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In need of a pretty BM neutral paint

16 years ago

Hello GWers!

I have a painter coming tomorrow and I am in desperate need of a BM neutral color. House is a rental and landlord finally agreed to get rid of the white but it has to be a neutral color. Before picking out the painter who only uses BM paint, I had settled on SW paint with yellow undertones...gosh I forgot the names. I know believable buff was one of them. Any ideas? Oh and it has to go well with wood trim. I wish I had a pic. I tried to find the famous baby turtle but I could not find the paint chip at the store to show the landlord and it's not on the deck the painter gave me. So please help! Thank you so much!!

Rutty

Comments (11)

  • 16 years ago

    Forthe past year a few of my favorites have been:

    BM Jonesboro Cream:

    BM Porcelain Ivory (or Ivory Porcelain - I always forget):


    BM Revere Pewter:


    BM Flowering Herbs (1 shade lighter than Baby Turtle):

    BM Baby Turtle (very chameleon like depending on other peoples light and exposure):



  • 16 years ago

    I have BM Manchester Tan in my foyer going up into the loft which is my family room...I'm repeating the color in my downstairs office/den...in my home it picks up as a khaki color - in a lot of sun it's very light and beigey tan but sometimes in low light it looks like it has a gray/green tone going on...

    There are tons of pretty colors that BM makes I don't think you can go wrong...

  • 16 years ago

    Another place to look for ideas is on the Benjamin Moore website, there is a link to Pottery Barn colors, which shows you rooms painted in various BM colors.

  • 16 years ago

    I was also going to suggest Manchester tan, and Revere Pewter.
    Any BM dealer can mix you Believable Buff.

  • 16 years ago

    I love BM wheeling neutral. Its a nice golden tan in my living room.

  • 16 years ago

    BM Monroe Bisque. I think it is a great neutral and looks good with stained trim.

  • 16 years ago

    I have Manchester Tan and like it, but it is a medium gold - darker than Believable Buff.

    BM Pittsfield Buff is a lovely color and I'd say it's almost a match to Believable Buff.

    If you really like Believable Buff, I bet BM could mix it for you with their paints. SW has all the BM colors and I've had SW mix all my paints that I've used that are BM colors.

    With computers, they pretty much can mix what ever you want.

  • 16 years ago

    Hi guys!

    Thank you so much for all the many and wonderful suggestions and to ttodd for the visuals as well. I am really loving the Jonesboro Cream. I am now armed with a lot of color choices. I don't know if that's good or not cause it's time to make decisions, decisions:) I will let you know which one would be the final contender. Thank you SO much!!!

    Rutty

  • 16 years ago

    After a ridiculous amount of deliberation, we went with BM Antique White. It was just what I was looking for- a neutral light beige that didn't turn green, yellow, or pink. We have it in an upstairs hall and a bright foyer and in both lights it stayed true.

  • 16 years ago

    Thanks...I will look into than one too! Decisions, decisions...

  • 16 years ago

    I choose BM Natural Cream. It's very similar to edgecomb gray, but if push came to shove it leaned a bit yellow instead of pink and I wanted to avoid pink at all costs!

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