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Farrow and Ball colour for front Door? Recommendations?

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mummaemma · 29/07/2013 13:36

Just started stripping off old paint ready for new fresh colour.

Just can't decide which colour. Anyone have F & B paintl on their door they could recommend?

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HarderToKidnap · 29/07/2013 13:37

My neighbours have down pipe, which looks gorgeous.

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bliss88 · 29/07/2013 13:39

My parents have a smokey grey but it almost looks dusky blue but it looks beautiful

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mummaemma · 29/07/2013 13:42

Thanks for quick response. isnt that a dark grey? have a dark blue at the moment. Was thinking of mid blue or green ??

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mummaemma · 29/07/2013 13:47

not a great picture but gives you an idea

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FidgetPie · 29/07/2013 13:47

We have a lovely grey - RAF grey I think it is

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mummaemma · 29/07/2013 13:59

Bliss - do you know what the colour is called?
Fidget - Cant find this on their website.

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mummaemma · 29/07/2013 22:00

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koolforcats · 29/07/2013 23:11

Shameless lurk as I was about to ask the same. I'm having a new gate made and need to choose a colour for it to be painted and then plan to do the front door the same. My neighbour has f&b green smoke which is gorgeous but I'd like to have something different.

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mummaemma · 29/07/2013 23:27

quite like the look of green smoke. Trying to find an image of a front door.
what colours are you considering Koolforcats?
some i like are card room green, lichen, railings, parma grey, green blue, castle grey, pigeon, calke green, lulworth blue. so many i like. too many to buy samples lol.

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koolforcats · 30/07/2013 22:02

I'm going to an f&b shop to drool tomorrow mummaemma so I'll let you know! Smile

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mummaemma · 31/07/2013 11:53

ok thanks would love to know what you choose. Have never been to F & B shop. think its 30 miles way. Last time i just ordered colour from Homebase.

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mummaemma · 31/07/2013 13:13

bump - Anyone else? your suggestions very much appreciated :-)

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trixymalixy · 31/07/2013 13:15

I'm painting mine pigeon.

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koolforcats · 31/07/2013 19:41

Well I ended up coming out with a colour I'd never intended! It's kind of purple Grin bressica I think it was called. Not what I was planning so I hope I like it!

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koolforcats · 31/07/2013 19:43

I mean brassica Smile

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mummaemma · 31/07/2013 21:53

Ooh yes have seen pictures of front doors in that colour. Does look lovely. If u r on Facebook their page is good if you look at images there's a brassica door. Great comments.

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koolforcats · 31/07/2013 23:17

Ooh thanks, great suggestion! I just had a quick look and can't find that image - when was it posted/how do I find it? Ta!Smile

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mummaemma · 01/08/2013 18:49

make sure you are on the correct page, theres a couple. Farrow & Ball with over 71,000 likes. posted 17 may. Theres a couple of pictures on pinterest too.

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koolforcats · 02/08/2013 08:54

Found it, thanks. I hope you get on well with your project. I think going to a F&B shop probably confused me more which is why I bought something completely different to what I had gone in for! Grin

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whatkungfuthat · 03/08/2013 15:13

I've got green blue, its much greener than blue though and doesn't look anything like the website example

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mummaemma · 03/08/2013 16:36

Whatkunffuthat thankyou blue green is one of my shortlist, can you have a look at my other post on "home decoration" called paint colour? theres a blue green there and i thought it looked more blue than green? thankyou.
Koolforcats, have you started painting yet?

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mummaemma · 03/08/2013 16:37

i meant green blue??

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whatkungfuthat · 03/08/2013 16:51

Its been ages since I painted it but the door is covered and not faded by the sun so perhaps they have changed the shade a bit? I also painted the wooden frame of my conservatory and an old cupboard and it looks quite green there too. I have an old bench outside painted in Cuprinol 'seagrass' and its a slightly greener and duller version of that iyswim?

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whatkungfuthat · 03/08/2013 16:54

This is it on the old cupboard

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AcrylicPlexiglass · 03/08/2013 17:04

I'm not a farrow and ball person but I think strong colours are best for front doors. Forest green or red or dark blue are lovely. At all costs avoid the grey green sage sludge type colour that spreads like a rash when areas gentrify (unless you really love it of course).

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