Is there a difference between Farrow & Ball 'Old White' and 'Bone'?

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They look EXACTLY the same on the colour chart. Have looked at it in all different lights and cannot see any difference between them. Am I missing something?

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Ah. See I've never seen any of them, but it's obviously seeped into my brain. Thank you.

NODDY - I have ricecake in my kitchen it is v nice and I have been asked quite a few times what it is.

I think its fab Have it in bedroom and F&B everywhere else and it really is good.

am hijacking my own thread here - Noddy do I recall correctly that you have a Fisher and Paykel range cooker?

I had all the fisher and p stuff in my old house.Fab!

Great to hear that F&P is good. Am not liking the Rangemaster I have had delivered (purely on an aesthetical basis). Am thinking of seeing if IC an exchange for an F&P.

It was very good and especially nice to look at.The fridge was my baby but the people who bought from us wanted it left exactly as it was and they paid for the pleasure so I left it.

Seriously is F&B compatible with children, or should one just stick to Dulux vinyl silk and enjoy a less stressful existence?

course it is. i just wash the marks off the wall.

Old White is a really strange one - we have it in living room on walls and woodwork, radiators etc, and it does look different in all lights. My parents have it in their hallway, it looks much greener than ours which seems more grey.

Mind you, whichever way you look at it, it's categorically not anything resembling white

One of the reasons I like F&B is that the paint chart is a manageable size - I just pick one or two I like, do a couple of samples and make a decision. Whereas those Dulux colour libraries, with their Warm/Cool blah blah seem to stretch on for miles and confound the hell out of me. Too much like hard work...

i have had every paint colour under the sun but my favourite is Dulux Trade brilliant White in emulsion and high gloss ...lovely

MP, F&B now do a washable emulsion that is child-freindly (or should that be parent-friendly). It's not as beautifully matt as the regular emulsion, but it's not as shiny as a silk finish either.

I have old white in my porch and bone on my kitchen doors and there is practically no difference between them. Lovely colours though.

The difference between farrow and ball old white and bone, is that bone is cold and flat and old white is warm and holds light. Old white eggshell is perfect to paint oppressive black beams in a cottage.

I have used Parma Grey. Its blue! Its nice! The powdery nature of the estate emulsion makes it look more tasteful. But not to be recommended for high traffic or child prone areas. Even rubbing can spoil it. Chose the F&B for tasteful comfortable colour combinations and have them made up at Johnstons. Keep the real stuff for as a distant dream for when you are a careful 'empty nesters'.