Unfortuantely it is difficult to see the actual colours we are thinking about as they don't replicate very well. Here is a sample of the kind of tones we are looking for... neutrals!!! Or, if we were in the 70's we'd say "browns!" It is funny to think that by changing the name of a colour it makes it more appealing... call something brown and everyone says..."eeew yuck", but call it chocolate, cocoa, caramel etc and it sounds very inviting!!!
My place is like "paint sample central". We've brought a ton of small paint pots - at nearly $7 each! Remember the good old days when you could get a small sample for free.... these paint sample pots must make Dulux a tidy sum!
If you know your paint colours, you might know PUDDLE and WARM NEUTRAL. We look at these for the larger living areas but they appear to be a little dark so we have discarded those... and two paint samples bite the dust!! We also tried BUFF IT but it is a little olive in colour, so we've thought no to that one... and throw out another paint sample!!!
We came across LIGHT RICE which we thought would be ok for the bedrooms and hallways, however, we think that it might look ok for the larger rooms! It looks very similar in colour to the ECRU shade shown above. We are now waiting for a sample of LIGHT RICE HALF - that is, a touch paler than the original. We are also waiting for a sample of ANTIQUE WHITE which is actually a very pale cream.
We are waiting for the hardware store to get in the next 2 paint samples we want to look at. If they are not right, we'll get more and more until we find the right one. We currently are painting them on a piece of paper, but the builder has said he'd get us a bit of plasterboard so we can really see what it will look like.
Stay tuned for more paint details!!!
3 comments:
I like China White. I love the neautral colours your going for through out the house. Thast what were doing.
I LOVE China White too. That is the tone of colours we are looking for. Not sure why it is called China White, because it is a very creamy colour, not white at all. We like that but think it might be slightly too dark for the ceiling and architraves. Sometimes you have to check what a colour actually looks like because often what is on the paint sample is VERY different to what it actually is. Let me know what other colours you like. Thanks for the vote of confidence Sandra!
I like the coulours you have chosen very much!
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