Farrow and Ball Parma Gray: Colour Study

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDycy4NaoUccyFROPti_zlQJDgsLbK8rfydVxwNrNS_Q2fXJFSaFi832nv_gs-tmiEJBSPv2CrB_puhwCDNbqoo3WSGXWL_KuUNrjBWdY3hpEcydXTubU1VKboDeKZOgWYXO5z7SyaVo/s1600/apartment+therapy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember this dresser from <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/gorgeous-victorian-house-tour.html" target="_blank">this Victorian conversion</a> I shared a while back?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{As if you could forget...}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's painted in Farrow and Ball's Parma Gray.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/homebuilding_scale-1680/public/images/completedprojects/gallery/0410thomas-cabinet.jpg?itok=tzWq_lgJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="467" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray Dresser</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, once again, the English company have, in their wisdom,  chosen to spell their greys the American way....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="480" src="http://www.secretsdatelier.com/libs/jpg/satildem_parma_grey_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray Dining Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're shying away from all the greys and neutrals that have been flying around then Farrow and Ball's Parma Gray, despite its name, is definitely a paint to consider.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Blue walls in Parma Gray by Farrow & Ball." height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6a/b0/95/6ab09510bfcdcea1ce1bd2b824ab442f.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="416" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray looking particularly blue!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be aware that Parma Gray is one of the biggest culprits, in my opinion, for having images that don't do it justice - sure, they look pretty, but if you buy a tin of paint based on images like this front door....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball parma grey" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b6/a0/a0/b6a0a055dde2e714764b7d276a4af376.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A misleading image of Farrow and Ball Parma Gray front door</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...then you're going to be disappointed. The lighting of the camera has made the image distort a little. This is what you should expect with Farrow and Ball Parma Gray on a front door...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow & Ball's Parma Grey" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1d/12/4e/1d124efc92967248e0be96d6ee28042a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray front door</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's listed in the blue spectrum by Farrow and Ball because in most lights, this shade most definitely shows up as a colour. Yes, it's gentle; yes, it's sophisticated. But don't go this route if it's a grey you're looking for.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTSjYgcItRO2BsbXaeMcQYI8MaErWxhguL6coBU0Z2ibqU01HyHDNpKy6-s6QMtu0Y1PDR6zwtriSBI73M0PjW6_YilEcWgLqDRHiV2PxAy3gh36Vxw1I-n7Z_okmVElq-ZGZB3D_z6k/s1600/flickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTSjYgcItRO2BsbXaeMcQYI8MaErWxhguL6coBU0Z2ibqU01HyHDNpKy6-s6QMtu0Y1PDR6zwtriSBI73M0PjW6_YilEcWgLqDRHiV2PxAy3gh36Vxw1I-n7Z_okmVElq-ZGZB3D_z6k/s320/flickr.jpg" title="" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soothink and elegant! - Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, if you can get your head around this idea, Farrow and Ball Parma Gray is a paint colour that gives the same </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">feeling </i><span style="font-size: large;">as a grey. I know that sounds odd but it gives the same elegant, restful vibe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://inspiration.farrow-ball.com/ImageHandler.ashx?id=509" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="479" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray coordinating with the table football!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only way that Parma Gray will look grey is if there is very strong, white light that will drown out the blue tones: for example, halogen lighting....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://celiabedilia.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mg_3008.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray looking rather grey under the strong white light</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...or from strong natural light that's still cool....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYVKqsDuZMl1DCeJ9VUxYKOMmwl_6nMb1_mOVye-0LoYzGyNepTFS1HH3iDjZQmFXR923JcolnZkKftAZU22Nf5dgHjnAjt_I89qPnLLNc4RKsthbQvw1dh5HzdhU_2jabfkeTO2-o3I/s1600/odietamoblog.jpg1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYVKqsDuZMl1DCeJ9VUxYKOMmwl_6nMb1_mOVye-0LoYzGyNepTFS1HH3iDjZQmFXR923JcolnZkKftAZU22Nf5dgHjnAjt_I89qPnLLNc4RKsthbQvw1dh5HzdhU_2jabfkeTO2-o3I/s320/odietamoblog.jpg1.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray looking greyer with the cool natural light</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...or a large flat surface, such as a floor...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A floor painted in Farrow & Ball's Parma Gray and Cook's Blue Floor Paint with cupboard in Manor House Gray Estate Eggshell" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/da/5f/bb/da5fbb6cfeadb31ece5ed9f6c644e44c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floor painted in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray and Cook's Blue - plus a cupboard in Farrow and Ball Manor House Grey</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...but, otherwise, expect the blue notes to shine out...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50480e86e4b000ea6f8e50cd/522912f9e4b04a6b0124ada0/522912fbe4b046b16fdac105/1378423547878/02-gray-decor-tips-EricCohler-rgray-living-oom-lgn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="512" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and to contrast beautifully with chalky whites...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="400" src="http://www.urban-eve.hu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/furdoszoba36.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="306" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous roll top bath in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think my favourite way to use Farrow and Ball Parma Gray is on furniture...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dresser paint color Parma gray by farrow & ball " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/af/42/45/af4245fa62fa932878b7d97e0afe8a29.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dresser in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...such as this stunning chest of drawers painted in Parma Gray with the backdrop of Farrow and Ball Hague Blue on the walls...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://inspiration.farrow-ball.com/ImageHandler.ashx?id=519" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="464" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chest of drawers in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and specifically kitchen cabinets, where it contrasts stunningly with cooler white walls....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="kitchen in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/32/5c/5a/325c5a6ef66b9e4587a050699984c0b3.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">{For information on my other Colour studies, click away...}</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/colour-study-farrow-and-balls-new-white.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball New White</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-old-white.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Old White</a></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-white-tie.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span id="goog_693464662"></span>Farrow and Ball White Tie</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/case-study-farrow-and-ball-blue-gray.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Blue Gray</a></span><br /><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-middleton.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Middleton Pink</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-down-pipe.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Down Pipe</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-pigeon.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</a></span></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-hardwick.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Hardwick White</span></a><br /><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-green-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Green Blue</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/colour-study-dulux-heritage-stone-green.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dulux Heritage Stone Green</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-lamp-room.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-french-gray.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball French Gray (interiors)</span></a></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-french.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball French Gray (exteriors)</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-mouses-back.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back</a></span></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2013/06/colour-study-earthborn-gregorys-den.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Earthborn Gregory's Den</span></a></div><div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-light-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Light Blue</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/farrow-and-ball-powder-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Powder Blue</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-hay.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Hay</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="426" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/df/e8/9d/dfe89dce1ab996681fd5da54516de10f.jpg" style="cursor: move; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray is a firm blue: soft without being twee, and gentle while still making a statement. A perfect Modern Country paint colour!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imagges via Period Living, Secrets D'atelier, Desing sponge, Cute Decor, Remodelista, unknown, We Bought A French House, Celia Bedialia, unknown, Farrow and Ball, unknown, Country Living, Country Homes and Interiors, Kyra Algazi, Landmark Kitchens, Peter Henderson Furntire, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

Farrow and Ball Parma Gray: Colour Study

Remember this dresser from this Victorian conversion I shared a while back?{As if you could forget...}It's painted in Farrow and Ball's Parma Gray.Farrow and Ball Parma Gray DresserYes, once again, the English company have, in their wisdom,  chosen to spell their greys the American way....Farrow and…

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Vintage Industrial Style Kitchen From A Border Oak Home!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I saw this gorgeous kitchen, I knew I had to share it here on Modern Country Style. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love it all, from the natural colour scheme...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="deVOL-kitchens-Cotes Mill-blog-customer-kitchen-Real Shaker-Border Oak-cottage-country-showroom-design-sunlight-stone floors-simple-stylish-beautiful-shabby chic-interiors" src="http://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/10502010_709082899157679_3397455364236992158_n-600x401.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">to the industrial-chic lighting...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="deVOL-Pembridge-2" src="http://www.beautifulkitchensblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/deVOL-Pembridge-2.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">to the fantastic styling...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="10494575_709083032490999_7642971353780045574_n" src="http://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/10494575_709083032490999_7642971353780045574_n1.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the stunning extension...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="deVOL-kitchens-Cotes Mill-blog-customer-kitchen-Real Shaker-Border Oak-cottage-country-showroom-design-sunlight-stone floors-simple-stylish-beautiful-shabby chic-interiors-French doors-light" src="http://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/10371443_709082885824347_6747395812393557374_n-600x401.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">which helps to bring the outside in and inside out...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/43/9a/5a/439a5afb41ef62eb24e0314bb20282ed.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and, not forgetting, the way the room leads invitingly off to other parts of the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For a helping hand in choosing the best accessories for your kitchen, check out <a href="http://blog.relicsofwitney.co.uk/2015/02/how-to-update-your-kitchen-easy-way.html" target="_blank">this post on the Relics of Witney blog</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Vintage Industrial Style Kitchen From A Border Oak Home!

When I saw this gorgeous kitchen, I knew I had to share it here on Modern Country Style. I love it all, from the natural colour scheme...to the industrial-chic lighting...to the fantastic styling...the stunning extension...which helps to bring the outside in and inside out...and, not forgetting, the…

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Modern Country Kitchen Tour....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm feeling thrilled to bits today. We've had some super-duper news, which I hope to be able to share with you over the coming months...and years! I'm sorry to be vague at this point but, let time tick by, and all will be revealed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, in the meantime, let us feast our eyes on this beautiful Modern Country kitchen, with its soft colour scheme. farrow and Ball's Old White and Farrow and Ball Downpipe would give a similar effect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="BUSINESS 2 (2)" src="http://p2.storage.canalblog.com/27/90/800632/84808937.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="1" height="640" src="http://wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/wt84a/6.jpg" width="425" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="1" height="640" src="http://wealdentimes.co.uk/images/house/wt84a/2.jpg" width="425" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, I'm off to do some painting of my own....!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via Wealden Times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Modern Country Kitchen Tour....

I'm feeling thrilled to bits today. We've had some super-duper news, which I hope to be able to share with you over the coming months...and years! I'm sorry to be vague at this point but, let time tick by, and all will be revealed!And, in the meantime, let us feast our eyes on this beautiful Modern …

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