And it is not always a bad thing!
If your goal is to make a room feel cozier, color drench, she says.
I love it for applications like stair railings and doors, but not for small spaces, she adds.
Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Kiera Coffee
Use for accent spaces, like seen in the kitchen above, for a pop of color.
I would suggest avoiding colors like Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray or Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter.
Although they are beautiful colors, they will not be helpful when making a room feel larger.
Bookshelves painted in Benjamin Moore HC-157 Narragansett Green.Credit:Courtesy Killy Scheer
DesignerKate OHarabelieves that choosing paint is all about creating intimacy without confinement, she says.
Decorative finishes in a texture like plaster can also add movement and coziness.
Benjamin Moore Tudor Brown.Credit:Courtesy Benjamin Moore
Pantry cloaked in Farrow & Ball’s Brinjal (No. 222).Credit:DANE TASHIMA; Styling: PAGE MULLINS
Credit:Benjamin Moore
Credit:James Ransom; Stylist: Alya Hameedi
Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray.Credit:Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black.Credit: Sherwin-Williams
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