tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922978.post1371946380293166850..comments2023-11-03T01:07:39.094-07:00Comments on casacaudill: Going Nauticalcasacaudillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737547597204258314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922978.post-18783830749983332442011-10-20T11:18:51.319-07:002011-10-20T11:18:51.319-07:00We usually tape up the little paint squares and le...We usually tape up the little paint squares and leave them for months before making a decision but two of them really looked like they could work. The first was Distance (posted above) and another one ended up being nearly identical to our bedroom so that really wasn't going to work. I really wish Martha Stewart had good dark blues this season but she doesn't. I may have to cough up the cash for Benjamin Moore.casacaudillhttp://casacaudill.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922978.post-47348965722891310392011-10-19T06:24:32.529-07:002011-10-19T06:24:32.529-07:00I love our Sheffield Gray from Olympic. It's d...I love our Sheffield Gray from Olympic. It's dark and not powdery in satin finish! I love it!!! Don't be afraid to get more samples. We usually try out 3-4 with most of them not working out, haha!Nora @ seventhandwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922978.post-30372812775750060282011-09-23T17:12:59.461-07:002011-09-23T17:12:59.461-07:00Good points about needing to go with a much richer...Good points about needing to go with a much richer, darker navy. I went with the third tier on the color swatch because I was afraid the darkest colors would be too much. But this is clearly not enough. Alan reports that he wants more of a gray undertone as well so that it's clearly delineated from the peacock blue in our bedroom. casacaudillhttp://casacaudill.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922978.post-10495185268780080242011-09-23T11:06:58.813-07:002011-09-23T11:06:58.813-07:00At least from pictures, I agree with you. Too past...At least from pictures, I agree with you. Too pastel, too powdery*. Don't be afraid to go darker.<br /><br />I read somewhere that you should paint rooms that don't get much light in dark, rich colors. If try to 'lighten them up' with paler colors, they just end up looking dingy and tired because you don't have enough light to make the colors shine, so you notice all the shadows instead.<br /><br />If it were my room, I would bite the bullet and go for a really dark navy. Most of your inspiration pictures look much darker than this sample, and I think with that trim you have it will look really rich and opulent.<br /><br />(actually, I painted my room dark green, it was scary at first, but I love it)<br /><br />*Lesson I learned on my room, you need to get greyer as you get darker, or it's overwhelming. So once you get dark enough, it may not be too powdery anymore)plantingoakshttp://plantingoaks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com