I used the Revere Pewter in two of my kids rooms and the Edgecomb Gray in all of my hallways. I am very ilitterate when it comes to choosing color and decor for my home do thank you. – I haven’t heard you mention this color, not a fav? For the same reason, overly warm colors like yellow, orange, and gold-tinted creams can make the room feel too warm.

I want light but not white. I built my own 10 person farmhouse table and bench and thought a little color on the kitchen walls would look nicer than the plain white. I am in the process of building a home and I just found out that they need paint colours *yesterday. Big sunny rooms, tons of southern light.

In your case you might consider darkening Revere Pewter by 1/4 just to give it a bit more oomph when faced with the natural light which CAN wash out a colour.

I’m severely struggling with the decisions (I have 12 paint samples on my wall right now, and I just read not to paint the sample on the wall but to use white paper!) No blues or greens… Got it!

A room in the South area can also have a strong Wood element decor because Wood feeds the Fire in the productive cycle of the five feng shui elements. Also check out Sherwin Williams Collonade Gray, you can read about a comparison to the 2 colours right here… I LOVE LOVE LOVE this article! As for the feature wall idea, EVERY home is different. I have found that many of the answers to my googled questions have led back to your blog page. Cool colours – greens, blues and blue-purples. I’ve read several of your blogs more than once, but I’m not perfect, so maybe I missed itHi Jude, I don’t have a blog post SPECIFIC to that, but I do have a good blog post re: BM’s best white paint colours.

These are my type of color choices! This also goes for greys and whites too – those that contain hints of blue, green and violet will ensure the room … Define the bagua, or feng shui energy map of your home, and see which colors are best for your bedroom. LIGHT PAINT COLOURS A well-lit south-facing room can look great with a light paint col… Either way, I’m glad you found me helpful I still don’t know what white paint colors are best for tiny, south-facing rooms. Adding a cool colour to a room like this is a great way to lower the visual heat,making it appear more comfortable and balanced. What would you use? With all the windows and natural light I don’t want it to get washed out with a light color.

We have pine trim and crown moulding that is stained with yellow/orange/red tones (87′ home). BM Manchester Tan looks washed out and bland. Light cool colours add vitality and energy to a space that can sometimes feel a bit heavy with heat. I have seen other websites that focus on paint but they throw in all different paint manufacturers making it necessary to match colors, etc. If you want to do sample pots before committing it’s more affordable to take the BM colour chip to Home Depot, ask them to colour match and it make a sample that is lightened (super easy for them to do and about 98% accurate). The Wythe blue is a bit dark when it’s dry, but just about perfect while it’s still wet. Looking for paint selections for our combined Living/dining room with a large east facing window, this room connects into a great room which has a combined kitchen(south)/nook(south)/family(east) room. So no, bathrooms definitely DON’T need to be the same as the bedroom and are often better in a softer, lighter version of the bedroom (depending on the bedroom colour of course). BM Swirling Smoke: too grey? A medium-depth paint colour can also work well in a well-lit room and tends to balance intense light quite nicely. Dear Lillie: family roomFor smaller south-facing rooms, paint both the walls and ceiling with the same shade of blue. I was looking at your best paint colors to pair with brick and south facing rooms….here’s my dilemma, I have a south facing basement with that difficult rare brick color you were describing with salmon, tannish/beige and pink undertones! I’ve actually tried 10+ colors. Please just ask if you would like to borrow any of my images (with full credit) and I’m sure that I’ll be happy to oblige I’ve tried Gray Owl: looks almost white and a bit too green. I’m SO glad I was able to help – drink up my friend I am also building a home and the builder will be calling for paint colors very soon. Im embarrassed to say that and extremely frustrated. I was thinking stonington or gray owl before I saw your blog!