Paint the walls in your foyer Lemon Pound Cake and the look is sunny and appetizing. Choose Marilyn's Dress for your walls and it sets the stage for a sophisticated entrance. The process of coming up ...

When picking out a paint color (or, for that matter, a beauty product), you've probably marveled at the interesting color names, ranging from the poetic (like Ashes of Roses) to the mind-boggling ...

Joa Studholme, color curator for Farrow & Ball, was sitting on a riverbank watching her mother-in-law fish one day when she noticed that the metal weight on the fishing line was the exact color of the ...

Sue Wadden carries a small notebook with her wherever she goes because you never know when inspiration may strike. And inspiration is pretty important when you’re a color expert for Sherwin-Williams.

Several years ago, I painted a bathroom in my house a rich, smoky blue. Everyone who sees it asks for the color name. When I answer, “Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray,” the questioner inevitably ...

Several years ago, I painted a bathroom in my house a rich, smoky blue. Everyone who sees it asks for the color name. When I answer, “Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray,” the questioner inevitably ...

If you've ever tried to pick a color to paint a room, you know paint colors have some of the strangest names. There's a lot of paint colors out there, and eventually all the normal color names are ...