Anyone surprised I’m painting AGAIN today? We’re making over our closet, and since we’re installing white cabinetry and towers, I am painting walls a gentle neutral for contrast. Choosing colors for spaces without windows? Not the easiest. It helps to view photos online, and it’s always an inspiring collection of interiors and decorating ideas inside each year’s Southeastern Designer Showhouse! Will you be visiting this year’s showhouse? Do let me know and share any pics in case I can’t get there before June 4th! I have admired this springtime traditional event in Atlanta from afar (thanks to designer Sherry Hart’s coverage each year!). The paint colors contributing designers share is always a highlight. I hope these Gentle Neutral Paint Colors Used in Designer Showhouses are helpful you as you choose colors for your own spaces at home.
![SW Pure White paint color in beautiful #SEShowhouse22 kitchen by Cathy Rhodes Interiors (scullery, bar & pantry by Joyful Designs Studio) - photo: @dhcphoto; cabinetry: @bellcabinetryanddesign; flooring: @europeanwoodcompany](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-2022-kitchen-blue-cabinets.jpg)
Gentle Neutral Paint Colors to Try Now!
It helps to have a place to begin when you’re seeking gentle neutral paint colors to sample. Why not start with ones that got the the thumbs up from an interior designer? In this particular collection of paint colors, we’ll explore showhouse paint colors from a handful of beautiful interiors and exteriors.
![Neutral paint colors are designer picked from showhouses: SW Pure White, BM Oystershell, and SW First Star. #neutralpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/neutral-paint-colors-from-a-showhouse-hello-lovely-studio-banner.jpg)
![SW Pure White paint color on walls of kitchen, scullery, bar, pantry in Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2022 - Cathy Rhodes Interiors. #swpurewhite #neutralpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cathyrhodesinteriors-southeastern-designer-showhouse-2022-kitchen-pantry-bar-2.jpg)
1. Sherwin-Williams PURE WHITE
What was wonderful about this white paint color on the walls of 2022’s Southeastern Showhouse kitchen is how we can see it with the warmth of wood cabinetry as well as cool and boldly blue painted cabinetry.
![SW Pure White paint color on walls of kitchen, scullery, bar, pantry in Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2022 - Cathy Rhodes Interiors. #swpurewhite #whitepaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cathyrhodesinteriors-southeastern-designer-showhouse-2022-kitchen-pantry-bar-3.jpg)
To see more interiors with SW Pure White, see THIS helpful paint color story!
2. Benjamin Moore OYSTERSHELL
How serene is this tone on tone bedroom from 2021’s showhouse!?!
![BM Oystershell paint color in a beautiful bedroom designed by Kati Hardwick. #bmoystershell #neutralpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bm-oystershell-paint-color-bedroom-seshowhouse21-atlanta-homes.jpg)
These neutrals with soft green undertones are so gorgeous with natural linen when you want a cozy cocoon retreat.
3. Neutral Paint Color Idea: SW First Star
The newly constructed 8,000-sf showhouse from 2021 located steps from Buckhead’s Chastain Park, had five bedrooms, seven baths, pool, loggia, gardens and a finished basement. Completed by design-build team Benecki, SOURCE, William T. Baker Residential Design and Land Plus, here is the beautiful exterior:
![SW First Star paint color on exterior cornice of SE Showhouse 2021. #swfirststar #exteriorpaintcolors #neutralpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/seshowhouse21-white-home-exterior.jpg)
Sherwin-Williams First Star is the name of the paint color on the home’s exterior cornice above. Care to see a little more of that beautiful home? Tour it here:
So beautiful, and I have even more paint colors for you to consider!
![Neutral paint colors from Benjamin Moore I love - Hello Lovely Studio. cOME FIND 3 Neutral Paint Color Ideas from Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2020. #paintcolors #benjaminmoore #seapearl #pashmina #maritimewhite #whitepaintcolors #hellolovelystudio](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOVELY-BENJAMIN-MOORE-NEUTRAL-PAINT-COLORS-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
4. Benjamin Moore SEAPEARL
It can be a tricky challenge to choose the right white for an exterior so it helps so much to watch design professionals at the top of their game guide us!
![Breathtaking front door and entry to traditional style white stucco mansion in Buckhead. The 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse 'Villa Flora' is painted Benjamin Moore Seapearl and trim is Benjamin Moore Pashmina. #paintcolors #seapearl #benjaminmooreseapearl #pashmina #benjaminmoorepashmina #houseexteriors #housecolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-2020-exterior-david-christensen-atlanta-homes-lifestyles-villa-flora.jpg)
(Above) 2020 Southeastern Showhouse exterior (Builder: Jason Cole, Cole Construction | Interior Specifications and Selections: Cydney Mitchell and Brittany Stafford, Source
Beneficiary: The Atlanta History Center). It’s so sophisticated and the picture of timeless tranquility thanks to Seapearl and Pashmina.
![Benjamin Moore Seapearl paint color. COME FIND 3 Neutral Paint Color Ideas from Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2020! #paintcolors #benjaminmooreseapearl #seapearl](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-seapearl-paint-color-swatch.jpg)
Easiest way to see if a color is right? Order samples to be delivered to your door with Samplize (a peel and stick sheet of “paint” to stick on your wall and easily move around to other walls!).
Care to see more Seapearl?
![Luxurious living room designed by Amy Morris for "Villa Flora" the 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse. #livingrooms #interiordesign #luxurydesign #showhouse #amymorris](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-living-room-amy-morris.jpg)
Go inside for the 2020 tour!
The style? “As close to Santa Barbara as you can get without moving” with plaster walls, unique finishes, pools, and a turfed rear courtyard as well as trails punctuated by original sculpture.
Here’s the neutral color in a bedroom:
![Stunning traditional style white bedroom designed by Phoebe Howard. COME FIND 3 Neutral Paint Color Ideas from Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2020! #bedroomdesign #phoebehoward #interiordesign #benjaminmooreseapearl #traditionalstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-phoebe-howard-bedroom.jpg)
Not a paint color, but a pretty detail to note!
![Sumptuous creamy bedding chosen by Phoebe Howard for the 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse. #bedroomdecor #bedding #phoebehoward #whitebedrooms #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-phoebe-howard-bedroom-bedding.jpg)
Traditional Style White Bedroom With Seapearl
![Stunning traditional style white bedroom designed by Phoebe Howard. COME FIND 3 Neutral Paint Color Ideas from Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2020! #bedroomdesign #phoebehoward #interiordesign #benjaminmooreseapearl #traditionalstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-phoebe-howard-bedroom-desk.jpg)
Do you love Seapearl with these warm wood tones?
![Serene, sophisticated, stunning white bedroom by designer Phoebe Howard for the 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse. #bedroomdecor #phoebehoward #interiordesign #whitebedrooms #traditionalstyle](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/atlanta-homes-lifestyles-southeastern-designher-showhouse-2020-phoebe-howard-white-bedroom.jpg)
It’s pretty amazing in this bath with glazed tile and brass hardware:
![Zellige tiled backsplash in luxurious bathroom of 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse. #bathroomdesign #zelligetile #luxurybath #bathroomvanity #southeasterndesignershowhouse](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-bathroom-vanity.jpg)
Ever seen a curvy shower like this one?
![Curved tiled shower in the 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse. #showers #bathroomdesign #tiledshowers #luxurybath](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/southeastern-designer-showhouse-bathroom-shower.jpg)
SEAPEARL Paint Color With BM Stonington Gray
![Seapearl by Benjamin Moore is the white color above the paneled wainscot in this powder room while Stonington Gray is the paint color on trim. #powderroom #paintcolors #benjaminmooreseapearl #benjaminmoorestoningtongray #seapearl #stoningtongray](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-sea-pearl-paint-walls-powder-room-stonington-gray-wainscot.jpg)
![Seapearl white paint color from Benjamin Moore on the walls of an entry in a modern farmhouse by Veranda Estate Homes. #seapearl #benjaminmooreseapearl #paintcolors #interiordesign #entry #modernfarmhouse](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-seapearl-paint-color-entry-staircase-veranda-estate-homes.jpg)
5. Benjamin Moore PASHMINA
![Benjamin Moore Pashmina paint color swatch. #benjaminmoore #benjaminmoorepashmina #pashmina #paintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-pashmina-paint-color-swatch.jpg)
![Breathtaking front door and entry to traditional style white stucco mansion in Buckhead. The 2020 Southeastern Designer Showhouse 'Villa Flora' is painted Benjamin Moore Seapearl and trim is Benjamin Moore Pashmina. #paintcolors #seapearl #benjaminmooreseapearl #pashmina #benjaminmoorepashmina #houseexteriors #housecolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-pashmina-paint-color-on-trim-villa-flora-buckhead-southeastern-designer-showhouse-2020.jpg)
![The kitchen island is this beautiful coastal cottage is painted Benjamin Moore Pashmina. COME FIND 3 Neutral Paint Color Ideas from Southeastern Designer Showhouse 2020! #PASHMINA #benjaminmoorepashmina #paintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/coastal-cottage-white-kitchen-by-lisa-furey-shiplap-white-oak-shaker-black-sconce.jpg)
6. Benjamin Moore MARITIME WHITE
![Benjamin Moore Maritime White paint color swatch. #paintcolors #benjaminmoore #maritimewhite #warmwhites #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-maritime-white-paint-color-swatch.png)
See Maritime White Outside of a Showhouse
![Maritime White (Benjamin Moore) paint color on the walls of a coastal style entry in a luxurious traditional home - Kotzen Interiors). #paintcolors #benjaminmooremaritimewhite #maritimewhite #interiordesign #coastalstyle #entry](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/benjamin-moore-maritime-white-paint-entry-coastal-home-katzen-interiors.jpg)
Pause for a personal note…
As I mentioned at the beginning, we have turned out attention to making over our bedroom closet. While it is a good size, I have never liked it so never moved a thing into it and let my husband live with it as is. I also never used our bathroom and claimed another one across the hall. Finally it’s time to give ourselves a beautiful closet now that the bath is done, and he may even let me have a little room in it. 🙂
![Mary Oliver quote about standing wherever I am to be blessed on Hello Lovely Studio. #maryoliverquotes #personalgrowthquotes #strugglequotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MARY-OLIVER-quote-stand-where-i-am-blessed-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
My husband also has autoimmune issues so our DIY takes longer now, and that’s just fine. We have come to embrace a new normal where rest and recovery are essential. And we don’t take any of the small stuff for granted. As we do the impossible, we celebrate the victories with wonder. How can two people muddling through somehow complete challenging projects and chapters?
![Brene Brown inspirational quote about courage, belonging, vulnerability, and integrity. #brenebrown #inspirationalquotes #wisdomquotes #selfkindness #spiritualtransformation #quotes #vulnerabilityquotes #couragequotes #selfawareness](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/brene-brown-inspirational-quotes-hello-lovely-studio-self-kindness.jpg)
He models courage, perseverance, and strength. And I help with vision, balance, and perspective. To become too attached to outcomes is to set ourselves up for disappointment. Yet we are all tempted to cling. Holy indifference for me, is a part of daily life including my chronic illness and even renovation.
![Barbara Brown Taylor inspirational quote on Hello Lovely Studio about loving the neighbor. #inspirationalquotes #barbarabrowntaylor #spiritualquote #faithquote #lovequote](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/inspirational-quote-spiritual-wisdom-barbara-brown-taylor-love-the-neighbor-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
When I consider the wise words of BBT above, I think of my husband and our sons and how I long to love them more purely in this way. How I long to stop fixing and convincing and allow myself to be freed. I am a broken record these days when it comes to talking about wanting to live more freely. It is possible, but usually not without changing our habits, boundaries, and relationship dynamics. Not without growing and doing the hard work of inward journeying.
![Brene Brown inspirational quote about courage, belonging, vulnerability, and integrity. #brenebrown #inspirationalquotes #wisdomquotes #selfkindness #spiritualtransformation #quotes #vulnerabilityquotes #couragequotes #selfawareness](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/brene-brown-inspirational-quotes-hello-lovely-studio-vulnerability-not-winning.jpg)
Thank you for visiting this blog. What a strange wilderness the internet and social media have become. I hold all of it rather loosely, knowing the landscape could change in an instant. Helping with paint colors is a small thing, yet I can help in small ways with great love.
A Look Back at Past Showhouses
Inspiration from 2018’s Southeastern Designer Showhouse
My favorite Atlanta designer, Sherry Hart of Design Indulgence, snapped these photos in 2018:
![2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-2018-001.jpg)
Traditional Style Living Room by Beth Webb
![Living Room. Interior Design: Beth Webb. Wallpaper: Iksel for Schumacher; Xanadu Landscape in Bone. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-002.jpg)
I shared my fondness for the designer’s gorgeous book An Eye for Beauty right here in this story.
![Living room with geometric limestone mantel. Interior Design: Beth Webb. Wallpaper: Iksel for Schumacher; Xanadu Landscape in Bone. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-022.jpg)
English Country Mud Room by Helen Davis Hanavich
![Mud room - Helen Davis Danavich. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-006.jpg)
I spy hardworking Savannah Utility Baskets to store essentials beautifully in this gorgeous mud room!
Traditional English Country Kitchen by Matthew Quinn
![Kitchen Design: Matthew Quinn/Design Galleria. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-007.jpg)
I may or may not have three timeless marble bowls upon my counter this very instant…classic indeed.
![Kitchen Design: Matthew Quinn/Design Galleria. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-011.jpg)
![Antique Pewter Hardware on Cabinetry. Kitchen Design: Matthew Quinn/Design Galleria. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-013.jpg)
English Country Style Butler Pantry
![Butler Pantry. Kitchen Design: Matthew Quinn/Design Galleria. 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta. Photo: Sherry Hart.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/southeastern-designer-showhouse-008.jpg)
Easiest way to see if a color is right? Order samples to be delivered to your door with Samplize (a peel and stick sheet of “paint” to stick on your wall and easily move around to other walls!).
![Neutral paint colors are designer picked from showhouses: SW Pure White, BM Oystershell, and SW First Star. #neutralpaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/neutral-paint-colors-from-showhouses-hello-lovely-banner.jpg)
Also see THIS and THIS in case you missed ’em!
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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