Input needed on having Farrow and Ball paint mixed by Benjamin Moore
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Farrow & Ball - Amazing, but now I have too much - suggestions?
Comments (21)amy, thanks so much for the answer! Brushworks and faron discouraged me too but I did it anyway coz I figured F&B or someone who's used it would have a better idea about what works best for it. I hadn't gotten an answer from someone who'd used it, so I went for it. Yes it was a lot of work and if I could figure out the technique to do it well, I'd love to do so again. The finish looks amazing with that - BUT because I'm not a super painter, there are some discontinuities that bug me all the more because the main part looks sooo good. It looks like silk - both from further away where the finish looks amazing as well as up close because the very fine brush marks look like fine silk stries. BUT, till I work it out, I probably shouldn't try it again in a rush. Where it didn't work out, I have had some problems and I have had to sand and retry. There are a couple of low wall segments which I may have to redo entirely because I've got some 8" sections here and there that I've really screwed up on. Hmmm, interesting that you cut in after. So, only in the first go around or each time? BTW, are you in Mass yet??? Do let me know when you get here and get settled in or if you want some help finding out about paint or other services etc....See MoreBest Ceiling Paint for Farrow & Ball, BM Aura
Comments (11)I just primed, and painted my ceiling with Farrow & Ball primer, and Wimborne White in the Estate Emulsion. It's a nightmare. It's flashing after a third top coat. The primer went on beautifully, and looked better than the Estate Emulsion. At this point, I don't know what to do. I'm considering the BM Waterborne paint, but I've read that flashes, too. Any thoughts anyone? For my time, and money, I definitely won't be using Farrow & Ball on a ceiling again. I'm hoping a professional painter can salvage the Blazer Red, I've put on the walls. So far Farrow and Ball for me has been a huge disappointment....See MoreUsing Farrow and Ball paint in bath?
Comments (3)I have had BM replicate other company's paint colors and they always do a great job, but not F&B so far. I recently did a bathroom, and the main thing is that you deal with the moisture problem first, which it sounds like you have. In our case the exhaust fan worked but it was not installed flush and not sealed, so it was drawing air from the space above the ceiling as well as from the room. We fixed that, and moisture is not a problem. However, you just need to use a semi-gloss paint. You don't need kitchen and bath, necessarily, just one with a higher sheen to it, so any moisture will bead up. That's the advice I was given at BM. If you are worried about mold, they can put an additive in it, but if you've got mold growing on the walls it is more than a paint question!...See MoreFarrow & Ball paint vs mixing vs BM equivalent
Comments (48)I don't know Sherwin Williams paint colors so I cannot say how any one would match to F&B. F&B All White is their brightest, whitest white without undertones if I recall correctly. What I do know is that most paint lines have an equivalent -- the brightest white. I would look at those from SW and from BM and others. A lot of the way any white will look depends on location. The same white paint will look much different in Texas, where the light is very strong and New England where it may look more gray due to the light. Noon has the brightest daylight. I would suggest looking at paint samples then. Also in the a.m. and late afternoon. See which looks best to you at all times of the day....See More
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