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Dark green in master (someone here may get his/her wish)

10 years ago

Back when I was replacing the drapes, etc. in my master, there was a debate about the wall color. I still like the wall color, but some of you think it's too close (but not identical to) the velvet in the drapes. Someone, at one point, recommended a dark green. Now, I wouldn't want to go as dark as the green Pal recommended Threeappples use, which was nice in a larger room, but I picked up two samples today. (As an aside, you likely know by now that I'm a big fan of the Williamsburg paint colors, which were previously licensed to Martin Senour and Pratt & Lambert but which are now licensed only to Benjamin Moore. So, these are now Benjamin Moore exclusives (although the color selection has been enlarged and, it appears in some instances, changed along with names). Here's the new site describing the collection if you haven't yet seen it: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/williamsburg-color-collection).

I'm thinking of Colonial Verdigris and Buffet Green.

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/colonialverdigris

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/williamsburg-color-collection

At least in the in-store samples, the Colonial Verdigris is more olive than it appears online, and the Buffet Green is more hunter or kelly green than the teal color is comes across as online. But we'll see in-person. I'm going to test it out to see what you all think. You know by now that I'm not afraid of wall colors.

The reason this room has been a bit in limbo is that I'm swamped this summer generally and because the new Ralph Lauren bedding (which I'm told by Bloomingdales will have a large-scale, classic tartan just like my chair in the room) doesn't come out until August or September, and I cannot find anything I like for a duvet in the interim.

I already have purchsed some corded trim and some trim with the wavy fringe (not tassels like the drapes) that is from the same line as the drape fringe (normally $20 per yard on clearance locally for $4 per yard, which is a steal). I got the fringe for the bedskirt I'll have to have made custom (so that it goes behind the rails and over the support system, as opposed to cutting an everyday skirt), and the cording for pillows. So I'm really just waiting on the duvet.

Thanks for the input.

This post was edited by KevinMP on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 13:51

Comments (40)

Oakley
10 years ago
I'm not a fan of olive paint, but I sure do like the colors above. Especially the Verdigris. Once you get your bedding, you have to use a dark green on your walls because it will be the look you (and I) want. Especially in the winter time. Now I'm thinking of snow. :)
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
10 years ago
Well, I love green and I think a dark green would look great. My only concern is that if the bedding is a large expanse of dark, too, it may be too much. Of course, the draperies will offset the darkness nicely. It definitely could be smashing and just the sort of cozy bedroom anyone would love. Also, it is only paint-go for it, live with it for a while, and see how it fits.
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threeapples
10 years ago
I can't wait to see your room. I love my dark green bedroom and am also in need of bedding and curtains. I'll check out your paint right now.
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10 years ago
I'm finishing up my bedroom in a deep hunter. It wasn't actually on purpose, but it certainly is a very happy accident. It was the week I was moving in and my room was still icky baby blue from the PO and all my cash was gone .... I grabbed the leftover bucket of paint that my daughter had chosen for her room two houses ago. It was a little on the "last leg" thick, but I just plunged ahead. My original intent had been one of the SW golds, blonde or restrained gold. I never really considered a super deep green.

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JGbeME
10 years ago
I love love love the color - my kitchen is a shade lighter
All my accent pieces are pale green, steel, and cream. I say change the drapes. Much less work :)
KevinMP
Original Author
10 years ago
Here are some pictures to show you what it looked like at night, although they were taken with an iphone not a real camera.

I also included a picture of the rug (excuse the debris) and the trim I have already purchased for down the road, mentioned above.

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This post was edited by KevinMP on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 13:27
alex9179
10 years ago
Are you going to paint the ceiling a different color?

Can't wait to see it. I just love rooms that aren't white and gray that's all over the magazines-and I like white and gray. I'm having to thumb through ones decades old to find rich colors.
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cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
10 years ago
Yes! That is a terrific color and looks amazing with the draperies. I take back what I said about maybe too dark!
jab65
10 years ago
I like the deeper one---the one in the corner.
KevinMP
Original Author
10 years ago
Here are some better pictures. I'm leaning heavily towards the Colonial Verdigris, which is the one in the corner above the window and the higher one next to the mirror along the door moulding. I've also included some of the rest of the room for context. You'll also likely notice my new brass lamps and linen/gold-lined shades and the new ceiling fan (brass and dark cherry Casablanca). (As you can see, I've added a window unit this week because it's just too damn hot here for my AC to work well (as in below 74) on the third floor, but that's temporary, it's normally fine without it. I just cannot justify the $4K it would cost to put a minisplit in that room (the front room's AC works well because it's a direct shot from the basement).)
My3dogs ME zone 5A
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I like the more olive color you have chosen...How does it look with your chair fabric, and what appears to me more hunter green on your new trim?

I know that you use bold colors to perfection, but playing devil's advocate, will you mind if your beautiful dark wood furniture is closer to the deepness of the wall color and doesn't stand out against the walls as they do now?
KevinMP
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Nope, the trim actually looks better with the more olive color:

The chair fabric is sort of an in between green.
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I like the trim better with the olive color and the verdigris paint better overall. Your place is fantastic! Thanks for posting about the BM Williamsburg colors--they are gorgeous and I love the inspiration photos on the website.

Do you have any further information about the RL tartan bedding that is due out this fall? It sounds right up my alley. :)
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Just that it will be at least at Bloomingdales and that it will be a large-scale, dark tartan of some sort. The Bloomingdales sales rep had pictures from the Ralph Lauren show that depicted what they'd be getting, and it looked just like my chair. I think she said it'd be coming in in August or early September.
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
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Ha-when I first looked, I was on my iPad and didn't notice that you had two colors posted until the second round of pictures! I think I need my glasses updated!

Anyway, I think I like the Colonial Verdigris (top on wall by door and closest to corner above window?) best. Please decide quickly since I can hardly stand waiting to see it finished! ;)
rovo
10 years ago
Another vote for the Colonial Verdigris! Such a beautiful home and love your decorating style:)
tracie.erin
10 years ago
The more olive color looks better. Plus, it will make the room much cozier than the lighter color. I have a similar olive green in my own master and am very happy with it.
madeyna
10 years ago
Just a little heads up from someone who has painted using dark greens. I love it and will continue to use it but a slight color change can make your room look like a chaulkboard. Twice now when using the same color dark green the person has mixing it has gotten it just a hair off and I got that effect.
williamsem
10 years ago
I have a severe aversion to dark green after having it in my bathroom. But seeing it in the right context is an amazing difference! I also like the top/right color. I almost thought you had two pieces of trim too, it looks so alive with the top color.
User
10 years ago
I love the deeper olive green. Can't wait to see it finished!
User
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I like the color in principle but am thinking that the wrong shade will dropkick your room right into the mid 80's instead of achieving that timeless, traditional / historic yet not slavishly so vibe you have in the rest of your house.
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10 years ago
Your room is going to look so rich when you are done.
rosie
10 years ago
Like Alex, I'm also picking up old magazines to find rich colors and rich layering. I love light rooms and will never give them up, but you can get tired of anything if it's "the" thing for decades.

Your room should look wonderful at night, assuming, as said, the green looks as it should surrounding soft pools of light. That rug is going to "pop" wonderfully, especially with its lightest areas.

Kevin, I've always loved dark green, but the brighter is coming across my monitor as a bit too crayony and the other as a bit too yellowy-dulled, so all I know is that I want the sort of deep moss green you see in old velvet, the kind that's neither yellowish or bluish, just a glory of green. BTW, just try finding that color in fabric these days, as I recently have been.

Looking forward to pix.
lazydaisynot
10 years ago
My concern would be that your beautiful wood furniture won't stand out as much. There's a shade in your rug (in some triangular and ice-cream cone shapes, for lack of better description) that looks like a fairly deep gray/blue/green. That might be another option to consider, though I don't know if it's among the historically correct choices.
aa62579
10 years ago
We just painted with BM Lush (part of the affinity collection) which is a deeper green with blue undertones and I love it. Good luck with whichever color you choose.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lush
Erod1
10 years ago
I dont know if youve painted yet or not, but i have this green in my master and i love it. It goes well with everything, dark wood, light wood, etc. it goes on darker than the pic suggests. Go get a sample, i think you might love it. Its very relaxing and warm and cozy color.

Im not recommending this store, dont even know where it is. But was the first link i found to the color. It is a ralph lauren paint called Acacia green. If they still make it.

http://eaglepaintandwallpaper.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=944&zenid=60bb7eb9cdec0d69ca9c1b94a3400a76
Erod1
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I dont know if youve painted yet or not, but i have this green in my master and i love it. It goes well with everything, dark wood, light wood, etc. it goes on darker than the pic suggests. Go get a sample, i think you might love it. Its very relaxing and warm and cozy color.

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Erod1
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Tmnca
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I do think a green with more black in it would look even better.
KevinMP
Original Author
10 years ago
Update of sorts. I painted the entire corner today, and I think I'm definitely going to go through with it (if my gf doesn't disapprove). It really isn't dark at night at all, and I find it relaxing in a cozy way.

(It's not this yellow in real life, and I'm not even using the flash, but you can get an idea.)
natesgram
10 years ago
It looks fantastic, definitely keep going.
yayagal
10 years ago
Kevin, that photo just took my breath away. It's so rich and beautiful. Now I want to paint a room with it and I have no rooms to do lol. Hmmmm, my granddaughter has a new town house and I love to paint. Have to show this to her.
KevinMP
Original Author
10 years ago
This shot from this morning is more true to the color than the one from last night.
dedtired
10 years ago
Lovely. When I saw the first picture I kind of cringed because it looks so yellow, but I love this shade of green. It makes the bedroom look like a quiet sanctuary.

GF? Is this the first time I am hearing about the GF? Hmmm. Lucky girl -- a man who decorates!
busybee3
10 years ago
looks great! then maybe some crown??? :)
lynxe
10 years ago
Very, very nice!

Kevin, didn't you promise to come decorate my place when you're finished with yours? ;)
rosie
10 years ago
That second IS looking very nice. Colors, everything. I love ending the day in a cozy bedroom that looks its best at night--from bed. Can't say why I don't have one now.
amykath
10 years ago
Very pretty and cozy!!!

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