Blue paint can be challenging. You might have your heart set on a soothing light blue paint color, but you end up with a color that screams “it’s a boy!” instead. Unless that was the look you were going for, you quickly realize that you just wasted hours cutting in and rolling on the paint.
One tip I can suggest when picking out a blue paint color, and any color for that matter, especially when looking at a card with multiple colors, is to look at the darkest one on the card. If you notice that the darkest color of the card has a green hue, you will likely find that the lightest shade will have a green undertone. Note that when looking at a card with, say, 5 blues of varying saturation that it doesn’t necessarily mean they are simply a few shades lighter than the darker color before it. I recognize that individual paint chips are available as well, so you’ll need to pay special attention to the colors around it to get a true sense of the color. Again, this is why buying a sample pot of paint is so important.
The colors I’ve rounded up today have a true blue or gray undertone. My preference has always been colors with gray undertones as it adds some warmth to colors.
FYI — Pottery Barn offers a coupon for Sherwin-Williams paint on their website. You just have to click on a link to access the coupon for $15 off your purchase of $75 or more.
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