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What brand of paint and color is that yellow in the top image? It seems to be cut off and I couldn't find it on the website.

White is about the worst wall "color" in a small space - White only really works in large-ish and open spaces.

My living room, hall and guest bathroom are all painted Benjamin Moore's "Black Bean Soup" (similar to the dark brown color in the article) - It's an amazing color that looks black until something black is against it - then it turns brown. It makes my white leather sectional and white flokati rug pop - but the walls seem far-far away. I use Blue and Orange as accents in the living room, Orange and Pink accents in the hall bath (white tile and fixtures), a square of Ocean Blue on the wall in the hallway above the credenza that "frames" my nautical prints, and walnut, elm burl & medium-brown wood furniture...

I've got a small studio apartment - less than 450 square feet. I just painted all the walls in the living/sleeping area with Benjamin Moore's Boudoir AF-190. It's a pinkish beige. I love it. You feel cocooned in soothing color, but there's still a zap of energy in the space thanks to the pink tones. The color has a distinctive personality but it doesn't overwhelm.

The few pieces of furniture I have are on the cooler side of the color spectrum. They're also "cold" in terms of design - modern lines, metal legs. The romantic, kind of old-fashioned color of the walls is a nice contrast - it warms up the furniture. Also, since the the walls are darker than the furniture, the walls seem to recede away making the space feel less cramped.

It was a pain to paint, but now I'm thrilled that I didn't just stick with the original linen white of the walls. Yay! to not giving into laziness this one time!

BrionyCat, the yellow is actually a little more on the green side in reality(bad scan sorry)- they listed it as "Fresh Curry 6254-2" from Porter Paints- hope that helps

I absolutely love this feature in this magazine--and the magazine itself is a treasure.

I found my beautiful dining room colour from an article they did in the fall.

I hate sweeping color comments like "white is about the worst 'color' for small spaces."

When I recently moved into my cozy 6'x8' bedroom in Manhattan, the previous occupant had painted the room a 'linen white' that had faded to a 'dirty-sock white' over time. With only one window in the room offering "natural light" (it faces a brick wall), I re-painted the walls using Benjamin Moore's 'Straw' and 'Pure Brilliant White' for the baseboards/door trim. The honey-toned yellow gives the room a warm ambiance that isn't overpowering, especially when paired with chocolate brown and slate blue accent colors.