Cream or white? - interior walls

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We are going to look to sell up in 2024. Ideally we wouldn't move but need more space!

I am slooooowly sorting all the things that need doing, so we've had a (cheap) new bathroom, fixed roof etc. Our next job will be reskimming dreadful Artex ceilings and some damaged walls, and painting.

I am looking to make the house feel clean, bright, and appealing. I personally prefer light cream to white, but what do you think most people would go for?

Personally I'd go for cream on walls but the massive new build development is painting everything white so presume that's what buyers must prefer.

I would say white, cream can be quite dating

Dulux Timeless, it’s a soft creamy white and looks fresh but not harsh.

Thanks! Yes Dulux Timeless is what we have on woodwork. We have Fine Cream on walls atm but aware it might not be everyone's taste!

I don't like white - I find it too clinical.

Dulux Desert wind and Cotton thread are nice. They are not as creamy as they appear on the website - almost white but with a warmer tone.

I'd choose light cream, because white just looks kinda cold, but it's about ones perception. You can try interior design programs like interior-design3d.com/ or similar to apply different colors and see which ones work better together.

How old is the house? White is good on new, ultra modern style. Otherwise timeless or jasmine white.

I'd prefer white personally, as I find cream to be a little too close to the magnolia obsession from the early aughts. I find it quite dated and associate it with older people's homes. We've just painted over our cream hallway walls in Dulux Rock Salt, which is a slightly cool/grey-tinted white and it really changed the vibe of the hall. Mind you, I don't like warm wall colours and most of my rooms are a variety of green or blue.

White, as agree with pp cream can sometimes look like magnolia

White

PBW can look really cold and bleak in north or east facing rooms but will be the cheapest to do with a decent quality trade paint.

We've just painted our house with Dulux White Cotton. It's ever so slightly warm but works very well.

I would prefer white.

White, slightly off-white with the smallest amount of grey mixed in so you don't have to wear sunglasses in an empty house.

Timeless is such a safe colour, op, better than Dulux Professional Brilliant White.

White. The first thing someone is going to do is 'put their mark on it' to make the house their own. White gives them the perfect base to do that.

Okay, Timeless White it is!

I do like Fine Cream and think it works well with the light here (SW coast) but also don't want people thinking it's frumpy.

We have a Dulux trade counter / outlet place locally that also does retail so I'll be stocking up on some big vats of Timelessas soon as the weather warms up!

Thanks everyone.