Last time, we set out on a mission to understand how Farrow and Ball French Gray would work in your home...now let's turn our attention to your house exterior and garden.
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How does French Gray cope with exteriors?
{For more delicious and tempting information, see this list of Colour Studies...
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray conservatory |
The answer is that, for exterior paint shades, particularly ones such as French Gray, which have such a potential range, you have to be even more careful (sorry to be the bearer of bad news).
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray |
The range of light possibilities varies even more on the average house exterior or garden.
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray |
That's to say, the gap between the shadiest spots of your garden, and where it receives full, unadulterated sunlight is vast compared to inside your home.
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray exterior paint |
Put Farrow and Ball French Gray in a sunny part of the garden, and it can seem washed out and pallid.....
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray exterior |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray exterior paint |
...though this effect can be lessened by painting large amounts of French Gray; for example, on a conservatory or orangery.
Look how the colour builds on these conservatories painted with Farrow and Ball French Gray....
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray |
But in a shadier spot, you can suddenly imagine yourself cooling yourself off, under a parasol in France...
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
Just as with interiors, on exteriors Farrow and Ball French Gray slips silkily between cream,
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
....grey,
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
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...and green.
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
A good rule of thumb for a Modern Country look,is to make sure that Farrow and Ball French Gray gets plenty of shade to look its best.
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray |
If you'd like to paint your front door in Farrow and Ball French Gray then take a look at these..but bare the same rule in mind...
French Gray does best in the shade....
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door in sun |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door in evening light |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door in shade |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray front door |
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| Farrow and Ball French Gray |
Am I any closer to deciding our front door colour?
Wait and see.....!
Images via The Posh Shed Company, Abode Orangeries, gigbird, the paper mulberry, bibbity bob, oracle window solution, sitting spiritually, morton conservatories, morton conservatories, morton conservatories, morton conservatories, Farrow and Ball, Claire Aldus, west egg interiors, unknown, Young House Love, unknown, Susan Spindler Designs, Farrow and Ball, Modern Countrty Style, Stay In Wales, Farrow and Ball, Total Transformations, Border Oak
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