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However if I look at warmer whites against the Tranquil Retreat and Western Myall they look quite yellow or pink. I think Vivid White is a bit too bright and had chosen Lexicon Half but I’m worried it too will look a little stark against the dark grey. I have chosen Dulux Tranquil Retreat and Dulux Western Myall for different areas on the exterior of my house, and I’m trying (struggling!) to choose a white for the trims/eaves that compliments both colours. It’s amazing how much colours can change in appearance just by putting them next to other colours! This again means you shouldn’t see other undertones coming through when it is on it’s own although next to a warm colour, it will look cool (grey) in comparison. Lexicon (and the half and quarter version) has just a dash of black in the white base, no other colours like red or yellow or blue added. It’s a safe option if you want a white that is neither cool nor grey but it is very bright. White can be one of the trickiest colours to get right.įor those of you looking at Lexicon or Vivid White I can tell you that vivid white is pure white, no tint added, so you won’t ever see an undertone of another colour coming through. I know now I should have grabbed a White On White sample pot but at least I know in the future to use them. View the samples in the morning, mid afternoon and evening before you make your decision. Paint in different parts of your house, north facing, south, east and west facing.ģ. My three tips for choosing the right white are:Ģ. So I thought I would give some tips to help prevent you guys making the same mistake as me. This picture courtesy of House Nerd shows how warm Natural White can be and how it can look completely different in other peoples homes. Here is another picture of my dining room looking into the study/toy room before I had my new chairs.
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As seen above ( excuse lazy teenagers on the couch) it is a bright white with the tiniest amount of warmth in it. I am so pleased with the way it turned out. It is the brightest white in the warm whites.
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So you are probably wondering what white I went with? Well, after several sample pots later I chose Natural White also by Dulux. Light plays a huge factor into how the white will appear and feel in your home. As you can see some of the whites are warmer like Chalk USA, Magnolia, and some of the whites are cooler, like White On White and Peplum. Here is a chart from Dulux showing the variance on the colour white. Like a powder/baby blue, it was terrible. As the south facing room got painted it looked fantastic, but in the morning, the north facing room looked blue. White On White is a cool white with grey/blue base tones. The colour I chose incorrectly was White on White (Dulux). The back half of the house faces south and the front north. This warm white was a little bit to yellow for me and I wanted to brighten up the place a bit. The colour the walls were was Chalk USA ( Dulux ) as shown above. I felt really terrible about it but he said “it was ok, we all make mistakes” ( husband of the year I think!). That’s four coats the walls have had in the last couple of days. Yes you read it correctly, I chose a very wrong white and my poor husband had to paint the whole interior of the house again. I chose the wrong white to paint the interior of my house.