Neutral paint recommendations please

FreeBear

Heedtheadvice wrote: »

All areas can be water based paint.

Less than impressed with the covering power of water based gloss white - It might have been the brand I picked up.. The solvent based gloss white is starting to yellow after less than a year.

Satin & matt seem to attract dirt more quickly, and some of the woodwork I've done (with satin) looks decidedly grubby after just a few months. But the satin was cheap, has good coverage, and dries very quickly.

System

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Do the ceilings and woodwork white, it lightens the room. Sand, fill and paint the woodwork, no need to strip, wear a mask as old paint can contain lead.

Magnolia is standard for rentals, do a tidy job and call it country cream.

Thanks for the tip about lead, so if the woodwork is 100 years old which I know for sure it is because the nails are hand made then it means the paint underneath is 100 years old paint which would "definitely" contain lead?
Over the past 100 years painters would never have sanded all of the paint back to the original wood just like today's painters don't thereby meaning that the original lead containing paint is still there on the wood and if a person ie myself does a thoroughly deep sanding action I'm likely to remove the dangerously toxic lead containing paint thereby releasing lead into the atmosphere that I'm breathing


I'm guessing this will need to be P3 masks

need_an_answer

White ceilings and woodwork

Neutral walls either white,magnolia or pale grey now seem popular in rental properties

I find satinwood is good for the woodwork and doors as it doesn't discolour over time.

As a LL myself ive always found crown trade buckets good...and you will go through plenty of paint!


To paint the whole house with something nonstandard would be a waste especially as you will find the need to repaint some walls at the end of tenancies to keep them fresh looking.Patching in colours is always difficult.

Fire_Fox

Timeless

My apartment was painted in a very pale eau de nil (grey-green) by the developer some 15 years ago. The colour looks well in brighter and dark areas, and with a variety of colour schemes. I actually intend to repaint in the same colour.

I also intend use the exact same paint - a Johnstone's trade matt emulsion - because it washes down with sugar soap (city centre diesel exhaust muck) and patches over incredibly well (eg. smoke stain above a heater; large scratches/ scuffs from metal furniture).

Having said that, there is a lot to be said for a paint that is easy for the tenant to get hold of. I have heard good things about Wilko's own brand.

Slinky

Barley White

beanfarmer wrote: »

Thanks for the tip about lead, so if the woodwork is 100 years old which I know for sure it is because the nails are hand made then it means the paint underneath is 100 years old paint which would "definitely" contain lead?
Over the past 100 years painters would never have sanded all of the paint back to the original wood just like today's painters don't thereby meaning that the original lead containing paint is still there on the wood and if a person ie myself does a thoroughly deep sanding action I'm likely to remove the dangerously toxic lead containing paint thereby releasing lead into the atmosphere that I'm breathing


I'm guessing this will need to be P3 masks

Have a look at this. If your woodwork isn't flaky and not too rough, but just needs freshening up, this stuff is brilliant. Paint it on with a brush using a circular motion, leave it to dry for a few hours or overnight, wash off with a damp cloth and then paint.



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Owain_Moneysaver

Stripped and stained/varnished skirtings can look nice if the doors and other woodwork are similar. Otherwise, all woodwork white.

Ceilings and friezes (the bit above the picture rail) white.

All walls magnolia (traditional) or white (contemporary, but can be stark).

If you're doing 'feature wall' colours, picking out the cornice and picture rail in similar might be nice, but it's extra work.

Don't use fancy light fittings with awkward bulbs. Standard BC pendants and white paper globe lampshades that are £1-2 in Asda. Easy for tenants to change to their choice and cheap to replace back.

silvercar

I would say that 'timeless' is a more modern colour than magnolia. It is less yellowy.

Head_The_Ball

beanfarmer wrote: »

3. What brand or brands of paint would you recommend? (One lovely person has recommended Dulux)

We had our whole house decorated by a professional decorator two years ago.

We used Dulux Diamond Matt on all walls (various colours) and bathroom ceilings (white).

We used Dulux White Matt on all other ceilings.

We used Dulux White Satin on all woodwork.

We are very pleased with the result. The decorator did a first class job.

Marks on the Diamond Matt walls sponge off very easily.

Don't use anything but white for the ceilings and woodwork.

We used a variety of wall colours in different rooms but I agree with others who suggest a magnolia or similar colour throughout for walls in a rental property.

Head_The_Ball

Our Dulux White Satin hasn't yellowed in two years and some of the rooms get a lot of sunlight.

Even with the curtains closed, the window sills can be in full sunshine all day and they still look perfect.

adandem

Timeless

Any oil based gloss will yellow, you need water based for a non-yellowing white.
Also, timeless and calico are good neutrals which go with most colour schemes. Magnolia can look quite dated I think as it can loom quite peach/pink.