I imagine this question has been settled, and I would love to know how things ultimately worked out! What would you do? Do you have a favorite muted green/blue? What was the worst color you chose? I’ve picked out colors I didn’t like before, but not such a muted one. But that seems far more complicated and touching up any areas down the road will be impossible. I’ve also considered using Silver Sage, but toning it down in the family room with a gray wash over. And my current front-runner, despite the darker hue. Heather Gray, seemingly a darker and more green/gray version of Silver Sage. Iced Marble and Greyhound, more blue and less green. Duxbury Gray, considerably darker with more green. Beach Glass, which looks even brighter thank Silver Sage. So here are my new options, all from Ben Moore. Which is sad, because now I’ve got to find a new sample that will look good in the bright office and dim family room.Īfter pouring over my Glidden, Dutch Boy, Martha Stewart, and Ben Moore swatch books, I’ve narrowed my selection to four colors. And here’s the kicker, he didn’t believe they were the same color.īased on this side by side (with the same editing) I don’t think anyone would. So I told him to look at the family room swatch, to which he replied, “It’s so bright it hurts my eyes.” Yes, it was that bad. When Ben came home from work, I first asked what he thought of the color in the office. But in the dark, north facing family room, it looked baby blue.Įeeek. The color looked great in my sunny, south-facing office. And that’s when I made another startling discovery. One in the family room, another behind the fridge in my office. Because I have the patience of a two-year old, I walked in the door, set my stuff down, grabbed a paint brush, and make two swatches. I bought a sample of Behr paint, planning to test it on the walls and use it for another project. RH’s Silver Sage and Behr’s Silver Sage were nearly identical. Okay, not startling, but a discovery none the less. Silver Sage is a nice greenish blue with enough gray to keep it calm. All along, I’d thought Restoration Hardware’s Silver Sage would be perfect.Īfter using many RH colors at our first house, I grew to love their pretty, but muted colors. You know, the one I had mentally painted the whole area with? My ringer, as it were. We’ve still got plenty of work in the family room, kitchen, and office before we can paint, but I thought I’d get a head start by testing my favorite sample. Other times, it is a total failure before it really even starts. More often than not, our projects go exactly as planned.
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