Farrow and Ball

[Anonymous]

Has anyone used this paint before? Beautiful colors but pricey, so want to make sure it holds up well over time like Benjamin Moore.

[Anonymous]

It has a weird smell at first but goes away when fully dry. It’s amazing - the pigment is so good. The finish on wood also looks furniture grade. I have only used it in a few rooms but want it everywhere. It does hold up well over time

[Anonymous]

It’s really stupid. Put a sample on the wall and a BM sample next to it and ask five people to tell the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s really stupid. Put a sample on the wall and a BM sample next to it and ask five people to tell the difference.

You seem really cool and well-adjusted

[Anonymous]

A couple years ago F&B was one of the lowest rated paints by Consumer Reports. Not just low but shockingly low. Not sure if the quality has improved bit I would do some research.

[Anonymous]

Get Behr Marquee paint and have them color match to what you like from Farrow and Ball. You'll save a bundle.

[Anonymous]

Here is a hilarious article about it. If I had zillions of dollars, I would go for Farrow and Ball, but I don't, so I color match.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/18/the-luxury-paint-company-creating-a-new-kind-of-decorating-anxiety

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A couple years ago F&B was one of the lowest rated paints by Consumer Reports. Not just low but shockingly low. Not sure if the quality has improved bit I would do some research.

If memory serves, Consumer Reports uses "value" as a factor, which would hurt F&B, Fine Paints of Europe, and other premium brands.

[Anonymous]

Color matching F&B not so easy. I tried many times and wasn’t satisfied. And yes I read all the blogs promising it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A couple years ago F&B was one of the lowest rated paints by Consumer Reports. Not just low but shockingly low. Not sure if the quality has improved bit I would do some research.

If memory serves, Consumer Reports uses "value" as a factor, which would hurt F&B, Fine Paints of Europe, and other premium brands.

Value factors only into whether they recommend a product or not; it doesn't impact their review of product quality.

"In Consumer Reports’ latest tests of interior paints, Farrow & Ball, an import from England known for its colors, was the worst at hiding old paint and scored near the bottom of the Ratings. It took two coats of its eggshell finish in white, which costs $105 per gallon, to do what the top-rated Behr Premium Plus Ultra Satin in white, which costs $34 per gallon, did in one."

https://www.consumerreports.org/media-room/press-releases/2014/01/my-entry/

That was from 2014 so not sure if they have reformulated or not. I checked the 2020 paint reviews and F&B wasn't in their tests.

[Anonymous]

In the Before Times, the Phillips used F&B in their special exhibition galleries. It was a convenient chance to see a lot of it on walls. I couldn't discern that it was any better than BM, but perhaps that was b/c the art overshadowed it.

[Anonymous]

There have been a bunch of threads about FB recently:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/937943.page#18909107
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/882094.page#17211259
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/857228.page#18267450

[Anonymous]

All I can think about when I hear Farrow and Ball is the SNL skit

[Anonymous]

Must watch before buying.

https://youtu.be/qtJRJVdUFx4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All I can think about when I hear Farrow and Ball is the SNL skit

+1