Give the paint a defined role
Build a Breath Of Fresh Air palette around the fixed surfaces first. This review explores honey oak and ivory curtains, with separate choices for trim and a smaller accent. Breath of Fresh Air is lighter than Woodlawn Blue, making it a useful option when less blue depth is wanted.
Ivory curtains influence a large part of the view when closed, so evening assessment should include them beside the honey-toned wood.
Named color references and material roles
Let Breath Of Fresh Air supply the principal color before introducing another strong hue. Start with honey oak and ivory curtains, then decide whether the accent belongs in a movable textile or another painted surface. A quiet material scheme may give the paint more presence than several competing colored chips.
The manufacturer's coordinating suggestions include Paper White 1590, Rock Gray 1615 and Frostine AF-5. These are separate named colors to sample, not interchangeable formulas. For the material direction considered here—honey oak and ivory curtains—choose which surface each candidate would occupy before deciding that the whole set belongs in the room.
| Palette element | What to decide |
|---|---|
| Main paint | Breath Of Fresh Air 806 |
| Material direction | honey oak and ivory curtains |
| Reference candidates | Paper White, Rock Gray and Frostine |
The condition for keeping Breath Of Fresh Air
Check the paint with the curtains closed as well as open; the fabric changes the room's visible color balance. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Use unequal sample areas: a broad Breath Of Fresh Air board for the main painted surface, a narrow trim strip and a smaller accent. Equal chips can exaggerate the role of a color that will occupy little of the room. The wood-floor pairing guide covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Breath Of Fresh Air 806. The recorded LRV is 69.09. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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