs & landing. I was thinking of painting it a subtle green (the hall that is) but I quite like the crispness of the pbw. I have 2 small kids so would it end up grubby?

Any opinions?

I personally love all pbw
currently itching to do it to our cream / white house but no chance of getting round to it

all paint looks grubby after a while with 2 small kids the brilliance of pbw is its easy to match the shade when you give it a quick lick.

I did that in a house once and really liked it. As long as you don't use flat it should be easy to clean up. If you don't like a high-gloss there is an eggshell that cleans easily.

My lounge is white. It is getting grubby though at toddler height. Babywipes are key.

my whole house is swiftly becoming pb white

'stuff' looks so much nicer on it!

I think you need to consider the natural light in your house. If it is naturally quite a dark house then I think pbw can seem a little cold - and an antique white might be better. But it also depends on the colour of your furniture/pictures/carpets/rugs etc. Also on the whole vibe of the house ie if it's an airy construction then pbw would be lovely if small rooms I'd tend to plump for a warmer white.

We have a large main open plan room (kitchen, living room and dining room) with high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows along one wall [swank swank] and the walls are pbw but with lots of books/pictures on and oh, we're also in Oz so lots of bright natural light. So i think it works here, but houses I've had in the UK have felt very cold when painted stark white.

I love pbw & our house is soon going to be a shrine to it once renovations are complete. Looks great with wooden floors. And after putting up with orange / green /pink walls (sometimes all in same room ) for over a year I can't wait for the white!

my entire house is pbw with wooden floors - I love it. Any colours you do add (books, cushions, pictures etc) really pop as a result. But we have high ceilings and lots of light plus loads of bookshelves which break it up a bit. I would say go for it - easy and cheap to touch up if you need to and surprisingly durable.

You would be happy living in a public lavatory or a multi-story carpark?

we will be moving in a couple of weeks and the first thing we will do (after a good clean) is paint all walls white. No more 'cutting in' at the ceiling for different colour paints- just swoosh over with a roller. Floors will be wooden and we have lots of bright accessories so will look bloody great

We're just doing up our first home before we move in and there's going to be quite a bit of white. I've gone for Dulux Timeless on the walls though, it's not so severe IMO.

Not sure if lime and turquoise can be class as strong colour but have a quick question for you guy. Is it true that a white paint on the cooler end of the spectrum look and work well in conjunction with stronger course.?

Is pure brilliant white a cool white?. If (no) can any one please give me an example of a white paint from any brand that's on the cooler end of the spectrum.

Out of brilliant white and pure brilliant white, which is whiter and brighter?