what color is that? - Katie Rosenfeld Interior Design

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aviary blue
BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
snowbound
BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
“This master bath is in
a little beach house, so I
chose a blue that looks like
a clear summer sky to make
stripes on a crisp white
wall. If you’re painting a
small space, wide stripes—
these are a foot tall—make
the room look bigger.”
—Josh Greene, Shagreene
Interior Design, New York, NY
wow!
ERIC STRIFFLER
what color is that?
These paint shades stopped us in our tracks.
We asked the designers to spill their secret sources.
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olive
BY FARROW & BALL
“I wanted to add a fun surprise to this
house’s simple exterior, so I painted the
door and shutters this soft green, which
plays off the green in the landscaping.
I’ve used it on kitchen cabinets, too, and it
looks amazing, especially if you do another
accent piece in the kitchen, like a hutch or a
table, the same color.”
—Katie Rosenfeld, Katie Rosenfeld Design, Boston, MA
deep crimson
“Dark red is a tough color to
live with, but you won’t get
tired of this brownish red. It’s
dramatic but not in-yourface, especially paired with
white trim, a white ceiling,
and white chairs. If it could
talk, it would say, ‘Invite me to
dinner. I’m warm, spicy, and a
conversation starter!’”
—Jennifer Jones, Niche Interiors,
San Francisco, CA
greyhound
BY BENJAMIN MOORE
“This color keeps you guessing. Is it blue? Is it green? Is it
gray? It’s all of those! Try using it in a guest bedroom. That’s
usually the room that gets the castoffs, so painting it an
interesting color makes the space feel special.”
—Heather Blue Harkovich, Heather Scott Home & Design, Austin, TX
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MICHAEL J. LEE; RC RIVERA PHOTOGRAPHY; RYANN FORD
BY DUNN-EDWARDS
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dark salmon
BY BENJAMIN MOORE
—Megan Pearson, Meg Designs, Los Angeles, CA
popcorn
BY PRATT & LAMBERT
“If a white room were lit only
by candles, it would look like
this buttery shade. Here’s a
trick when you’re working
with a color that’s not a
strong color: Pair it with
white to make it stand out.”
—Tim Clarke, Tim Clarke Interior
Design, Santa Monica, CA
turtle lake
BY DUNN-EDWARDS
“This was a pretty
traditional kitchen, and the
family living here is a fun,
happy bunch. I said, ‘You
guys need some teal!’ So I
did just the upper cabinet
frames this bright color, then sprinkled it
around in other spots—on the backsplash
tile and the cabinet knobs.”
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—Erica Islas, EMI Interior Design, Culver City, CA
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: COURTNEY KEEFE DE JAUREGUI; NOAH WEBB; DAVID YOUNG-WOLFF
“One way to style a space is to set colorful
accents against a white wall. Another option: white accents on a
poppy wall, which is what I did in my dining room. This vibrant,
happy shade of red is on just one wall, in an eggshell finish.”
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cook’s blue
BY FARROW & BALL
BY BENJAMIN MOORE
“Artwork gets noticed with
deep brown as a backdrop.
I used it in this light-filled
sunroom to make it feel warm
and cozy. The color reminds
me of a delicious cappuccino.”
—Frank Laney, Ellsworth-Hallett
Home Professionals, Savannah, GA
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—Zoe Feldman, Zoe Feldman Design, Washington, D.C.
softened green
BY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
“I tend to use neutrals that are
on the gray/green side because
they go with anything. And
they’re a little less expected
than putting beige on the wall.
This color blends so nicely with
the view of the yard you get
from the glass doors.”
—Kara Cox, Kara Cox Interiors,
Greensboro, NC
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MAX KIM-BEE; RICCI SHYROCK; STACEY VAN BERKEL
van buren
brown
“You get a lot of blue for your buck with this color since
it’s so rich. Putting it against the mostly black-and-white
wallpaper really makes the paint pop out. I used a highgloss finish on this vanity, but it would also look amazing
in a matte finish on kitchen cabinets.”