I think it will look crisper on his walls. We chose the second color from the left, Peale Green! It’s the truest green and less muddy or grey than the other ones, which is the feel we both want. The dark green paint color we choseĬan you guess which one I chose? I actually consulted with Leif, since it’s his room, but thankfully we both agreed on the same one! I guess I have some painting ahead of me this weekend… Pulling all of these pieces together really helped me get a visual for what I felt would work best in the space.įrom an angle, you can see the light coming in, as well as get a different impression of these dark green paint colors based on how the light hits them. I also brought in the nightstands that I recently made over for this room makeover. I pinned up one strip of Leif’s misty forest wallpaper mural, as well as the art that I chose for around his desk area. Boreal Forest reads more mossy in my opinion while Backwoods is darker and moodier feeling.Ĭomparing the paint with elements of the room design plan In the picture below, you can really see that Cushing Green has a greyer slightly more sage leaning while the Peale Green reads as more ‘green’.Īnd you can see that the second two, darker colours Boreal Forest (left) and Backwoods (right) are much greyer. Of course, colours look different in every room based on many factors including the light quality in your space, which is why it’s a good idea to use paint colour testers before landing on your favourite choice. Then Boreal Forest and Backwoods have a darker and greyer tone to them when painted on the wall in real life. You can see that Cushing Green has a slightly more grey undertone than Peale Green – which is a truer forest green in my opinion. The white throughout the house is Chantilly Lace, so it’s quite a pure clean white that doesn’t add or tint the tester colours below. I painted two coats on one of his big blank white walls, which makes a great backdrop for testing paint colours on. Comparing Benjamin Moore Dark Green Paint Colorsīelow, from top to bottom, these dark green colors are: Cushing Green, Peale Green, Boreal Forest, and Backwoods. They look so similar yet there are subtle differences, and I really wanted to make sure that we chose the right one for Leif’s room makeover as painting a dark colour feels like a pretty big commitment! I also wanted to make sure that it works well with his forest wallpaper mural. “A deep forest green fit for both elegant and rustic spaces.” “A blackened shade of forest green that bares a hint of welcoming warmth.” “A balanced dark green that can flatter a wide range of colour schemes and styles.” The initial choices that I gathered after working my way through my paint fan deck are Benjamin Moore Cushing Green (HC-125), Benjamin Moore Peale Green (HC-121), Benjamin Moore Backwoods 469 or CC-630 , and Benjamin Moore Boreal Forest AF480. But I knew that once they are on the wall and dry, there would be a big difference in how each of these colors reads and the feeling that it creates in the space. It’s true upon initial glance there might not be a huge difference between the colors. When I picked these four paint sample pots up at the store, the woman who was working commented on how close these dark green paint colors are. Sample Pots of Dark Green Paint Color Choices You can see that I’ve ordered the colours below by their Light Reflection Value (LRV). The closer to 0 you are, the less light is reflected by that colour. It is basically a number that tells you how much light is reflected from a surface. If you aren’t familiar with LRV it means Light Reflection Value. I picked up some dark green paint color sample pots from my local Benjamin Moore last weekend, but didn’t get a chance to test them out on the wall until mid-week. We’re making progress on Leif’s teen boy bedroom makeover for the One Room Challenge, and it’s finally time to make a final decision and get painting! If you read my update last week, you know that I was waiting for the mural to arrive before settling on a color. How Benjamin Moore Cushing Green, Peale Green, Boreal Forest and Backwoods compare to one another in real life with paint test samples on the wall. Testing out some Benjamin Moore dark green paint colors for our One Room Challenge Teen Boy Makeover.
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