Interior wall colour that goes with Blue carpet!!

Wow Michelle 15000 posts no wonder you are so good at what you do.
I think the colour will warm on me lol.
but yes I think the full strength might have been a bit dark.
Do you think I should now put 1/4 strenth up the hall now or just put half all through the house?

½ should be fine up the hall, what do you think?

Is it looking light enough?

Thanks for the congrats…..I’ve been here over 3 years.
I don’t have a home……………

Hi Michelle,
Yes I think it is looking light enough, although a little green. lol.
I think it is just my eyes perhaps, I dont know how you look at colours all day!!!

I almost wish it was a little browner. Originally I almost went with Buff it, but I thought it was a bit pink.

Ioniaj, I really hope you end up liking the colour on your walls...*fingers crossed* It's just so hard when you don't know quite what you want but have to make a choice and you just want it to be made/done but then don't know if you've made the right one, and so on...

Hey Michelle, that's so true about the colours losing themselves as you lighten them...this is a bit of an issue for me in STILL trying to choose paint colours for my ensuite walls! I want 2 different colours, and just don't know what...lol. I tend to keep being drawn to a sort of mushroom/capuccino shade, but very pale, and putting that with a darker fawn sort of shade...but then I'd be concerned the room would look too dark (it's tiny already) but at the same time, I don't really want to go half or quarter on everything because they never look quite right then... The other scheme I like tends to be a cream (definitely not white, but a non-yellow cream shade) and a cool sort of dusky pale brown/fawn colour. I think this would look really good, but perhaps not in MY particular ensuite. Ah, the decisions...lol

Thanks Michelle,
I have only put one coat on so far and the colour underneath was that horrible Beige Royal that my friend suggested.
I will do the second coat tomorrow and let you know how it looks.
Everyone I have spoken to loves Hogs Bristle so I am sure I will get use to it.
You would think they could have called it something nicer?

Hey Michelle, if I was later down the track wanting to do a feature wall what colour would you suggest?

Oh no, what's wrong with Beige Royal!? I looked at it online before and really liked it. Did it come out overly yellow?

I’d need a photo of the room to get it right, this way I get to see all your furniture as well.
So wait till you have painted then post a photo so I can see.

Beige Royal is a great exterior colour, full is a bit dark for internals. Not yellow though, more on the grey side.

Ah, I see. That makes sense now. lol

Grace_slick, Michelle is right it is definatly an outdoor colour.
When I put it on my walls it looked like Wet Cement, horrible lol.

I will post some photos for you Michelle when I finish the painting.

Thanks xoxo

Hahaha Michelle,
My husband just came into the study and said, " I think we should do it in Full Strenght Hogs Bristle ",
I was thinking the same thing.
The half is lovely but I think you were right the full strength will give it a nice depth, but I will still put half hog up the hall way.
Aaaahhh Husbands lol.

Hi Michelle,

Started painting today Full Strength Hogs Bristle.
I am inlove with the colour, THANK YOU!!!!

I will post some pics when we finish!!!!

My pleasure

Hi Michelle,
I have a pine unstained or painted cabinet that I want to paint white.
What paint do you recommend?
Hi Gloss or does it have to be enamal?

Also with interior trims, does it have to be done in enamal or just high gloss, when my husband origanally painted the house he did them in enamal, took him for ever lol.

Thanks xo

Enamel is stronger!!!!

I suggest full gloss enamel for your furniture as well.

Hi Michelle,

As you know we are painting the walls Full Strength Hog Bristle, loving it!!!

Anyway we are looking at painting the skirtings and trims, you said to go pure white. Which pure white would you suggest?

Also when my hubby first painted the trims he did them in an oil based enamal, Dulux have a product called Aquanamel, it is water based and low odour and quicker drying. I would like to use this but have read that you need to sand the oil based enamal before painting with a water based enamal, is this right?
If I have to sand all the trims in my house I will be here for a year we have so much lol.

Thanks Michelle xo

Loniaj….I would never think to paint anything before I gave it a light sand back first! That’s a must! You need to sand and wipe down all your trims and doors before painting.

(you should have sanded your walls as well?????)

Yes rule of thumb, never paint a water base paint over enamel….now I know this, cause I’ve done it!

The paint doesn’t stick to the oil base!
That’s why you need to sand.

Sanding provides a good surface for new paint to stick to, it’s important.

Pure White….no tints no shades…..heres a really good quote from a painter in here….perfect!

If you want pure white on everything use....
Dulux professional tintable ceiling flat for ceilings
Dulux wash and wear 101 low sheen on walls or dulux professional premium low sheen acrylic
water based trims - aqua-namel gloss or semi gloss or professinal premium oil based enamel.
All come with no tints unless you ask for them each product is roughly $16 per litre for retail.

How funny, I went to my girlfriends house today to help her choose a wall colour to go with her blue carpet....and we agreed on Hogs Bristle!!
At least I know Michelle would agree, phew!!!!