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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

The perfect shade of blue?

Yes, call me old fashioned, but I love a soothing blue bedroom. There is something so calming and elegant about blue, and it has been the color of choice for my bedroom since I was a teenager. However, the perfect shade of blue paint can be difficult to find. So many promising paint chips turn into a cloying shade on the wall, more suited to the room of a child than to a soothing retreat.

As I was watching my TiVo version of Design Star last night, I had a sudden recollection of Matt Lorenz's room from episide 8 of Top Design. When I watched the show in the spring, I loved Matt's 'water' room. Matt agonized over the paint color, and what he came up with is perhaps one of the most beautiful shades of blue I have ever seen - a light and airy blue with a lot of gray in it.



After doing a little internet research, I found that Matt used Pratt & Lambert paint in 'white smoke'. Interestingly, he used an exterior formula flat finish. Now, do I take the plunge and paint my bedroom this color? I am off to the paint store today to investigate the possibility.


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12 comments:

  1. this color is great !! Your bedroom will look wonderful.
    Mélaniexxxx

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  2. This is the inspiration for my mother in law's spare bedroom remodel. I would die to know what blue he used!!

    ~Kate

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  3. What, duh...you tell me in the end. I'm still waking up, I sware. Ext. paint, huh...let us know what you think of this color for interior paint.

    ~Kate

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  4. That is such a beautiful color- not too blue. I think you should go for it! (And then you can show us pics of the finished project :)

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  5. Yes, this room wins the best of show for Top Design. Love that color!

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  6. Having never seen the show, I had not seen those pics before. It is a beautiful room, and the blue is perfect! Go for it, and show us the pics afterwards!

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  7. I love that color. My bedroom is a similar shade, maybe slightly darker, of robin's egg blue. It was custom but I saw a color from Benjamin Moore that was almost identical.

    I'm curious what paint finishes people like best. I used satin on my walls because my apartment is so small and I like a little sheen and I absolutely hate eggshell.

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  8. Benjamin Moore has a very pretty watery blue that looks great on the wall, called Ocean Air. It was also mentioned in Domino's latest issue as a favorite designer blue. Sorry I don't have a photo of the room (my last apt bathroom!). :(

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  9. How interesting to use an exterior
    formula flat finish. It is a beautiful color and would go well if you choose to use the China Seas fabric for your headboard.

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  10. PS I love those 2 plexiglass coffee tables!

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  11. It's funny, for some reason I have also been obsessed with a blue colour for bedrooms. It's an undefined sort of steel blue but lighter. Hmm, art deco light blue with grey in it? Ahh, still looking for it!!

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  12. do, it, darling! I can just imagine sleeping in this serene room. The key to a soft hue like this it how you finish he room. will you go light and airy - or allow a glorious contrast with dark woods and rich colors? Do tell!

    Do keep us up to date with images!

    AND...thanks for the research on the paint. I happen to be in the midst of painting my entire home, and some spaces are still up for discussion in terms of color...this was well timed!

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