Is Farrow&Ball worth the extra money?

Fraise

Hipeople,

Just wondering if Farrow and Ball paint is worth the extra money, or is it just hype?

Many thanks in advance

penguine

Here's an older thread on this subject:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3007982

Also lots of discussion about it at Mumsnet, do a Google search and you'll find a couple of threads.

worried123

i was browsing your posts to see whether you were just rude to me or everybody.....

I have to reply to this because farrow and ball are worth every last penny and i love farrow and ball.....in my view it cannot be equalled......it is true colour...beautiful colour.....even the very neutral almost white colours are full of colour - it looks classy too and i can always tell when a room is decorated in farrow and ball........their modern emulsion is great and washable......its still matte but has a very tiny amount of shine.......their estate emulsion is great which is what i always use..Their egg shell is also great but i did need three coats to get the finish i wanted.....I use full gloss on my front door and it is sooo easy to use...brushes wash in water

A lot of F &B colours have an almost chameleon effect changing shade depending on the light and time of day......

You can buy tiny sample tins in all their colours.......

i hope that was helpful

DRP

To me? no
To my wife? yes

(70 quid for undercoat&paint for a small feature wall....)

warmhands.coldheart

DRP wrote: »

.....To my wife? yes

So it was worth it to you then........... Every man knows, you have to keep the OH Happy !!!:rotfl:

freezspirit

Might not help a lot of you but I got my Farrow and Ball paint from a charity shop that is linked with the community RePaint Scheme.
http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk/

Its normally limited how many tins you can purchase and limited colour range but its heavily reduced price. Its been over a year but I think I paid £5 for the 2.5l tin compared to £38.


Got to say I was surprised by the quality of the paint. Compared to other paint brands where I've had to do at least 3 coats all I needed was 2 coats and I could've got away with one if I had put the paint on the wall slightly thicker with the pad.


Got to admit depending where the light hits the room the walls do look a different shade but I like that. And it was easy to clean the paintbrush and pad afterwards.

Zandoni

I've never used it but I may try it soon. I've heard lots of very bad things about the new Valspar range at B&Q.

thescouselander

I'd say good quality paint in general is worth it - the finish looks much better than when using the bog standard emulsion you get in B&Q etc. Even if you don't go with Farrow and Ball it might be worth looking at similar paints that use natural pigments.

We'll be completely remodelling our kitchen in a couple of months and we've picked Farrow and Ball for that as we've found a shade we like that we can't seem to find elsewhere.

jonnyb1978

Avoid B&Q paint. Farrow and ball to me is more gimmicky.

Little Greene make good quality paint. More expensive but better coverage and finish.

Plasterer

Dulux trade EVERY time (get it direct from a dulux centre) mix any colour far superior to farrow and ball - 99% of finishing trades would agree with this

thescouselander

Plasterer wrote: »

Dulux trade EVERY time (get it direct from a dulux centre) mix any colour far superior to farrow and ball - 99% of finishing trades would agree with this

Dulux trade is good but the colours aren't the same. I can guarantee that if you try to get a dulux match of something like Farrow and Ball or Little Green it won't work - I've tried a few times in an attempt to save money but it's just not the same.