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CaMacho
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Name: Jess
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Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Picking paint colors for each room is so hard!! Last night we finally sat down and actually picked some colors for each room (some definites are in Bold).
Has anyone used these BM colors? I'd love to see pics if you have.
Nantucket Gray Sussex Green Crisp Khaki Oak Ridge Adagio Lenox Tan Shaker Beige Yarmouth Blue Stonington Gray Olive Branch
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Posted 5/7/08 9:15 AM |
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VickiC
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
We used Lenox Tan in our LR. We did Georgian Brick for the accent and Philadelphia Cream in the dinette. We did White Dove for the ceiling and moldings.



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Posted 5/7/08 11:46 AM |
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ODonnell
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
We used Nantucket Gray in our TV room. It's more of a green/gray.
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Posted 5/7/08 12:09 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
I have Yarmouth Blue in my bathroom - it is a beautiful color. I was going to do my bedroom the same color but I thought it was too much blue (my boys' room is blue too) I dont have any pics to post but it is a great color.
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Posted 5/7/08 12:12 PM |
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CaMacho
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Member since 7/06 15112 total posts
Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Thanks for posting pics! Nantucket gray is my favorite, I love how it looks in your tv room.
The Lenox tan looks great with the white moldings.
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Posted 5/7/08 12:33 PM |
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julz33
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
I used Olive Branch in my basement.
This is while we were still working on it but you can see the color better than you can in the pics above.
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Posted 5/7/08 12:38 PM |
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Tine73

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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
I think Colleen has Adagio in her LR. I it!!
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Posted 5/7/08 1:08 PM |
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HelenZ
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Name: Helen
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
thanks for posting this Jess!!! I love seeing all these colors in an actual room!!! they all look great!!
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Posted 5/7/08 1:15 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
I only used Adagio on your list...but I love Yarmouth Blue, Nantucket Gray and Stonington Gray. I almost used Nantucket Gray in our study but went with Copley Gray...it's grayer and a bit darker.
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Posted 5/7/08 1:38 PM |
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CaMacho
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Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Thanks Julz... that's a great color! I think these pics are making my decisions even harder. lol
Colleen, I got the strip that has copley gray on it too... but wanted a gray that has more of a "color" to it. Nantucket seems to have a greenish tint to it.
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Posted 5/7/08 3:40 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by CaMacho Colleen, I got the strip that has copley gray on it too... but wanted a gray that has more of a "color" to it. Nantucket seems to have a greenish tint to it. Copley is definitely greenish - more Army green? It's darker though than Nantucket... Image Attachment(s):
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Posted 5/7/08 3:55 PM |
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CaMacho
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Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by ~Colleen~ Copley is definitely greenish - more Army green? It's darker though than Nantucket...
Wow it looks totally different than the strip we took home. I really like it!!
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Posted 5/7/08 4:05 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by CaMacho
Posted by ~Colleen~ Copley is definitely greenish - more Army green? It's darker though than Nantucket...
Wow it looks totally different than the strip we took home. I really like it!! Right? It definitely changes color depending on the lighting...brighter artificial light will make it look greyer. Plus all colors look darker than the strip, once on the walls - the larger space, etc.
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Posted 5/7/08 4:18 PM |
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CaMacho
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Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by ~Colleen~ Right? It definitely changes color depending on the lighting...brighter artificial light will make it look greyer. Plus all colors look darker than the strip, once on the walls - the larger space, etc.
Hmm... now i'm second guessing the nantucket gray for our LR/DR. It gets TONS of natural light and i'm worried the color is too light now...
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Posted 5/7/08 4:22 PM |
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~Colleen~
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Name: guess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
I would get a couple of testers and paint some 2x2 patches on various spots on the walls. Areas that see different light at different times. I believe Nantucket is one of the testers...
ETA: better yet, paint the patches on some sheetrock - or some white board - and hold them up in the various spots. That way you won't have to worry about covering/sanding the patches.
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Posted 5/7/08 4:31 PM |
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billswife
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
I did use BM. But I used Camoflauge (livingroom) and Carlisle Cream (bedroom).
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Posted 5/7/08 4:52 PM |
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SpiceGirl
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
We used Adagio in our LR/DR and it look gorgeous!
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Posted 5/7/08 5:09 PM |
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CaMacho
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Member since 7/06 15112 total posts
Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by SpiceGirl
We used Adagio in our LR/DR and it look gorgeous!
I love this color... do you have any pics?
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Posted 5/7/08 6:01 PM |
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HelenZ
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Name: Helen
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
ok here's a pic of the samples I bought last night, one of which is shaker beige:
from top to bottom, here's the paint names:
1- stone house 2- shaker beige 3- wheeling neutral 4- putnam ivory 5- everlasting 6- carrington beige
I have 2 more upclose pics at the end of my "porch room" album. HTH!!
here's an upclose w/ shaker beige in the middle:
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Posted 5/7/08 8:16 PM |
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CaMacho
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Member since 7/06 15112 total posts
Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by HelenZ
ok here's a pic of the samples I bought last night, one of which is shaker beige:
from top to bottom, here's the paint names:
1- stone house 2- shaker beige 3- wheeling neutral 4- putnam ivory 5- everlasting 6- carrington beige
Thank you so much for posting!! I really like shaker beige and also putnam ivory... have you decided on anything yet?
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Posted 5/7/08 8:30 PM |
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HelenZ
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Name: Helen
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by CaMacho
Posted by HelenZ
ok here's a pic of the samples I bought last night, one of which is shaker beige:
from top to bottom, here's the paint names:
1- stone house 2- shaker beige 3- wheeling neutral 4- putnam ivory 5- everlasting 6- carrington beige
Thank you so much for posting!! I really like shaker beige and also putnam ivory... have you decided on anything yet?
good question!! I'm definitely loving all the lighter shades for the front room.....problem is, my hubby has been upstate since Sunday, he'll be home tomorrow so then I can ask him what he thinks. I like any of the bottom 3, but I have a feeling he'll like one of the darker ones at the top.
what's funny is I prematurely bought 2 different sets of curtains for the front room, so I want to make sure the wall color goes w/ the curtains. one set is a satiny chocolate brown, the other is a goldish color w/ brown embroidery. So I don't want the color too dark b/c then it will be competitive w/ the brown curtains. maybe when DH is home I'll ask him to hold up the curtain next to the samples on the wall and I can take a pic and post it for opinions. wow I'm bringing indecisive to a whole new level!! I think I'm too tired from work to make decisions!!!
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Posted 5/7/08 8:40 PM |
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CaMacho
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Member since 7/06 15112 total posts
Name: Jess
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
Posted by HelenZ
good question!! I'm definitely loving all the lighter shades for the front room.....problem is, my hubby has been upstate since Sunday, he'll be home tomorrow so then I can ask him what he thinks. I like any of the bottom 3, but I have a feeling he'll like one of the darker ones at the top.
Definitely post pics with the curtains... we'll help you decide. I never imagined picking paint would be this hard! I think I need to pick up some of those samples tomorrow.
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Posted 5/7/08 9:24 PM |
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babymakes3
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
We used Yarmouth Blue in our bedroom in our old apartment.
I loved the color. I would definitely use it for a bathroom or bedroom again.
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Posted 5/7/08 9:48 PM |
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2Pisces
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
We have Yarmouth Blue in our bathroom and I really like it.
I also like Nantucket Gray!
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Posted 5/7/08 10:14 PM |
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HelenZ
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Name: Helen
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Re: Did you use these Benjamin Moore colors?
oh and btw, good luck w/ your closing tomorrow!!! getting those keys is the best feeling EVER!! paying the mortgage probably the worst feeling ever....just kidding hope it all goes smoothly!!
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Posted 5/7/08 10:16 PM |
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