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Choosing the best color for your living room—the most public space in your home—can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. To offer you inspiration, we reached out to five experts who know a thing or two about paint colors to discover some of their favorite hues.
Versatile Blue
A perennial favorite for living rooms, blue is thought to evoke a sense of calm and order, but it’s also appreciated for its versatility. “Blue is a color that works well with many styles of furniture, from traditional to modern,” confirms Andrea Magno, color and design expert for Benjamin Moore.
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Choosing Blues
Which variety of blue to choose is a highly personal consideration. “Some people want a deeper shade with warm undertones to create a cozy feeling in a room, something like Van Deusen Blue from our Historical Colors collection," says Magno, "while others might go for something light and airy like Breath of Fresh Air, which is our 2014 Color of the Year.”
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Energetic Red
“红色是最强大的颜色之一,“int说erior designer Kristine Robinson, principal of Robinson Interiors, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and a teacher of color psychology and interior design at Temple University. “It adds energy and life to a living room.”
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Red Accents
To avoid an overload of this vibrant hue, however, Robinson often focuses it on one wall. “Accent walls are terrific when you want to use a bold color like red but don’t want it to completely overpower a room,” she says. Pinpointing the best shade for your home may depend on the room's lighting and architectural elements.
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Atmospheric Gray
Deep charcoal grays are gaining popularity in interior design these days. One fan is design blogger Holly Becker, founder of装饰8博客网站和作者装饰车间：设计和风格你的空间在8个创造性的步骤. “I love Farrow & Ball’s Down Pipe for living rooms,” Becker shares. “It’s a moody, soot-like gray that looks stunning on a focal wall behind a sofa or on all four walls to cozy up a room.”
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更多灰色
如果你发现自己在几种灰色之间做出选择，贝克尔建议你去拿些样品，给海报板上漆，这样你就可以用胶带粘起来，住上几天。“观察颜色在一天中不同时间的变化，移动木板，看看光线对它们的影响。”
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Farrow & Ball / Pavilion Gray
Vibrant Yellow
A classically appointed living room in a cheerful yellow hue is a common sight in historic houses, perhaps because candlelight may have illuminated this color in an especially pleasing way. Today yellow continues to attract homeowners who appreciate its vibrancy.
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欢快的黄色
“Yellow living rooms can be welcoming, embracing, and even sophisticated for both formal and family-style settings,” reports color consultant Barbara Jacobs, owner of Barbara Jacobs Color and Design, in Medfield, Massachusetts. “Warm golds tend to look better in more saturated variations, while the more lemony, cooler yellows look best when kept paler and less saturated," she adds.
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Enduring White
舍温·威廉姆斯的色彩营销总监杰基·乔丹说：“白色是任何风格客厅的完美背景。“而且因为它具有很强的光反射性，它会使一个没有太多自然光的房间显得更明亮。”越来越多的油漆颜色属于白色迷人的色调，带有绿色、灰色、粉色和其他色调，这证明了白色在美国装饰中的持久存在。
变暖趋势
Sherwin-Williams counts more than 100 individual whites in its collections. Among their best-sellers are Dover White (shown here) and Snowbound. “Dover White has just a hint of yellow to make it very livable and warm,” Jordan points out, “while Snowbound is a cooler white that is perfect for more modern interiors.”
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