Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Jan 26, 2015 4:05 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 3Feb 04, 2015 5:45 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 5Feb 26, 2015 5:52 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 7Jun 10, 2015 6:49 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 11Jun 16, 2015 9:59 pm Hi there, Can I jump on here to ask Michelle a question. I think I read an old post of yours, that you prefer to paint ceilings in a low sheen white, the same colour as the walls? So If we are looking at Dulux Natural White for walls we would paint it on the ceiling in the low sheen too? Undecided on Vivid White or Lexicon Qtr for trims, any thoughts with grey carpet, would Vivid White contrast better? Next question what about the doors, is it better to contrast as per the trims ie Vivid White or could we go with Natural White but in the semi gloss perhaps? I hope I'm making sense here!! Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 12Jun 16, 2015 11:23 pm Do not put a low sheen acrylic on the ceiling. Ceilings require ceiling paint. ceiling paint is not just super flat, it is also very high solids / low binder and will breathe. A paint designed and branded as wall paint is just that; for walls. You put wall paint on your ceiling, you will have mould issues and effectively the whole system will become heavy and blister, for 2 reasons; weight and moisture retention. Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 13Jun 24, 2015 7:02 am MT70 Hi there, Can I jump on here to ask Michelle a question. I think I read an old post of yours, that you prefer to paint ceilings in a low sheen white, the same colour as the walls? So If we are looking at Dulux Natural White for walls we would paint it on the ceiling in the low sheen too? Undecided on Vivid White or Lexicon Qtr for trims, any thoughts with grey carpet, would Vivid White contrast better? Next question what about the doors, is it better to contrast as per the trims ie Vivid White or could we go with Natural White but in the semi gloss perhaps? I hope I'm making sense here!! Sorry, I'm not getting replies to messages. Yes low sheen, but often I do semi gloss like I have in my house. If your wall colour is very light and you wont see much of a difference if the ceiling is white, do the one colour. Will pop back in later. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 14Jun 24, 2015 7:03 am rebuilder86 Do not put a low sheen acrylic on the ceiling. Ceilings require ceiling paint. ceiling paint is not just super flat, it is also very high solids / low binder and will breathe. A paint designed and branded as wall paint is just that; for walls. You put wall paint on your ceiling, you will have mould issues and effectively the whole system will become heavy and blister, for 2 reasons; weight and moisture retention. rebuilder86 - pretty sure the question was not about acrylic paint on the ceiling. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 15Jun 25, 2015 3:58 pm The answer I supplied mentions acrylic, this is not the basis of the reply, just a detail. I am aware of the question and all its detail. A low sheen is a wall paint. It really should not (not must not) but should not go on the ceiling. Interior designers might love it, but you will hate it if it fails. When one mentions low sheen acrylic, it means 'water based plastic (acrylic polymer) emulsion'. Ceiling paint and wall paint are both acrylics. Sorry bit frustrated, you made no sense in your argument against my advice. Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 16Jun 26, 2015 12:37 pm rebuilder86....no way an argument with you, too tired to do that, just replying to a post the was directed to me. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 17Jul 04, 2015 2:22 pm Thanks Michelle, we haven't started painting yet and wondered if I could get your opinion on a good white colour for a living room with grey carpet. The windows are south facing and don't get a lot of light so we want a fairly bright white to lighten the room,no cream or grey tinges. I was thinking Natural White for walls and Vivid White trims, or can you suggest something else? Hubby is thinking of Vivid White all over but will that look too cold?? Appreciate any colour suggestions Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 18Jul 06, 2015 5:54 am I'm hubby Vivid White all over.....and no it won't look too cold especially if you get a lot of natural light in the room. You get to dress the room now and use warm colours to balance it out. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 19Aug 10, 2015 7:52 am So after months and months I'm still sitting on the fence about our whites.... The decision is between natural white and whisper white... Vivid white ceiling (or thinking perhaps ceiling should be the same colour as the walls?) We will have grey tiles and charcoal carpet... Anyone have any thoughts on which white paint would be better? (I don't want it to look creamy, but these are the whitest whites in our builders range) Re: How to find the right "white" for your home. 20Aug 11, 2015 6:22 pm First_Home_Adventure So after months and months I'm still sitting on the fence about our whites.... The decision is between natural white and whisper white... Vivid white ceiling (or thinking perhaps ceiling should be the same colour as the walls?) We will have grey tiles and charcoal carpet... Anyone have any thoughts on which white paint would be better? (I don't want it to look creamy, but these are the whitest whites in our builders range) Hi First_Home_Adventure - I'm liking Vivid White and Natural White together. Although natural white is so light you could just do the one colour for ceiling and walls as you said. 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