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Help! Need advice on a paint color.

11 years ago

I'm trying to decide on a paint color! We moved into a new construction and all the walls are white. I wanted to go with a griege but every sample I have tried doesn't look right. I also don't want a beige that is going to end up looking too yellow. We have an open floor plan and our living room, kitchen, and dining room are all connected. Our cabinets are cherry as well as the wood flooring in the dining room. I have one accent wall that is Valspar's "Lake Country." My curtains are furniture are all brown. The foyer is connected to the kitchen and is Valspar's "Woodrow Wilson Putty." Help! I want a color I'm going to love!

Comments (23)

  • 11 years ago

    I'd try painting the rest of the living room walls the same blue. It'd be a much more definitive statement.

  • 11 years ago

    I have to pick one color and stick to it for the whole rest of the downstairs and the aqua is a little too much for me to do the whole downstairs. There is one wall that goes through the living room, kitchen, and dining room on the back of the house. I hope that makes sense. I can't take a picture of the whole wall unless I do a panoramic picture.

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Revere Pewter or Grant Beige

    rach4444 thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 11 years ago

    The samples on the wall that you see are BM "Revere Pewter," BM "Cosmopolitan," BM "Grant Beige," SW "Perfect Greige," SW "Living Griege," and SW "Adley Grey." I liked the "Adley Gray" but I thought it was a little too dark. So I went back and got another sample but asked for the color at 75%. Here's what that looked like.

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I'm confused.....you have more samples on the wall than names. Do I just count from the top and then stop?


  • 11 years ago

    Sorry! After I got a lighter version of the "Adley Grey" I threw it in near the top to compare. I also missed one. The VERY top is Valspar's "Oatlands Subtle Taupe," then a tiny splash of the 75% of "Adley Grey," then "Revere Pewter," then "Cosmopolitan," then "Grant Beige," then "Living Greige," then "Perfect Greige," then directly above and below the chair molding is "Adley Grey." The very very bottom is the "Adley Grey" at 75%.


  • 11 years ago

    I painted BM "Cosmopolitan" behind my stove and there's something about it that doesn't look right about it. I don't think it matches the granite.

  • PRO
    11 years ago

    I don't think I can be of assistance as the monitor changes all the colors significantly.

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks so much, everyone. I do like the "Revere Pewter," but I didn't think it was dark enough.

  • 11 years ago

    I painted two rooms with Revere Pewter, in a flat finish, it was so bad I literally cried. But in an eggshell finish it's very nice. I would suggest you don't go flat.

  • 11 years ago

    Interesting. The samples they give are all eggshell. I wouldn't have thought that would make a huge difference. I wish they could give samples in a flat finish.

  • 11 years ago

    rach4444 - do they have small sample jars of paint in a flat finish that you could use to test with? At the time, Revere Pewter came so highly recommended that I couldn't wait to paint. OMG, worst ever in flat!

  • 11 years ago

    I'm so sorry and surprised! It's so popular right now! Maybe it's the lighting in your house?


  • 11 years ago

    They will only do the samples in eggshell:(

  • 11 years ago

    I don't think it's the lighting. We did one room with a west facing wall and an 8' sliding glass door (lots of light) and another in an east facing room.

    I have plenty of the flat leftover if you'd like to come and get some!

  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I would not recommend a flat finish for your walls. I only use eggshell for clean ability.

    The samples from Lowes are always in Satin.

    I would eliminate the light kit from the LR ceiling fan and replace the mirror with a painting or art.

  • 11 years ago

    Im sorry but the turquoise wall doesn't work for me. I would use it as an accent as with the picture and pillows etc but I would paint that wall the same color as the rest of the room. It looks too choppy for me . The fireplace is gorgeous! I would also remove the curtains. That area just looks too busy for me and makes the space look smaller.

  • 11 years ago

    Im sorry but the turquoise wall doesn't work for me. I would use it as an accent as with the picture and pillows etc but I would paint that wall the same color as the rest of the room. It looks too choppy for me . The fireplace is gorgeous! I would also remove the curtains. That area just looks too busy for me and makes the space look smaller.

  • 11 years ago

    I like the decor:) Just looking ideas for the paint color where the walls are white.

  • 11 years ago

    I would go w/ an almost white teal thruout.

    rach4444 thanked sandradclark
  • 11 years ago
    Find a decorator in your area and get some expert advice. You will save yourself a lot of headaches and it probably will be cheaper in the long run.
    rach4444 thanked granom
  • 10 years ago

    I'm curious, what color did you pick? We are having our house painted Adley grey.

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