Is two different turquoise bedrooms too much turquoise?
I'm choosing paint colours for a four bedroom 1930s house that I've just moved into. Every room needs painting, so it's a clean slate.
In my old house, I had a tiny study painted Farrow & Ball Chinese Blue (archive colour)
, which I loved. I'm thinking of painting my slightly larger study the same colour. However, my seven year old has asked that his room be painted a vivid turquoise, something like Farrow & Ball St Giles Blue.
I'm worried that having half the bedrooms turquoise is too much of the same thing, and will look strange. I'm also worried that the problem is actually too much difference. I suspect the vivid St Giles Blue will clash with the muted Chinese Blue, making the St Giles look cheap and the Chinese look muddy. I'm wondering about giving up the blue in my study and going for grey, since I'm probably less stubborn than a seven year old. Or maybe we should paint both rooms the same, just St Giles or just Chinese?
Am I overthinking this? My husband says everyone should just get the colour they want. :)
I'm attaching official F&B photos of both colours.
This is the Chinese Blue:
... and this is the St Giles:
Thank you!
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PRO3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoOr just paint one wall in his room the turquoise, and the others white.
Or, show him what else is out there. maybe he wants a dark blue so his wall looks like the galaxy (and this color is a lot easier to work with)
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PRO3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoOr......................... BE THE GROWN UP, Let him have his turquoise, You select something else in paint, or consider a great grass cloth in your room. : ) Far enough away from that color he wants.
Phillip Jeffries " Tantalizing teal"............love it . Lively and lovely with fresh white bedding. Prettier as well with wood tones. Either way........these aren't public rooms. Not worth wringing hands over spaces YOU will see.
ORRRRRRRRR HAVE MORE FUN WITH HIS ROOM
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PRO3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoI think it will work. Have your son keep going with his decorating and help him find bedding that will tie the two different blues together.
Love that he is so interested in how his room will look. Even 7 year old’s take pride in ownership!
I had this wonderful neighbor, who had raised a large family. Her advice to me was to save the “no’s” for those requests which must be a “no”.In another 9 years, he will be looking for something else which is turquoise. This is where you might say no?
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