Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 03, 2010 5:57 pm HI Michelle, and everyone! I'm new to this forum, and looking forward to chatting to you all!!! We've just purchased our first home, on the Northern Beaches, in Sydney. A very old house, in need of lots of love... And so the renovations begin. I'm set on light grey carpet, for the bedrooms (timber floors in the living area) but am struggling with paint colours for the walls. I'm leaning towards a bright white, such as Lexicon or White on White, but my husband prefers the warmer white, like Antique USA, or Whisper White. Personlly I feel a cooler colour, like Lexicon, would compliment light grey, and we have a lot of white furniture, better than a warmer white, which usually has a tint of yellow in it, doesn't it? (yellow and grey??? Clashing??) Maybe I'm wrong.. Would love to hear your thoughts/opinions... Thanks in advance!! Katie Re: Paint Colours and colour scheme to go with light grey carpet 2Feb 04, 2010 10:53 am I think a chalky tone would be a comprise for you both, a colour like dulux china white will create a nice warm feel without looking yellow at all and without being too stark. Its always a nice base colour. You can always layer different whites with that as well, eg with crisp white curtains and trims. I'm renovating - building a small extension at the back of the late Edwardian house. This is the first stage. Second stage of the renovation will be to replace roof on… 0 1094 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11712 Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7172 |