Yet another F & B Query

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We have a large late Victorian house, three storeys and the hall stairs and landings really do need doing as we have lived there for 15 years without redecorating them. I would like to use F&B paint hoping to achieve the lovely chalky but durable finish people rave about.
First Question: Will the "Modern Emulsion" give the proper F&B effect?

Secondly: The carpet which is OK and will be retained at least for the time being, is an inoffensive pale jade green very similar to the colour "Chapell Green " on the colour card. We also have heavy interlined velvet curtains more or less the same colour as "Terre D'Egypte", (dark rusty brown/red) so, assembled experts, what colour would you paint the walls? The downstairs hall is quite dark during the day, faces west and not much in the way of windows, but upstairs is lighter.

Just thought of something else: Do we have to use F&B for the wood work if so what shade of white would go with whatever you suggest for the walls and would you use the same but in matt for the plaster cornices?

Homebase have 15% off everythng this weekend so i am considering stockpiling in advance. (Haven't found a painter yet)

Sorry about the small "i" and thng for thing - I do know better honestly.

Your carpet and curtains are both quite strong colours so I'd go for a warm mid-tone to pull them together, such as Savage Ground.

You don't have to use F&B for the woodwork, but don't whatever you do use a standard Brilliant White as it won't work with F&B. Something like Clunch would be good, which would also work on the cornice. For the ceilings, maybe Wimborne White.
HTH

I agree with fresh. Something like Stony Ground or Savage Ground. Or if you wanted paler, Lime White, House White, New White or Off White.

We have Modern Emulsion in our kitchen. It's not quite as "powdery" looking as the Estate Emulsion but still a nice finish.

I wouldn't use F&B for woodwork because their eggshell paint is water based which isn't as durable as oil based (though it smells less). I'd find a company that does oil based eggshell (like Little Greene or Paint & Paper Library) or get an F&B colour matched in oil eggshell by a paint shop.

Paint & Paper Library has lots of very pale (but not white) colours which would work well for your woodwork - for example their Slate I or Sand I could be good. Or go for white if you prefer white woodwork, but not brilliant white.

We have an almost identical house.Our hall is painted in Dorset Cream[f&b] which is a straw-like colour and looks lovely and warm[also we inherited green carpet].We painted the estate emulsion above the dado and modern below.The hall now needs redoing and i would now colour-match with Dulux and use the diamond-hard emulsion for walls and skirting.This is no cheaper but is really hard-wearing and wipeable [and water-based so it doesn't smell].I have used it on my kitchen cupboards and it seems to be wearing fairly well.

Go for a bit of drama; Charleston Grey. It'd look amazing.

I think plaster cornice looks better painted the same variety of white as the ceiling.

Agree that Charleston Gray would be fab, but if too scary, Dove stale would also work.

And plaster cornices MUST be same colour as ceiling. Is the RULES!

Ahem. Cornices can be any damn colour you want. It depends on the height of the ceiling, and also on personal taste. It's a bit more formal to pick out the cornice, you find it more in period properties. If you want a cleaner look, by all means bring it in with the ceiling colour, but if it's a nice detailed cornice and you want to bring it out, you know what to do....

Agree with Piglet about cornice and ceiling being the same. And I would paint both white - not brilliant white (too bright) but not Wimborne White either (too yellowy/creamy). Dulux Trade White would do.

Gosh, thanks everyone. Just after I posted I noticed another F&B query also about a hall, and expected to be severely told off for not paying attention. I shall make my way to Homebase and at least acquire some testers cheaply (?!).

We have 17 doors in the area concerned; what are your views on painting them something other than white? Totally agree Fresh, no brilliant white will set foot over the threshold.

17 doors? Blimey...

Again, there are no rules, but most people would paint them something pale and neutral, so probably off-white of some description. Then again, something like 70% of the country have white or off-white walls so it depends whether you want to be like everyone else or not .

Seriously, with that number of doors I would probably paint them the same colour as the woodwork, a warm pale neutral of some sort, otherwise it could all start to look a bit busy.

17 doors?! Definitely pick up a couple of woodwork rollers to speed it up! If you don't want a satin finish, I can recommend acrylic eggshell for wood- little Greene do them, also Leyland, and I'm sure many others.

Oh and the f&b advice line were very helpful when I was going mad trying to match with Churlish Green (went with Shaded White for all the colour chart lovers!). I would always ask them their recommendation.

Dont go dove tale it looks so purple in some lights.

Thanks again, everyone. Doors:They are spread out, 8,6 and 3 per floor going up.Fresh I understand your point about busyness but they are not too crowded together. Also as it's an old house, they are all wider and taller than modern ones, and I am concerned that large expanses of white would be overwhelming. The current inherited colour of the doors is like a darker Dorset Cream, with the walls in,more or less, Ringwod Cream. Despite none of it being my choice, I have not been unhappy with it. On the other hand, if I am about to pay vast sums for redecoration I would quite like it to look noticeably different. So thanks for the Charleston Grey and Dove Tale suggestions, Charity Girl and Bristol Cities however they don't look as good with the actual carpet as they do withChapell Green on the card. We seem to be heading towards Savage or Stony Ground, thanks for that Fresh and Minipie.
Don't you somtimes wish a whole new rainbow of colours would suddenly appear on the earth?
Teta, if you have Dorset Cream both in Estate and Modern, do they look very much the same both in hue and finish?