Farrow Ball coming to the UWS - 76th & Columbus.

When?
I'm jealous.
We need to stop renting.

and i wish they made textiles.

They have been here for quire some time. We used their them. There is a SOHO location. Great paint. If you have kids, skip the debate about cost and buy it - wipes clean and no fumes. And, yes, even people on 157th St use Farrow and Ball.

Their paint, that is.

Loyal to Beacon
Best paint and hardwear anywhere on earth

I just got the mineral paint from aronsens. Crazy expensive (mixed in france) but great for an accent wall. incredible depth of color.

I think Benjamin Moore has in many ways caught up on some of those old-school colors, especially the reds. Nevertheless, I'll be at the UWS store to see what new colors will be coming alongside 'Cabbage' and 'Charlotte's Locks.'

Personally I think F&B is overrated. Prefer good old BM myself.

Personally, Farrow & Ball is worth the price. Most other companies can't match the colors due to the way it is made. F&B is made with a clay base (more expensive) and more color pigments - thus giving it the great feel and the depth of color. You only need two coats of paint and you really can see the color depth. I highly recommend trying two coats of F&B paint against any other brand and you will see why the extra money is well worth it.

F&B also is one of the lowest emissions of toxins on the market. So is your life worth the extra dollars you spend on the paint, which of, course, only you can decide? These are all things you need to consider. F&B paints are nicely washable. If you use the primer and paint and done properly you will enjoy your choices for many years - especially when your kids "decorate" and smear all manner of stuff across the walls.

Other manufactures use a plastic base and save money by using cheaper materials - thus the various price lines within one manufacture - and less color pigments giving you a flat color and why you need 3 to 4 coats to have a good solid finish and you have to deal with the emissions that they give off.

Saying BM = F&B is like me saying my place on 157th is the UWS on the cheap. Strictly speaking, it's true but there is a world of difference when you look.

Five or so years ago, when I painted my studio, I used F&B because there was nothing to match it, in terms of shade, or depth of color, or low emissions.

Two years ago, when we painted the new place, our painter strongly encouraged us to consider the new high-end Benjamin Moore (Aura, is that the name of it?)

We found that we suddenly could get shades that BM hadn't had before. Plus F&B's SoHo shop (maybe the UWS will be different) didn't stock all the colors on the FB color card, and we were too impatient to wait for our paint to come from Canada.

So we used the Benjamin Moore fanciness, and we've been very happy with it.

Falco: I hear you, I love Beacon - props to you, Bruce. Not only do I have their number memorized - 787-1090, they recognize my number & voice.

But they don't carry F&B. I get all my B&M paint from them.

Eliz: yes, I've been to Soho but now they're a stumble away and I can carry home paint easily in my grocery cart.

FP: Yes, I like Aura and their latest low-emission paint is Natura. I don't use F&B everywhere but there are a couple of colors I haven't found in the BM color deck (and I have the whole darn thing). F&B has a different texture from BM - chalkier, which works in some rooms. I'm a huge, huge fan of Green Ground. I'm currently debating whether or not to switch hallways to Shaded White or Pointing...

What do people think of Borrowed Light v. Pavilion Blue v. Cabbage White?

Are you thinking trim colour or wall colour? If this is against Green Ground, I'd definitely strike out Pavilion Blue (which looks much greener on the colour card than on the computer -- although knowing you I trust you to have the colour card.)

FP: Wall color. Of course I have the colo(u)r card - my experience has been that the colors look even more subtle and lighter on the walls. My child has requested a blue bedroom. We have some experience with BM blues (have used Summer Blue & Silvery Blue in bathroom) but I am really struck by some magazine pictures of rooms painted in Borrowed light & Pavilion Blue.

I prefer Borrowed Light to Pavilion Blue (which has a cooler, green tone, no?). But I always prefer warmer tones and like hints of gray in my blues/greens.

A second vote for Borrowed Light, although as a digression, our living room is a VERY strong blue and we love it (everything else in the room is wood/earth toned) so take a quick look at Cook's Blue.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/3553677073/

Have you been to the Farrow and Ball store on East 73rd?

No. Didn't know there was one on the UES.