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10 years ago
hi all , I painted my office providence blue Benjamin Moore (accent and ceiling ) . and Smoke Benjamin Moore in other walls , see picture attached . However I don't like smoke color .. what other color would go wel with providence blue here ?

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  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Are you looking for something more neutral than Smoke? What don't you like about this color?

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    How about Hint of Mint BM-505?

  • 10 years ago

    Jaclyn, thank you for your fast response. I thought it'd look like this: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/rooms-by-color/serene-and-streamlined-blue-office and went with it. It actually looks like kinda hospital color... doesnt have much tint..


    Montabella Homes, thank you for suggestion. I've checked Swatches.. what do you think if I go with Gemstone 265 to give a more focused look?

  • PRO
    10 years ago
    The link isn't working properly on my end- can you resend your inspiration photo?
  • 10 years ago
    here's inspiration color Jaclyn
  • 10 years ago
    Montabella , you're right , blinds are gold colored
  • 10 years ago

    the inspiration photo and your room look nothing alike..talk about lighting making a difference..The inspiration has the smoke color look a more blue gray while yours appears towards beige. The colors in your photo seem to go well together, especially that you seem to have a beige carpet

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    I would go lighter and brighter...with BM snow on the mountain...it will allow the Providence blue to really standout!

  • 10 years ago
    Home Interiors with Ease, thank you for your advice ! my inspiration for painting ceiling same color was this bedroom picture . but it seems like I messed up :) because my space is smaller ?
  • 10 years ago
    Home Interiors with Ease, in regards to color , I was also thinking Sea Urchin of BM. Inspiration comes from this picture ... do you think it'll work with my Providence Blue ? also do you think I should redo ceiling in Snow on The Mountain or if doing all other walls in Sea Urchin I should use same color for the ceiling to brighten it up ? Anyone else , any ideas ? appreciate you guys a lot !
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    I would do BM Snow on the mountain on ceiling and walls... Sea Urchin is to peachy of a color...this is Sea Urchin compared to Snow on the mountain.

    the inspiration bedroom has a white wall and it is very big and bright the Windows directly across from the white wall is reflecting a lot of light into the space....lighting is so important to keep in mind.

    can you post a picture of the entire space?

  • 10 years ago
    sure thing . here's a panoramic picture of "Before "
  • 10 years ago
    this one could be better picture
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    So is the providence blue only on back wall and ceiling?

  • 10 years ago
    yeah , it's only on the accent wall and ceiling . attached a picture , after I've completed those 2 :)
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Ok you might be able to get away with your inspiration...you really need to lighten up the side walls...it will help reflect light in the room. What color is your furniture? If it is white you need to match that to the walls just like the inspiration picture. I would find a larger ceiling light too!

  • 10 years ago
    do you mean I still can go with Sea Urchin color on the walls /ceiling ? :) the furniture will be brand new white high gloss computer desks .
  • 10 years ago
    oh , I think you meant to apply Snow on the mountain on the side walls and leave the ceiling in Providence blue ? :)
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Yes you can leave the blue on ceiling and one accent wall...

    Oh no...not Sea Urchin it is way to peachy...stick with Snow on the mountain or go with a very bright white like the inspiration picture..

    BM decorator white might be perfect with your high gloss white desk.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    You dark blue ceiling is going to interfere with any lighter wall color you try.

    Paint the rest of the walls the blue and Simply White on the ceiling.

  • 10 years ago
    thank you SO much ! I've been literally not sleeping over this dilemma . lol Now just need to re-do :( Is there a good general guideline you can share how to pick colors ? :) I've tried to follow BM's site and it didn't seem to work out . any color picked from Houzz designers always worked though
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Are you responding to me?

  • 10 years ago
    Hi Home Interiors with Ease, yes my last response was to you since you've been really helpful !!
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    Judy G made a very important point. Color is relative so the deep ceiling color is affecting the room completely and your interpretation of the color smoke. I would first repaint the ceiling, light but not too bright. Something like Ben Moore paper white (see here-
    http://www.thehomecoloriste.com/hc-blog1/2016/3/18/bm?rq=Paper white )
    Would work well. Then you can reevaluate the color smoke. In general those 2 colors work beautiful together but let's look again after the ceiling. I will repost with a couple other options for the accent wall for consideration.
  • PRO
    10 years ago

    Good Luck it is going to look wonderful...be sure to post pictures..if you need anything else here is my email..Zmom40@aol.com..be happy to answer any questions.

  • PRO
    10 years ago

    I think you will achieve very close to inspiration with the bright white side walls. And again I would replace ceiling light with something larger to give off much more light.

  • 10 years ago
    appreciate you all . Home Interiors with Ease
    will definitely let you know results :)