Sherwin Williams announced their color of the year among great anticipation and they did not disappoint. Their color of the year for 2024 is a beautiful calming blue-gray shade called Upward SW 6239. Upward is a blue with gray undertones. It also has a slight violet undertone to it so depending on the other elements…
Universal Khaki Sherwin Williams SW6150 Sherwin Williams just announced their 2026 Color of the Year to be ….. Universal Khaki 6150. You could say that Sherwin Williams surprised the design world with naming a neutral for their color of the year. After all, we went through two decades of neutrals and it was with a…
Silhouette Benjamin Moore AF-655 Photo: Benjamin Moore Benjamin Moore just announced their 2026 Color of the Year to be ….. Silhouette AF-655. And to be honest, this is not a color I would pick as their color of the year. It feels like a redo of Sherwin Williams’s Color of the Year 2021 Urbane Bronze….
Your bedroom is your sanctuary. It should be THE place where you can close your door at the end of the day and relax and unwind from the busyness and noise that bombarded you throughout the day. One way to create this relaxing environment is to choose a paint color that reflects a color that…
When I was taking color theory in design school, the first assignment that our instructor gave us was to paint a strip of 10 rows using one of the primary colors, blue, red or yellow, with the primary color in the middle, and black on the left and ending with white on the right. Starting…
Benjamin Moore Cinnamon Slate 2113-20 Benjamin Moore announced their 2025 Color of the Year to be ….. Cinnamon Slate 2113-20. It might be hard to get your head around where to use this deep moody purple, but personally, I LOVE this color. I have used similar colors twice in my house over the years. Once…
Color drenching is a new trend to paint a room that you see popping up all over Pinterest and Instagram. It actually became popular in the early 20th century during the Victorian era and you would see color drenching in traditional homes. We saw color drenching in the last two decades when we had ALL…
HGTV Homes Sherwin Williams just announced their color of the year for 2025 and although perhaps a bit predictable, it is a beautiful calming & relaxing color that is very versatile . Their color of the year is a beautiful calming sage green (green meets gray) called Quietude SW 6212. Just to be clear, HGTV…
Have you ever wondered how they pick paint color names? Is it a real job for people? I feel they should have done a Seinfeld episode or SNL should one on picking paint colors based on its name. So you go to your local paint store to choose paint colors. You’re looking at colors like…
So long white interior doors! Hello color! For years, we lived with all white doors interior doors without giving it a thought. Over 15 years ago, I painted the inside of my front door black and agonized over the decision for days because I thought it might be too bold. lol Because at that time,…
The paint color of any room sets the mood or tone of the room. This is exemplified when you have a medium to dark toned color in your room vs a lighter neutral. One room that I absolutely love color in, is your dining room. Color dictates the mood of the room. Navy blue has…
Sage green, or all greens for that matter, were not even on anyone’s radar until Sherwin Williams named Evergreen Fog their Color of the Year 2022. I was curious as to how long this sage green phase was going to last. We had just come out of the all gray trend for 10 years and…