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Which Farrow and Ball red?

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MrBennOfFestiveRoad · 26/01/2017 13:26

Trying to decide is driving me mad! It's for one wall area in my living room, with the other walls a greige colour. I currently have samples of Book Room Red - too dull; Blazer - to orangey; Raddichio - too pink; Eating Room Red - seems too look a bit brownish in dull lighting but otherwise, I think that I like this the best... It's not helping that the samples are painted onto an existing red, which is an unknown colour in between Book Room and Blazer. Then I need to decide whether to go for Estate Emulsion or Modern Emulsion - I have two young DC, so probably the latter would be best but I'm hoping that it won't be too shiny. I need to make a decision ASAP and it's a difficult area to paint, so I need to get it right, and buying sample pots is getting expensive!

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slinkysaluki · 28/01/2017 19:41

There's a paint called Dragons Blood which is lovely can't remember the make. Might be a bit too pinky ?

slinkysaluki · 28/01/2017 19:42

It's Fired Earth but looking at it again it's probably more purpley/aubergine. Sorry !

MrBennOfFestiveRoad · 28/01/2017 21:04

I probably should have tried the colours painted onto paper but decided that I had to make a decision and finally went for the Eating Room Red - which actually looks quite purpley/aubergine! Hopefully it will be okay but it's only for a fairly small area joining two sections of a living/dining room, with the rest in a colour that we've used before elsewhere, so if we really hate it could paint over it later, I guess.

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