Help! BM Iced Cube Silver vs. Mineral Ice?

6 years ago

Help! Cannot choose between Iced Cube Silver (far left of big swatches) vs Mineral Ice (middle) for my son's room. Grey Cloud (far right) feels a little too dark. I'm going for a grey that has a hint of blue (definitely do NOT want it to read baby blue). Photos don't reflect the colors perfectly but will give you a sense.

Any personal experience with either color? What would you pick?

Iced Cube Silver (left)

Mineral Ice (middle)

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Beth H. :

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Gray Cloud is not dark. (did you get actual BM paint or a color match?)

Try using a white primer over your current blue before trying your samples. only one coat over the blue is going to give you a false reading

I did gray cloud in my master bath and bedroom. it does have a hint of cool blue, but not a lot.

Sweet Innocence and Marilyns Dress are two others that are similar to gray cloud.

will you be painting out the frame trim in white?

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Allie G
Original Author
6 years ago
Yep, these are all BM samples. I also can't figure out why Grey Cloud is reading so dark on my walls (love it in your pics). I sampled Sweet Innocence and thought that it was darker than all of them. Do you think Marilyn's Dress would work better than the Iced Cube Silver or Mineral Ice?
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Beth H. :
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
did you prime the walls before trying the samples? it will make a diff.

mineral ice is more blue toned

Iced cube silver isn't bad.

Marilyns dress will be similar to this one. I also used Sweet Innocence on one wall. it's very similar to gray cloud.

try painting over those swatches w/a white primer and try again w/your samples.
redsilver
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I think Mineral Ice looks more in common with your rug in the top picture? Monitors may not be as accurate. Don't discount the value of a great Prime Coat. The primer included paint colors, seem to be less consistent in various light situations. Soft lighting for a bedroom, may change what you see on your walls, tho...or a down light fixture vs an enclosed one, vs one that is a pearl glass or a frosted glass....it all does make things look different on the walls as they interact with other fabrics and wood tones in the furniture, etc. Nice choices, any of them probably!
karibauman
last year
I painted all the interior of my house 8 years ago in ice cube silver still LOVE IT Will be repainting batrooms and laudry this week and still doing the ice cube silver! it is such a peaceful, calming pale soft blue without screaming blue You wont regret it
drwass
last year
last modified: last year
I love ice cubed silver! i have it in a few

rooms and was going to paint my whole house but wasnt sure!
tdemonti
last year
Ask to compare the pigment ”recipe” with a blue tone that you like.
jingo88
last month
Does anyone have any pictures of the ice cubed silver in their house? thinking of using it throughout my first floor but it seems dark??
drwass
last month
It is definitely not dark. its a pale gray with blue undertones at certain times of the day. It’s so pretty. I have it in three rooms in my house - a powder bathroom that has no windows, a guest bedroom that gets indirect light and another bedroom that gets midday light. i love it in every room! you should definitely get the Samplize sample and see what it looks like in your space. Here are pics from my house