Pick Your Favorite From Our Paint Color Hall of Fame
Give your place a fresh look for holiday guests — and the new year — with one of these favorite room colors, from red to wasabi green
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Now that the holiday season is here, some of you may be looking for budget-friendly ways to spruce up your home for parties, dinners and overnight guests. My advice is to start with color. Whether it's your walls, furniture, doors or trim, adding a fresh coat of paint is the most cost-effective way to give your space an instant facelift. So, what color should you choose? Here is a recap of the hottest hues I've written about this past year here at Houzz. I hope this Color Hall of Fame will guide you in selecting the best new colors for your home.
Red is naturally a festive color and its appeal is timeless, so it will look stylish in your home during the holidays and beyond. It's a bold choice, so be sure to balance its intensity with white, black and natural wood furnishings.
More Ways to Decorate With Red
More Ways to Decorate With Red
Yellow is synonymous with happiness and cheer. A lemon-yellow kitchen is a wonderful gift to yourself, especially if you'll be spending extra time cooking holiday meals and baking desserts.
How to Find the Right Yellow
How to Find the Right Yellow
Nothing welcomes guests better than a freshly painted front door. Let your house stand out from the rest by using a distinctive color such as azure. This vibrant shade of blue will make a fun statement even before folks enter into your home.
How to Choose a Blue
How to Choose a Blue
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Create a Zen-like space in your home with a soft shade of pink. If you have a hectic holiday schedule, you may need a room to relax and rejuvenate.
How to Pick the Right Pink
How to Pick the Right Pink
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| Gray will continue to be a hot neutral going into 2012, so it's a great way to update the look of your home. Gray works well with any other color and, as shown here, it also looks elegant when used on the ceiling. How to Find the Right Gray |
Greige may be a good choice for you if you like gray, but desire the warmth of beige. In its deeper tones, greige is sophisticated but also cozy and casual.
How to Design With Gray and Beige
How to Design With Gray and Beige
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| If you want to inject an element of surprise into your home, choose violet, an unexpected choice for a living space. It also coordinate well with a purple, white and silver or gold holiday color scheme. How to Pick the Right Purple |
Chocolate brown can turn any space into a warm and cozy haven. This delicious color makes an especially nice setting for snuggling up on those cold winter days.
How to Pick the Right Brown
How to Pick the Right Brown
Maybe you're not a fan of dark colors, but you still want a cozy look. Terracotta is the perfect choice. This clay color will add an earthy richness to your space without appearing too dark.
Cozy Up With Warm Clay Colors
Cozy Up With Warm Clay Colors
Green is a traditional holiday color, but wasabi will give your decor a bit of a twist. This green has strong yellow undertones that will work with the season but won't look too merry when the holidays are gone.
Wasabi Rooms That Wow
Tell us! What color are you drawn to this year?
More:
How to Find the Right Gray
How to Find the Right Blue
How to Find the Right White
How to Find the Right Green
How to Find the Right Yellow
How to Find the Right Brown
Wasabi Rooms That Wow
Tell us! What color are you drawn to this year?
More:
How to Find the Right Gray
How to Find the Right Blue
How to Find the Right White
How to Find the Right Green
How to Find the Right Yellow
How to Find the Right Brown
Comments
Laurie Johnson Aqua, where are you!?!?!?!
19 months ago · Like
Bright Bold and Beautiful Love the dark grey!! More paint colors http://brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com/2010/07/decorating-ideas-paint-colors.html 
19 months ago · Like
sanmarc1 Aquas are my favorite, but I think I could really live with that blue front door also!
19 months ago · Like
Willi Zaback Green!!
19 months ago · Like
Iyare I I will be doing some painting after the holidays... I am going for a silverish grey in my master and since im converting a fifth bedroom into a dressing room, Im considering pink or fuschia... something absolutely girly and eye catching
19 months ago · Like
txazdreamgirl Violet.
19 months ago · Like
Nannette Anderson Soft grays & Sage. The color Lion Stone is that perfect cool color that I used in my new home. LOVE IT!
19 months ago · Like
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