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Help me - I have 14 hours to choose a paint colour for my living room

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Approximately · 21/01/2013 18:19

I have so many paint testers on the walls and can't find anything that is right.

It is a medium sized living room, SW facing, oak floor, white alcove cabinets and shelves, black fireplace with white wood surround. Brown sofas. I want a fairly netural paint colour but not white or magnolia. Love F&B. So far I have disregrded Dimity (too pale), Joa's White (too brown and too dark), skimming stone (looks too grey). What I want is a warm neutral that is a light colour in its own right. Please suggest some colours for me (B&Q shuts in 2 hours!).

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OTheHugeManatee · 21/01/2013 18:21

Pink Ground is gorgeous but may not be neutral enough for you.

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OTheHugeManatee · 21/01/2013 18:23

We have Blackened in our sitting room and love it. But it comes up quite grey, not the pinkish colour it seems to be on the charts.

Also if you are doing the decorating yourself run like the wind from F&B, it is a motherfucker to get a good finish on it.

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vez123 · 21/01/2013 18:25

How about F&B string? We are using it for a south facing bedroom and it's lovely! Slightly beige greenish, hard to describe. Have a look at google images!

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amazonianwoman · 21/01/2013 18:27

F&B Shaded White?

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Approximately · 21/01/2013 18:38

Not sure I could get anything with 'pink' in the title past DH!
Blackened is a possible, but I am worried about it being too grey (had it in previous house and it is gorgeous!). String looks too green for me. Shaded white again looks too greenish/grey. Sorry I am so fussy! I want a warm, cosy living room, more beige than grey I guess....

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Approximately · 21/01/2013 18:38

What is clunch like?

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Devora · 21/01/2013 22:33

Matchstick is very nice - not too warm, not too beige, lovely against white and black.

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SaladIsMyFriend · 22/01/2013 09:44

I have clunch in the kitchen it's a sort of greyish off-cream - impossible to describe! Lovely colour though. Looks white next to darker colours.

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