Paint colour suggestions please.

Albermarle

I was going for silk as that is what is on at the moment and I like the fact that it reflects the light. Thinking it through now though Im thinking that as I am going from a very, very light grey to a more mid green I may be better with matt. 

Whatever you use for the walls, make sure it is matt paint for the ceiling

stuart45

swingaloo said:

Curious about your choice of silk finish?


Im also wondering if I should try using an electric spray gun to do the walls. Anyone have any experience of using one? I have a brand new one which I got with the intention of using it on the garage and shed but Im wondering if it may be ok for the internal walls.

My son in law brought one recently from Screwfix( for £60 on offer) He hates painting, but as I boarded out and tape and filled the joints in their attic, I told my daughter the painting was down to them. 
He actually managed to get a really good finish on the walls, even through he'd never used one before.
You do, obviously need a bit of practice with the gun to start with, and make sure everything is well masked up.
Spray guns are often used on really high end jobs, as in the right hands the finish it is the best finish you can get, provided the preps been done to near perfection.

swingaloo

stuart45 said:

swingaloo said:

Curious about your choice of silk finish?


Im also wondering if I should try using an electric spray gun to do the walls. Anyone have any experience of using one? I have a brand new one which I got with the intention of using it on the garage and shed but Im wondering if it may be ok for the internal walls.

My son in law brought one recently from Screwfix( for £60 on offer) He hates painting, but as I boarded out and tape and filled the joints in their attic, I told my daughter the painting was down to them. 
He actually managed to get a really good finish on the walls, even through he'd never used one before.
You do, obviously need a bit of practice with the gun to start with, and make sure everything is well masked up.
Spray guns are often used on really high end jobs, as in the right hands the finish it is the best finish you can get, provided the preps been done to near perfection.

Thank you for the reply. One thing I'm curious about, do you need a lot more paint than if just using a brush/roller? 

Albermarle

stuart45 said:

swingaloo said:

Curious about your choice of silk finish?


Im also wondering if I should try using an electric spray gun to do the walls. Anyone have any experience of using one? I have a brand new one which I got with the intention of using it on the garage and shed but Im wondering if it may be ok for the internal walls.

My son in law brought one recently from Screwfix( for £60 on offer) He hates painting, but as I boarded out and tape and filled the joints in their attic, I told my daughter the painting was down to them. 
He actually managed to get a really good finish on the walls, even through he'd never used one before.
You do, obviously need a bit of practice with the gun to start with, and make sure everything is well masked up.
Spray guns are often used on really high end jobs, as in the right hands the finish it is the best finish you can get, provided the preps been done to near perfection.

In industry they use paint specially formulated for spraying . Can you just use normal emulsion in them at home ? I would have thought it would be a bit too thick a consistency?

stuart45

Albermarle said:

stuart45 said:

swingaloo said:

Curious about your choice of silk finish?


Im also wondering if I should try using an electric spray gun to do the walls. Anyone have any experience of using one? I have a brand new one which I got with the intention of using it on the garage and shed but Im wondering if it may be ok for the internal walls.

My son in law brought one recently from Screwfix( for £60 on offer) He hates painting, but as I boarded out and tape and filled the joints in their attic, I told my daughter the painting was down to them. 
He actually managed to get a really good finish on the walls, even through he'd never used one before.
You do, obviously need a bit of practice with the gun to start with, and make sure everything is well masked up.
Spray guns are often used on really high end jobs, as in the right hands the finish it is the best finish you can get, provided the preps been done to near perfection.

In industry they use paint specially formulated for spraying . Can you just use normal emulsion in them at home ? I would have thought it would be a bit too thick a consistency?

It can be used. You might have to thin it down slightly, depending on the paint. DIY paints from places like B&Q are designed to be ready to use, whereas trade paints expect a pro painter to be able to thin down to the correct consistency for the job. 
It's a bit of trial and error when first starting. I normally use a roller where possible, or brushes where it's not. 
For some reason he thought a sprayer would be much easier. To be fair, he's done a good job, which surprised me. 

MysteryMe

When I used to do the decorating myself I quite liked using paint pads. I found they were quicker and gave a better finish than me using a paintbrush and less mess that a roller.

badger09

Whichever colour you opt for, unless your walls are very smooth, I would avoid silk finish. It’s very unforgiving & lumps & bumps seem highlighted. 

Good liuck

WIAWSNB

swingaloo said:

I was going for silk as that is what is on at the moment and I like the fact that it reflects the light. Thinking it through now though Im thinking that as I am going from a very, very light grey to a more mid green I may be better with matt. 
I want a kind of vintage look to the room as Ive been collecting bits of furniture from the freecycle sites and doing them up and so want to incorporate a couple of those in place of a couple of more modern bits I have.
Im even more confused and undecided now!
Im also wondering if I should try using an electric spray gun to do the walls. Anyone have any experience of using one? I have a brand new one which I got with the intention of using it on the garage and shed but Im wondering if it may be ok for the internal walls.

Hi Swingie.

Only my personal opinion, but especially if you are going for a 'vintage' look, I would suggest a chalky matt. Ie, as matt as matt can be :-)

Vintage would have involved 'distemper'-type paints, which were very matt indeed, and reflected little light. However, that gave them a 'depth', and also helped hide imperfections. Silk will emphasise any less-than-perfect surfaces.

If, however, 'vintage' means the worst of the 50's and 60's, then silk away

Seriously - go matt...

Spray gun? Nah. Completely pointless in the vast majority of properties. And a mega-hassle.

But do look at F&B and L'il Greene and their ilk for advice on their preferred ways to have paint applied. I imagine a short-pile roller will give you the finish you want.

HampshireH

Recommend using chat GPT interior paint selector to reimagined your rooms. It's quite fun and really shows what can be achieved which you may not consider.

Take a picture and tell it what you want it to do colours or just revamp and let it make suggestions when it comes to colours and sewing how they would look beyond a test roll

Auti

Another vote for Dulux willow green - really nice colour. I have it in my living room and looks lovely in sunshine and in the winter.