Oh Perfect Paint Colour, Why Do You Elude Me? (lots of photos)
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I have a hard time making a decision on the best of days, but I
am really having a hard time picking out a paint colour! I know I'm not
alone, but I could really use some opinions.
My son is out of country for 10 months on an exchange trip and I am
re-doing his room while he's gone. His favourite colour is blue, so I
want to be able to use blue in his room. Most likely his bedding will
be blue, but I'm also open to doing a feature wall in blue.
The rest of the house has been done in BM Shaker Beige that has been
tweaked a bit to remove a pink undertone. I had been thinking of going
with a warm, neutral gray. Shaker Beige doesn't go with the grays that
I've been sampling, so now I've decided to paint the whole house and I
really need opinions. I have a really small shoebox house, less than a
1000 sq feet and because
my house is small, I would like to keep the colours in all the rooms
the same or at least work together so there is a nice visual flow.
What I want to accomplish is a nice and airy feel, that is calm and
comforting. I have a red headed firecracker of a husband that gets
daily migraines, so I want a colour that is neutral, calm and quiet, if
that makes sense. The colour also needs to work with my kitchen
cupboards, lighter laminate flooring and some lighter coloured antique
furniture.
Here are some pictures of what I have to work with: The first one shows the colour of the dining room table. The trim throughout is BM Cloud White:
The colour of an antique sideboard, handles needing replaced:
The colour of the kitchen cupboards is Chocolate Pear. The counter top is a laminate.
Counter top closer:
Random funky chair in the living room:
Here is the colour of the laminate flooring. Carpets in bedrooms are being replaced so they are not an issue.
The colours that I had liked were SW Agreeable Gray as well as BM Balboa
Mist. When I put these next to the kitchen cupboards they seem too
cold, although I liked them both when I sampled them in my son's room.
They look lighter in the picture, but on the left is the Balboa Mist.
On the right, top to bottom; SW Agreeable Gray, BM Balboa Mist, BM Silver
Satin (too light). I want to sample some blues as well in here, but
samples are $7 a can for BM and $10 for SW in my area and hubby is
starting to complain!
What colour would you go with? Would you go in a completely
different direction? I've been staring at the paint chips for weeks and
still can't make up my mind!
Help! I need someone to tell me what to do!
Comments (26)
Debra W
8 years agoI'm going to go another direction and pick up some blue/green chips.
I really like the BM AF 490 Tranquility! I also like BM Whythe Blue, BM
Quiet Moments, SW Sea Salt and SW Rainwashed.Here's a room with BM Tranquility that I really love! [BM Tranquility[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-rustic-beach-cottage-turnberry-lane-beach-style-bedroom-orange-county-phvw-vp~10602897)
Modern Rustic Beach Cottage | Turnberry Lane · [More Info[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-rustic-beach-cottage-turnberry-lane-beach-style-bedroom-orange-county-phvw-vp~10602897)
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