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Where is the elusive off white grey that's light and warm?

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teaandkittens123 · 02/10/2014 20:04

Hi, I've seen some fantastic paint posts on here, so hoping you ladies can help! I'm looking for an off white paint that's really a light grey, warm but light, not peachy in any way as I'm desperately trying to get away from the 'retired peach' vibe of the previous owners. It needs to work ideally in two rooms:
1/ The living room that will probably have a feature wall in Venetian Crystal 1 www.dulux.co.uk/shop/colour/venetian_crystal_1
It's not a very bright room, although south facing, and has a mid brown karndean floor that's slight orangey so it can't be a pinky grey

2/ The hallway/stairs where I'd like to paint Steel Grey www.dulux.co.uk/shop/colour/grey_steel_1
on the bottom and this other colour on the top. The steel grey sounds very cold, but actually looks quite warm on our walls and almost slightly purpley.

Any help would be much appreciated as it's taken ages to come up with these colours and the other one is sending me over the edge!

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HappyAsASandboy · 03/10/2014 08:00

We have Dulux Polished Pebble in our hall/stairs/landing. It is a very soft light grey (in our house!) that doesn't jump out shouting "grey wall", but it is more forgiving and easy on the eye than the white/cream/taupe we have elsewhere (most of our white/cream/taupe rooms are going to be changed following the success we've had with Polished Pebble).

The walls we have in Polished Pebble have high ceilings, with eggshell white (very 'flat' colour) skirtings/wide doorframes/big panelled doors/panelled stair side/bannister rails. I think the grey would be envelope paler without the dull woodwork to show it off. The rooms are a mix of very light (landing bathed in light all day though upstairs window) and very dark (fully enclosed hall with only natural light coming from open doors to other rooms). The colour works well in both :)

teaandkittens123 · 03/10/2014 13:29

great, thank you very much

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SunnyUpNorth · 03/10/2014 13:45

Egyptian cotton is lovely but in the room where I have it I would say it is slightly more beigey than some of the more grey colours.

I always recommend Dulux Just Walnut on these grey threads, it is the most gorgeous pale grey with a slightly warm hint. It is not remotely brown so not sure why it is called walnut. We have a south facing kitchen and a north facing bedroom done on it and it is just lovely. People always comment on it and it would definitely go with that lovely tael feature wall colour.

Blackened is gorgeous but I'm not sure it is warm?

SunnyUpNorth · 03/10/2014 13:48

Ps we had steel grey 3 in a bedroom in our last place. It is really lovely but definitely has a lilac hue to it. I really liked it but would def say it is cool rather than warm.

Ihatemytoes · 03/10/2014 22:52

Dulux porcelain doll. I've just had my hall done in this, and it's lovely. A beautiful soft warm pale grey.

motherofluvlies · 04/10/2014 09:29

Clouded sky by Homebase authentic range

mandy214 · 04/10/2014 10:15

Agree Blackened has a blue tinge.

We have egyptian cotton in hall (more greigy than a true grey), elephants breath in lounge (with the f&b very dark grey in the alcoves - lead / plumb something?) and that looks grey. Laura Asley pale dove grey in bedroom (very very pale - again a beigey hue to the grey) but my current favourite is Dulux Pebble Shore. It looks like sage on the tin but is really a true grey imo. I bought it for DS' bedroom but liked it so much have just used in our new kitchen. Very pale but grey. Looks fab with our white kitchen.

MiddletonPink · 04/10/2014 19:00

Not in my hall, stairs and landing it doesn't!
Soft grey here. Must be the light.

oneflewoutofthecrazynest · 04/10/2014 22:43

We have painted 2 houses now Dulux chalk stone, it is our go to off white Smile

Devora · 05/10/2014 00:04

Blackened is lovely but definitely blue-tinged.

I have F&B strong white, which looks white on its own but pale grey next to white.

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