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F&B neutral paint to go with both Dix Blue and Peignoir?

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rumtumtugger · 02/05/2018 23:05

We are painting 2 bedrooms which will have white ceilings, doors and skirtings/architraves. Please help me to decide on the F&B off-white/slight grey neutral paint which will go on the walls of both bedrooms.

The master bedroom will have a Dix Blue feature wall behind a headboard in this velvet fabric: divinesavages.com/products/nocturnal-faunacation

The guest bedroom will have a Peignoir feature wall behind a headboard in this velvet fabric: divinesavages.com/products/deco-martini-blush

So the neutral paint on the walls will have to go with both a warm pink shade and a cool blue shade feature wall, plus look different enough from white to be noticeable to the untrained eye! We're currently choosing between Ammonite, Cornforth White and Pointing, but are open to other suggestions...

Sadly it's not possible to get a sample to paint otherwise we'd do this.

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Ankhesenamun · 03/05/2018 01:40

Pointing has come up quite yellow-cream on the walls of our newly painted hall. I don't have Dix or Peignoir to say how it looks like with those colours though. But it's definitely not grey or off white to me.

I've heard people say Skimming Stone has pink undertones, and it looks blue grey to me, though maybe too dark.

What about Wevet? It's suggested to go with Peignoir here, and it should work with Dix Blue too

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venys · 03/05/2018 07:21

I had Earthborn Claypaints Picket Fence up last week which is a very slightly beigy white which might work.

BubblesBuddy · 03/05/2018 10:13

I have used all of those! Ammonite is a white with a grey hue and vey light reflecting. It would go with both in my view. We have used it in an open plan lounge/diner/kitchen and it has made it feel spacious.

I have Pointing in most of my main house. It’s a warmer off white and I’m not so sure it would go with Dix Blue. We have used it with my grey and white kitchen, greens and pink accents in the adjoining lounge area and taupe soft furnishings elsewhere. It’s versatile but not sure I would put it with blue.

We have used Cornforth in a bedroom. Again it’s a very pale grey but slightly more colour in it than Ammonite. What I usually do is go to my nearest F and B showroom and the staff there are brilliant with suggestions. Also their web site puts together complementing colours which I find helpful. Also their booklets do too.

BubblesBuddy · 03/05/2018 10:15

Pooh!!! I’ve made a mistake!! We used Ammonite on the exterior of our holiday house!!! Wevet on the inside! Wevet is the light reflecting one although Ammonite brightened up a dark corner too! It has a slightly mauve tinge so is warm and bright.

BubblesBuddy · 03/05/2018 10:15

Ooooh!!!! No pooh!!!

7to25 · 03/05/2018 10:23

Dimity?

trixymalixy · 03/05/2018 13:02

peignoir is quite grey so don't choose a neutral with a yellow undertone.

SlightlyJaded · 03/05/2018 14:01

I have just paired Dix blue (which looks gorgeous) with strong white which really works in our light. I tried loads of whites first!!! Don't know about Pengoir - why can't you get testers??

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