Help Me Pick Paint Color

I can't decide between these two colors. They are slate blues. I already have the Nantucket Fog sample on the wall at home, but not the Brittany Blue. Do you think they are too close in color to make the darker wall an accent wall and the rest of the room the lighter color? The bedding we have right now is light colors (slate blue, tan & white), but that is my summer duvet. I also have a nice chocolate brown comforter for the fall and winter with chocolate brown curtains and slate blue accent pillows. We will be buying dark brown furniture. Any thoughts? The room is 13x11.

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Hi!

It's hard to tell paint colors on computer but on my monitor they accent each other nicely!

I have a blue and brown bedroom so of course I love your combo!

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Hi D! How are you?

I think when you look at the paint swatch sample from the store, the darker color is darker and the lighter color is lighter in person. I think I might get a small can of the lighter color to test it. They don't have the lighter color in sample size.

I love the colors, just not sure which to pick or to do both?

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bump! any other thoughts?

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Posted by JldDolphin

Hi D! How are you?

I think when you look at the paint swatch sample from the store, the darker color is darker and the lighter color is lighter in person. I think I might get a small can of the lighter color to test it. They don't have the lighter color in sample size.

I love the colors, just not sure which to pick or to do both?

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Personally, I think they are too close to use as an accent.

What about a green to compliment the blue? Or even a very faint blush color (so it's not too feminine). Or even a light yellow.

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Posted by CathyB

Posted by JldDolphin

Hi D! How are you?

I think when you look at the paint swatch sample from the store, the darker color is darker and the lighter color is lighter in person. I think I might get a small can of the lighter color to test it. They don't have the lighter color in sample size.

I love the colors, just not sure which to pick or to do both?

I think there are more sample colors you can order on the BM website. They said they have 250 or so, and it didn't seem like that many in that kiosk thing.

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I love the colors, but think they might be too close to do one as an accent wall - particularly if that wall gets a lot of light, which will make the color look lighter.

I have an accent wall in my bedroom (no pics yet though), but if it helps to give you an idea of what shade difference we did, we used Behr Sagey and then Egyptian Nile (a dark olive) as our accent wall.

Once everything was on the wall, the dark olive was definitely the accent wall, but it wasn't TOO dark, which is why I think you'd need a darker color to make it clear that you're doing an accent wall.

Sorry if this is a bit rambling. I'm hopped up on cold meds

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Posted by BlondeJD

I love the colors, but think they might be too close to do one as an accent wall - particularly if that wall gets a lot of light, which will make the color look lighter.

I have an accent wall in my bedroom (no pics yet though), but if it helps to give you an idea of what shade difference we did, we used Behr Sagey and then Egyptian Nile (a dark olive) as our accent wall.

Once everything was on the wall, the dark olive was definitely the accent wall, but it wasn't TOO dark, which is why I think you'd need a darker color to make it clear that you're doing an accent wall.

Sorry if this is a bit rambling. I'm hopped up on cold meds

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brittany blue

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From those images, not too similar. I would say it will probably work out great.

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Nantucket fog!

I have it in my bedroom

phenomenal on the wall

Can u get a sample of each color and try them out?

BM sells small paint sample (a few oz)
or they sell a big paper in the color to tape wall

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I think you can use both. An accent wall doesn't have to be "loud" it can be a little more subtle. I say go for it. I am sure it will be great.

Another option, I don't know if you thought of this but I will throw it out there, you could do a chair rail and the lighter color on top and darker on the bottom. Just a thought.

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Posted by JldDolphin

Posted by dbleplay17

Nantucket fog!

I have it in my bedroom

phenomenal on the wall

Can u get a sample of each color and try them out?

BM sells small paint sample (a few oz)
or they sell a big paper in the color to tape wall

I know you have Nantucket For, that is where I got the idea from. They have the sample size of the Nantucket Fog, but not the Brittany Blue. Where do you get the big paper color to tape to the wall? I have never seen them. Thanks!

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Posted by MrsPowers

I think you can use both. An accent wall doesn't have to be "loud" it can be a little more subtle. I say go for it. I am sure it will be great.

Another option, I don't know if you thought of this but I will throw it out there, you could do a chair rail and the lighter color on top and darker on the bottom. Just a thought.

Message edited 9/6/2007 10:34:14 AM.

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Posted by MrsPowers

Another option, I don't know if you thought of this but I will throw it out there, you could do a chair rail and the lighter color on top and darker on the bottom. Just a thought.

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Posted by BnBdreamin

Posted by MrsPowers

Another option, I don't know if you thought of this but I will throw it out there, you could do a chair rail and the lighter color on top and darker on the bottom. Just a thought.

I like this idea better than the accent wall. But that's just me. I am too chicken to commit to an a whole wall in a different color for fear that I would get tired of it. But the more traditional up down split would last longer in my design trends.

I was also just thinking, what if you did the ceiling in the lighter blue? While I'm not a fan of one wall, I am in favor of painted ceilings!

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If you use only one color, I like Brittany Blue. They are both nice though, and I agree, the accent wall doesn't have to be such a contrast, and the two blues aren't so close.

If you can't get samples, I would buy a small can.

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Posted by JldDolphin

I never thought of painting the ceiling the light blue. Interesting! I will have to give that some thought. Thanks D! Great idea!

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Posted by BnBdreamin

Posted by JldDolphin

I never thought of painting the ceiling the light blue. Interesting! I will have to give that some thought. Thanks D! Great idea!

Welcome!!! Hey, since I don't have my own house to paint, I can at least live vicariously through you! Can you throw in some gorgeous drapes in a nice luxurious fabric for me!?

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Posted by JldDolphin

Want to come over and help paint so you don't feel left out? Sure I can throw in some gorgeous drapes in a nice luxurious fabric - got some extra cash too? Gotta help a girl out here! (just playin with ya D!)