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As I continue to build up the ColorTherapy Palette archive that began with choosing the right white, I’ll note in this addition that I doubt I’ll ever paint a yellow room in any property I design for my own personal use. That makes me uniquely qualified to recommend a few favorite yellows. Allow me to rescue you from a sea of pancake-batter colored paint chips…

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A brief update from Chelsea: art galleries everywhere are hanging on tinted walls this season and I’m all for it. Banish the beige! It started a few years ago with artists hanging small paintings over large wall drawings, and then people began seeing that one had options for mounting exhibitions. Gallery walls were painted in vivid colors like chartreuse and life vest...

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I’ve been meaning for ages to write a column titled “Black is Beautiful,” but never had the right set of pictures until I discovered Flair. Bliss — a new place to shop…

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I recently called Fine Paints of Europe to consult with Emmett on a couple of points and it occurred to me that more people should be made aware of this unique service. Yes, even a “therapist” needs advice once in a while…

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Name: Lancaster Blue
Brand: Ralph Lauren UL34

I just had the most lovely, long weekend in the country (second in a row, atypically) and since my white-knuckled ambition won’t let me sit still, I pulled up my socks, pulled out my brushes and started painting accent walls...

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Name: Jalepeno Pepper
Brand: Benjamin Moore 2147-30

I’ve been staring at these photos all morning before I finally realized the obvious thing: they’re both green breakfast areas with red tablecloths. As Diana Vreeland said, “Why don’t you…?”

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Name: Magenta
Brand:Benjamin Moore 2077-10

“DEAR COLOR THERAPY: I love your articles on Apartment Therapy. I have an alcove studio in Manhattan and want to paint the wall in the alcove area a Magenta color from Benjamin Moore. The rest of the apartment is bluish/purplish white, Whisper Violet from Benjamin Moore. I have never used bold colors before. Is that a good idea?”

I haven’t been asked for free advice in so long that I was genuinely intrigued, especially at the prospect of turning said question into a column. Here is what I told her…

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Here’s one for the archives and search engines: “What color should I paint my loft? I don’t want bright white and I hate Linen.” Try one of these…

The Met’s blockbuster summer show this year was J. M. W. Turner, and era-appropriate paint colors were provided for the galleries by Farrow & Ball. Although the show closed last week, I did get my hands on some installation photos so that we might look at a 19th century palette in context...

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Name: Black Ink 2127-20
Brand: Benjamin Moore

This might be one of my kookier experiments ever—what do you do when you’re on a deadline for a different column and still don’t have your press photos from the Met? Start Photoshopping! I’ve wanted to write a column forever called “Black is Beautiful.”...

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I’m told that my first column on worst colors, The Worst Colors For Interiors, met with such great success that it still tops the AT charts. Let’s see if we can continue the trend with a few more ugly colors…

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Name:Classic Brown
Brand:Benjamin Moore 2109-10

I’d like to kick off our fall season with a newly discovered brown—it’s a color that makes for the sexiest parlor room this side of the Potomac. My photography might be a bit Pointillist, but those stairs want to lead us right up to Brown Heaven…