Paint help - picking a black

[kaylie]

I want to paint my stair rail black. The spindles will stay white. The room will be SW Conservative Gray and I'm hoping to pick up the black during the sale this weekend. I think Tricorn is the true black, but doesn't anyone like any of the others better? Finish will be gloss.

Conservative Gray:


SW Tricorn Black:


SW Black Fox:


SW Black Bean:


SW Sealskin:


SW Bohemian Black:

[Susie]

I've used Tricorn when I've painted furniture black.

[sjh722]

I like Tricorn, then Bohemian. The other 3 are reading brown on my screen.

[tarheels]

Sealskin is really green IRL. I think when I've looked at Tricorn it's gone blue, but maybe I'm thinking of another color since Susie said it worked for her.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I vote for Tricorn. The others look more like a dark brown or dark gray to me.

[bunnymendelbaum]

I'm looking at the fan deck.

The conservative gray has green undertones.

Tricorn seems the truest "black" but I'm afraid it will look flat.
black bean & Black Fox are very brown.
Bohemian has purple undertones.

Seal skin is a new color and not on my old fan deck. IT looks pretty gray though.

What about Caviar?

[kaylie]

SW Caviar

[kaylie]

I think I like Caviar - black but warmer than Tricorn?

[midwest07]

I follow this blogger and remember thinking she used Black Bean on her stairs. Here is the link to the staircase project.

www.anythingpretty.com/2009/03/how-to-transform-staircase-on-cheap.html

[mrs.jacinthe]

Ooh, I like the Caviar. Do that.

[wawa]

We used tricorn on our front door. Definitely reads true black for us. I like the swatch of caviar above though!

[bunnymendelbaum]

I remembered, sealskin is the one I tried that I thought was very very green. Not in a good way.

I've been using Ben Moore midnight summer on my trim and love it.

[tarheels]

Nov 9, 2012 9:31:39 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

I remembered, sealskin is the one I tried that I thought was very very green. Not in a good way.

I've been using Ben Moore midnight summer on my trim and love it.

I was worried when you said you thought it was gray, and now I'm glad you've backed me up. Sealskin's like decomposing seaweed - a black with lots of sickly green. I have a hard time imagining when it'd be good to use.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Exactly! Decomposing seaweed!

It's a really gross color. I can't imagine an application for it.

[kaylie]

Well I guess Sealskin is definitely out. Unless I decide to paint a "haunted house" themed room.

I'm going with Caviar. Thanks Bunny!