I am trying to distract myself during the TWW in my IVF cycle and am staring at one of those huge color wheels from Benjamin Moore totally bewildered. We are moving apartments soon, and I need to come up with paint colors for the living room, two bedrooms, office, bathrooms, and hallway. Maybe even the ceilings and the trim? Our furniture and bedding is pretty versatile. I am thinking about a warm gray in the living room, a slate blue in the master bedroom, and a pale minty green in the guest bedroom. That's all I've got thus far, and even within those parameters there are a zillion options. Last time I tried this, I chose a warm gray that ended up purple on my walls so we'll see. What are your favorite paint colors? Do you remember the brand and names?
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I've tried looking for a mint green in BM's line and have had a hard time. Do you have the Color Preview deck? We used Ashley Gray in a bathroom and it was a nice warm grey. It's kind of hard to guess from the little swatch what it will look like on the wall!
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We have lots of grey in our house. Mickey's shadow is a good one not sure what brand. Fantasy grey is another.
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@spaniellove: @MrsH: I've got the deck. Thank you ladies. I will investigate those!
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Ben Moore Palladian Blue. I had this color matched to SW paint because I get discounts there.
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@evansjamie: Very pretty. In what part of the house did you use it?
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we love benjamin moore paint! our living room is revere pewter and our entry is shaker beige.
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@raintreebee: Right now, it's in our living room and hallway. I plan on painting the kitchen the same color because the rooms will eventually be open to one another. I also have an accent wall in Rural Earth, which pairs nicely with the blue.
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@matador84: ive had my eye on Revere Pewter to paint our living room. It looks kind of brown tinted in pictures, does it in real life?
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Paint is so hard! I've redone two rooms cause it was so off, and that was with the little tester bottle. I went for blue grey and got baby blue, and light brown taupe and got lavender!
So far, my two favorites are ben moore Galveston grey, a warm grey with slight brown undertones, and behr sagey, true green sage. I like behr slate pebble too, it comes out like a mix of brown and purple even though it doesn't look like it on the swatch. -
We just painted our entire interior in Benjamin Moore. All trim is decorator white.
Main living and kitchen: sea salt
Master bedroom: sea glass
Boy bedroom: breath of fresh air
Guest room: sand beige
Dressing room: wispy pink
Hall bath: Woodlawn blue -
@zippylef: no it is a true light gray we love it!
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I actually have both Revere Pewter and Ashley Gray...Revere Pewter really is a true light gray as @matador84 says. I'll have to take photos later when the light is better to compare the two!
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I love our paint colors. We have all Benjamin Moore.
Living room/dining room/hallway: Abalone
Family room: Gentleman's Gray
Master bedroom: Marine Blue
Office: Eclipse
Hall bathroom: Gibraltar Cliffs
LO's room: Covington Gray -
Thanks everyone! These are all great suggestions. I am leaning heavily towards Revere Pewter in the living room and will do some more research on the colors you suggested for the other rooms.
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We painted our home last December and this is what we used! They were recommended by our design friends
Living room/kitchen/dining (open floor plan): grey owl
Master bedroom: horizon (pale warm grey)
Office/guest room: blue note (navy)
Nursery: morning sky blue (pale aquamarine) -
I love Restoration Hardware paint. They have great colors, and their selection isn't overwhelming. Our nursery is Silver Sage.
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Bright, light, cheerful white. I'm simple. I like bringing color in other ways.
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