Farrow and ball s paints often need to be taken with a pinch of salt and light blue is certainly a case in point.
Light blue farrow and ball paint.
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Muted borrowed light and skylight make for breezy fresh feeling spaces while cool parma gray adds a little more formality.
Yes it is light and yes it does have a hint of blue but is has so much grey in it as well as a touch of green that calling the colour plain old light blue just doesn t do it justice.
Farrow ball a very popular choice for shadier spaces light blue has a shimmering silvery quality that will add interest to rooms with a light quality that may otherwise look flat especially if they are north facing.
This silvery blue was so named because it was the lightest blue farrow ball made in its first collection of colours.
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Light blue paint reflects the soothing tones of the sea and the sky creating rooms that feel made for escapism.
It s dirty and completely gorgeous.
A four wall blue this is a slightly less dramatic blue to hague blue so can be used to paint a whole room.
We think this is the best farrow ball paint colour for those wanting a darker striking effect.
For the very best results we always recommend using a farrow ball primer undercoat see above for the correct tone for this colour.
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Farrow ball is beloved by designers around the globe just ask new york designer katie ridder whose favorite shade is stone blue.
It creates earthy magnificent backdrops that work brilliantly with the textures and tones of a well layered room jeffry weisman and andrew fisher fisher weisman.
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It s dramatic complex and when used with a high gloss finish.
Light blue becomes a little more silver in tone when used in shaded areas so is very popular for use on the walls of internal halls especially when the remainder of the house is painted in cooler more neutral greys.
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Pair it with some warm creamy whites to add softness to the space.
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Consider using it as an all over colour for a really striking effect as shown below.
It would be better for north facing rooms as the blue looks a little cool in direct natural light.
Our favorite blue is skylight 205 from farrow ball because this pigment says light blue without being pastel sweet or too reflective.