These colors are referred to as cool gray colors or blue-gray colors! What does it mean to have a muted paint color? The gray is used to tone down the brightness of the blue and to make it more calm.Ī shade that is more gray than blue would be considered more of a cool toned gray color.

However, I think that it is important that the color is more blue than gray. That’s why I highly suggest choosing a blue-gray paint color if you like blues! What is a blue-gray color?Ī blue-gray paint color lies somewhere between blue and gray, obviously. Even pastel blues can read as super “baby boy nursery 1995” if you aren’t careful. I mean, that’s probably how you want your home to feel, right?!īut, even I admit that blue can be a lot for a wall paint color.īright, neon blues can be too much for the walls. Pretty much our whole house is blue or blue-ish green.īased on color psychology, the color blue is calming and promotes relaxation. It’s no secret that I love decorating with blue. A 2 hour design consultation will give you direction, ideas and resources that will make a huge difference in the results that you get.Here are my favorite blue-gray paint colors! These shades are the perfect way to keep a neutral color palette while still having a little bit of color and personality in your space! If you’re in the Greater Raleigh, NC area and would like a serious shot of help to get jump-started on your next home project (or pick your paint colors), take a look at my Services page.

Matte finishes are okay and low lustre to eggshell are my favorites on walls, gloss finish on trim. Most of us need to clean off a mark every now and then on our walls, so go for a finish that lets you do that (which is not flat). It’s easy to touch up, but hard to keep clean. And if you think you have to, remember that it will probably take an extra coat to make the cheapest paint look good.Īnd I DON’T Like a flat finish. Look at your swatches during the day, at dusk and at night. Holding it flat in your hand will never show the color correctly, unless you’re painting the floor!Īlways buy a small amount of the color(s) with potential, take them home and paint a couple swatches- 2 coats please. Remember that if you’re using this on a ceiling it will go a tiny bit darker/grayer.ĪLWAYS hold the paint swatch in the direction that it will be used. If you want an undertone of a color in your white, like a little pink or blue, just go to the fandeck or paint store and find the lightest shade of that color. There - that wasn’t so hard, was it? Here’s a few more tips: In this post most of my favorites just happen to be from Sherwin. That’s the best I can explain it!Īnd this is another one that you don’t want to confuse with Ben Moore’s Alabaster.

It will still read as white, but not quite a traditional style white. It has the slightest (and I mean the slightest) gray undertone and looks fabulous in transitional or modern homes. If you want to tone down that white just a smidge, I’d go with Sherwin’s Alabaster.

Sherwin williams light blue