First flat - one wall colour

7 years ago

My partner and I just bought our first home, a two bed flat. We originally had our heart set on grey walls throughout but as the property is North facing we are finding that most grey's go very blue and icy. We have been recommended to try Little Green slaked lime mid which is more of a "greige" .....does anyone else recommend this or have any other ideas? We want to use the same neutral colour throughout the property as a base and then decorate each room as needed with wallpaper/flooring etc....

Thank you!

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Helen C

7 years ago

You should get them colour matched at a johnstones decorating centre, johnstones hold the licence to colour match F&B and you will get the exact match. Dulux will just provide their closest match and it might be quite different to the carefully chosen colour.

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minnie101
7 years ago
Hi. I haven't used slaked lime so just looking at it on the colour chart and although warm I'm not sure I'd call it greige. You could try their Rubine ashes and dashes of soot (2nd and 3rd from top). Farrow and ball elephants breath or skimming stone is also quite warm or dulux Egyptian cotton.
icklehc
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you! I think greige was probably the wrong word but basically after a grey that isn't too cold and goes with a lot! Our skirting boards, doors and frames will be painted a classic white so want a little contrast too. I think Egyptian cotton is going a little too warm for us and Rubine Ashes a little too lilac so maybe I should stick with original thought of slaked lime mid.....I have also had a look at F&B cornforth white and Dulux dusted moss 3 which are appealing.....so many choices for a decorating newbie!
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Orchestrate
7 years ago
Hi,

As your north facing I would go for something with a bit of warmth, grey is good for summer but in the winter darker months it can be quite cold.

Something I would suggest is if you do go grey go light as possible- Farrow and Ball Ammonite is good or Little Greene Paint Company French Grey Pale.

If you're considering other colours a nice neutral is Wimborne White and Elephants breath (both F&B) or Little Greene Clay.

Good Luck, I'm sure it will look great!
icklehc
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you! Funnily enough I just found F&B Ammonite online and it looks beautiful - will definitely be getting a sample of that :)
Helen C
7 years ago
Congratulations on your new home! Ammonite and cornforth white have already been mentioned, also look at strong white and purbeck stone. Basically they are the warm greys by f&b. Good luck choosing!
kikiamack
7 years ago
You could try Dulux Polished Pebble. It's a really nice pale grey and you can get it in a hard wearing wipeable formulation.
icklehc
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you guys, really appreciate all this advice! We have tried a tester of polished pebble as that was my first idea but unfortunately looked far too cold on our walls :( I am desperate to find a grey that works with silver and white but is also warm enough to not look blue in our flat......I think ammonite, cornforth white and dusted moss 3 are my top contenders at the moment! Although as it is our first place we are on a tight budget so I may have to get the F&B colours mixed at our local trade depot for Dulux versions!
icklehc
Original Author
7 years ago
Ah good to know thank you!
icklehc
Original Author
7 years ago
I love the look of Elephants Breath online too but would you say this is slightly too dark for a flat to use throughout? Don't want to make the rooms look small but it looks lovely in contrast to white skirting and doors!
minnie101
7 years ago
It's hard to say. Colours change so much in light. I would expect EB to look greyer and darker in north facing rooms but you never can tell. I've got it in my hall and landing, which has south and north facing windows but the north facing one is huge and it's really quite light. I like your top 3 and would also look at dusted moss 2, it's meant to be comparable to cornforth although DM I think has a green undertone whereas cornforth is lilac. Try painting large pieces of paper (2/3 coats) and hang in each room and move them around and observe in different lights
icklehc
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you - yes I will definitely do the pieces of paper painting, that seems the best way to test in all areas! My top 3 are now F&B Strong White, Little Greene Slaked lime mid (current favourite) & F&B Ammonite so fingers crossed I find a winner from these 3 tester pots this weekend! I might also pick up Dusted moss 2 and 3 as they have both been recommended by so many people x

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