Comments on: Blue Paint Colours: The 2 Types and Where They Work Best

By: Sherry Bleier

Sherry Bleier — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:45:51 +0000

I’m looking at Pale Smoke or Woodlawn Blue for my south facing open living room/dining room/kitchen. Kitchen cabinets are white, backsplash is gray & white. Could use your input.

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:57:55 +0000

In reply to Hillary. I'm a BIG fan of BM Gibraltar C.liffs, which has a bit more depth than those. Those are PRETTY LIGHT and/or too blue to be partnered with Edgecomb Gray in a palette. Wales Gray is the best of the 3.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:17:14 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Great post! About to have the greatroom/ kitchen of my coastal home painted BM Edgecomb gray. Looking for complimentary blue gray paint color for my east facing foyer ( white wainscoting below, bluegray above). Any suggestions? Considering BM Smoke, pale smoke & wales gray but not sure.

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:34:04 +0000

In reply to pam.

Did you ever decide? these are the exact colors I’m looking for something to coordinate with…. It’s like a part time job, lol. thanks –

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:29:36 +0000

I have been trying to choose a blue paint colour for 3 years! I have a huge south-facing window and live near a lake so am trying for a beach feel. The problem is that I have honey oak EVERYWHERE! The previous owner was an exceptional cabinet maker. I don’t want to paint the oak. My favourite accent colour seems to be aqua or real. Any suggestions? I like bold, deep colours. Thanks for reading this.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:23:25 +0000

In reply to Coleen. Hi Coleen, Which color did you use? Was it Woodlawn? Thanks!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 22:31:00 +0000

In reply to sally.

Wahoo, I love getting comments like this, I bet it looks GORGEOUS – good choice 🙂

By: sally

sally — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:20:18 +0000

I took your advice about using a blue-green paint in my east facing dining room. I just painted it Woodlawn Blue and it turned out great! I have oak floors and the Woodlawn Blue looks surprisingly good with the wood tones. I added a Persian carpet with navy, light blue, and red tones and put up flowing sheer panels on the windows and it looks stunning.
Upstairs in the west facing guest bedroom I used Benjamin Moore Lily White which is a beautiful blue color – it’s not white at all. It looks luminous, light, and airy. I added a cream colored caved filagree pattern rug which makes the room looks cozy and up-dated.

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:26:42 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Hi Lisa! You want to be careful with dark colours in bathrooms as they a) show more moisture drips on the wall if the ventilation isn't great and b) can show more lint from towels too! However, you could check out Van Deusen Blue, which is a slightly lighter navy blue from Hale Navy if you want dark navy or you can go the lighter, softer look of Jamestown Blue to give the navy a bit of relief ;).

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 15:58:05 +0000

Great post!!! But what about an interior hall bathroom (zero natural light)? My sons room is Hale Navy (matte) and the adjacent hall bathroom is basic white tile with chrome fixtures. I was thinking a dark neutral navy to tie the two rooms together, but with zero natural light… Appreciate your thoughts!

By: pam

pam — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 01:08:33 +0000

Any suggestions for a soft gray that would go with tradewind and topsail?

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:20:51 +0000

In reply to GINA Rowan. I'd do it!

By: GINA Rowan

GINA Rowan — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:40:19 +0000

SW Moody Blue is great in a North facing room!

By: Tamara

Tamara — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 22:13:45 +0000

Perfect timing! I am looking for a blue paint color for my bedroom. It is a low light room with two windows on either side of the bed that faces west with a treed backyard. Based on the dark room, would you pick a blue green color or blue purple? LOVE your blog posts!!

By: Coleen

Coleen — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:08:17 +0000

Kylie picked the perfect green-blue-gray for my home with all sorts of west and northwest light flooding in. Love it!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 16:31:23 +0000

In reply to Cori. Hi Cori! Check out SW Foggy Day, it could be just the subtle shift you need without going too green! Now I don't do much for stain colours and do try to focus more on paint colours as they are my strength! My best recommendation though is to go to a used building store and get an old red oak cabinet door (or a finishing store and buy some red oak that is unfinished). This way you can play around without messing with your own doors :)

By: Cori

Cori — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:45:23 +0000

This came at the perfect time for me. I’ve been debating SW storm cloud or granite peak for my husbands dark masculine office, but it’s east facing, and both colors were just looking so purple. I guess I’ll need to find a “blue-green” blue. I do have a question though. We are in the process of picking out a stain color for red oak custom cabinets, and a slab of granite for his builtins. I’m so worried of picking a stain color that will clash with the type of color we want for the walls. Do you have any suggestions for picking out a neutral stain color for red oak cabinets?? We really like the Cygnus granite. Thanks in advance for any info you can help me with, and also thank you for this blog, I’ve spent many hours scouting it and reading comments.

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:47:38 +0000

Have you ever used BM Little Falls? Curious where it falls in the mix…