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F&B downcloth or Dulux Jurassic stone? Paint recommendations needed...

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thewanderer03 · 27/01/2018 14:19

Hi all,
Can anyone help me find a grey/green/beige paint for kitchen? I'm trying to find one that is more grey/beige with a hint of green rather than full green.
F&B downcloth looks like it could be it, yet to try. In shop Dulux Jurassic stone looked good but looks more on green side now I'm home. Have bought tester so will try it on the wall later and see in different lights.
Kitchen is very light grey units, oak worktops, ivory tiles and sage accessories.

TIA Smile

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thewanderer03 · 27/01/2018 16:38

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FoxTeaParty · 27/01/2018 22:52

I haven't personally used this but thought it was quite a nice colour. Agree the dulux one you mentioned is definitely more green.

www.lauraashley.com/uk/view-all-paint/grey-green-paint/invt/greygreenpa

FredaNerkk · 28/01/2018 00:56

Have you tried Dulux Egyptian Cotton?

thewanderer03 · 28/01/2018 09:13

Thank you for the link, might order a sample. I always thought Dulux one was green but in the shop it looked much more beige so bought it home. Tester is definitely green though and more of a 'washed green' which I'm not really after.

I used to have Egyptian cotton on my old house! Maybe I should revert back Hmm I did find that was a good one for colour changing .

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FredaNerkk · 28/01/2018 13:27

French greys tend to be muddy grey/green. There are loads of them around.

'Clays' e.g. Little Greene China clay range - tend to be green/beige. Our kitchen was painted in LG China clay when we bought it. I found it to be a nice homely colour. Went well with cream, white, beige, grey, greens and all sorts of accent colours (e.g. burgundies and teals).

Recently I tested Little Green's Pearl range - I found it to be grey/green/beige in the light of our backroom. If I had been looking for grey/green/beige it would have been great.

I also tried LG Salix which they describe as grey/green (but it was definitely green).

A friend has Dulux Egyptian Cotton and pairs it with Natural Calico throughout the house. It works in their house.

FredaNerkk · 28/01/2018 13:31

Correction - the China Clay that was in our kitchen was from the Fired Earth range (not Little Greene)

thewanderer03 · 28/01/2018 13:45

Thank you @FredaNerkk I will definitely look in to those, sounds like they could be the answer!

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thewanderer03 · 28/01/2018 13:45

Funny I had natural calico paired with Egyptian cotton also Grin

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DannyArgo · 30/01/2018 00:41

I've just painted my frontroom in F&B Dropcloth, I'm really pleased with it despite having a few reservations as I thought it may be a bit dark. It's very much beige/grey in my room (think we're east facing, so a lot of morning light) but with a hint of green.

thewanderer03 · 30/01/2018 07:44

That sounds exactly what I'm after @DannyArgo I've ordered a sample swatch. My only worry would be too dark aswell

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DannyArgo · 30/01/2018 09:17

It's not! I'll see if I can take a picture in good light today and upload it.

thewanderer03 · 30/01/2018 10:03

That would be fantastic @DannyArgo if you could. I think my room is north east facing so would be good to get an idea.

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DannyArgo · 30/01/2018 12:40

Taken in daylight this morning. Don't think it really does it justice!

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crumpet · 30/01/2018 12:45

F&B Bone is lovely

TheInimitableMrsFanshawe · 30/01/2018 12:48

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thewanderer03 · 30/01/2018 21:05

Thank you @DannyArgo that is really lovely, I think that would be lovely for the dining area bit as looks warm but not sure against the kitchen cupboards.
I have the F&B booker open now, bone does look lovely! Will look at the Dulux shade thanks Smile

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Ketzele · 30/01/2018 23:50

Farrow and Ball Hardwick White?

Ketzele · 30/01/2018 23:51

Bone is a bit paler and greener than Hardwick White.

thewanderer03 · 10/02/2018 12:31

I'm still choosing, I took a break as was getting too fixated. Have any of you tried the f&b off white or know of a similar colour?

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MrBennOfFestiveRoad · 10/02/2018 13:09

We have F&B Off White, it looks cream in bright sunshine and pistachio when it’s darker. The adjacent hallway is in Dimity and the contrast emphasises the colour of the Off White. The previous owner of our house was into F&B creams, so we have lots of different ones - it feels a bit like a F&B colour chart but means that you can see how they differ!

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