Case Study: Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

Welcome to the delicious world of 

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe.

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

Before we get going, have you check out my other Farrow and Ball Case Studies?

Farrow and Ball New White
Farrow and Ball Old White
Farrow and Ball White Tie
Farrow and Ball Blue Gray
Farrow and Ball Middleton Pink

Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath

Farrow and Ball Pigeon

Farrow and Ball Hardwick White
Farrow and Ball Green Blue

Dulux Heritage Stone Green

Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray

Farrow and Ball French Gray (interiors)

Farrow and Ball French Gray (exteriors)
Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back

Earthborn Gregory's Den

Farrow and Ball Light Blue

Farrow and Ball Powder Blue

Farrow and Ball Hay

Officially, this Down Pipe was designed to help 'imitate lead on exterior ironwork and to help 'lose' plumbing against brickwork.'

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

However, Farrow and Ball Down Pipe has become a rising star: morphing in recent years from being ultra functional to uber-hip. If you're looking for the perfect grey that's dark and sultry without sucking the life from a room then this is the one!!

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

There are just two tips I'd give if this colour is calling your name:

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

1) Farrow and Ball Down Pipe needs plenty of light to look its best;

if your intended room is not blessed with natural light then think carefully about how you'll provide this artificially.

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

2) Down Pipe could look sombre all on its own-some, make sure it's 

surrounded by pale or bright colours. Abigail Ahern is an absolute genius at this.

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

In lots of the images sourced for this post, the colour looks identical - a sooty charcoal - but this is where I hope the fact that I've worked with all the colours I showcase on Modern Country Style really comes into its own.

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

{For more details, pop over to the gorgeous Relics blog, including great information about using Farrow and Ball primers - worth every penny.}

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

So while these super-styled images all appear the same, I happen to know that under fluorescent lights Farrow and Ball Down Pipe looks like this:

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe under flurescent lighting

See how green it becomes? Magic!!

And under halogen lights, it takes on a bluey-green hue:

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe under halogen lights

This is what I love about Farrow and Ball paints. To choose the right colour for the right room becomes a truly personal process. What looks perfect in one place will change beyond recognition in another. 

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe

I guess that's where the sample pot delicious agony comes in..... 

Farrow and Ball Down Pipe exterior paint

My favourite blog for fantastic paint tips and information is the Relics of Witney blog. Have you seen it yet?

Images via: Abigail Ahern, Angel and Blume, Baston and Lark, Farrow and Ball, Living etc, All The Best, mine, mine, mine, mine, Elle Decor, Snapdragon