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 ...

Ever wonder how paint colors get their names? If you’re shopping for pink, say, you’ll find dozens of shades referencing roses, bubblegum and shells. There are some extra-evocative names like Calamine ...

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 ...

You can tell a lot about parents by the names they bestow upon their children, whether they’re classic choices, family names or trendy monikers that have nothing to do with their own heritage or ...

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 ...

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 ...