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Getting paints mixed

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maggiethecat · 17/01/2013 12:58

Have always just bought off the shelf Dulux etc but wandered into a Farrow and Ball shop the other day and quite liked some of their colours.

Cannot afford to get F&B but wondered about getting colours mixed.

Do I just go into a paint shop with the F&B chart and request colour?

Anything to beware of?

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herhonesty · 17/01/2013 19:12

Pretty much! They are pretty used to it. Finish poss not same (subject of much debate)

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Seriouslysleepdeprived · 17/01/2013 19:48

It's pretty hit & miss in my opinion. Some are come out truer and easier than others.

I discovered that F&B skimming stone & dulux Egyptian cotton diamond matt are exactly the same colour.

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DameFanny · 17/01/2013 19:51

If you go to a proper paint shop that decorators use you'll get a better finish than f&b, and won't need as many coats. Trufax.

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maggiethecat · 17/01/2013 21:17

okay, sounds simple enough. Is a proper paint shop something like Johnstones?

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Seriouslysleepdeprived · 17/01/2013 22:54

Yes Smile

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DameFanny · 18/01/2013 09:26

Or a trade decorators place - check on google and take cash in case they discount

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