What is EK Paint Colors?

EK = Ellen Kennon paints

Also...
BM = Benjamin Moore
SW = Sherwin Williams

scgirl816, send some pics of your house to Ellen Kennon and ask her for recommendations. She and her staff are very good at helping with color choices.

I also got her small sample jars and painted large poster boards so I could see how the colors looked next to each other.

FYI, make sure you have an ICI store close to where you live since they'll mix your paint per your order and you'll need to pick it up. Also, have them paint a dab on the lid so you can color match it with your sample card before you leave the store. Sometimes the mixers use the wrong base and you'll get a different color. Good luck!

I had Ashen Green in my library in the last house. One of the great things about EK colors is that they work together nicely. You can look at the EK website and see colors used together. There are also lots of pics on the Home Dec Gallery board.

Ashen Green is a clear color, less "muddy" than Sage, for example. I would stick with other clear colors like Wheat or Amy's Sarasota Sand (that's my "builder beige"). I used Classic Cream in the foyer next to the Ashen Green and had Mustard Seed in the adjacent kitchen. There are plenty of EK neutrals that would work for you.

Ovenbird is right on two counts. Call Ellen -- she is wonderful! And be sure to check the paint before you leave the store. IME, it is better to work with a store that has experience mixing Ellen's paints, but if they are on the ball, even a "new" store can get it right.

Here is a link that might be helpful. (scroll down)

Here is a link that might be useful: Ashen green

I love EK paints. I have three in our home so far - Gustavian Grey, Mushroom and Mustard. For what it's worth, our 70+ year old sheetrock taper/painter had never seen EK paint and when he saw it in our home he was very impressed.

Thanks, everyone! I'm going to head over to ICI today to grab some swatches.

SC Girl -- ICI Dulux does not have Ellen Kennon's swatches. You can only get those from Ellen herself. Check out her website -- EllenKennon.com -- to get the info you need to contact her. She is incredibly helpful. You can contact her by phone and e-mail. You'll order your paint samples from her -- actual paint, painted on a card so you can see the real color, rather than a photo of the color. Then, if you want to try the paint on a sample piece of wall, poster board, etc., you can order small pots of paint from her and she'll send those to you. If you like her paints, you'll order the paints directly from her, pay her, and she calls in your order -- along with the color mixing directions -- to ICI Dulux, and you'll go to ICI to pick up the prepared cans of paint.

I painted my whole house, walls and ceilings with EK colors. I've lost track of the number of compliments I've received on the colors. After living with them for nearly 5 years, I still love the colors, and relish the feeling of being wrapped in color in my rooms.

I've used Mustard Seed in LR and DR, Citrine in DR & Family Room, Shrimp (which I LOVE!) in bedrooms, Terracotta Sand in basement, and Honeysuckle in an upstairs hallway to brighten it up.

Have fun exploring EK's colors!