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February 27, 2009
Vintage Paint Colors
Can anyone recommend a company that specializes in recreating vintage paint colors for brownstone interior?
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fine paints of europe (.com) - sold at janovich stores.
Posted by: southslope at February 27, 2009 12:48 PM
Martin Senour has a line called Williamsburg...as in VA, not hipsters. They're probably more 18th & 19th C representative though.
If you're looking for wallpaper, Bradbury & Bradbury are the best (and most outrageously expensive.)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at February 27, 2009 1:01 PM
farrow & ball. they have a showroom in soho, i believe.
Posted by: duckumu at February 27, 2009 1:30 PM
duckumu is right on. Top quality. They are expensive though. If you're on a budget: go to F&B showroom, get a free swatch pamphlet, and have the color matched at Janovick or Home Depot.
Posted by: brybrybry at February 27, 2009 1:52 PM
Do not have the color matched at Janovick. Use the Farrow & Ball. It has a powdery finish that is beautiful on old plaster. I got mine at wholesale cost so it cost the same as Benjamin Moore. $50. Shipping is extra. I would though match colors for kitchens and bathrooms, since you need eggshell rather than flat in there.
Posted by: mopar at February 27, 2009 6:20 PM
How would one get Farrow & Ball paint wholesale? If not it is around $80 per gallon. Please advise.
Posted by: tapnow at March 1, 2009 10:52 PM
It's very helpful to have a friend or relative in the business. They fax a letter on letterhead saying you're working with them and I think they give their business tax number. (Forget, but the folks at Farrow & Ball are happy to explain.)
Just by coincidence, my sister is an interior designer in California. There are some folks on this board who do related work and may have a business number.
Normally, you would go through an interior designer who would charge a markup or you would buy from Farrow & Ball's Soho store at regular retail.
Posted by: mopar at March 2, 2009 11:32 PM
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