We're getting our whole house redecorated in a few weeks. Seeing as we're paying a professional, I want to make the right decision on paint colours but I'm getting in a bit of a flap about it - not really helped by the fact that my DH is showing little interest in my mounds of tester pots.
Anyway, at the moment, everywhere is painted white (very shabby though)as it was a rental property before we bought it. I actually love all white houses - I grew up in one and think it looks clean and fresh. I like to accessorise with colourful curtains, rugs, pictures. I like the Scandi look and after a trip to Santorini, I am even more in love with sparse white walls.
But I have the nagging sense that painting all white is a tad boring too - and perhaps doesn't quite work in suburbia as it does on a Greek island.
DD has requested a yellow wall in her room. I am happy with this. For our room, I'm thinking of a very pale grey under the dado rail with white/cream above. But as for the rest of the house, I'm stumped as to whether to just stick with all white or branch out into something a bit more daring such as..cream!?! Or very pale grey. I don't want to go down the Magnolia route.
I read on here that Timeless is THE neutral shade to go for but I've just sploshed a tester pot over the living room walls and, to me, it looks sludgy.
Any ideas on the perfect white or very pale neutrals for a paint colourphobe like me!?
We have wood laminate downstairs and wooden floorboards upstairs. It's a 1970s house so no period details to accentuate but big windows and it's a lovely, light house.