Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 10, 2009 9:56 pm We are renovating/extending our 100 year old house - and decided to go Dulux Antique White USA full strength/quarter strength on the walls/architraves. Everyone says to go neutral, but is this too boring? Our old scheme had chalk and dark greens, and everyone loved it... Re: Neutral but not boring...whites...help? 2Jun 10, 2009 10:00 pm That's a really hard question to answer, devinyl!!! Neutral doesn't have to be boring...but it certainly can be done that way! I guess it depends on the look you want to go for! Dulux Antique White is a beautiful, warm and inviting colour - I was at ahome yesterday where it has been used on the walls and ceilings, and it looks fantastic! Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Neutral but not boring...whites...help? 4Jun 11, 2009 9:37 am devinyl - your house and mine sound very similar (I've got the same outside colours!) ... I'm going Vivid White for architraves etc, Antique White USA for walls - but a slightly darker colour in the laundry "Warm Neutral" ... well ... at this stage, still might change my mind I sort of think ... the walls are plain ... but my house will never be a minimalist modern house, so there will always be colour from what is inside it! I am doing a green in the dining room though (with the same white architraves etc) ... one room of colour! I'm not so worried about how plain it will look ... but how dirty it will get! 1) I had requested R6 ceiling insualtion batts, however I noticed that on some areas there are huge gaps which will allow hot air to sweep in, and also noticed black/grey… 0 3476 Joe, it depends on your certifier but we are noticing the ones we deal with are really cracking down. So i would recommend you follow your approved landscaping plans to… 4 10852 Hi Simeon, Thank you for laying it down for us. Makes sense. Appreciate it very much. Have a nice day. Cheers 2 8895 |