A clean blue hue
This rich blue is less purple than Pitch Blue and livelier than navy Stiffkey Blue. Inspired by the formal rooms to which ladies would traditionally retire after dinner, Drawing Room Blue has a clean, graphic feel that works particularly well alongside Pitch Black and Incarnadine. When contrasted with All White on woodwork, it gains a regal edge, looking deeper and more intense.
Recommended Primer & Undercoat: Dark Tones
Complementary white: Blackened
Rated 3 out of
5
by
Bugs from
Beautiful colour but really poor finish
This paint is a lovely colour but I'm not happy with the end result. I read the advice from F&B and followed the instructions to the letter using the dark tones undercoat x 2 and then 2x layers of Drawing Room Blue Estate Emulsion carefully avoiding 'overpainting'. The colour looked spectacular but in daylight the walls had a shiny streakyness all over.
I decided to try another coat but it now looks even worse. I painted most of room this colour #it's a large bedroom# but I can't face painting it again so I'm just going to have to put up with the finish. It does feel disappointing to get this kind of finish after putting all that work in.
Date published: 2013-06-19
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Cat7 from
Beautiful and a smooth finish when watered down a little
I've painted our dining room entirely in this colour with pointing woodwork and ceiling and it looks wonderful. It brings out the warmth in mahogany furniture particuarly well.
We found that the solution to a streaky finish (especially when painting with a brush) was to water the paint down a bit. I think the problem is that the paint dries so quickly, that it leaves streaks because it's drying both on the wall and on the brush. With a bit of water, I was able to get full, smooth coverage in two coats, even without an undercoat and over a light shade of paint.
Date published: 2012-10-06