Which boring shade of white gloss?

AlwaysSomething

If a room is painted in bog standard magnolia, what colour gloss should I use for the skirting and architraves? They are white at the moment, but it doesn't appear to be brilliant white. I think brilliant white might be a bit too vicious for such a plain room. Is there a standard 'quiet' white or do I have to choose from 17 varieties at the shop
Thanks

sneaky

I recently used dulux eggshell. Ideal if you dont want anything too shiny or bright.

Yorkshire_Bred

Dulux DH white is a nice colour and is from the Heritage range.

Have you tried using the Mousepainter on the ICI site........ well worth a go if you want to create your own colour scheme in different room sets.

http://www.icipaints.co.uk/colours/duluxtrade/mousepainter/index.jsp

lovethymini

I'd recommend going for Trade White which is less bright than Brilliant White - it has a more "creamy" colour to it and looks much nicer. Brilliant White can appear quite "blue" in some situations!

andrew-b

If it were me i'd paint it with dulux brilliant white satinwood (oil-based)..much less in your face than gloss and looks a bit classier IMO. Also pure brilliant white is invariably cheaper than other colourings being most popular.

Andy