Paint recommendations - not f and b please

[Daisybell1]

Can I ask some advice?

We are redecorating the hallway in our Georgian property. I would like an appropriate heritage colour but not f and b please (I need a tough finish which toddler and farmer proof). This is also once in a generation job as it needs scaffolding so I don't want to get the colour wrong.

Does anyone have experience of the crown heritage range? Dr other 'mainstream' heritage colours?

Also, can anyone recommend an appropriate gloss/satin/eggshell? There are 11 doors and frames to do, plus a huge 2 storey window, and the staircase. I have thought of bog standard white just because of the scale of the work, but am concerned it's too harsh...

Cheers

What about one of the off whites? I think its less likely to date than any colour and if you have stuff hung on the walls , even just coats, it will be easier on the eye.

When i window shop for houses on right move i am always drawn to those with white/off white/cream interiors. They some how appear less busy and i find that quite calming.

FWIW most of my house is bog standard white. We did do a couple of the bedrooms and the kitchen with farrow and ball but tbh I think in hindsight i'd do the whole place white or off white.

Good luck making a choice. its not easy. When we painted our ds room with a grey f+b colour id spent ages agonising over the colour and when it went on i just didnt love it. I was gutted. Such hard work and F+B so bloody expensive. Happy enough with it now i have lived with it for a while but i wanted to LOVE it!

Thanks, we were thinking of a light cream - there are a few in the heritage ranges and I wondered if anyone had experience of one in particular?

My now-deceased in-laws in their wisdom painted it bottle green...

I'm glad someone else finds f and expensive, I thought I was they only one

my tuppence worth:

AFAIK many of the "mainstream" heritage ranges (Dulux/Crown) aim to have a similar chalky matt finish like F&B etc and so won't be all that hard wearing.

Why not find the colour you want first, from any paint company, and then get it colour matched by Dulux, Leyland or similar in a hardwearing formula. So for example you could choose an F&B colour and get it made up by Dulux in their Endurance paint. It may not come out exactly the same though so try a tester patch first.

Our woodwork is all white (we have used Sikkens, great stuff, oil based and very hardwearing though it does take a while for the smell to go). In a country house I think either white or off white would work. White is smarter IMO, off white is gentler and cosier so it depends what effect you want I think. If you want hardwearing, best to make sure you choose an oil based eggshell or gloss not water based. However some oil based eggshells/glosses go yellow (Sikkens doesn't though).

Yes, we went for a Crown heritage range for a kitchen first off, and it marked so badly I had to repaint the whole thing in Dulux kitchen and bathroom paint. I think the finish is fine for a kitchen - not great, but fine - , and at least it does wear reasonably well!

Most of the main paint ranges do a hardwearing / durable matt finish in their paints as well as colour matching.

If you have a huge area maybe one of the trade ranges like Albany or Leyland would be good value especially if your decorator has an account with a decorator's merchant.

Dulux Trade is what I'm picking from for my entire house. 3 bedrooms have been done in neutral colours and the finish is good. Am venturing into colours for other rooms.

We recently did our period house hallway in Johnstones 'Arundel White' with very good results. It has a f & b feel but is more hard wearing and cheaper.

I'm with Myron. Dulux Trade all the way.

Zoffany chalk on the walls, and harbour grey on the woodwork looks amazing, and period, Saw this in an interior design place and loved it. Zoffany isn't cheap but you don't need many coats.

Dulux flat matt is good too.

Thanks very much for this it's really helpful. I iced assumed that the crown period range would be standard paint not a chalky finish so thank you for setting me straight.

We have a trade account ourselves so can get Leyland and possibly dulux trade

White Mulberry by Fired Earth.

We used Crown Heritage paint in our living room. I think I used Parchment for the walls and Old Cream for the woodwork. It looks lovely but I would just use standard trade paint for the woodwork because less than a year on the door needs doing again. It's not as durable as I thought it would be. The emulsion was fine though.