Farrow and Ball Stone White vs French Gray: pics, opinions?

12 years ago

I have looked at umpteen paint colors for my kitchen/family room. The trick is that our trim is painted Natural Wicker (OC-1) and our kitchen cabinets are maybe a hair darker than the trim color. Walls now are BM Cheyenne Green, which looks good and has worked well with the trim/cabinet colors, but I'm trying to back off the green a bit and get a bit more neutral. But not beige or brown. So I ventured into the land of F&B and at the moment, have large samples of these two colors in front of me. In the dreary light from the rain and time of day, French Gray looks a lot like Cheyenne Green! Or wait, maybe that's the Stone White. They're all starting to look alike. I'd love feedback from any F&B aficionados.

Also looking at BM Fieldstone which, when propped up against my Cheyenne wall, looks a bit lighter, maybe a little grayer and bluer. At least in this light.

We have a lot of artwork in this space, and fairly colorful furnishings (patterned rug, dark red leather sofa, dark blue chair on the way, green counters), so my goal this time is a wall color that is fabulous but is more of a backdrop for these other colors.

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mahatmacat1

12 years ago

mtnrd, I think you have just posted the *quintessential* Home Dec Forum post. Every sentence epitomizes the spirit of this dear place : ) I've even clipped it for the ages.

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tinam61
12 years ago
I was thinking Allison has used french gray. I could be wrong though!

tina
allison0704
12 years ago
I did - our island is French Gray with a black glaze. It sometimes looks like a blue color in pictures, but it is more green than gray. (link below). At the bottom of the kitchen pictures is a link to my walk-in pantry, which is painted French Gray (last few pictures).

Rococogurl is an F&B expert. If you don't get her here, you should try in Kitchens. You could also try searching AM for more F&B posts. She used them in her NYC apartment and country house. Look under House Tours > Our Houses

Here is a link that might be useful: kitchen
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Sueb20
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Ha! This morning I have my sample board taped to my wall. The French Gray IS Cheyenne Green, I swear. And the Stone White is too yellowish. Back to the drawing board. I think I want slightly lighter, slightly grayer, maybe with a bit more dash of blue? Might need to play around with some paints on my own and create my own custom color!
mtnrdredux_gw
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I think of FnB like I do Chanel lipstick. An expertly edited range of colors, all of which I could use confidently, if only because I am delusional over their imprimatur.

But trying to achieve a certain hue can really only be done w trial and error. And the FnB sample pots are so cute I may display mine!

I used almost all FnB in my new home. For exterior porch ceilings I tried a total of 14 colors. And ended up using the first one Id tried. It was called "porch ceiling blue". But I had to try 14 ...
Sueb20
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12 years ago
Is mthrd our new ...oh no, I can't remember his name! The guy who was in Oprah magazine a while back who used to drop in here from time to time. Oh, Magnaverde!

Anyway, I'm off the FB train and now and staring lovingly at a 5" x 8" sample of BM River Gorge Gray. Not sure if I can go that dark, though. Maybe Northern Cliffs...

Someday I will use FB paints. In my retirement condo, maybe. Would anyone be surprised to know that I already have it partly decorated in my mind?
ttodd
12 years ago
I'm pretty sure Redbazel used River Gorge Gray in her kitchen.

And Cheyenne Green is the closest color to French Gray so you were right on!
Sueb20
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12 years ago
Ttodd, every time I'd seen a pic of French Gray in the past I thought it looked like my Cheyenne, but I guess I had to see it IRL.

Now I'm also looking at Aura Pashmina. Might be zipping to the paint store this afternoon for some samples... since I actually called the painter today!

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