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Green bedroom with gallery wall and vintage black and white bedding

Hooray for Greenery! Pantone’s Color of the Year 2017

Annie Elliott | December 11, 2016

THANK YOU, PANTONE!!! Thank you, thank you, for giving us Greenery this year! Talk about a much-needed lift! 15-0343 Greenery. What a fresh, optimistic color! Cause for celebration! A grassy green with enough lime to give it some energy and playfulness. Greenery is a straightforward, honest green that wants the best for all of us. It turns …

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Dark walls, white trim? Hmmmm…

Annie Elliott | February 25, 2011

Think fast: you're painting the walls of your bedroom a much darker color. Can you leave the trim bright white?

Probably not. It pains me to say this, but sometimes, if you have a deep, rich color on the walls, glaring white trim can make the room look, well, tacky. And disjointed.

Not the look we're going for....

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