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Warm white paint colours

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Shez1955 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:03:13

My small house is soon to be decorated. I’m trying to choose a warm white shade to paint my living room, stairs and landing. Most of the Dulux shades seem quite beige. Has anyone got a recommendation for a colour they’ve used? Not greys.

Mt61 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:11:49

You & me both. What about timeless white?

Mt61 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:13:51

Dulux heritage has some nice whites. Not cheap but great coverage.

Shez1955 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:16:03

Thanks I’ll look at the Heritage range.
Timeless a bit to white looking for more colour.

Witzend Fri 31-Oct-25 16:30:04

I once used Jasmine White, which had the faintest warm tinge of yellow. It worked very well.

Mt61 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:33:53

Shez1955

Thanks I’ll look at the Heritage range.
Timeless a bit to white looking for more colour.

Yes I thought it might be too stark

GrannyGravy13 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:38:08

Narrow it down to a few shades that you like, then purchase the tester pots and try it on your walls.

It is the only way to get a true sense of how the colour will look.

Magenta8 Fri 31-Oct-25 16:41:31

Farrow and Ball - Wimborne White - No 239

A good range of other F&B whites is available

They do tester pots if you want to try it out first

Mt61 Fri 31-Oct-25 17:02:09

Magenta8

Farrow and Ball - Wimborne White - No 239

A good range of other F&B whites is available

They do tester pots if you want to try it out first

Good paint but so expensive

Witzend Fri 31-Oct-25 17:10:05

What I’ve done in the past is buy a few of the little ‘try me’ pots, apply them all over sheets of white A4 paper, and then hold them up in the room that needs painting, to see which looks best.

Shez1955 Fri 31-Oct-25 17:29:02

Good advice thanks all.
Off to B&Q tomorrow for more testers.

LucyAnna5 Fri 31-Oct-25 17:39:57

Silent white by Little Greene is a lovely off-white shade

www.littlegreene.com/silent-white

JamesandJon33 Fri 31-Oct-25 17:41:22

Shez if you use tester pots, put the paint on all walls. Sunshine, shadow, electric light etc can make a great difference to colour and tone

karmalady Sat 01-Nov-25 06:42:12

auro 21

We first used that in 2010 and it is a warm white and very easy to touch up. I had the whole of my new house painted in auro 321 in 2021. Ceilings and walls, knowing that I can easily touch up areas myself. The white never changes over time and I used spare auro 321 when I sold my last house, pulled screws out, filled holes and the spare paint made the match perfect

Colour is added to my house with pictures and cushions etc. I love that shade of white and will use it forever

karmalady Sat 01-Nov-25 06:42:32

auro 321 not 21

Tuinoma Sat 01-Nov-25 06:58:49

I painted a largish square with milk white from dulux and left it for a couple of days in my brightest room and one in my darkest room. I was absolutely blown by the subtle colour changes throughout the day and with the lights on at night. The light at dusk made it stand out as a light green which almost gave me that leafy forest feeling which i loved but during the day that effect disappeared. Bit of magic in my house as i used it throughout

Elless Sat 01-Nov-25 08:48:10

I definitely recommend Lick paint. Their website is so informative giving you all the tones that are added to each shade and what works best with them. It is very good quality but if you can't afford it taken the colour card to the desk at B & Q and ask them to make a copy.

Sago Sat 01-Nov-25 09:15:08

I only ever use Little Greene Paint.
It’s worth every penny.
They do Whitening and Silent White among others.

www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwj_5a2LztCQAxV6olAGHRqRAEEYACICCAEQABoCZGc&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw35bIBhDqARIsAGjd-cam1WXLunYd3bkLy_FTJEhNq2n57fvYsDUkxs1FmVj7EBEdtEr1xUkaAmgLEALw_wcB&cce=1&sig=AOD64_2T-yfcnEx-soOk6-do6am4CxDqyQ&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwjrwqiLztCQAxWHUkEAHbtIHI4Q0Qx6BAgJEAE

TerriBull Sat 01-Nov-25 09:24:04

Yes! another big fan of Little Greene that was the paint used in redecorating our house, much better than Farrow and Ball which professional decorators don't seem to like much. I know we used a really great bone coloured white as a contrast to a feature wall in our guest bedroom, but can't remember what colour it was, I do seem to have a sample pot of Twist in the cupboard but it wasn't that one. Check out Sago's link above, they have a lot of warm whites in their colour palattes I'm sure you'll find one that suits you.

TerriBull Sat 01-Nov-25 09:34:20

I've just remembered the shade we used "Portland Stone" which comes in three depths of colour.

merlotgran Sat 01-Nov-25 16:19:11

Witzend

I once used Jasmine White, which had the faintest warm tinge of yellow. It worked very well.

My kitchen walls are Jasmine White. It’s a lovely warm white.

Mt61 Sat 01-Nov-25 18:17:33

Witzend

What I’ve done in the past is buy a few of the little ‘try me’ pots, apply them all over sheets of white A4 paper, and then hold them up in the room that needs painting, to see which looks best.

👍🏻

Mt61 Sat 01-Nov-25 18:18:37

TerriBull

I've just remembered the shade we used "Portland Stone" which comes in three depths of colour.

Little green, costs a fortune. Lovely colours though

Mt61 Sat 01-Nov-25 18:20:58

LucyAnna5

*Silent white* by Little Greene is a lovely off-white shade

www.littlegreene.com/silent-white

Just going to look at that on my LG chart.

Sago Sat 01-Nov-25 19:46:34

Mt61

TerriBull

I've just remembered the shade we used "Portland Stone" which comes in three depths of colour.

Little green, costs a fortune. Lovely colours though

It’s expensive but goes a long way as it’s highly pigmented.
It looks good for years and has no smell.