Farrow & Ball has just introduced 18 new paint colors in their line. I like the Farrow & Ball range because it is complete yet concise. The specification of the product is very clear without too many different finishes or too large a product range to make it confusing. To use, it is just superb, like brushing silk onto the walls. The depth of colour can only be compared to silk, a fibre with a great capacity for pigment.
The product is premixed ensuring good colour matching. Every colour is perfect. It is the exact shade or tint that works for a particular colour. The depth of colour and finish is way above all other paints. Every colour is a winner.
I also love the names of the colours; no other product allows you to specify ‘Drab’ and have the result be fabulous! I am especially happy to see the bottom 3 new colors: Pelt, Tanners Brown & Pitch Black and can hardly wait to try them. Wimborne White and Skimming Stone will definitely be on my list of new whites to try. I have paired some of these Farrow & Ball colors to pictures that I think might closely approximate the new paint colours in their line, so you can see how they might work in a room setting. Paint is a wonderful avenue for decorating. I always tell my clients that one colour doesn't cost anymore than another, but it can make all the difference in the world.
In rooms like the ones above I would use No. 239 Wimborne White to bring out the detail in an all white space.
No.254 Pelt - A rich plum-brown, would be an elegant and very current choice for this room.
No. 264 Cinder Rose for this room - "a fresh mauve colour" with perhaps just a little more pink in it than this picture.
No.244 London Clay - the name says it all.
No.242 Pavilion Gray - a pretty light gray
No.249 Lancaster Yellow - a fresh and clean pale yellow
No.247 Terre D'Egypte - a deliciously warm red-brown terracotta
No.253 Drawing Room Blue - A traditional ‘salon’ blue, this colour’s clean hue is reminiscent of the pigment Cobalt,
used by artists and discerning decorators ever since its discovery in the 19th century.
No.248 Incarnadine - A rich, crimson red, similar to the red gloss paint used by the late David Hicks
at Baron’s Court in the 1970s.
No.240 Cat's Paw - A stylish, yellow-based neutral colour which has an especially soft tone.
No.251 Curlish Green - A yellow-green colour has been used decoratively for centuries,
both on its own and as a ground beneath patterned wallpapers
No.245 Middleton Pink - A very delicate and near-translucent traditional
pale pink which is pretty without being too sugary.
No.255 Tanner's Brown - A dark, earthy brown, considered one of the most timeless of decorative tones.
Check out another post on the new Farrow & Ball paint colours at Windlost's Blog
10 comments:
My FAVORITE is the London CLAY color....its great! Caught my eye right away.
Jen Ramos
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I love these rooms and new colors...especially the clay gray... Fay
OMG - that room (top left) is so beautiful! Sorry I'm digressing a little from your post Patricia but that room oh....I love it!
I wish I could use F & B paints everytime!!
~Kate
delicious colours! yummy!
...and thanks for your link to my blog Patricia :)
I love the pavilion grey and the tanners brown!
I love this company. I think their papers are the best out there. I used the stripe lately and it's so nice and thick. Also, used the silvergate damask. I'm wanting to put another of their damask in my bedroom. Great post, Patricia.
Love this post! Sooo inspirational! Beautiful Patricia!
I love that earthy brown, but I'm not sure I would dare to paint it myself.
T8
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The description for Cinder Rose sounds exactly what I'm looking for to use in my bedroom, and I love English country houses. I must get a sample. On another note, I am almost positive the picture for Middleton Pink was featured in Martha Stewart Living, maybe a picture in the recent Pink issue, of her guest house??
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