I think aqua and blue-green would look wonderful w/ sage.

Not sure if any are too light for you but I like SW Topsail and Glimmer both very clear light blues that both look good w/ sage.

BM: Icing On the Cake and Lido Green.

Oh, darn it. I was hoping you were going to ask one more time for a good blue-green-gray before giving up because I'm still looking.

We have a guest bedroom that has north and west facing windows but is poorly lit. The bedding is Ralph Lauren Coco Palm which has a gorgeous saturated jade green/blue in it. I have linked a picture below. I took the wall and ceiling colors, but in a lighter shade, from the fabric's background, which is a caramel gold color. The accents in the room are the jade color. The floors and furniture are dark. Rugs have the same caramel gold color as the bedding and walls. My guests love the room and I do too. It is warm and cozy but yet fresh and dramatic. Unfortunately I can't give you the name of the paint color as I mixed it myself, but I feel that your instincts to use a warm neural as a foil for the green blues are good.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lauren's Coco Palm

Have you looked at Farrow and Ball's Verte de Terre. It's a blue/green and the paints have alot of pigment.Haven't used them myself, but they get rave reviews and people state there is not paint like it. I saw the color in person and it was more blue/green than I wanted. Check it out.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to Farrow and Ball. Would love to try them.

A friend of mine has a lot of blues and blue-greens in her bedroom and her walls are Monroe Bisque. It looks very pretty.

I like BM Hazy Skies. It's mostly a light tan, with undertones of green and gray. My mother used it in her bedroom and I like it, I plan to use it in my hallways (I have green and blue in most of my other rooms).

You can have Farrow and Ball's paint mailed to you.
A sample pot is $7.

Here is a link that might be useful: sample pot

I have sw netsuke on my ceiling and sw ecru (which is one down from the netsuke on the paint strip on my walls in my family room; and I have sw muslin (top of the paint strip) and sw ecru on my kitchen walls. I really like these colors. I have bm pikes peak (pretty blue/gray color) adjacent to my family room. I also have pittsfield buff in my foyer and hall. I am happy with all of these colors. I also have svelte sage in my bedroom. Good luck with finding the color that's right for you.

my inspiration for pikes peak gray:
http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-space/Living-Rooms/Coastal-Family-Room-gets-a-few-needed-updates/detail.esi?oid=6706854

Here is a link that might be useful:

I used a color called Powell Buff in my foyer and upstairs hallway which opens to the foyer. It's a BM Historical color. I used a teal rug with it that I took out of another room and it looks fantastic. Upstairs we have a family portrait where we are all wearing denim and it looks great with the Powell Buff.

I was in Country Curtains the other day and noticed they had Pittsfield Buff on their walls. I can tell you it went with every color cutain they had.

I really do love my Powell Buff and said if I were to paint one color in the whole house PB would be it. It is very similar to Monroe Bisque and I had a hard time seeing the difference,
. Powell Buff is more gold and Monroe Bisque more green.

I recently painted my office BM van courtland blue. It is a deep rich color. Everyone who comes in loves the color. It is very calming and soothing. I have an accent rug that has a chocolate brown border with teal, mustard gold, green and orange in it with an olive toned deep green couch. All of those colors go great with the blue. I don't think the color is as limiting as you think. If it was my bedroom I would buy a satin quilt in that burnished goldcolor.

Well, last night I primed one entire wall so I could see how some samples looked without the influence of other colors next to it. I sampled a bunch of neutrals, and then something told me to sample my front runner color from MONTHS! ago, SW Quietude. I really liked it, and after 30 minutes of back and forth, I finally just broke down and pulled the trigger.

I got 2 cans of Cashmere Flat in Quietude. At first I liked it, then I started HATING it as all the blinds were removed from the windows and the north winter sun was really washing out and graying the color. But as each new wall was painted and dried, I started liking it. Now I really like it, almost, almost love it. Still not done getting the room all back in to shape, pictures hung, etc. If I like it now, I'll probably keep liking more and more.

Funny thing is, Quietude looks like a blue green to me on the strip more to the green side, but after painting all the walls, it really turns into a soft robins egg with a very faint warmth and glow from the green. I also love the way the Cashmere paint makes it look like I have lovely blue velvet stretched on my walls.

I am so glad I just took the risk and I have my blue-green! Paint colors are so amazing. You really have no idea how it's gonna turn out until the ENTIRE room is painted. It changes so much as each new wall is covered and the other colors in the room influence how you see the other colors so much. It is quite amazing.

I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow.

Can't wait to see~

Well, this is really good news!

When I read the start of your thread a couple days ago, I was going to push you to try getting the blue/green thing right, but I didn't want to be a color bully. So, I just sat on my hands. I just can't imagine that you would ever have been happy with a neutral, having desperately wanted blue/green.

I know Quietude. It is a great color that I've seen work in a lot of different lighting conditions. Don't forget, you can always tweak the artificial light to get what you need. The only way to make sure something doesn't wash out is to go with a saturated-enough color. The way to make sure a saturated color isn't too dark is to add a lamp or two or three.

Congratulations! I hope you continue to be happy. I know this has been a long time coming.

Just wanted to update--

I am liking the Quietude more and more. I thought maybe it was too gray and I should have gone with Wythe Blue, which is a bit more saturated. Then I changed out my lightbulbs to Sylvania Halogena and now the gray is much less and the blue-green is coming out much more. Since I have been getting home from work late every night this week, I still haven't finished getting the room back into shape (rehanging drapes, pics, etc.). I bet it will look even better when I do that this weekend. I'll also get to see how it looks with the sunlight coming through the windows during the day.

I need to find some new artwork to hang in the room. I originally thought I wanted to go with subdued art in mostly white, but now I'm thinking I like the idea of bringing in some bright reds and oranges to complement the blue. In a magazine (maybe Domino) about a year ago, they showed Miles Redd's apt. He had a large piece of art that was a white canvas with an orange-y red "splatter" that was created from that little machine called a Spirograph I believe that little kids use to make art. It was really cool looking and would be perfect for my room. Wish I knew where to get something like that. For any of you that watched the Bravo show "Top Design", you might remember the winner, Nathan, created a beautiful piece of art by simply allowing different colors of paint to drip over the side of a canvas. I have always wanted to try this and with my millions of paint samples I could really do something cool. Maybe different hues of blues and greens with a little black in the background and one big bright orange, red or yellow stripe. I also would love to get one of those lamps that have what I call that candy red or orange glossy finish in the "genie bottle" shape with a simple drum shade. I am getting excited!

As of now, my Kandinsky print (the color study of the different concentric circles) in a thick black frame is looking great against the walls. I have also noticed that placing a true blue color against the walls makes them appear to be more strongly aqua as the green undertones are accentuated. I love that! I am so happy that I made a good color choice and I have now made it to the "fun" stage of decorating the room. SO GLAD I STUCK TO MY GUNS AND DIDN'T SETTLE FOR A NEUTRAL!

Pics forthcoming.

I can't wait to see the pics.I'm also wanting to use blue-green-gray in my new house and it's becoming the hardest color to pick! Right now I'm settled on gray wisp for the kitchen and son's bathroom and iced marble (a bit darker) for master bath and playroom. But I change my mind every week. I think it's easier to use these colors when they're broken up with alot of white (cabinets, wainscoating, tile). When it's 4 entire walls of it, it's harder to get it right.

Very happy to read this update. Enjoy the weekend...hope it's sunny!

Hi jockewing

I am viewing your messages after I "googled" Quietude. I am thinking about painting the walls in my Master Bedroom this color. I am also looking at Rainwashed, but think this color is a bit too subtle. I am such a "neutral" person and am looking forward to changing my room.

I posted a link to the comforter I am planning to purchase.

What color did you use on your ceiling? The decorator at the paint store told me to use Window Pane...the lightest color on the strip. I am used to white ceilings, and am interested to hear what you used.

I appreciate any feedback...I am so happy you love Quietude. Cannot wait to see pictures.

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