Yellow With Wood
My living room/kitchen has lots of heavy, well-preserved walnut trim with burl detailing. It’s in very good condition and I will never even consider painting it. The walls are another story. I’d like to go with a warm palette and would love to find the perfect golden, yellowish paint. I’ve found some that are close…
My living room/kitchen has lots of heavy, well-preserved walnut trim with burl detailing. It’s in very good condition and I will never even consider painting it. The walls are another story. I’d like to go with a warm palette and would love to find the perfect golden, yellowish paint. I’ve found some that are close but haven’t hit on the right one. Does anyone have a favorite, preferably Benjamin Moore, yellow? I thought Concord Ivory would be it but the wood made it look rather green..
“Good lord, I mean Benjamin Moore bought Janovic. My brain is scrambled.”
Paint fumes? You should have used Aura after all 🙂
“What’s your favorite color for a brownstone parlor floor?”
I always thought floors should be some shade of brown. 🙂
Love BM linen white myself, have always used it somewhere. But it’s not yellow.
Good lord, I mean Benjamin Moore bought Janovic. My brain is scrambled.
Colors are funny in that a small sample never reflects what the color will look like over the entire surface. I recommend that after you’ve chosen a color and a finish you have the painter paint a 4′ x 4′ minimum swatch adjacent to any bordering materials. This is the only way to make a choice. Ed Kopel Architects
Berkshire Hathaway owns Benjamin Moore, not Janovic.
Thanks, everyone for all the input, especially Mopar, you really went above and beyond! Linen white has been a perennial favorite of mine and I totally agree about a lighter sage, but I think this place needs grounding with a rich and deep yet soothing golden yellow.
I can’t tell you how many sample pots I’ve painted on the wall… Some were instant rejects, but I thought at the time a yellow like some of the lighter colors would work but there is just too much woodwork to support such a light hue (I have about 80 total linear feet of wall at 11′-3″ tall. 16′ is cabinetry with white doors, 25′ is woodwork to about 10″-6″ tall, so over half of the walls are either white or dark walnut in color). Based on your comments I’m going to take another look at the Farrow and Ball colors. Again, thanks everyone!
Benjamin Moore also has a beige called Linen White which looks oddly like a dusty, dusky yellow when placed against white, though it will look like beige next to a stronger color.
Oops, I mean get it made up at Janovic. Sorry! (They own Benjamin Moore now.)
Oh yeah — whatever you do, make sure you test with actual paint on your walls first. It’s crucial. Especially with yellows, which do have a reputation for being difficult.