Tuesday, May 25, 2010

buzzworthy blues

whether it's robin's egg, blue-grey, or silvery sage, blue is one of my favorite & most-used paint colors...it can be light & airy enough to play a neutral and yet it can be strong & vibrant enough to be the whole scheme. i love all these fresh blue spaces {wish i had all the paint colors for you}!

martha stewart.com

martha stewart.com

sprint mint by benjamin moore via traditional home

martha stewart.com

martha stewart.com

via house beautiful

{parker paint waterside} via house beautiful

{benjamin moore old pick up blue} via elle decor

Albert Hadley's own NYC apartment via elle decor

via elle decor

AND IF YOU MADE IT TO THE BOTTOM YOU GET...

my TOP 5 benjamin moore blues

1. seattle gray 2130-70
2. pebble beach 1577
3. sprint mint 2040-70
4. marina gray 1599
5. in your eyes 715

check out more designer favorites here.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BLUE PAINT?

17 comments:

  1. Love blue paints as well! I'm currently looking for the perfect blue gray for our bathroom and the perfect blue/turquoise for our guest room/office space!

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  2. thanks for those paint tips. I especially want to check out the more gray-blues!

    enjoyed the images...

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  3. Love the blues! We have a blue master bedroom with tans and chocolate browns. Love it!

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  4. I love how soothing blue can be. I love Mystical Blue 792 and Sweet Bluette 813-both Benjamin Moore colors :)

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  5. I love Aquarius!!! Love the blues but I can't see it being a part of the living room. A bedroom but not a family room!

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  6. i totally agree! blue is my favorite color to paint on walls!

    i love benjamin moore annapolis green, i know it says green in the name, but its more blue and its beautiful, we just painted our guestroom that color. i also used robins egg on my little norah's nursery and love it! and for a nice gray with a lot of blue tones we used gray owl on our basement and we love it!

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  7. I just painted a blue/green green in our kitchen and it looks amazing! The color is called rhino and I love it!

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  8. Thanks for doing a post on blues...my favorite.

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  9. gorgeous! my bedroom ceiling is a simple sky blue. so soothing + lovely.

    xo Alison

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  10. I loved the: {parker paint waterside} via house beautiful, pic. I'm currently living in a 'blue' house & it is very 'fresh'. I normally go for warmer looks but it is nice for a change & it goes surprisingly well with everything. :)

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  11. An absolute favorite of mine too-
    thanks for your list of favorites :) xx

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  13. I'm reading this right as I set out to paint my kitchen a seafoam shade of blue. I'll let you know tomorrow if it is one of my favorites. ;)

    Very Fine House

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  14. I have to book mark this one! I have been looking at blues lately. Love your choices. Your blogis so clean and professional. Thanks for commenting on mine! I appreciate it. I have added your blog button.

    Rachael

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  15. oh these are all so lovely. as usual, a dreamy post.

    Pantone 628 I think would be great for a "white washed"/beachy look.

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  16. just painted my bedroom Love in a Mist (martha stewart) love it.

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