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What shade of F&B white/putty should we paint the garden wall please?

4 years ago

Our ideas have shifted from grey (too architect in our style of house), to sage green, before finally deciding that a warm white colour was what we’d love. Was thinking something like Farrow & Balls Lime White, Pointing, Skimming Stone... etc. Has anyone any ideas on what looks good in that kind of colour pallette please? Thank you :)

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Sonia
4 years ago
I think your choices are excellent, but I would paint Skimming Stone onto a piece of card and then see how it goes with the paving. If the shade is a bit “off” next to it, it can look very wrong. I’m no colour expert, but even neutrals can look wrong if the base colour is different.
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OnePlan
4 years ago
I have found in my garden that I’ve had to use a lot darker shade than I thought, to avoid things looking white in the sunny garden. So try A3 size or bigger samples on paper outside - it’s amazing how things change from indoors to outdoors !
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Then all you need decide, is whether you prefer the wall colour to be darker or lighter, but knowing that it will coordinate with the flagged floor.
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