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alyssa_alban

Advice on white please!

Alyssa Alban
hace 7 años
We are planning to rip up the carpets amd paint the walls and trims in a new home purchase. I believe there are pine 60mm floorboards underneath. I have 2 questions:
1. Floorboards - high gloss or semi gloss in polyurethane or water based polish?

2. Walls and trims. Was thinking Dulux Natural White for the walls. And Dulux Natural White half or quater for the trims. Should I also paint the window frames or maintain the original wood as a feature? Also, semi gloss or high gloss?

Love thr advice here - thanks!
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  • PRO
    Fuchsia Interiors
    hace 7 años

    Hi Alyssa Alban,

    For your floor boards - polyurethane with a satin finish is great for high traffic areas or if you have kids and/or pets. It is a hard wearing surface. The alternative is tongue oil for a more natural finish. A stain could be applied to change the colour and feel of the rooms.

    As for the walls and trims - if you want to keep the traditional look, I would suggest to maintain the timber trims or, if you would like to freshen or lighten up the scheme, I would use Dulux Natural White Acrylic Wash and Wear for the walls, and Dulux Natural White satin on the trims. If you're thinking about the doors, I would go with Dulux Natural White in semi-gloss, which is a nice clean finish.

    The picture below is an example from one of my projects where we've used Natural white on a traditional home.

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    Have fun with your project!

    Comentarios (19)

    • girlguides
      hace 7 años
      Lovely! Natural white is great I'd go full natural white walls and trims and 1:2 if you do ceiling. Wooden trims are lovely though so I wouldn't do them everywhere. Maybe just paint in bedrooms where may want more soothing uniform colour
      Pine floorboards are very soft so definitely need carpet runners in high traffic areas
      As for floorboard finish prob polyurethane whatever gives the hardest finish to protect boards
    • hagan_38
      hace 7 años
      Natural White is a beautiful colour. Definitely walls in that and maybe standard white for ceilings. Leave the timber features as is, they look great.
    • LesleyH
      hace 7 años
      Satin for the floors but also consider burnished oil.
    • PRO
      Cordony Group
      hace 7 años

      Hi Alyssa Alban,

      For timeless neutrals, we suggest: Dulux Antique White USA, Dulux White Duck Half, Lexicon Half & Grand Piano Quarter.

      Hope this helps and let us know if you need anything else!

    • Alyssa Alban
      Autor original
      hace 7 años
      thanks cordony designs. do you suggest the same colour on trims or making them a quater strength? ie. lexicon half on walls and lexicon quarter on trims?
    • John Henson
      hace 7 años
      Lesley's got it,Oil. Livos, Synteco or osmo. I've used the first two and can go on for hours on the virtues of oil over the chemical stuff.
    • LesleyH
      hace 7 años
      Yes I like how you can just oil over scratches. How have you found the maintenance of the floor?
    • Bernadette Staal
      hace 7 años

      I am only going to comment on the wood trims / features - I would recommend you keep these natural timber, you may wish to sand them and refinish them but what a privileged it is to have such a beautiful feature. Many times people paint these features out but I think they are an added bonus.

    • bigreader
      hace 7 años
      I've a quite similar house. I've used Natural white. I'll post pictures from natural light on weekend.

      I kept wood skirts, Windows and archs in the lounge. I did paint the picture rails white. This really lightened the room whilst preserving the heritage look of the wood.
    • John Henson
      hace 7 años
      I have posted these shots quite a few times when discussing the maintenance of oiled floors. This fix took me two minutes. Good products do not stop things getting marked and changing character. Good products allow this process to gain life. A good leather couch will look better as it ages and a couch covered in plastic will always be a object of ridicule. Nothing different with a good wood floor.
    • grazz1230
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      fuschia Interiors can you tell me the colour of the kitchen cabinetry in this photo. and is the island the same colour?

    • PRO
      Fuchsia Interiors
      hace 7 años

      Hi, the cabinetry is satin two pack painted also in Dulux Natural White.

      I hope that helps!

    • grazz1230
      hace 7 años

      i have lexicon quarter cabinetry with calcatta nuvo bench. I was originally going to paint the house with lexicon qtr but it makes my two year old white shutters look very yellow, hence need to pick different paint colour and Im leaning towards natural white. so confusing when things dont go to plan. my mistake tho, I didnt even consider my shutters.

    • bigreader
      hace 7 años
      Here is our natural wood with Natural White. It is very dim at the moment in SW Vic. It looks better in better light. I'll take some more tomorrow.

      Plus original floors and skirts.
    • LesleyH
      hace 7 años
      If your house has very good light, the scratches, that are actually in the many coats of polyurethane, really show up. Not a problem in rooms that don't have strong light. These scratches are not so evident in lighter floors though.
    • LesleyH
      hace 7 años
      Great John Hensen. This is the recommendation of the wood industry as well. Often 3 boards will stick together with polyurethane and the 4th will have a wider gap. This can happen with expansion and contraction in summer and winter. It does not happen with oiled timber floors.
    • User
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Nice white , Big, and Fuschia!

    • lorraineelderhurst
      hace 7 años

      Your photo shows your beautiful wood trim it looks fantastic.

      Paint the walls and oil floors but my advice is to leave the trim alone (give it a coat of whatever is on it to freshen it up) it is wonderful as it is.

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