Comments on: Email Answer: Picking The Perfect Paint Color

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:25:20 +0000

Hey Michelle,

You’re on the right track with the grays, and one of our favorite pale grays is Benjamin Moore’s Light Pewter. That should look pretty with the tannish yellow you mentioned. You might also want to try Benjamin Moore’s Sting Ray if you’re looking for a slightly deeper (but still light) gray.

Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:21:18 +0000

Hi,
I just recently discovered your blog and I am so inspired! We moved in to our house in August and have only painted one room in our house (our kid’s). I am itching to paint the entire interior of our home but can’t get past what to paint our living room which is a taupish brown. I would like the all the rooms to be somewhat cohesive. It is very dark due to one wall of windows blocked by an enclosed porch and one wall facing our neighbors house which is north, I believe??? Our furniture is not permanent so it doesn’t matter what I am matching. Although now that I am thinking of it we have decided on Starbright 390E-2 Behr (sort of a tannish yellow?) for our dining room which is right next to the living room and it is full of light in the morning and afternoon. I was thinking of a shiny pale gray or purplish gray. Would you be able to offer up any ideas? Honestly doesn’t matter what colors, just something that would look nice in a dark room. The only thing I don’t want is to make it cozier by painting it with a darker color.

On a side note, congratulations on the baby. I am a babywearing educator and would be happy to answer any questions you might have on wearing your baby in a sling. Although I encourage you to find a local group before the baby is born. Sometimes you just can’t get out of the house for months. Meetings or classes are usually free and open to the general public.

Thanks for any help you can give.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:56:41 +0000

Just bring home a bunch of the blue swatches that we recommend above and see what you like. Benjamin Moore’s Quiet Moments might be especially perfect for you. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:55:38 +0000

I am going crazy trying to find a color for our living room. The furniture is very neutral so we could really use some color! I am thinking grey with a hint of blue. However, everything I try is either too blue or light baby boy blue. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thank you in advance!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:23:04 +0000

What about a soft cloud-like platinum grey? It’s just as airy and light as cream but it looks lovely with navy, white and cornflower blue (try Benjamin Moore’s Light Pewter). Of course you can also go with any of the cream tones that we recommended above (or any of the tans that we have listed as well)- just bring home a bunch of swatches and see what tickles your fancy.

xo,
s

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:22:13 +0000

Hi,
I just bought new bedding so it’s time to change the bedroom paint color. The bedding is navy, white, and cornflower blue paisley. The bedroom can be seen from the hallway, and the hallway is painted Benjamin Moore Putnam Ivory. Any suggestions?? The bedroom always seems dark (it’s sage green currently) for some reason, so although I was initially thinking tan–I’m now thinking cream??? We have white doors and trim. Thanks for any suggestions.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:16:58 +0000

Try Celery Sticks by Glidden or Dune Grass by Benjamin Moore. The first one is lighter and more playful but still not overpowering and the second one is more of a sophisticated khaki-green neutral tone. Both will look great with your furnishings. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:12 +0000

Hi! I would love some expert advice…My adventures in painting my office Fresh Guacamole from Glidden have derailed a bit. I have done half the room and it is green overload! I loved the paint on the chip card, but it is much to much green.

Our office is currently boring beige, with walnut brown window and door frames, beige carpet with a mix of black and brown furniture. Right now the budget is only for paint, so I would love to find a color to brighten up a boring room, to get along nicely with beige, browns and blacks and be an inspiring and motivating color for doing paperwork and computer work too.

I like green, but I am open to any color. Only one thing is for sure, Fresh Guac should only be in the fridge!

Thanks so much!! :)
Amy

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:48:21 +0000

We would definitely paint the pillar part (except for the molding or trim, which we’d keep white) to match the wall color to help them blend in (either Shaker Beige or Lenox Tan). You can pick either room’s tone for it (since they’re adjoining it should look cohesive enough). And you can even consider painting both rooms the same tone (along with the pillar) for an even more open and airy feeling (we love rooms that open to each other when they’re the same color for that nice effortless flow). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:29:09 +0000

Hi guys,
I have a very open living room/dining room area that is seperated ever so slightly by a square shaped floor to ceiling pillar like divider on either side in-between the two rooms. The “pillars” have some definition at the top that kind of remind me of crown molding—but it’s actually part of the pillar. Right now they are painted a very stark white. My dining room is shaker beige (which I might change–just doesn’t seem right somehow) and the living room is Lenox tan. You can see the kitchen and the entry from both rooms and they are Hillsborough beige(kitchen) and Putnam Ivory (entry). What color do you think I should paint the pillars? Would you keep them white? Should I match the tops to the white trim and paint the rest of the pillars an off-white color? I’d like a “prettier” white if that’s what I’m sticking with. Oh and there is alot of light in these rooms. Any ideas would be so appreciated!