Farrow & Ball is changing the way we think about pastel paint with these 9 sophisticated shades

A desk in a home office, the walls and cupboards are painted in a very pale pastel green.

Using soft, muted pastel shades can quietly yet profoundly alter the feeling in a room. Spring-inspired pastel colors have somewhat of a playful attitude, so much so that sometimes they can err on the side of infantile. Despite their defining unsaturated, muted qualities, they can often be a little too sugary and garish.

If you’re on the hunt for pastel room ideas, but after a look that's far from saccharine, Farrow & Ball have whittled down nine sophisticated pastel shades that challenge our assumptions about pastels altogether, and will almost certainly better suit your appetite.