Even though we’re all about timeless paint colors for walls here at Hello Lovely, it’s always fun to keep an eye on what is trending. After all, the hues a majority of homeowners gravitate toward at any even given time often parallels cultural patterns and consciousness. It does appear that soothing, earthy tones are having their day. Let’s look at a few understated neutrals which are favorites of mine in Paint Color Ideas: Which Neutrals Are Trending Now in 2021?
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Paint Color Ideas: Which Understated Neutrals Are Trending?
Benjamin Moore Understated Neutral Colors to Try in 2021
Atrium White
Benjamin Moore’s Atrium White is a sophisticated off-white paint color for timeless and tranquil interiors.
Make sure you see THIS and THIS for more inspiring white paint color ideas!
Gray Cashmere
Foggy Morning
Benjamin Moore describes Foggy Morning as: “Smoky, light, and delicate, foggy morning suggests an early morning walk through woods shrouded in a blanket of dew.”
Score more grey paint color inspiration in THIS and also THIS.
Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year for 2021
Aegean Teal
Here’s a very atmospheric, European inspired blue-green with grey undertones. BM calls Aegean Teal 2136-40 an intriguing midtone that creates natural harmony.
Gorgeous Trending Behr Colors to Try
Almond Wisp
Seaside Villa
Broadway
Sherwin-Williams Paint Color Ideas for 2021
Alabaster
Rosemary
Finding Lovely showed us just how chic and neutral Rosemary can live when it is mixed at 50% as she did for a son’s beautiful bedroom.
The French seem to know their way around understated, sophisticated neutrals best, and since we don’t often get tours of stylish suburban apartments outside of Paris, this one caught my attention. Let me know what you think!
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Love this color post. I’m definitely a nature girl who likes variety. I want my home to be a place of harmony, and of excitement, as you go from room to room. Too many similar colors is too much for me, as is too much variety. I’m sure we each have a mix that is pleasing to our unique perspective and that’s what makes life interesting to me. I love going into a home with special touches, that shows me who the owner is. This post was a good example of that and the video was so much fun to watch. Thank you, Michele!
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Such great food for thought! I wonder if visitors to my home may think ‘where are the travel souvenirs and the personality?’ because there is such a lack of color and so much spareness and room to breathe. I also wonder if so much white space is a reflection of my love for mystery and my spirit of unknowing. Even when we think we have a plan in mind and even what we think of as ‘unfinished’ is bound to reveal so much about our inner lives. 🙂
I don’t think they’d question the lack of souvenirs. LOL I think they would say, “Here’s a girl, who wants tranquility… and maybe has a love of mystery.” <3 Michele, I loved the Leia Sfez video. I watched it three times trying not to miss anything. Once with sound, once without sound and once without sound and with closed caption.
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Hahaha – you’re so kind to me. And you have excellent taste! 🙂
Love the Rosemary green as green is my fave color! Also loved this video too…so many interesting ideas about fashion & decor! She & her daughter have inspired me to try & paint my own art! Haha! I love both their pieces displayed in their apt! Thx for finding & sharing such awesome videos! Also, I loved the one about the girl who loved ice and listened to the ice noises!! So cool!
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I was hoping this post would delight some lovers of green – I find that rosemary hue to be uplifting and energizing even though I don’t think I have any green ‘moments’ in my decor here. Fashion is so interesting right now that most of us are staying at home and at the very least are veiled behind masks. I think it’s an artful expression (as makeup is for me) where our moods can dictate what we throw on as much as the weather does. Creating your own art is so satisfying! Keep me posted on any masterpieces that may happen for you. 🙂
I loved the colors and pics and thought how can I use some of those colors. Unfortunately it is hard for me to visualize because I noticed all the pictures had white trim and my home has dark ornate old world trim, which I can’t bring myself to painting white. I also have original dark hardwood flooring throughout. I real liked the greens and wondered how that would look against the dark trim without making my home feel dark.
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I hear you! A couple of homes ago, I had oak trim throughout and wanted low contrast so I opted for a very warm white with yellow undertones. If you’re after contrast, a cool grey can be stunning with a warm wood tone – a very modern take for traditional woodwork. A green (like the rosemary color in the post) could be absolutely stunning with your wood trim! Such a natural combination, don’t you think? Just look outdoors and notice the trees! There are so many other factors that come into play as far as whether it will make the room too dark. Does the room receive lots of natural light? Is the room mostly used at night (i.e. for TV watching where a dim space is desirable)? The best way to get closer to the right color is by trying samples and noticing how the color changes throughout the day. Let me know if you have further questions – always happy to brainstorm with you.