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Another paint question

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MangosteenSoda · 17/06/2019 21:13

I am currently a slave to colour charts. Got to the painting stage of a house renovation and think I'm a narrow shade of white away from losing my mind.

I need to choose a white for my woodwork. It was hard enough choosing the bloody colours for walls, but trying to figure out a white has almost broken me Gin.

Colours I currently have are F&B skylight and mizzle, Laura Ashley pale duck egg and chalk blue. I've also got Dulux cotton white for part of the hall/landing and for a sitting area off the kitchen/diner mainly because I just couldn't be arsed any more and it looked clean and fresh. I'm now concerned it might be a bit stark. I have time to exchange it.

So basically, I'm looking for a woodwork white that doesn't look crap with the colours I've got. Any suggestions? And any suggestions for a wall white that might work better than cotton white? Possibly something softer.

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TiddleTaddleTat · 17/06/2019 21:34

Sorry probably an obvious question but have you done some big (A4+) sample sheets of each of your options and compared them at different times of day etc.?

MangosteenSoda · 17/06/2019 21:45

I know I should do the big A4 thing, but I probably won't get the chance to. The house is currently still a bit of a building site with bare plaster and builders' stuff blocking windows. This means I can't really get a good idea of the light yet. I'm getting a decorator in to start painting rooms as the builders finish them and will need the paint ready to go.

The kitchen's the only room currently painted. It's Skylight and it looks nice. I can't bear the thought of rethinking the colours I've got, so it's all about the white now. I was really hoping for some inspiration. I've just about run out of steam with paint choices.

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oreosoreosoreos · 17/06/2019 21:50

I like Little Greene Loft White - it seems to go with everything, but isn't a pure brilliant white!

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 17/06/2019 22:04

I can just about bear the process of choosing a colour for the walls.
Woodwork? Brilliant white, can't think of anything else

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