Natural white would work well with Hogs Bristle.

Without seeing the existing woodwork ( doors and skirting ) , I'd actually be tempted to redo that in a nice warm midbrown with a reddish tinge . Hogs Bristle is a pretty 'meh' sandy colour , and I assume colours like that are made so that something else becomes the highlight -- whether it be the wood features , the furniture , the artwork , or any other feature .

To add white or off-white just doubles down the bland factor -- depending on the era of your house , if I had to go with Bristle I'd probably go with an Antique Red , or Ironstone , or similar ( even a Charcoal shade ) to add some colour without scaring anyone .

thanks...but we are not going with any other colour except neutral that is white / off white.

our house has plenty of features and our furniture is nothing standard :)...

the timber look is to "old style" for us and we want to modern the house up but still keep it looking right :)

thankyou for your input anyway :):)

Stowe white was the old go to.