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16 years ago

We are redoing our kids/guest bath. I picked a color that appeared to look good with the tile. It is Benjamin Moore SPA AF435. Rather than getting the sample paint and putting it up I picked a few of the very large chips brought home and made a decision that way (never before/ never again).

I was gone when the painter did the first coat today. Came home and saw I have big trouble. Was trying to get a color that would pick up the green undertones from the tile but what I ened up with is a very pastel looking green color. When I called the painter to let him know I did not like it he said he knew I would not like from the first time he opened the can. UGH.

Going back to the paint shop Monday to see if they can do anything. I thought the color would be a little more "earthy"- while actually this reminds me of a color you would see around Easter. If we can not fix it I will have to buy another color and start again. This bathroom has NO natural light what so ever. Sure there is some impact- all is I know is it can not stay.

Does anyone have any suggestions? The pics attached are from when we just had primer and no paint.

Have to get this fixed Monday.

Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: Picture of bath pre painting

Comments (7)

  • 16 years ago

    Your tile looks a little bit like mine, although I have a strip of quartzite and yours looks like glass (?) Here's a picture of my master bath when it was just painted. I used BM Adobe Beige, and it's not as peachy as it appears. The master bedroom is RH Sycamore Green, which you can see on the walls of the second picture. Hope this helps.

  • 16 years ago

    We used Spa in our "office" and it did start out much more "minty" than expected or desired. As it dried down or "cured" it developed into a much more pleasing color. It seems to be nicer now (8-9 months later) than it was when it was first painted.

    It's definitely not an earthy green, but it is a soothing, "spa"-like color, so it works for us.

  • 16 years ago

    I would definitely look at green greys or brown greys rather than light greens. I wonder if they could just grey up the spa for you - wouldn't cost you any extra.

  • 16 years ago

    Thanks everyone. AnnKathryn, Funny- my tile does look a lot like yours. Good taste : ) My accent is glass.

    Headed in the AM to see if they can grey it up some first to salvage at $65 gallon. If I do not like it I will start again and try the adobe beige. I also had looked at nantucket grey so will revisit that again.

    Will let everyone know how I do and thanks again.

  • 16 years ago

    I did the same thing when we were building. I picked out a green that matched my comforter and wanted to use it in my bathroom. My tile is also similar to yours. When I came in after the painter had put the first coat up, I almost fainted. It was so ugly!

    Here is my mater bath and the color I ended up with gives the room a more spa look, instead of the throw-up look that it had before.

    BM Putnam Ivory

    I did end up using the paint in my sons bathroom and it looks much better with his white trim and light brown counters/cabinets.

    Can you imagine this green with the above master bath!

  • 16 years ago

    Things worked out ok! I started looking at all the paint cans we have in the house (colors we bought and all the sample size ones) as I must have 15-20 BM colors around. Thinking about the colors I love most in my house I tried Texas Leather. It was one of the Pottery Barn colors last year. Knew it would be too dark for the space but the color was good with the tile. Went to the paint shop (the store is AWESOME to work with) and looked at the other colors on the card. They are AC1 Coastal Fog, AC2 Berkshire Beige and AC3 Texas Leather. He said there was only so much they can do with it but he would try. He got the coastal fog no problem- I thought it was too light so he tried again. He talked to color consultant in the store and she made some suggestions and they mixed again. I think the result looks pretty close to the Berkshire Beige the middle color on the card. Maybe a little lighter but not too much. I am pleased!

    I will take and post a few pictures later. I should have taken a few of the Spa to compare. A good paint shop is worth its weight in gold. They saved the $65 gallon of Aura for free.

    Thanks again everyone.