Top Ten Paint Picks for 2017

We’re surrounded by color, but we don’t always think about it, unless it’s time to paint – or re-paint. What’s trending in color this year? See House & Home’s top ten paint picks for 2017 in this video:

1. Inchyra Blue (Farrow & Ball): This color is part of the moddy blues and greens group and looks great with blue and white and dark wood and feels very royal.

2. Hinting Blue (Sherwin Williams): Baby blue is not just for the nursery; it’s found in the most sophisticated rooms. It looks best when paired with a white ceiling and something that’s dark and dusky, like a dark gray bedside table.

3. Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore): This color has that timeless quality that dusky greens can have. Painting the trim and the ceiling gives a more sophisticated look and lets your eye travel.

4. Icy Spring Violet (C-I-L): This color is just as it sounds – pale purple. It sounds like a weird choice for a functional room like a mudroom, but it actually looks fantastic compared with cream, black and travertine.

5. Pink Quartz (Behr): You may not want to paint your front door this color any time soon, but it’s very brave and right on trend, so if you have courage you should try it because it actually looks fabulous.

6. Wrightsford (Cloverdale): This is a deep dusty chocolate brown with gray undertones that looks fantastic on a feature wall. Art looks great against this color and replaces the commonly seen dark gray with something a little different.

7. Mesa Red (PPG): If you’ve ever had a red room, you know that it’s so appealing you never want to give it up, except red is tricky – too bright, “no, thank you”. Mesa Red is earthy and warm and feels like a neutral. It looks great with teal and natural woods.

8. Classified (Beauti-Tone): This color is gray but not cold; it’s warm, verging on mushroom, and looks great with moody blues, greens and pinks.

9. Mushroom Mousse (Sico): The perfect white, it’s fantastic because it has so much pigment. While white walls can sometimes look like unpainted dry wall, this color is rich and warm and still reads as white.

10. Historic Tan (Dulux): This is one of those colors that you want to wear (in fact, sometimes the best colors come from your closet). Historic Tan is a “no-color” color which is a great backdrop and saturated. You’re not sure what is is; you just know that you want it.