Comments on: The 10 Best Light & Calming Paint Colors for Stress & Anxiety

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 01:43:24 +0000

In reply to Kathy.

I’m so glad you love it! Remember, at the end of the day, it’s YOU that has to love your home. Now, I personally love a whole range of colors. If I were in your situation, I might consider a mix. For example, a soft neutral like SW Egret White or Classic Gray in the main living areas, and then some colors that you LOVE in all the secondary rooms – family rooms/bathrooms/bedrooms/etc…

You can also add personality on interior doors (especially the inside of your front door or french doors!).

I hope this helps a bit :).

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:21:00 +0000

Really like your blog. The humor mixed in, too funny. I have a new build and so lost on what color to use through house
I have used sea salt less 50% in last home, and that also becomes a gorgeous color.
I want light colors in my open kitchen/living room but designer friends say greige. Just don’t like those colors.
Your suggestions are terrific!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:48:49 +0000

In reply to Sheri Sitton.

Hi Sheri, I’m not at ALL familiar with Coat Paints – I’ve never heard of them! Now, this is just me looking at the color online (where looks can be deceiving), but you might check out the likes of SW Versatile Gray/Popular Gray – basically taupes (or VERY warm grays) with a violet undertone. I hope those get you on the right track!

By: Sheri Sitton

Sheri Sitton — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:10:17 +0000

Hello Kylie. New to all things decor, including paint, without the tiniest knack or gift for it so I have a great appreciation for all the time & effort you give here. Thank you. Do you know of anything available int the U.S. that is comparable to “Sunday Soul” by Coat Paints?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 21:52:02 +0000

I used BM Ashwood in our bedroom . Both north & western facing windows. It is a VERY soft pale greenish gray. BM Simply White trim.
It is so pretty & calming. Beautiful with linen bedding, linen upholstered bed & chair. Used soft ivory silk drapes. Painters, plumbers, carpenters & workers (men) all said it is one of the prettiest rooms they have seen! Ashwood doesn’t show up often on lists but is seriously worth looking into.

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:14:00 +0000

In reply to Diana.

Ahhh, good choice – that’s Benjamin Moore Woodlawn Blue 🙂

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:52:57 +0000

Hi Kylie, I love the paint colour at the top of this post. The one with the white bedspread What is the colour called?

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 03:01:50 +0000

In reply to Emily. Hi Emily, this is a VERY good thing to think about, and something I remind my clients of often. If you're already a bit concerned, I wonder if you might be a bit more comfortable with the likes of SW Silver Strand or Lattice perhaps???

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 23:05:48 +0000

Hi Kris,

I love reading this article – very good information and choices of color. I have a question; I love SW Sea Salt (looking to find a right green-blue-grayish wall color) but worry that it might be too much of a color to use in a living room and a dining room area (open concept, one big area). I don’t want the wall to look too much green or blue. Any suggestions? The painter I hire only want to use SW colors. Thanks.

Emily

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:51:28 +0000

In reply to Kris Patel. Hi Kris, I'm feeling like Krypton could be a bit too light and could also compete quite a bit with Grassland :)

By: Kris Patel

Kris Patel — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:19:25 +0000

I am trying to update my kitchen without changing our Uba Tuba countertops. The backsplash and floors can be changed eventually so it’s a nonissue.. My kitchen faces northeast but I get some light in from all directions. Wall cabinets will be BM White Dove, Grassland is on the walls and Uba Tuba on the counters. I want to put a little color on the island because I think the Uba Tuba and all that white might be a little much for me. Would the undertones of SW Krypton on the island cabinets work well with the Grassland, White Dove, and UbaTuba. Thank you so much for your input! I have loved your website!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:57:19 +0000

In reply to Lisa Soon. Hi Lisa, it could be lovely! They would bounce off of each other, as opposites attract and make each other look stronger. If you wanted to DOWNPLAY your oak, well that might not be the best approach, but overall, I think the combo could be very pretty!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:37:41 +0000

In reply to Bert. Thanks Bert! Does beach glass look more blue or green or grey? East exposure room so I don't want it to look dark. Now between beach glass and bm silver marlin. Thanks!

By: Lisa Soon

Lisa Soon — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:31:32 +0000

Perfect timing! Thank you! I think BM Ocean Air is beyond dreamy! How do you think it would play with old yellow/orange oak floors?

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:31:23 +0000

In reply to Wendy. I painted my bathroom in Beach Glass and i absolutely love it. It looks great with the white cabinets and floors. It's a beautiful shade.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:58:34 +0000

Thank you so much Kim! This is so helpful. Not surprising , I have looked at so many of these colors because I want a soft, calm palette in my home. Thank you for the quick and dirty of the not as popular colors. You mentioned BM beach glass. What are your thoughts on this color? Stay healthy everyone!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:00:08 +0000

Kylie, I enjoy your posts and I learned a LOT before I chose a paint color for my main living areas. SW Sea Salt is my calming color. Sometimes it looks green (but a nice green – no pea soup) and then I can be standing at my kitchen sink looking into the living room during afternoon when the sun has moved to the other side of the house, and it looks gray. I just had my master bath painted Sea Salt too. Lots of light there, and it looks beautiful.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 03:37:55 +0000

Also, that pic of Doug the dog gave me a big smile. He looks so happy go lucky. Great picture.

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:49:32 +0000

In reply to Nancy Rohlfing. Hi Nancy, yes, Aleutian IS a super striking colour! And yes, those darned porch overhangs can kill almost ANY colour, so she'll also want to supplement with some good interior lighting to help a colour along :)

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:46:56 +0000

In reply to Kim.

Thank you Kim! I know…there are pink lovers out there and while I see the beauty of it, it’s just not my jam, but I’m GLAD it’s yours – there is a colour for everyone!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:24:17 +0000

Great post and good timing! Thank you Kylie, makes it feel like things are just… normal! Love all these choices. Now, I know you have a hate in for pink but I have to say I feel very cozy and calm in my midtown Toronto apartment painted in Behr “Malted” A grayed down Bandaid pink paired with white trim, deep navy bedside tables, gold lamps and some dark wood (husband). Love it!

By: Barbara Natale

Barbara Natale — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:23:39 +0000

Thanks so much for this post! I always look forward to your posts and was so glad to see this one. I painted my powder room BM Mineral Alloy in November and cannot a get used to the color. I know I want a blue—-lots of white wainscoting. I will be checking out your suggestions for the next two months…????. BTW, I am painting my LR and the moulding in my DR SW Accessible Beige during this stressful time. I picked this color for my foyer/hallway after checking out all your suggestions on your many posts. Love this color, works
So well with new flooring and older items I have to love with right now.

By: Nancy Rohlfing

Nancy Rohlfing — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:17:49 +0000

Kyl ie, I painted a large bedroom (it has a window on the east and a window on the.south sides of my home) SW Aleutian. I cannot tell you how gorgeous it came out! Everyone raves about it, including the painter I used. The most beautiful color in exactly the right room. Try it if you ever get the opportunity. Oddly, my daughter is now living in a home that has the same color in a living room that has very little light due to a porch – the color is dead dead dead! I couldn’t believe it was the same shade until I held up my paint fan, but sure as shootin’, it is. Hideously drab color when there’s no light. She cannot wait to get a different shade up on the walls!