Help! Sea Salt looks blue!
I am updating my very neutral dining room. We live in Florida and I love the modern farmhouse look. The room faces WNW and when the afternoon sun comes into the window, the Sea Salt I painted (two coats, flat paint over Kilim Beige) looks bright blue, which I do not like. I like the greenish-grayish hue that Sea Salt is supposed to be. This was a sample pot so I haven't committed to the whole gallon yet. The black table and chairs will stay black and I am willing to change out the beige script upholstery seats and cornice. I am painting the bookcase SW Dover White (haven't bought that yet). I have Comfort Gray in the great room and love Sea Salt, but it looks terrible in the dining room. The room across from the dining room is the study, which is still Kilim Beige (builder paint). Should I try and find another green/gray/blue (Silver Strand is too dark, as is Comfort Gray) or go neutral? The undertone is what I'm most worried about and I fear it looking blue or purple when I finally
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