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Some paint colors are easy to describe. White is white. Navy is navy. Beige is beige. Then there are colors like Benjamin Moore Beach Glass 1564. Look at Beach Glass in one room and you might call it blue. Move the sample beside warm wood and suddenly it seems greener. Put it in cool northern … Read more

For years, gray dominated interior paint. Then homeowners started wanting something warmer. Not the heavy golden beige associated with older interiors. Not an icy gray that makes every room feel cold. Instead, people began looking for neutrals that could combine the softness of beige with enough gray to feel current. That’s exactly where Sherwin-Williams Accessible … Read more

Choosing a white paint color should be easy. At least, that’s what most of us think before bringing home five nearly identical paint samples and discovering that one suddenly looks yellow, another looks gray, and the one that seemed perfect at the store somehow turns cream-colored on the wall. Two colors that frequently end up … Read more

Choosing paint for a small bathroom can be surprisingly difficult. You may only have a few walls to paint, but every color decision feels magnified in a compact space. A gray that looks soft and sophisticated on a paint chip can suddenly feel dark and cold. A bright white that seems like the obvious choice … Read more

Wood trim and wood furniture can make a home feel warm, timeless, and full of character. But when it comes time to choose a wall color, that same beautiful wood can suddenly make the decision surprisingly complicated. A paint color that looks perfect in a bright white showroom may appear dull beside honey oak. A … Read more

Choosing the perfect neutral paint color sounds easy until you actually stand in front of a wall filled with beige and gray paint chips. Suddenly, one beige looks too yellow. Another feels dated. A beautiful gray on the sample card turns icy blue on your wall. And the supposedly “perfect neutral” you saved from Pinterest … Read more