Best all round white eggshell for doors, skirting & bannister that isn't PBW?

[amazonianwoman]

It's been almost 7 years since we last decorated our hall, stairs and landing so the existing white woodwork has yellowed in a nice way.

The decorator has painted two of the doors downstairs (original 1930s panelled, had been just waxed but the wood didn't look great hence painting) in Johnstone's water based satin brilliant white. Only one top coat so far but they look awful, far too harsh.

So I'm thinking I need a softer 'white'. I'd prefer a default soft white for the whole house - I'm not matching the white in each room to its wall colour. The rooms feeding off the hall/landing so far are slipper satin, F&B light blue, calamine, borrowed light, haven't decided on the hall colour yet but something which will work with the existing biscuit carpet and original stripped floorboards. And the kitchen/diner will probably be a greyish neutral.

Would Wimborne eggshell work? Or pointing? Or LG shirting?

Does anyone have a default white for their woodwork which isn't PBW please?!

Oh and the ceilings will all be trade white emulsion, not brilliant white.

HAve you looked at F&B New White?
Pointing is nice but its quite creamy. I havent used WImbourne WHite so not too sure.

Any kitchen progress?

What is pbw?

On the subject of painting, I have hideous gloss painted doors and skirting which I would like to do in F&B eggshell matt. Do I have to have a special sort of undercoat, and do I have to sand them down first, or just rub some sandpaper on a bit? in a can't be arsed way as that's how it'll be

PBW = pure brilliant white, very harsh cold bluey white.

You'd have to undercoat them in some way, but I'm not the one to ask, that's why the decorator has done all the prep & undercoating and I'm finishing them off

Pannacotta I'm hoping Wimborne is less creamy than Pointing, might have to venture into the F&B shop for advice tomorrow.

Got one kitchen quote today which was overpriced IMO for what is basically plain slab doors, albeit it with quartz worktops, good taps & appliances etc. Howdens came to measure up on Wednesday but the guy was just awful so will be interesting to see what they come up with. Annalouiseh's DH is here on Monday. A friend who has been extending his own art deco mansion house has just set up his own company doing kitchens, bathrooms etc - he's already a skilled carpenter/cabinet maker as a hobby - and is meeting with us on Sunday. His kitchen is stunning and he fit it himself.

So progress of sorts but I still haven't finalised the kitchen layout to my liking yet! How about you?

We use Crown period colours 'aged white' eggshell on all our skirting/woodwork and ceilings, would def recommend it

Great thanks will suss that one out tomorrow too. It isn't too creamy is it?

Thanks for explaining!

I'd go for F & B every time. Thinking of doing mine white walls and grey paintwork.

Nice! I'm not brave enough to venture away from white ceilings, coloured walls and white woodwork.

But which white will you go for on the walls??

No I don't think the crown one is too creamy

Sorry I didnt mean New White I meant All WHite n(New White is in fact cream!).
Just checked my colour card and Wimborne WHite does look good, a touch grey.
Great WHite also a possibility perhaps?

Like the sound of your kitchen friend but am guessing he wont come cheap!
We have a design but not too sure who will make it yet....
Have some other work to do first (moving doors etc) so am trying to organise this at the moment.
Good luck with yours....

Yes I guessed you meant new white! Off to F&B now...

Friend's kitchen is huge, über glamorous with Corian, good spec appliances etc and cost him £15k plus fitting. So I'm optimistic! I also have to sort a couple of changes to windows and doors first.

The Christmas deadline is starting to look slightly unrealistic though..

Aarrgghh too many whites, yes I guessed you meant All White.

I'm going to have pbw on walls as I have a job lot of it, but if I didn't I'd probably go for old white or something like that. I think the grey doors will look good with pbw though.

Wimborne white. One coat and it looks so much better already

All White looked too much like bog standard white to justify the cost!

am not too keen on eggshell, especially on banisters and doors, because it holds the dirt and fingermarks.

After a trial, I have turned to Satinwood now.

Oooh does it? Still haven't started mine yet though!

Too late, I've already painted 3 doors in eggshell.

Our banisters etc would stay clean if DH washed his hands after reading the Sunday papers (every morning). The eggshell we already have in the house doesn't seem to have faired any worse than the satinwood.

Pannacotta - friend's house is stunning! I have serious kitchen envy

PigletJohn, what colour Satinwood?

according to your whim.

I used a peach in the bathroom, but usually a version of white. It is also good for radiators as it stays cleaner and does not crack.