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amother
Forestgreen
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 Sun, Feb 28 2016, 6:51 am
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Looking for a soft grey paint color for nursery
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poelmamosh
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Sun, Feb 28 2016, 7:34 am
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Edgecomb Grey (lighter) or Revere Pewter (medium color) by BM
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LittleRed
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Sun, Feb 28 2016, 7:36 am
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Misty is a gorgeous ethereal gray, Sherwin Williams
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SingALong
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Sun, Feb 28 2016, 7:58 pm
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I just painted my room nimbus grey from Benjamin Moore, very soft neutral grey.
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greenfire
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Sun, Feb 28 2016, 8:11 pm
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they usually have a fan with so many greys that nobody here could pick out for you ... pick up a few colour tiles in varied greys from your local paint store or home depot or sherwin williams ... put them up against the wall in daylight - then choose the one you like best
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amother
Pink
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Sun, Feb 28 2016, 10:20 pm
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Benjamin moore 1459 it has a hint of purple
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amother
Khaki
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Sun, Feb 28 2016, 10:25 pm
The most important thing, once you've narrowed down the possibilities, is to buy sample cans. They vary from somewhere below to slightly above $5 around here, from Sherwin Williams or Lowes.
Paint a square around 1-4 sq feet on at least one wall. Sometimes it looks different on different walls and at different times of day.
I usually ended up wanting a color in between the palest on the card (which is usually almost white) and the next color, which was too strong, so I mixed a little of each and saw it was good. Then I had the store mix the color for me - half way between the two.
Anon because e/o who knows me has heard about this...
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poelmamosh
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Mon, Feb 29 2016, 12:37 pm
| amother wrote: | The most important thing, once you've narrowed down the possibilities, is to buy sample cans. They vary from somewhere below to slightly above $5 around here, from Sherwin Williams or Lowes.
Paint a square around 1-4 sq feet on at least one wall. Sometimes it looks different on different walls and at different times of day.
I usually ended up wanting a color in between the palest on the card (which is usually almost white) and the next color, which was too strong, so I mixed a little of each and saw it was good. Then I had the store mix the color for me - half way between the two.
Anon because e/o who knows me has heard about this... |
Another option is to have the darker color mixed at "50%". (or 75% or whatever) It means they add some white to the base color--similar but more accurate than the method you mention.
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