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Great post on BM off-whites

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FB Wall cabinets = Purbeck Stone; island = Mole's Breath

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Front Door? Above: Interior designer Larah Moravek of LVMinc is fond of Benjamin Moore’s Sharkskin, which she calls, “a complex and bold saturated neutral that exudes a sense of groundedness and timeless chic.”

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Alison Davin of Jute interior design in Mill Valley, CA, likes Texas Leather from Benjamin Moore, a designer mainstay comprised of gray, brown, and green. Says Davin, “It’s the perfect non-color.”

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FB Downpipe in Eggshell on cabinets

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FB Elephant's Breath

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Cabinets = FB Elephant's Breath

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FB Mole's Breath: A timeless grey whose name takes its roots from the much loved Elephant's Breath, this moody hue is inspired by a smaller, furrier animal. Mole's Breath is the most versatile of our stronger accents as it can be used both with Easy Neutrals like Purbeck Stone and Contemporary Neutrals like Strong White. It is particularly effective to ground kitchen islands and when used on the walls of smaller spaces to create a fabulously sullen yet warm room.

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FB Pigeon on lower and Wimbourne White on upper (to blend into walls)

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BM Wrought Iron = Closet doors

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Island = BM Iron Mountain; perimeter cabinets = Stone Harbor

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F&B Skimming Stone -- all Cabinets and trim

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Walls: SW White Heron; Door: BM Cinco de Mayo

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Swiss Coffee (but can go beige)

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What color is the front door?

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Door = BM Greyhound in satin finish

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wall colour Farrow & Ball 'Cornforth White' units along the back 'Pavillion gray' island 'Downpipe' and wine rack on left 'Manor House Gray'. Jo

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BM Marscapone

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Val spar Grounded Chocolate Brown

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FRONT DOOR/SHUTTERS: BM "Anchor Grayey" @2126-30 BRICK: BM "Dune White" - #968 Finish Low Luster TRIM/PORTICO/DORMER: BM - "Brilliant White" - #RME-01 Finish: Soft Gloss

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F&B Cornforth White W/ White Dove trim

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F&B Wevet: “I love a good white with plenty of depth. Wevet by Farrow and Ball is one of my favorites for this reason. It has a beautiful hue of gray. It always looks brilliant and has great contrast that goes with many of my other favorites as well as looking beautiful on its own.” - Raquel Garcia

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BM Salamander - a deep dark green that can look blue

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Like door, color, and hardware

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BM Cheating Heart (perfect navy/charcoal)

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McGee Favorite Blues

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Walls: Swiss Coffee flat finish, Trim: Swiss Coffee semi-gloss

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BM Swiss Coffee flat (and in semi-gloss for trim)

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BM Swiss Coffee in a flat finish. The trim is the same color in a semi-gloss finish.

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BM Simply White

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BM Hazy Skies

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Cabinets = BM Hazy Skies

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BM Gray Owl on lower cabinets

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BM Gray Owl on cabinets

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Walls: Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee in flat finish, and the trim is Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee in semi-gloss finish

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BM Swiss Coffee -- walls

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BM Swiss Coffee

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BM Soft Chamois

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FB White Tie

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Soapstone counters and sink -- Waterworks faucet -- unlacquered brass hardware from Rejuvenation’s “Massey” collection

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FB Dove Tail

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FB Hardwick White

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FARROW AND BALL DOVE TAIL

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FB Dovetail

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FB Dove Tail Gray

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FB Railings - built-ins in Dining room?? -- French door to Family Room same color?

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BM Ivory White (aka Acadia White)

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“This palette of Wedgwood blue and bisque blends naturally with the big sky.”

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“This scheme is very simple and clean and is especially well suited for home designs that are influenced by English and European styles.” –Hank Long, Henry Sprott Long & Associates, Birmingham, 205/323-4564

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FB Mole's Breath - for island? - A timeless grey whose name takes its roots from the much loved Elephant's Breath, this moody hue is inspired by a smaller, furrier animal. Mole's Breath is the most versatile of our stronger accents as it can be used both with Easy Neutrals like Purbeck Stone and Contemporary Neutrals like Strong White.

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FB Cardroom Green + trim: Wimborne White

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FB Cardroom Green - suggested trim FB Off-White

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FB Stony Ground -- Door is FB Hague Blue

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BM Pale Oak

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BM Pale Oak

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FB Skimming Stone

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Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath No 229, the island cabinets were painted in farrow and ball Charleston Grey No 243 and the wall colour is Farrow and ball Cornforth White No. 288.

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FB Stony Ground with trim in Mouse's Back

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FB Walls: Purbeck Stone, trim: Cornforth White

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BM White Opulence

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BM Ivory White

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FB Pointing - is red based, but “Pointing is our go-to white for updated traditional interiors. It is warm and rich—a true classic creamy white that offsets both classic and modern furnishings.” Lilly Bunn Farrow and Ball Pointing “My favorite wall color—especially for a big room—is white. Particularly this shade from Farrow and Ball. Nothing is more versatile and it brings so much light into a room.” Tilton Fenwick Farrow and Ball Pointing “This is our favorite white—not too white and not too creamy—which is a hard balance to strike. It glows in the sunlight and provides a clean backdrop for showcasing artwork.”

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FB Railings No.31 | Exterior Eggshell

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FB All White

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FB New White - yellow based

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FB Downpipes - Down Pipe, a dark lead grey, has definite blue undertones to it which deepen the complexity of the finish.

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FB French Gray - French Gray is really much more green than grey, but characterfully flits between the two depending on the light and time of day

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Skimming Stone - warm light gray

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FB Shadow White. It has none of the perceived yellow of Slipper Satin and is the perfect contrast to the slightly darker Shaded White.

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FB Shadow White and Dropcloth (trim)

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FB DROPCLOTH: neither too yellow, nor too grey, Drop Cloth is the traditional name for the indispensable painter's dust sheet which this muted colour embodies. A nod to our painters and decorators, this mid grey beige is the perfect contrast to our slightly lighter Shaded White and Shadow White

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FB Calke Green No.34

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FB Hardwick White

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FB Hardwick White

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like F&B Conforth White (designer says the color on the cabinets is custom, but that this would be close)

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Pale Oak | OC-20 : I love, love, love this color! I have used it in every way possible. In a bedroom as the trim and ceiling (with wallpapered walls) and then on trim and ceiling in my daughters room where the walls are painted a few shades down, Seapearl OC-19 matte. and most recently I have used it in clients living room (not shown as it is not yet complete). It is a rich and warm neutral. It has soul.

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Winds Breath | OC-24 : More neutral in color (not a grey), seemingly a beige/off white but doesn’t bend yellow or pink. It’s simply warm and so straightforward of a color. I have used it so many times and it’s always consistent.

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White Dove

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Cabinets are wind's breath (BM)

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Wind's Breath (BM) -- too dark here

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