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July 22, 2005
Second Floor Paint
The first coat of paint has been put on the second (living/entertaining) floor. It's a light brown/grey color called Stony Ground (like the upstairs colors, also from Farrow & Ball). Part of the reason we picked it is that we painted the entire, loft-style floor the same color and the Stony Ground reads very differently in different lights. So the living room will (theoretically) not feel the exact same color as the dining room, for example.
Comments
Love it!
Posted by: Kel at July 21, 2005 3:15 PM
How do you like that paint? Are you painting it yourself? Is it worth the money? Benjamin Moore is the standard for most contractors, but I have used Donald Kaufman before, (great finish colors, but hard to apply especially touch ups) but never Farrow and Ball.
Is it more than $45 a gallon? Any complaints from a technical point of view. What primer are you using? Oil base? Are you using latex on the trim or flat enamel? I like the new B. M. water based satin impervo, as long as you use a paint additive to make it flo more. Satin impervo oil is the best look for trim, but if you are using it in a dark room it's going to yellow after a few years. Anyway have fun.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 21, 2005 4:42 PM
we like the paint and our painter seems to love it too...
we are using the satin impervo oil for the trim in BM superwhite.
Posted by: mrs.brownstoner at July 21, 2005 4:52 PM
why is the DK hard to apply? I was just about to put some up.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 21, 2005 5:22 PM
I just did a double take with that photo- looks just like one I took of our room that was painted yesterday. Even the shutters look the same... weird. Great minds think alike I guess. I like how this color makes the moldings really pop out.
Here's my photo:
http://lenacorwin.com/paint.jpg
Posted by: lena at July 21, 2005 6:14 PM
wow - that is uncanny. love your site, btw.
Posted by: mrs.brownstoner at July 21, 2005 6:52 PM
I think DK is a great paint. My entire house is painted with DK colors. I have even computer matched DK colors on the B.M. system for clients who are cheap and dont want to pay more than $18 a gallon. It is true that DK colors have a greater optical life than BM colors. You will be surprized at how much they change during the day as the sun moves through your house. He has a great green collection and a light pink that no one else can match.
I find, however, when cutting with a brush, even a very good brush, the finished dry appearance is slightly different. I think it has do do with the pigments coming to the surface more. That is why I use a tiny roller to finish cutting and make sure that I don't get too far ahead of the person rolling out the walls. But than again I am a perfectionist. Make sure you stir/mix the paint very well as he uses a lot of pigment. Remember that painting a room is about 80% prep work. Use a good primer and sand between coats.
Posted by: Anonymous at July 22, 2005 12:37 AM
Thanks. The trim at my place is a lost cause-early 80's crappy redo- but I am hoping beautiful wall color makes up for it. I totally agree it's worth the extra $. What # is the light pink?
Posted by: Anonymous at July 23, 2005 12:47 AM
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