Wilson,

Thank you for your response.

I will definitely try this paint on a sample board.

Mindy

Ask in Home Decorating too. Some of the regulars there have paint decks and just know their colors off the top of their heads.

We have SW Repose Gray throughout our main level. Our white trim is Snowbound, a clean, bright white.

We have SW Passive in 2 rooms upstairs; it's a pale gray that I don't think has those undertones.

Sorry, no Torquay to compare it with.

One of the things we learned about grays (and I'm sure whites) is that it's all about the light in the room you're painting. In our old house we painted the north facing LR BM Silver Lake (a blue undertone). It was so great we thought we'd do it in a south facing bedroom. Horrible! For the new house we must have 6 sample cans of grays, none of which are the grays we used in the old house.

Take these suggestions, but be sure to paint up (large) samples in your kitchen. You'll never know until you try the colors in your lighting. If you want to do this now, it's all good. The cabinets, etc. will change, but the lighting will only change from winter sun to spring sun.

Good point about the lighting. We get morning light in these rooms - but like the color in all lights. It's tough for me to show the Torquay and a paint color, because the counter top is up against the dark tile in most places. Hopefully you can make out the blue grey in the desk area on the left - fabulous color. BM Aura Vancouver Day

oldbat2be-love your kitchen, always fun to see pics again. How about that pantry?

Op - I second the lighting and painting up a sample. I had to repaint our entire main living space because the paint casted so differently than the chip sample. Ended up with a gray with more green in it and it doesn't look green at all. Go figure.

Have you seen Cambria's paint match tool? I used two of the suggested colors in my kitchen (not Torquay) - one for the wall, one for the ceiling.

Cambria paint match tool

autumn4 - Thanks - lots of progess... lots still to go. Tiling completed in next two weeks hopefully!

AnnKH - neat, hadn't seen that.

Hi everyone,

Thanks to all for comments, suggestions and the feedback about paint my paint issues. I really appreciate that.

Anne - yes, I have seen Cambria paint match tool. I have not tried Dior Gray paint (recommended for Torquay) yet, but it looks pretty dark on BM's site. I am keeping my fingers crossed when I try the sample of Dior Gray on a poster board.

Mindy