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(Really) dark blue paint

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volevole · 10/05/2018 21:08

Would you please recommend any really- really - dark blue paint for kitchen cabinets? I am looking for a really dark effect and we have already tried Little Greene Hicks Blue and also several Johnstone's decorating colours without success (without adding black).
I am really struggling to get this done... thank you much! #stressedofTeddington

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bathildab · 10/05/2018 22:37

Little Greene Plimsoll?

springmachine · 10/05/2018 22:37

Hague Blue?

springmachine · 10/05/2018 22:40

Stiff key blue if Hague blue is too dark

Ketzele · 10/05/2018 22:41

[waves - also from Teddington]

Farrow and Ball Railings is v v dark blue - almost black. They also a colour called Blue Black which I think is blacker.

volevole · 11/05/2018 08:10

Thanks all! @Ketzele I think Railings is the key, probably to mix with Hague blue @springmachine which a reviewer on the F&B website did to get the effect that they wanted... it also looks like Dock Blue from Little Greene might work. Unfortunately I don't think they do Plimsoll anymore @bathildab as I couldn't find it. I really welcome other suggestions where I wouldn't have to mix paints. Thanks so much!

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Mamia15 · 12/05/2018 06:39

How light is your kitchen? Hague Blue can look very dark in certain lights and quite vivid in others - it has a teal undertone. If you want to avoid mixing, what about Black Blue?

volevole · 12/05/2018 15:25

Thanks so much everyone. After another £15 on samples, all of which I tried in the store to save further frustrated 'back and forths' it turns out that Basalt from Little Greene is just about right with no mixing, even though it is a little lighter than I had planned. Thanks again.

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GardenGeek · 12/05/2018 15:32

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spacepoodle · 12/05/2018 15:45

I almost went for Basalt for our living room but prefer the quality (and price!) of Dulux. I went for Cobalt Night in the end which is very similar.

spacepoodle · 12/05/2018 15:46

The tester looked nothing like the end result though! The tester came out pretty much black whereas the actual colour is a very dark blue/grey.

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