Better quality white paint?

My hubby will only use Dulux One Coat so as I want the house decorated that’s what it has to be!

Our decorator can't stand Farrow & Ball - too difficult to work with! He sent me to Brewers, where a lot of the trade go, and they will mix paint to your colour

I’ve always found Dulux to be very good, durable and easy to apply. DH once made a unilateral decision to save a bob or two and buy Wilko gloss for our landing skirting board and coving. It was ruddy useless, cost more because it had to have several coats, and every time it was caught by the vac or even a grandson’s foot, a strip would peel off. There’s shabby chic and there’s plain old shabby... If it’s good now, the formula must have changed.

I'm in a new build which has been completely done in white emulsion (Dulux )The builder gave us the number, and it could only be bought at a trade store. The dealer said it wasn't cheap paint. Having grandchildren coming and going, it does get some scuff some marks. I have to be very careful wiping it, as I found the first time I tried, that I was left with a bluish mark. I will have to use something stronger when I repaint.

We use Dulex white with a pink tinge so you know we're you stopped pink disappears when dry helps the old eyes

Anyone used any of the modern "eco" paints (other than Little Green) please?
Would love to know about coverage and resilience to every-day living.

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We have used B&Q Valspar (top of their range) and Macphersons Trade at home.

We have had good results in the past with Jonson's Trade Magnolia for our rental but these days even that is hit and miss.

If possible I go to a trade outlet but B&Q have done really well with their Valspar range. I am all for putting on the fewest coats and wanting it to be hardwearing.

Don't know about white but if you go colour - I found the little extra for B&Q 'Colour Courage' range was WELL worth it - much easier to get on smoothly and a denser pigment - so true colour when it dries and it stays treu even on a very sunny surface. www.diy.com/colourcourage

I like rooms done in white emulsion. They are so easy to touch up when marks appear. I always use the trade paint from Jewsons. If it's good enough for professionals it's good enough for me.

I didn't like Valspar, it seems to be a bit runny. Tend to stick to Dulux. My daughter uses Farrow and Ball which gives a very nice finish

Disappointed in Wilco emulsion as it took 3 coats of Delicate Duck Egg to cover cream bedroom walls. Guess you get what you pay for, but I do love this colour!

I bought farrow and ball paint and would not say it's the best quality . A painted recommended B&Q valspar paint its hard wearing and washable . If it was the farrow and ball colours you want they will mix them for you , for quarter of the price .

We use Crown white emulsion and that has not lost its brightness. The worst gloss we have ever used was Johnsons white which went cream in a matter of a few months. We are non-smoking household.

A friend of mine swears by Homebase paint

When we moved to our bungalow our lounge which is long and much narrower we found it got very little natural light. The bay window is small and we just get a small amount of sun in the first quarter of it. It was extremely dark and despressing. We decided to redecorate have a pale fireplace and carpet but the thing that made the most difference was the pain. We used Dulux Light and Spave and chose the Moon Shimmer shade. Even though it went on the walls looking a very soft white when the carpet was down it somehow reflected that colour. The room suddenly looks much lighter and larger and everyone who saw it before can't believe the difference. The decorator said it was the best paint she had ever had to put on and went out and bought some for her own home. Someone I know recommended it as she lived in a dark rectory and she said the difference was immense even though she hadn't changed any of the carpet or furnishings.
We had an unfortunate experience with Valspar as we were some of the people who had the batch that was faulty, at certain times of year when it is warm the room has a hint of a cat pee smell even though no cat has been near the place. The colour was beautiful but I would never risk it again. I know some people went to great lengths to get compensation from Valspar and did but unfortunately we had too much going on in our lives at the time, always regretted not pursuing it further. Good luck with whatever you chose.

I have used F& b paint everywhere and everyone comments how much they like my colour choices but I just put it down to the extra pigment giving the colour a deeper context. However my daughter swears by Little Green but we both have F&B wallpaper.

I use eggshell rather than gloss for woodwork as it stays white. I also use it outside on stone sills and gate posts and it is very durable. Brushes can be washed out with water.

Stopped using F&B because of cost but have since found other paints vastly inferior so a completely false economy, now back to F&B, including eggshell paint on furniture. I can’t fault it. The man in B&Q persuaded me that Valspar was great. I bought a deep dark green for a dining room that was only used in the evenings. What a disaster. I painted coat after coat, and when I finally finished the so-called matt finish had a sheen which I HATE on walls.
However, after reading this thread I’ll try Little Greene too!

Used Wilco paint in bathroom. A good grey colour. Pleased.

We use Valspar premium. It’s excellent and they will mix to exact colours using a computer.

Our decorator will only use Farrow & Ball- he supplies it as part of his fee sit once we have chosen colour & gets it trade so it is not expensive. At first we were wary but it gives such a good finish & lasts so long that now we are fine with it.
They have some gorgeous colours too.

Johnstones paint!

Well having tried many over the years, i have found Johnsons trade covers & lasts the best.

We used Farrow and Ball in our spare room - I can only say it was the WORST paint I have ever used - awful to put on, awful coverage (used more to paint this little bedroom than our entire lounge in Valspar) and it has marked badly which won’t wipe off. Valspar all the way from now on