Paint? Johnstones? Leyland? Dulux?
Discussion
Farrow and Ball Estate emulsion is the stuff for you. Not the cheapest but if you want flat it's the stuff to use.
http://www.farrow-ball.com/interior-walls-ceilings...
http://www.farrow-ball.com/interior-walls-ceilings...
We used a Farrow & Ball matt emulsion in our lounge for one 18' long wall, it took almost 5 litres to get a decent coverage over a plain white base. Lovely colour but 4 coats to do one wall was a bit much, especially as the dulux paint we used on the other 3 walls in the lounge required only 1.
F & B paint is pretty good now days but is expensive but the colour and depth of colours are fantastic.
If you want a very matt finish on walls then either F&B or you could try Little Green Paint Co.
Be warned though - if it's very matt then you'll see every finger print/mark on it and you won't be able to wipe it.
Matt paint needs to have vinyl in it to make it hard wearing on walls (ceilings not such an issue - the matter the better).
I personally use Dulux inside at home as I've got two young kids, and it's more than a match to them.
If you want a very matt finish on walls then either F&B or you could try Little Green Paint Co.
Be warned though - if it's very matt then you'll see every finger print/mark on it and you won't be able to wipe it.
Matt paint needs to have vinyl in it to make it hard wearing on walls (ceilings not such an issue - the matter the better).
I personally use Dulux inside at home as I've got two young kids, and it's more than a match to them.
They probably stock more Jonnos and Leyland because Dulux have their own trade stores.
Any trade place selling Dulux won't be getting it very cheaply therefore they'll stock and sell more other branded paint.
Johnstones is almost comparable to Dulux in quality but not quite.
Leyland is far inferior and cheaper.
Any trade place selling Dulux won't be getting it very cheaply therefore they'll stock and sell more other branded paint.
Johnstones is almost comparable to Dulux in quality but not quite.
Leyland is far inferior and cheaper.
Having spent 8 years selling paint in a previous life, I personally wouldn't touch F&B paint. Not much beats Dulux trade however given the price difference, Leyland is what I tend to use. If it's a dulux colour that uses 'light' base when they mix it, just get them to stick it in a Leyland brilliant white can. Same colour for less than half the price.
Dulux trade here too. If you get a colour matt emulsion then water it down with a ratio of 1 to 10 and use a good microfibre roller to spread it evenly. We did this in our lounge after spending a decent amount of time filling and sanding the walls and the end result after 2 coats was pretty good.
We've had our house done by a guy who used paint from a Johntone/Leyland paint centre. He swore by it. All I can say is that we swore at it later. Yes, it's cheaper, yes they can mix your F&B colours at a better price point, but that's it. When we tried to use it for a very simple cream (not magnolia) it took 3 or 4 coats to give a decent finish and that was on a previously white wall. We were very disappointed.
More recently, We used a rich blue from F&B. Two coats on a cream wall and we were done. Per tin it's more expensive I'd agree. But, we used less of it to get an acceptable finish.
We won't be using Johnstone/Leyland again.
Dr Rick
More recently, We used a rich blue from F&B. Two coats on a cream wall and we were done. Per tin it's more expensive I'd agree. But, we used less of it to get an acceptable finish.
We won't be using Johnstone/Leyland again.
Dr Rick
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