Don’t be afraid of color!
We show you how to make the most unique shades work for your home.
It’s time to dispel the myth that color is something to be afraid of.
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Instead, embrace the wild and daring hues for aroom paint colorthat makes your heart skip a beat.
These tips and tricks reveal the secrets to making whatever shade you love feel right for your home.
Colors vary by screen.
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Consult paint-color chips for actual color.
Here,green-painted wallsand molding make the pretty cream sofa stand out.
Colorful accessories bridge the gapbetween neutralfurnishings and bold, unexpected paint colors.
Pick hues from the same strip if you’re doing a two-tone effect.
(Talk about easy!)
Start with adark wall color.
Peachy Pink
The color peach may take you back a decade or two.
But this tool will have you rethinking your 1980s/early 1990s connotations.
But deep, dark colors actually have the power to add the illusion of space.
Here, apint-size bathroomfeels cozy and a little more spacious, thanks to ebony walls.
This understated and elegant living room is given a modern edge just by adding arich green colorabove.
So instead, have them choose their favorite hue and use that paint color on the ceiling.
For example, instead of white cabinets and blue walls, trypainting your cabinets blueand your walls white.
Cabinet paint color:Stone Blue, No.
By incorporating plenty of white andwood finishes, you might keep dark colors from becoming dismal.
Keeping the color palette simple ensures the room doesn’t become too busy.
Just try imagining this room if it had white walls.
Here, abright spice orangeinfuses a classic living room with energy.
Balance the austerity with an equally appealingaccent shade, like the citron-green paint color on this kitchen island.
Room paint color:Split PeaBenjamin Moore
Colors to Consider for a Room Refresh
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