White paint for north facing hallway

[Atla]

Just decorating the hall/stairs. We are going to paint all the horrible orange pine doors/skirting as well as doing the walls.

Its north facing and doesn't get much light. I was originally going to go for pbw but I think that might be too cold-looking? I'd like a warm white that doesn't look too yellow.

Considering dulux white cotton or timeless, but am open to suggestions. Should I do the doors the same shade or pbw or .... something else?

Was considering painting only the bannister in a mid/dark grey but i want to keep the space as light as possible on the whole. Flooring is engineered oak at the mo and a horrible beige carpet on the stairs but thats all getting changed so it doesnt need to match.

Thanks in advance! Any ideas really appreciated!

Partly posting to mark my place as I'm on the hunt for the same thing! I've seen F&B Schoolhouse White and Crown Milk White recommended, so definitely getting samples for those.

We've got Timeless in some parts of our house and I find it yellow as compared to PBW, so I would avoid.

We are about to paint our north facing hallway in a warm pale Grey - Benjamin Moore Grey Owl. It’s currently white and looks dingy and miserable in the winter.

Ours is currently White Mist (dulux) I think and it's also pretty dingy and miserable in the winter, although it looks fine on the livi g room. the grey owl sounds nice, I'll check that one out.

Sorry to ask a question and not help but would anyone think that using White Cotton or any of the other paints mentioned so far would be a good north facing bedroom colour? (Sorry op didn't see much point in starting a new thread!)

A little teeny bit of yellow may well be what you need. But not too much. Benjamin Moore mentioned by a pp is fantastic paint. BM White Dove is a warm white, with a hint of grey and a hint of yellow. Slaked Lime by Little Greene has similar properties. Or Wimborne White by F&B.

We used timeless in our north facing hallway but it felt too cold and stark...ended up with dulux egyptian cotton walls and woodwork. It's great neutral shade , warm, bright and changes shade depending on the light. We also painted our horrible pine doors in B&Q own multi surface paint...2 coats , literally slapped it on but it gave a fab finish...best diy job we've ever done!

We have timeless, it's a slightly creamy white but you need something like that in a nf room. We tried pbw in our nf kitchen, and it looked so blue, I had to check the tin to see if it was the right colour.

Crown sail white is fantastic - we have used in a north facing room and works very well. It isn't too "white."
I have had lots of people comment on it randomly!

Our lounge / kitchen is primarily north facing and we have Dulux Wiltshire White which is nice. Think it's part of their heritage paints range. I would definitely do doors and woodwork in PBW though, not the same colour as the walls.

We've done our north facing hall pbw and railings, with calamine on the ceiling which looks fab. Can show you a photo tomorrow?

House and Garden have a web site that takes you through suitable colours for north facing - but it’s a hall, not a room. So that makes a difference as does when you use the hall the most and what light comes in via the door.

I’m a huge fan of white woodwork. In my main house I’ve got Wimborne White by FandF. Holiday home is All White in the woodwork. There we have Wevet on the hall, stairs and landing walls. It’s a newish seaside house and that works. In an older house not by the sea I would look at more intense colours. Look at inspiration on the various web sites to see what might work for your house. But I wouldn’t write off a warmer colour.

What this thread shows is that any paint colour can look completely different in two different places, even rooms in the same house. I always use tester pots now, before committing to a colour.

I have Timeless in some rooms : it’s quite yellow

I also have dulux Jasmine white in others which is much more off white (less yellow) which I prefer

Generally I prefer whites without a yellow hue. They verge towards cream and I’m not a fan. Some pale colours “light up” a dark space. Borrowed light does this by FandB. Then it needs to be paired with a clean brighter white on woodwork. Some whites have a red hue and colours like Pointing by FandB are warmer whites. North facing and a very blue/grey white might not suit (Wevet) but you can try sample pots first and I highly recommend doing this.

I would try and find examples of a hall like yours and see what others have done that makes you think your hall could look similar. I think hall furniture can make a difference too and definitely age of house and special features it might have that suits one colour palette best.

I changed from white to a primrose yellow in my dark hall. Works a treat.

Thanks so much everyone, I'm off to get samples today. I think the pine is making it difficult as it feels like it reflects orange everywhere so we'll prime/undercoat before we make a final decision

My very dark north facing hallway is painted Dulux apple white (which sounds hideous) but it is really bright and fresh and works really well with our natural wood staircase

We used to have apple white in our old house coffeeagogo and I liked it a lot.
I'm eyeing some teal feature wallpaper for the space under the stairs though, so I want more of a whitey-grey I think, but without it looking too cold/dim.

Local paint shop had been rinsed out of paint samples, but I've got a few to be going on with until i can hit b&q!