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That this piece of furniture is the wrong colour...?

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FlappicusSmith · 29/11/2025 11:39

We ordered a piece of furniture painting in a specific colour, but I think the manufacturer has done it in the wrong one. Which of these two colours: De Nimes or Down Pipe do you think it's been painted in? (Image might take a few minutes to show up!)
AIBU: De Nimes
AINBU: Down Pipe

That this piece of furniture is the wrong colour...?
That this piece of furniture is the wrong colour...?
OP posts:
squashyhat · 29/11/2025 13:53

Nothing at all useful to add but I would love to have been in the product design meeting with who ever came up with Downpipe for the name of a paint colour 🤣

Mama2many73 · 29/11/2025 13:41

I think a better comparison would be to cut the 2 colours side by side against the item.

Paint can be very different under different lights. B&Q have different light boxes to put the swatch card in and the differences are quite stark.

Augustone · 29/11/2025 13:33

De Nimes

OhDear111 · 29/11/2025 13:25

It’s neither! De Nimes is a soft teal. I have it in my cloakroom. It’s not a grey. Down pipe is a strong darker grey and your furniture isn’t that either. I think it’s a mixed standard colour they have fobbed you off with!

bridgetreilly · 29/11/2025 13:22

In the photo it’s De Nimes but I would easily believe it could be Downpipe in reality.

Thesummer · 29/11/2025 13:19

We used Downpipe on our stair bannisters and although I don't mind it it's SO much lighter than expected and I think that's what has happened in your situation too. In hindsight I was probably after something like Railings.

jeaux90 · 29/11/2025 13:05

I have downpipe in my bathroom which looks like your furniture colour. It’s lighter than you think for sure.

EasternStandard · 29/11/2025 13:00

Peridot1 · 29/11/2025 12:31

These are both Down Pipe on the same unit but the light is shining through slightly differently on the upper section. It’s F&B mixed rather than the real thing though,

That looks like the op’s colour

Giraffemug30 · 29/11/2025 12:50

Personally I think it looks like downpipe but with different lighting or is coming out lighter on the walls, it looks the same tone and it's not got enough blue in it to be de nimes

InLoveWithAI · 29/11/2025 12:46

Oval room blue...

NotForTheMoneyandNotForTheApplause · 29/11/2025 12:44

Not exactly like either, closer to de nimes

Bundleflower · 29/11/2025 12:41

I think it’s down pipe and is lighter than it appears in the sample. I think the other one is far too blue to be the colour used.

LadyGreySpillsTheTea · 29/11/2025 12:36

Quite. When we were choosing a F&B colour we tried all four options on each of the four walls over several days. The variations on different walls, in different weather and times of day, were incredible.

But it’s much closer to De Nimes than Downpipe.

Peridot1 · 29/11/2025 12:31

These are both Down Pipe on the same unit but the light is shining through slightly differently on the upper section. It’s F&B mixed rather than the real thing though,

That this piece of furniture is the wrong colour...?
Peridot1 · 29/11/2025 12:27

I think it’s more like Down Pipe although maybe not quite as dark.

RedRiverShore5 · 29/11/2025 12:25

it looks like a light Downpipe, De Nimes is more Bluey green

ghostiewhisp · 29/11/2025 12:20

Definitely De Nimes, downpipe is way darker

OneRealOchreHiker · 29/11/2025 12:19

It looks like my kitchen, which DP calls Battle ship grey 🫠

CatFaceCatFace · 29/11/2025 12:16

I've found this with farrow and ball in the past. You'd expect a slight difference, but I tried a cinder rose sample in DDs room and it looked absolutely nothing like the colour chart. Ditto some of the blues in another room

Graciously · 29/11/2025 12:16

Did they definitely use F and B paint? Not a ‘match’ that’s cheaper?

EasternStandard · 29/11/2025 12:14

Closest to De Nimes but a bit darker than that

Ionlymakejokestodistractmyself · 29/11/2025 12:02

It looks like oval room blue most to me

Original poster
FlappicusSmith · 29/11/2025 11:56

Yes, I konw that F&B changes a lot in the light. It's just that it looks so much more one (the wrong) colour than another (the right one), held up against the sample card in the same light!

It's a bit annoying as it wasn't cheap...

OP posts:
sanityisamyth · 29/11/2025 11:56

Inchyra blue

schoolfriend · 29/11/2025 11:55

It’s much more like de nimes

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