Kitchen Wall Colors to Try With Light Gray Cabinets
My sister Marina stood in my kitchen doorway last month, still had her coat on, looked at my walls and said, “Did you paint this yourself, or did the gray…
Light Purple Walls Are Easier to Live With Than Youd Guess
People will argue about light purple walls like they’re arguing about school districts, real heat, genuine betrayal in their voice if you say the wrong thing, and then the actual…
Curtains for Light Lavender Walls
People will argue about this in a Facebook group like it’s a custody hearing. I’ve seen someone post “HELP what curtains for lavender walls” and get forty three replies, several…
Living With Light Yellow Walls: Curtains, Furniture and Sofas That Work
My friend Wendy painted her whole living room a light yellow called “Farmhouse Butter” two summers ago, hung linen curtains in a warm white, and the room looks like something…
Light Pink Walls Without the Nursery Look
My sister repainted her guest room in what the paint chip called “Blush Whisper” right before her father in law came to visit for two weeks, and by the time…
Light Gray Walls Look Easy Until the Carpet and Curtains Show Up
A woman going through the same bin of drawer pulls as me at an estate sale off Waters Road leaned over, completely unprompted, and said “gray’s such a safe choice,…
Pairing Things With Light Blue Walls: Bedding, Rugs, Curtains and Floors
“That’s a nursery color, Aisha, you’re painting your bedroom like a nursery.” That was the guy I was seeing for about four months last year, standing in my bedroom doorway…