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Blue/Blue-green paint for living room. The colour I want doesn't exist!

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TakeMeToTheMilk · 15/05/2015 20:46

I'm after a bluey green type shade of paint for my North facing living room and can't find the shade I'm after - and have tried loads of testers. Can anyone help?! Nothing too green as my kitchen is pale green and it's open plan.

Blue/Blue-green paint for living room. The colour I want doesn't exist!
Blue/Blue-green paint for living room. The colour I want doesn't exist!
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TakeMeToTheMilk · 15/05/2015 20:47

Something like the photos...

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FatAli · 15/05/2015 20:50

We have just painted a garden bench in F&B blue green, or it's maybe green blue.

Anyway, it looks like your link & is lovely.

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Wellwellwell3holesintheground · 15/05/2015 20:54

Crown Mellow Sage? We have that in our extension and it's a really lovely natural colour.

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TakeMeToTheMilk · 15/05/2015 21:05

Thanks. The f and b one looks lovely. Not sure if it would be too dark for a N facing room?
The crown one is gorgeous. Matches the bedroom photo but too green to be next to a green kitchen perhaps.
Think perhaps it's the colour in the living room photo I'm after.

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MrsExcited · 15/05/2015 21:07

Take a picture into a B&Q they can scan it then mix the paint for you.

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FatAli · 15/05/2015 21:08

The F&B is actually quite pale. I googled it just now and it is nothing like the 'swatch' online.

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LikeABadSethRogenMovie · 15/05/2015 21:09

Get B&Q to colour match Benjamin Moore's Antique Jade or Guildford Green to test.

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ClapAlongIfYouLike · 15/05/2015 22:54

Crown soft duck egg?

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Devora · 15/05/2015 23:03

Looks like F&B blue green to me. Or maybe even Light Blue (which is quite green)?

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BeatieBo · 16/05/2015 00:19

Salix by Little Greene? It's a gorgeous colour. Looks a little more blue on my walls than it does on the screen though.www.littlegreene.com/salix

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BeatieBo · 16/05/2015 00:20

Sorry link here Salix

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dailyfix · 16/05/2015 06:06

Definitely look at F&B Light Blue 22.
I have it all round my house and it's greenest in the north facing rooms.

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msmorgan · 16/05/2015 06:48

I painted our bedroom in Laura Ashley Pale Eau De Nil and it looks just like the colour in the first pic.

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OTheHugeManatee · 16/05/2015 07:23

TryLaura Ashley duck egg or Eau de nil.

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NoArmaniNoPunani · 16/05/2015 07:25

Fired earth Marram or duck egg.

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Beckyt80 · 16/05/2015 09:13

Our kitchen is f&b light blue and it is does sway between blue and green in different lights. The size of the sample makes a massive difference to the impression of the colour. We had a5 sample cards and were going to go with f&b skylight for our cupboards but once we saw it painted on a sample door it looked too pale and the light blue (which we had discounted originally for being too dark) was perfect. It's annoying when you have a colour in your head and you can't quite find it!

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OTheHugeManatee · 16/05/2015 10:18

For slightly better value than Laura Ashley you could also try one of the Dulux Sea Urchin shades. I think 5 would be close to your pic. We have Sea Urchin 3 in our kitchen and it's a lovely calm blue-green with a touch of grey Smile

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OTheHugeManatee · 16/05/2015 10:18
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AlisonBlunderland · 16/05/2015 10:22

I have 2 north facing rooms painted in Crown Flagon. It's lovely.
The adjoining kitchen is painted in a paler version.

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TakeMeToTheMilk · 17/05/2015 12:00

Wow, that gave me loads to go on. Thank you! I think I've found THE paint colour on pictures online. Slightly lighter than the images given but I think although I prefer the colour of the darker ones they may be too dark for my room.
The colour I like is a Volspar one (have read loads of reviews on this paint, many negative but lots positive too, so any experiences I'd love to know) and have only found images online but hopefully they mix this colour in the UK too. It's called Winter in Paris - see photos.

Blue/Blue-green paint for living room. The colour I want doesn't exist!
Blue/Blue-green paint for living room. The colour I want doesn't exist!
Blue/Blue-green paint for living room. The colour I want doesn't exist!
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whats4teamum · 17/05/2015 17:48

F&B Theresa's green. I'm sat looking at it on my walls. It is just like your picture.

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