Not surprising that Benjamin Moore chose Breath of Fresh Air (806) as its color of the year in 2014. Close to a sky blue on a sunny day, the color is an up lifting light blue, pale but not quite pastel, calm and reassuring. It’s one of the best paint colors for bedrooms and bathrooms. One can’t help but feel a sense of relaxation settle in around it. Painting with blue and green works well because both are soothing and refreshing colors. Blue is associated with trust while green, with its tie to nature, relates to the essence of life.

Together they remind us of cool water and the elements. They are extremely popular for bathrooms and bedrooms but certainly not relegated to just those rooms. Both rooms benefit from creating a serene, spa-like feeling there. Combining the two into an analogous color palette using both or into a single blue green color is universally appealing. Here are some great room designs using this palette. Another wonderful Benjamin Moore color is Palladium blue, which sits on that continuum between the two colors. 

Amy Krane Color

This bedroom above is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Pale Smoke. This ethereal blue green gray is soothing in just the right way for relaxing. 

Iridescent green tile bathroom

The poured project

Greens have become popular paint colors for the past few years. All kinds of greens are being seen from sage to mint, hunter to olive. They have become a go-to color for an updated look to paint interiors and house exteriors.

Raili Clasen

Choosing blue and green zelij tiles for this bathroom creates a beautiful and interesting space.

Amy Krane Color

Both blue greens and yellow greens are appealing. So are green blues.

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