Paint the walls in your foyer Lemon Pound Cake and the look is sunny and appetizing. Choose Marilyn's Dress for your walls and it sets the stage for a sophisticated entrance. The process of coming up ...

When picking out a paint color (or, for that matter, a beauty product), you've probably marveled at the interesting color names, ranging from the poetic (like Ashes of Roses) to the mind-boggling ...

Joa Studholme, color curator for Farrow & Ball, was sitting on a riverbank watching her mother-in-law fish one day when she noticed that the metal weight on the fishing line was the exact color of the ...

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Share via SMS (Opens in new window) Ever wonder how paint colors get their names? If you’re shopping ...

Several years ago, I painted a bathroom in my house a rich, smoky blue. Everyone who sees it asks for the color name. When I answer, “Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray,” the questioner inevitably ...

Sue Wadden carries a small notebook with her wherever she goes because you never know when inspiration may strike. And inspiration is pretty important when you’re a color expert for Sherwin-Williams.

Several years ago, I painted a bathroom in my house a rich, smoky blue. Everyone who sees it asks for the color name. When I answer, “Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray,” the questioner inevitably ...

If you've ever tried to pick a color to paint a room, you know paint colors have some of the strangest names. There's a lot of paint colors out there, and eventually all the normal color names are ...

Several years ago, I painted a bathroom in my house a rich, smoky blue. Everyone who sees it asks for the color name. When I answer, “Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray,” the questioner inevitably ...