eBay Design Blog by Shawn Henderson

Color Trends

I was helping a friend pick out paint colors the other day and while I love traditional powder blues and greens, I think they’ve been exhausted and there are much more interesting ways to use wall paints.

I’m starting to use a lot of deep color tones like emerald green, wine, dark slate blue, and burgundy in the homes I’m working on. These paint colors are wonderfully warm and luxurious, and serve as a great balance for grays, beiges and off-whites, which are better suited for more public areas of your house/apartment. When it comes to your master bedroom or even a kitchen I love the idea of doing something more adventurous and original. You don’t even need to ditch lighter tones all together—pairing a softer color with a dark chocolate trim, for example, can be beautiful.

It’s important to remember to be relatively cohesive. Don’t paint every room a different color or your living space will turn into one big color story of a mess!

ahbags2
I have a friend who has used the dark tones for years - her home is Williamsburg Colonial style - and the colors are very effective there. I don't know about more casual settings though.
Jan-24-08 10:04:26 PST Report this comment
rearvumirr
great looking blog & interesting!
Jan-24-08 10:04:31 PST Report this comment
pugbirgit
Hi, I like your blog. You have interesting taste in colors!
Jan-24-08 10:13:56 PST Report this comment

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