Colour choice of paints!

[pstahl]

Dear All,

Been given an emergency deadline to find the paint I want for my new flat. I thought I could colour match to something I had found.

http://www.farrow-ball.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=0211SG&cid=PC&language=en-GB

for the walls and

http://www.farrow-ball.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=0201SW&cid=PC&language=en-GB

for the skirting etc.

Now I have been informed that the paint must come from the wholesaler of dulux or Crown. Anyone have any ideas on what the closest matches to these are? Or how to find out?

Will very much appreciate any advice

Phil

 

[confidentincompetent]

Brewers. or any decorating suppliers will stock farrow & ball etc...Or is your contractor (?) saying you cant have f/b because of the expence? There are loads of closely compatible colours in dulux etc. But doubt if you'll get a wholsaler to match perfectly with F/B...( copyrigt thingy).

 

[Third_Eye]

If i were u, i would get the farrow and ball paint and pay the extra..........

 

[Lupa Monkey]

Are you able to get to somewhere which mixes Dulux paints?

I had a lovely paint colour by Berger but couldn't get hold of Berger paints again after the local shop closed down. So when I moved house and wanted to use the colour again I painted a little of the left over paint onto white card and took it in to the Dulux paint mixing place and they matched it with the special paint matching tool thingy. This is then given a unique mixing code which you can use again. I think it matches up with a shade that they already have in their colection.

The match was spot on

You could order a matchpot of the F&B colours you want online (if there is time) then do what I did.

 

[JennyJones]

Which paint is best in quality now i need help?

Berger Paints

 

[bradleydecorating]

Which paint is best in quality now i need help?

Do you mean which is best out of F & B or Crown/Dulux, or which is best out of just Crown or Dulux, or which is the best paint in the world?

In any case, you can get F & B colours mixed more cheaply by any retailer (e.g. Leyland) with a paint mixing machine and access to F & B colour codes. (F & B can patent the names, but not the colours). Our local independent DIY does it.