My 10 Go-To Paint Colors
I feel like in the last 4 years I’ve painted walls hundreds of different colors, often liking, sometimes loving them and often, well, not liking them at all. WHOOPS. Paint colors are EXTREMELY tricky and act differently depending on the time of the day, the furniture that is in the space, the light, the tone of the wood, the traffic outside (kidding . . . or maybe not), etc. So while I still try, every single job, to embrace new colors there are some that I know I can rely on; that no matter what won’t fail me.
Here they are:
1. Half Moon Crest, Benjamin Moore
I think this might be my favorite gray right now. It’s really warm and yet feels like just a really good true gray. It doesn’t feel too blue or too brown. It’s like a big warm hug.
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2. Teresa’s Green, Farrow & Ball
For a “mint” it is really easy on the eyes. I’ve done many aquas and some of them I’ve liked, and some of them I’ve wished they were more muted. But this green is super soft, and yet not sage-y at all. It doesn’t hurt that there is a ton of natural light in this space, but I just love it.
To check out this room in all its glory click HERE
3. Oystershell, Benjamin Moore
This was in my old bedroom and office as well as the lake house twins room. It’s really light but has a lot of blue and green in it so its subtle and quiet but has a nice tone. To see more of the lake house I did for the Harner’s click HERE.
4. Hague Blue, Farrow and Ball
Its hands down the best navy blue on the planet. It has the most perfect amount of green in it, so it’s not purple-y. I’ve used it three or four times now, and love it every time. It can be really dark if there is no light on it, and much lighter if there is. It’s just deep, and intense, and modern, and yet totally classic.
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5. Quartz Stone, Benjamin Moore
This aqua is crazy happy. I’ve used it twice now, both in kids rooms, and it works if you have a lot of light and if you have a playful spirit. It’s not a sophisticated color, but it is bright, young and soft enough on your eyes.
To see more of this room click HERE, and to see the full tour of the house head over HERE.
6. Aloof Gray, Sherwin Williams
Aloof gray has a teeny tiny more green in it, so it’s slightly cooler, but I really loved how it turned out in the Curbly’s home. Also I miss that family.
To see more of the Curbly’s House head over HERE
7. Benjamin Moore, White Diamond
You can’t really tell but this white (white diamond) is really cool. I loved it because generally I’m more attracted to cool tones rather than warm tones. If you put it up to a true white it looked CRAZY blue, but in person it just looked really white.
To see more of my old house, click HERE.
8. Gray Owl, Benjamin Moore
This is still one of my favorite grays, although it’s slightly more brown than Half Moon Crest, which makes it warmer, but also in certain lights more like taupe than gray. But it’s so warm and pretty. And it’s the prefect medium tone – not too light but not too dark.
To see more of the Lake House click HERE
9. November Rain, Benjamin Moore
Now this color (November Rain – Benjamin Moore) is very tricky. I love it because it changes a lot – sometimes it’s blue, sometimes it’s green, often it’s beige, often it’s taupe, but it’s really really pretty and sophisticated. Scott also painted his Brooklyn apartment this color (excuse the small links . . . MAN I hate linking to old posts if the pictures aren’t resized).
10. Benjamin Moore, Super Bright White
So right now I’m rocking this BM super bright white color. It’s just white. So simple, clean, serene, bright, and basically has no tone to it. Now I need to fill those walls with a TON of art.
To see some of the progress of my current house, click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE!
Those are my go-to’s. But it’s time for me to explore and start adding to my favorite list. So what are your favorite go-to paint colors?
Original article and pictures take stylebyemilyhenderson.com site
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