What paint to use? Recommendations pls

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Hi everyone,

Currently planning to paint our whole house, from walls to ceilings to skirting boards.

We've replastered and skimmed the walls. Most likely will have lining paper to paint over, not sure yet (open to recs).

What paint do you all recommend?

I've seen Dulux, Leyland's, Farrow & Ball... list never ends.

Thank you :)

Why on earth would you line the walls when you have replastered?

Make sure the first coat on the walls is contract Matt white paint as it acts as the mist coat. It must not be vinyl. Get the big tubs of contract Matt and water it down.

We have used Johnston's emulsion which we have found to be very good. The semi sheen is actually not shiny but is more robust to wipe.

Used Dulux primer, undercoat and Satinwood paint for wood and doors.

Always used trade paint and not the big standard stuff. Much better

Oil based paints on the wood and doors are more durable but have to dry for at least 16 hours between coats. The water based is 1 hour but if it gets bashed we found it chipped easily

Definitely dont use lining paper on new walls that are to be painted!

Why on earth would you line the walls when you have replastered?

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Oh my god I didn’t realise I was making such a stupid mistake! I thought lining the walls meant better paint finish.

I need to do my research again, I guess. The walls have just been skimmed/plastered.

So you’re saying I should simply paint the base layer and then prime/paint as needed? God I feel stupid!

On newly plastered walls you need a mist coat (a watered down coat) but you don't need to prime or line.

If you are painting any woodwork white do some research into yellowing paint. Solvent based paint that is not exposed to direct sunlight (behind furniture, behind doors, in a not well lit room) will yellow... badly!

We moved in to an old mill 3 years ago, put up new skirtints everywhere after we'd skimmed (which were pre-primed) and at least 3/4 of them need to be repainted because they look like they've been exposed to years and years of nicotine!!!

There is generally one paint per brand that will be water based and specifically say 'non-yellowing' or something similar.

Disagree about not lining plastered walls. I prefer the slightly softer, warmer look of lined walls, and it protects the plaster from chips to some extent, also hides any hairline cracks which may develop in future.

Walls and ceiling: 1st coat Johnstone's or Dulux contract watered down 20%, 2nd coat Dulux Vinyl (it's very slightly warmer than contact).
Softwood/pine: prime with water based Zinsser 123, top coat with Dulux.

@DoggyDoolittle that was my original thought, I had read that it offers an extra layer of protection for the plastered walls and can give a smoother/thicker look.

Echoing others - don’t line freshly plastered walls. It’s rare to find examples of walls with lining paper where at least some of the joints between the paper aren’t partially visible. And it’s just a pile of extra unnecessary work, when you already have nicely plastered walls.

Mist coat first, then paint. For paint choices it depends partially on budget I’d say.

Our priorities are a small budget and time constraints, so we may skip the lining paper if it’s unnecessary as we’d have to line the entire house.

As for paint, preferably cheap. We have kids so ideally something that is wipeable.

We've just painted our bathroom with farrow and ball, the colour depth is incredible and I'm now hankering to repaint the rest of the house, but with a toddler it would get wrecked (bathroom has high ceilings and is tiled to half height so way above grubby hands). It was also expensive £85 for 5l , so if you're on a tight budget and have young children I'd avoid F&B. We had good success with Dulux trade in the heritage colours

Go for Dulux or Valspar then - much cheaper than Farrow and Ball or Little Greene etc, but good quality, easy to patch up and usually wipeable

Always Johnstone’s for paint.

Johnstone’s vinyl mat to be precise :)

I'm just painting a very small area in my house and the dulux one coat I used as a primer is crap compared to the farrow and ball I'm using over the top.

Dont use Valspar, its awful paint.

We've just had an extension done and the plasterer and builder both said to use a cheap whilst matt emulsion watered down for the mist coat. They recommend 3 parts paint, 1 part water. They said anything more watery would show drips of watery paint down your wall.

We used Johnstone's brilliant white in a 10L tub for £14 from B&M. We've also used this for all ceilings and it's given a great coverage.

We did two mist coats, then two coats of normal paint. We've used Dulux Polished Pebble which was incredibly thick and had given fantastic coverage.

We then used Johnstone's Ivy Sky paint which needed three coats. I'm not sure if this was due to being a darker colour or whether it's because the paint is much thinner than Dulux.

Either way, both brands have given fantastic coverage.

Just saw your comment re: budget, in which case I'd definitely go for Johnstone's, rather than Dulux. Johnstone's have 10L for £14, whereas we paid £26 for 5L of Dulux.

Don't forget the mist coat. It's really important. New plaster just soaks up the first few coats of paint.

Sorry to jump on your post but can anyone recommend a paint for kitchen units.
They're slightly shiny, white ikea ones.
Thanks

Valspar is terrible . Just had to do 4 coats in my dd’s new room which was only over a cream colour and was still streaky .
Dulux still wins for me and we’ve just decorated the whole of our new house .

@Lochmorlich

Sorry to jump on your post but can anyone recommend a paint for kitchen units. They're slightly shiny, white ikea ones. Thanks

Frenchic? If your want a chalk finish that is .

@ConstanceGracy thank you

I’m keen on a polished pebble grey shade in Dulux but the price is a little offputting. Is there really nothing cheaper?

Can I ask was the plastering expensive and is it a good job? I’m in the middle of a refurb myself.