Which Colour shall i paint

Debtworry_2

Myself and my son have just let our house together (he is 10) i've decided on blue for his bedroom, but cant decide what colour to do my bedroom, the bathroom and lounge, as it is just us 2 males in the house.

Any ideas ?

Barneysmom

Buttermilk

It's not as boring as beige/magnolia, and not in your face, and it's a nice warm colour.

Ms_Chocaholic

If you paint all the walls a neutral colour then you can accessorise with whatever colour you choose and then when you want a change, just change the accessories (cushions, bedding, towels etc) and you have a complete new look without the drawback of re-painting

HTH

pink_princess

Barneysmom wrote: »

Buttermilk

It's not as boring as beige/magnolia, and not in your face, and it's a nice warm colour.

Have to agree:)

lovebooks_2

I would definitely go for neutrals. I used Dulux Sandy Beach in my last house. Its similar/almost identical to Buttermilk, a little less yellow though (more sand coloured).

Perhaps would do for the lounge/bathroom, with a bolder neutral for the bedroom?

http://www.dulux.co.uk/servlet/ColourAvailabilityHandler?name=sandy_beach

Debtworry_2

Thanks for the replies, liking the buttermilk colour, might have to use that in my kitchen (and probably use it elsewhere) but neutral colours is good.

Sandy beach will def be for my bathroom

Thanks

arbroath_lass

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

If you paint all the walls a neutral colour then you can accessorise with whatever colour you choose and then when you want a change, just change the accessories (cushions, bedding, towels etc) and you have a complete new look without the drawback of re-painting

HTH

I keep hearing this but IMO the accessories are the really expensive part. I tend to buy neutral accessories and go a bit wild with the paint - it is much cheaper.

Ms_Chocaholic

Oh just to add, the majority of my walls are painted with Natural Hessian colour

Leif

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Oh just to add, the majority of my walls are painted with Natural Hessian colour

An online discussion among some painters reveals the fact that the top choices among customers are natural hessian and natural calico. By the way, I guess you have Dulux? I have to admit that a pale brown is my choice. White is too clinical, and magnolia is so yesterday darling (:D), so beige it is, errr, sorry I mean natural hessian.

I was recently looking at houses with a view to buy, and anything neutral was fine, even magnolia, but strong colours were a complete turn off.

Ms_Chocaholic

Leif wrote: »

An online discussion among some painters reveals the fact that the top choices among customers are natural hessian and natural calico. By the way, I guess you have Dulux? I have to admit that a pale brown is my choice. White is too clinical, and magnolia is so yesterday darling (:D), so beige it is, errr, sorry I mean natural hessian.

I was recently looking at houses with a view to buy, and anything neutral was fine, even magnolia, but strong colours were a complete turn off.

no, not Dulux, got the paint mixed at my local independent paint shop, we used Johnsons

pookiewn

Most of my house is painted with Dulux Shodowplay, its a really creamy very pale cappuccino colour. Its warm but also quite bright, but still very neutral.