What colour paint if you're thinking of moving

Rural_Puppy

Dulux Polished Pebble is a nice pale grey. 
Wickes emulsion Buttermilk is a lovely creamy colour. Nice paint to work with, although it can be quite thick and needs diluting slightly.
Get some tester pots. Cut a large piece of lining paper and paint the tester on that. Use masking tape to fix the painted paper to the wall. Will give you a better idea of what the colour will look like. Remember it might look different in the different light you might get on different walls in the room, so try taping it on different walls.

MalMonroe

burtons said:

My girlfriends wants an exchange but every room needs painting so what colours would you use so it looks tidy.

I think it's really kind of you to even think of doing that, not a lot of people do, even when exchanging.

I like to use Dulux but it might be a bit expensive, especially as you're not planning on staying. B&Q do their own range and a lot of places will mix colours to your own specification. However, I'd just do white ceilings and magnolia (even if it IS sooooo last century) walls. I've got some magnolia walls in my home and it doesn't look yellowy at all, just creamy. But then again, it's Dulux. . .  and I still think it'd look tidy, which is what you're looking for. All-white is reminiscent of hospitals.

As others have suggested though, you could get some of those tester pots. But it seems a bit of a faff if you're just going to be leaving it all behind. 

Silvertabby

burtons said:

ka7e said:

I've used Nutmeg White in my kitchen - it's a warm cream with no hint of yellow or grey. I tried dozens of off-whites and yellowy creams before I discovered it!

What brand was the nutmeg white

Dulux, but I prefer Johnstone's Trade.  They colour match Dulux, including nutmeg white, which is also a favourite of mine.

Have also used Johnstone's Trade, colour matched in Dulux's Egyptian Cotton. 

Doozergirl

bob_a_builder said:

Doozergirl said:

Paint the ceiling in the same colour as it saves all the cutting in.  I'm telling you that nobody will notice that it's not white because even white looks a different colour on different walls.  

Pretty sure I'd notice that straight away, !
A white ceiling helps lighten the room

I bet you wouldn't!  I've done it for many, many clients over the last 10 years now and they can't tell the difference if it's a relatively light shade.  No one's ever said a thing in my own projects or home either. I started doing it precisely because someone suggested it.  I was resistant, but they were absolutely right.  

The same colour will appear as five different colours on 4 walls and ceilings, including white.  People just assume they're white.  

getmore4less

If moving anyway just pick what's in the reduced sections that has enough to do the job. 

We found some Craig and Rose chalky emulsion at a good price.

Liked the vintage shades ended up with enough Regency White, Mortlake Cream to do most of the rooms. 

I really liked the way it went on, better than the white on the ceilings from Dulux.

RelievedSheff

Silvertabby said:

burtons said:

ka7e said:

I've used Nutmeg White in my kitchen - it's a warm cream with no hint of yellow or grey. I tried dozens of off-whites and yellowy creams before I discovered it!

What brand was the nutmeg white

Dulux, but I prefer Johnstone's Trade.  They colour match Dulux, including nutmeg white, which is also a favourite of mine.

Have also used Johnstone's Trade, colour matched in Dulux's Egyptian Cotton. 

We have Nutmeg White in our family bathroom and it is a lovely warm colour. It looks shocking as you put it on the wall though. You have to wait for it to fully dry to get the full effect. We almost painted back over it again

RelievedSheff

Rural_Puppy said:

Dulux Polished Pebble is a nice pale grey. 
Wickes emulsion Buttermilk is a lovely creamy colour. Nice paint to work with, although it can be quite thick and needs diluting slightly.
Get some tester pots. Cut a large piece of lining paper and paint the tester on that. Use masking tape to fix the painted paper to the wall. Will give you a better idea of what the colour will look like. Remember it might look different in the different light you might get on different walls in the room, so try taping it on different walls.

We have polished pebble in our living room and find it a nice warm colour.

Our kitchen and bedroom are painted in Tranquil Dawn which is a light greeny grey, almost sage like. That feels nice and warm as well.

Homer_home

Magnolia all the way, it's the cheapest paint around , there is utterly no point spending loads of money painting a house your selling as you won't see a return on it .

Using white and mag will probably only set you back about £50 , you start buying Dulux eg then you're looking at £200 easy , why would you spend that when it's only going to get promptly painted over by the new owners in their personal taste of colours?

kdotdotdotdot

Homer_home said:

Magnolia all the way, it's the cheapest paint around , there is utterly no point spending loads of money painting a house your selling as you won't see a return on it .

Using white and mag will probably only set you back about £50 , you start buying Dulux eg then you're looking at £200 easy , why would you spend that when it's only going to get promptly painted over by the new owners in their personal taste of colours?

I totally agree.  Can't believe you're even going to repaint the entire house just before moving out! It might make sense if you're just starting the process of moving and haven't had anyone look around yet and the EA hasn't taken any photos, but now you've got a buyer?  Why?  They already know what they're buying.

If you insist, then go for a white.  Magnolia is seriously outdated.  Pick a job lot of the cheapest you can find, but make sure you do the job properly, so the new buyers aren't forced to paint over it again to make it look ok. 

neilmcl

I get the impression from the OP that this is an exchange/swap (ie, council property) so they're trying to make it look good for any potential swapper.