Better quality white paint?

I used Wilko paint once very disappointed didn't cover well and when cleaning a mark of the wall the paint came off with it! Never used it again.

It seems you can’t buy gloss paint anymore. Well, not from ordinary suppliers. It’s on,y available from dulux trade centres.
The replacement paint has a dull finish and I don’t like it,

Has anyone else found that.

I'm keen on Farrow and Ball - it's something to do with the density of their pigments. I don't find their colours dull at all but my son--in-law, who was painting our spare room in Pale Hound said it was 'gloomy'. That was until he'd finished it and then changed his mind! As for white - I find Brilliant white just too glaring and a bit blue-ish. A good bet is the basic trade white. Simple and effective, whoever it's made by.

If you’re painting a room in a dark rich colour, the extra pigment in high-end paint will give a better result. We had a small room painted rich red and many people thought we’d put velvet on the walls. When we came to repaint, the specialist painter had gone out of business so we had the red paint copied by Dulux. The colour was spot on but the velvety finish was lost.

If you’re painting a naturally dark room, avoid white as in daylight it will always appear grey. I’d vote for yellow; as pale or as dark as you like, but it’ll look wonderful.

I find that whatever make I use that brilliant white gloss paint never stays brilliant white for very long. I hate it when it goes discoloured and we do not smoke so that isn’t the reason. I wonder if they have had to remove certain additives due to health and safety.

Lisagran, there are 3 different qualities (and prices!) of Valspar paint. I have used the most expensive - brilliant, excellent quality, and the cheapest - absolute rubbish. I had to re-do the walls with the same colour in the quality paint.

We've used Farrow & Ball for years and wouldn't use anything else. Always been totally satisfied and their colours suit our old farmhouse very well. I'd take issue with their colours being "dreary", Gonegirl - one of our bedrooms is currently a lovely shade of pretty pink, our landing is a rich creamy yellow & there's a vibrant sky blue in the bathroom! We have darker shades elsewhere, more in keeping with the beamed rooms. We did try Crown Heritage once but it was a big mistake & we vowed never again.

Our decorator always insists on Trade Quality Paint so we go to a Dulux Paint Centre.
The Heritage Range is lovely.
Some lovely muted colours of you decide to not have plain white.

I really did like the Valspar paint - found it far superior

But my decorator keeps trying to get me to use Valspar, he reckons it’s wonderful!

Little Greene every time!

Be very careful with Valspar paint, it can react with some surfaces and produce a really offensive smell. There was a thread about it in the past. My daughter used it and found that the room was unusable, she complained to the company and they sent her a large cheque with no further questions! Try googling Valspar.

I only use valspar now, for white and courted paints- the premium range is well worth it as you really can rub off without leaving marks. I previously used dulux for woodwork and within three months sections that didn’t get much sun had yellowed.

I usually use Crown coloured emulsion and always have been happy with that but just recently painted my ceiling with Valspar white emulsion and found it far superior.

Looks really good!

Another vote for Wilko paint here, although it is my friend who uses it, not us! But, she is very particular and if it pleases her, it must be OK.

I use Crown breatheasy paint. Seems to do the job well , lots of choice re colours .. I do change the decorations frequently and I think more expensive ones would be wasted on us!

We have used a Dulux paint that used to be called "Endurance" but is now "Easy Care". Really scrubbable!

I wanted my whole house doing in brilliant white to lighten the rooms and found Dulux I think, but specifically a Light Reflecting Paint.
I am very pleased with the result.
Have to be a bit careful if scrubbing marks off.

Gorgeous room, Missfood!

Lisagran just because a room is dark, doesn't always mean that painting it white is the answer.

Sioux have a range called (I think) Light & Space, which apparently are formulated to "bounce/amplify" any available light.

Think about how you use your sitting room, we don't generally go into ours until around 7pm, using the kitchen dining room during the day.

If you use yours in daytime then yes, you may feel that it needs to be as light as possible, but if not, then you could think about making it a bit more of a cosy, warm place.

Stark white can be harsh, what colours are using for floor covering, sofas, curtains etc?

Leyla, ? I cant take credit for it, the ceilings are far too high! Lovely local decorator.

Missfood your room looks lovely!

Gonegirl is spot on Little green paint is superb, unlike Farrow and Ball it is not chalk based so does not mark.
It is highly pigmented so covers well and goes further, well worth the money.
It’s also virtually odourless!
We have just had our living room painted in rolling fog and white it looks fab

Thanks for your replies. I have painted furniture in the past and used Little Greene then - colours. It’s just specifically white emulsion I want to use as it’s a dark room - going to B and Q later - I’ll look at Valspar

I have recently started using Wilco’s paint, it seems to be very good.