Benjamin Moore’s paint color Old Pickup Blue is, well, blue. However, when I think of an old pickup, I see my family’s old black GMC which I drove through the fields of our farm before I was 12.
In 1903, there were 8 colors in a box of Crayola crayons, all but one (violet) sporting the names of your basic colors. No Pulsating Blue or Tempo Teal, it was just plain blue.
In 1993, faced with a choice of hundreds of colors to paint my house, I pined for the days when houses were white and cars were black. It took three tries until I found the three colors our house sports: Cottage Cream for the body, Newport Blue for most of the trim, and Luxurious Red as an accent.
To add to my consternation, I can now waltz into any paint or home improvement store and have my paint matched to my favorite bridesmaid’s dress if I had one.
Want to wile away hours? Click on either of these:
Sherwin Williams
Benjamin Moore
These nifty programs allow you to upload your own photos to try different colors. Not technologically inclined? They do supply photos that you can paint.
I am over the moon about these programs. Now would Over the Moon be a soft yellowish-white or a midnight blue?
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