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jayvee1

Terrace White or Lexicon on interior walls

jayvee1
2 years ago

Hi. Has anybody used Dulux Terrace White inside? We're building a coastal style home but find white on white on white a little too boring and harsh. We want a soft, neutral, relaxing pallete. We will have plenty of natural north-facing light coming in to the master bedroom and kitchen/living/dining area, which has a wall of glass, high ceilings and clerestory windows. There will be warm tones in this room through timber and tan leather. There are burnished concrete floors throughout. I'm tossing up between Dulux Lexicon or Terrace White which has a little more colour. The exterior will be Terrace White. Any thoughts?

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  • Creativelychallenged
    2 years ago

    I haven't seen Lexicon white, but someone I know has just paint their living room in Terrace White. It is noticeably grey (I would would actually call the walls bluey-grey, but the have mixed hardwood timber floors and a tan leather lounge suite and it looks great with those colours. I was actually surprised at how good those colours went together. I personally am over grey to consider it for my own property, but it did look beautfiul. I have another friend that has painted it on the eaves of her house with the house being vivid white. I thought it was a bad idea until I saw it. You can barely notice the grey tinge when used as an external colour. Again, it looked lovely.

    Comments (8)

    • bigreader
      2 years ago

      Have a look at Instagram at Thenexthousethatambuilt also featured in Home Beautiful. They used Terrace White throughout.

      jayvee1 thanked bigreader
    • jayvee1
      Original Author
      2 years ago

      Very nice! Soft but fresh looking.

    • Kate
      2 years ago

      Terrace white

    • Davincicalbourne
      2 years ago

      Terrace White, the Lexicon can look quite cool throwing a bluish tinge which doesn’t sound like what you are looking for.

      jayvee1 thanked Davincicalbourne
    • jayvee1
      Original Author
      2 years ago

      Interesting! It's hard to see that just from the colour samples - even large ones - but you're right a bluish tinge is definitely not what I'm going for. Terrace White it is!

    • PRO
      Natasha Walker Interiors
      2 years ago

      Get a test pot and start painting - Different lights will make paint reflect different tones. Lexicon white is a blue base and appears a cool tone. I tend for my clients to steer them towards the Dulux New Zeland colour range - Mount Aspiring Quarter, or Cardrona. Better still the Resense range. Their colours are beautiful, true to tone, I specify all the time... Natasha Walker Interiors

    • jayvee1
      Original Author
      2 years ago

      Thanks Natasha. I'll check those out.

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