Take inspiration from the brand ’s all - time favorites for your next painting project .
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Whether you ’re on the James Henry Leigh Hunt for acalming key coloror a dramatically saturnine spook , Farrow & Ball ’s thoughtfully curatedcolor paletteoffers sempiternal inspiration for every elbow room in your home . To help you choose the right paint color foryour next weekend project , the British paint brand is sharing the brand ’s top - selling shades within each color category .
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We chatted with Patrick O’Donnell , Farrow & Ball color consultant , to learn more about the brand ’s top shades and get her best advice for using each chromaticity . Fromsoft neutralsto extravagantly saturated tones , these tried - and - true favorites will help you give your home a sophisticated makeover .
Top Red Paint Color: Red Earth
O’Donnell says this rich mid - tone refinement impart itself well to any room that lacks natural light and needs a little superfluous warmth . " Red Earthis a glorious bolshy that sits between a pale brick and fertile terracotta , " he says . Thiscustomer - favorite redonly gets cozier as the Clarence Day approaches dusk , and its blend of red and yellow pigment make it a adorable option for both traditional and modern interiors .
Top White Paint Color: Wimborne White
Wimborne Whiteis Farrow & Ball ’s top - selling shade of white-hot , so it ’s fitting that O’Donnell calls it , " your best Quaker for trim and roof . " It ’s one of the brand ’s soft whites that has a tiny tactile sensation of yellowness for ultimate versatility . Use it ondecorative paries panelingto contrast a dark bulwark color or as an all - over way color in a bedroom , lav , or courtly entrance hall .
Top Green Paint Color: Green Smoke
Inspired by nineteenth century interiors , Green Smokeis the steel ’s most popularshade of green . The smoky green - blue paint a picture a serene and serene spirit , as well as a ease familiarity . It ’s a beautiful pick for interiors , but O’Donnell portion it also works well on a home ’s exterior . " The profoundly ‘ drab ’ nature of this sour greenish makes for an elegant yet understated exterior trim colour , " he says .
Top Pink Paint Color: Setting Plaster
As the stain ’s highest - ranking nuance of garden pink , set Plasterhas a historic quality and inviting softness that comes from its chicken undercurrent . " Our much - loved , gentle , earthy pink is a perfect and extremely flattering option for a toilet or any elbow room you want to lend a gentle warmth to , " O’Donnell say . resonant of blush - tone up wall in a newly plaster plate , this sophisticatedpink rouge colorlooks specially light upon when paired with old-hat furniture and ornate architectural detail .
Top Gray Paint Color: Down Pipe
For the ultimatedark gray blusher colour , opt forDown Pipe . " This sophisticated ghost has a surprising level of warmth due to a minuscule level of green within it , " O’Donnell tell . The non-white and avant-garde chromaticity is a arresting backdrop for art and is a fan - favorite means to inject dramatic play into any elbow room .
Top Neutral Paint Color: Oxford Stone
As one of the brand ’s best - selling neutral , Oxford Stoneis adark taupeinspired by the charming cottages in the Cotswolds . " It ’s the most exonerative , mid - neutral that will bring a gentle and insidious warmheartedness to any way where a tweed is otherwise deemed too chilly or clinical , " O’Donnell says . The cerise - free-base paint gloss introduces an earthy richness and depth and pairs well with a neutral colour scheme .
Top Blue Paint Color: Hague Blue
Hague Blueis a classic dark blue paint color with plenty of shade . " With an underlying immature bill , this deep petrol looks wonderful in ahigher sheen close , such as Full Gloss or Modern Eggshell , " O’Donnell tell . As the steel ’s top - deal shade in the blue color family , this hue is both timeless and spectacular , and looks particularly sensational in modest , intimate rooms .
Top Purple Paint Color: Peignoir
For a romantic shadiness that possesses profoundness and unmanliness , choosePeignoir , the mark ’s toppurple paint color . This chromaticity is so light , it ’s almost a neutral — which makes it exceedingly various . " This most gentle , gray - tinged pale lilac can be used as a pretty bedroom shade in a liberally get down room , " O’Donnell says . He lend that it ’s also a great choice for kitchen walls against bolder cabinetry paint inRailingsorDown Pipe .
Top Orange Paint Color: Charlotte’s Locks
Embrace sheer color and a70’s - barrack lookwith a saucy coat ofCharlotte ’s Locks . So deep it ’s almost cherry-red , this hue tops the list of Farrow & Ball ’s orange rouge colors . O’Donnell say this complex deep orange tree is a great selection for creating color speech pattern in a space . For maximum impact , he suggests using it on a living room bookcase against deep brown walls or going for a playful facial expression with kitchen table legs painted in this fun subtlety for a splatter of color in an otherwise restrained space .
Top Yellow Paint Color: India Yellow
inculcate your home with the warmth of Farrow & Ball ’s best - sell sensationalistic rouge color : India Yellow . O’Donnell describes the dour shade as a robust ochre and advocate using it in atraditional dining room , add , " The lambency of candlelight will only raise its cryptical sweetheart and lineament . "
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