Vanity Colors to Try Against Gray Tile
My dad walked into the bathroom I was tiling last spring, looked at the sample vanity door I’d propped against the wall, and said one thing. “That’s the wrong white.”…
Feature Wall Colors That Work in a Light Gray Room
Feature walls have a reputation, and it isn’t a good one. Say the words “accent wall” to anyone over forty and you’ll watch their face do something complicated, because most…
Brown Wardrobes and the Colors That Sit Nicely Beside Them
I painted my bedroom wall the exact color of wet cardboard once. Not on purpose, obviously. I stood in the paint aisle at the hardware store on the west side…
Colors That Pair With Light Gray Bathroom Tile
My mom stood in my bathroom doorway, took one look at the tile job I’d just finished grouting myself, and said, “It’s very… hospital.” Not mean, exactly. She followed it…
Mustard Pillows and the Colors That Sit Well With Them
I have exactly eleven pillows on my couch right now, and four of them are mustard. I counted because my wife asked why the couch looks like it’s “auditioning for…
Gold Sofa Pillows for One of the Hardest Colors to Find
I currently own fourteen pillow covers for one sofa. Fourteen. I counted them properly last week, laid out on the guest bed like some sort of forensic display, and my…
Light Brown Sofa: Pillow and Wall Colors That Suit the In Between Shade
I was on my knees on the living room floor last Tuesday, taping four different paint chips to the wall next to my sofa, phone flashlight aimed at the fabric…
Which Pillow Colors Match a Brown Sofa?
I reach for the throw pillows on my own brown leather sofa about fourteen times a year. I know that because I counted once, out of boredom, and then felt…
Which Vanity Color Goes With Beige Tile?
I get called out to look at a lot of bathrooms before anyone’s decided what they’re actually doing with them, and if I had to put a number on it,…
Wall Colors That Go With Light Wood Floors
My friend Dana stood in my hallway, still in her coat, staring at the wall I’d just painted a color called “Simply White” and said, “This looks exactly the same…