Neutrals you can pair with metal accents.
The Toronto designer starts with a foundation of neutrals, which can be applied as a base for a whole home and accommodate rooms with stronger colours. In combination or on their own, each of these paint shades express a complexity beyond the simple tones without being too obvious, and would add sophistication and elegance to a bedroom or living room. Soft shades like these allow for decorative accessories and finishes to heighten the visual experience. Mauran accents these hues with mixed metals like polished nickel and gold. Paint bedroom walls in Farrow & Ball's Elephant's Breath (229) for a calm and serene effect.
Cool greys with a punch of orangey red.
For her own bathroom, the Vancouver designer painted walls in Benjamin Moore's White Water (2120-60) and added drama with a vanity cabinet in Silhouette (AF-655). The living room adjacent to this space has a feature wall in Salsa Dancing (AF-280), which she carried into the bathroom with bold towels. She loves that the palette combines cool neutrals with warm accents, and admits the red is unexpected. "I gravitate toward blues and green-greys, perhaps because they reflect the west coast's sea to sky views, but I love this pop of colour," says Penner.
Soft grey millwork with white walls.
This practical mudroom by Feasy & Bleeks Design incorporates one of their top palettes; grey, black and white. "We often choose a darker colour (usually a shade of grey) for built-ins and millwork to contrast creamy white walls," says Feasby. The staircase railing (not shown) is a dramatic shade of black, painted with Interlux's Brightside Polyurethane for boats, which is durable enough for handrails.
Shades of grey with bright red.
The star of W Network's Making House and proprietor of Barlow Reid Design gravitates toward grey for larger spaces. "I think this palette here is timeless," says Reid. "I lean away from bold colours on walls, and instead reserve them for easily changeable pieces like furniture and accessories. These chairs could be old wood hand-me-downs from the basement that were painted red — then orange, then blue. The rest of the palette is neutral enough that you could switch up the accent colour on a whim. You could even paint an accent wall in Benjamin Moore's Caliente (AF-290) if you wanted a good jolt of colour."
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