Category Archives: Color Advice

How to Choose Paint Colors for an Open Floor Plan Without Painting Everything the Same

soft white for an open plan interiorNeighborly
Open Floor Plans create a particular Paint Color Problem - Where does one room end and another begin? When the kitchen opens into the dining room, which opens into the living room, you may be able to see three or four areas at the same time. There aren't always doorways or obvious architectural breaks telling you where one paint color should stop and another should start. So homeowners often default to the safest solution: Paint everything the same color. You certainly can. But you don't necessarily have to. Continue reading...

The New Moody Luxury: How Plum Noir and Jade Are Redefining High-End Whole-Home Palettes in 2026

Plum Noir bedroomPlum Noir Bedroom
For the better part of a decade, "safe" was the reigning strategy in whole-home color: greige everywhere, one accent wall if you were feeling brave, resale value treated as the highest design authority. That era is ending. Continue reading...

Why Does My White Paint Look Dirty?

warm white in a room with tons of natural light
White paint is often treated as the ultimate safe, neutral choice for modern interiors and historic renovations. Yet, it is one of the most complex, unforgiving colors in a designer’s toolkit. Nothing undermines a carefully curated home faster than a white wall that suddenly appears dingy, murky, or yellowed under certain light. Continue reading...

Why Paint Colors Seen on Pinterest and Instagram often Fail at Home

Whether you're hunting for the right color to paint a room or just scrolling through the vast array of interior design eye candy on Instagram or Pinterest it's easy to fall under the spell of colors seen online. The rooms in the photos seem perfect. The furnishings and decor are gorgeous and aspirational, every detail has been chosen to create an enviable environment. It's the home you wish you lived in but don't. Continue reading...

Designer Whole Home Interior Paint Color Palettes

Interior color schemeWhole Home Paint Color Palette
The palettes cover the gamut from those that will evoke certain emotions, to those which are most appropriate for a certain kind of architecture and decor, to those based around a very popular paint color from Benjamin Moore or Sherwin-Williams. Every color is carefully curated for hue family (undertone) compatibility and real-world livability so your home feels balanced and intentional, not accidental. This is not a simple list of paint colors. It is a complete, professionally developed system to guide your entire home.  Continue reading...

What does an Architectural Color Consultant do?

working with a paint color consultant
Architectural Color Consultants are also known as Paint Color Consultants, Exterior House Color Consultants and Interior Paint Color Consultants as well as numerous other terms. The best ones have been trained by a reputable school which teaches the principles of color theory and best practices for specifying color for interiors and exteriors. Continue reading...