Oh How Some Paint Colors Burn My Tail!!!!

I just got a phone call from someone saying that they worked with a “Designer” to choose color for their home. As I continued listening, they revealed the colors that this particular Designer used in their home. Guess what color it was? Basket Beige SW 6143 and they said this Designer also ventured out and used Softer Tan SW 6141. Oh how this burned my tail!!! This is NOT choosing color it's picking colors that will be safe for your home. No skill when a “Designer” uses dated colors. Beige? Really?

I know that  many so-called Designers have go-to colors that they use over and over and over again. I'll tell you what they are:

• Whole Wheat
• Believable Buff
• Blonde
• Harmonic Tan
• Ecru
• Softer Tan
• Macadamia
• Basket Beige

I love Sherwin Williams dearly but refuse to use those colors from page 18-21 in the paint deck. I heard this time and time again from clients who used Color Consultants from box stores or even hired a so called Designer, using these colors. They are safe but oh so dated. We're using gray now people! 

Sorry for the rage but it just burns me to no end when people pass themselves off as Professionals and use colors such as these. It's a red flag and a dead give away that they do NOT know what they are doing.

These are the colors that I've been taking OUT of homes. As you know, the gray rage is so strong and gorgeous. If you have a Designer that suggests one of these colors, check their credentials. I'm not saying that there isn't a time and place for these but it's extremely limited. Model homes don't even use them anymore!

So, what to do? Make sure you know who you are hiring, just Google them. Read them. Look them up. Do their posts seem dated? What colors are they using? Are they afraid to use color? See a little too much beige?

This is a perfect example of why some of my clients hire me to just choose color for their home. Can other Interior Designers design a color palette for them? Of course they can and many do an awesome, amazing job however, as soon as you see those colors that I mentioned above - run. 

Use color. 

Embrace color.

Be careful who you hire.

Hire someone who just specializes in color if that is all you need.

You're welcome.