Of all the decorating choices worth deliberating, settling on a paint color has got to be one of the most consequential. As a design writer living in a compact apartment, take it from me: this decision matters even more in small rooms. Get it wrong, and you’ll feel it as well as see it. Get it right, though, and you’ve done one of two things — blurred the boundaries, making your space feel bigger, or celebrated proportions and created a jewel-box effect.
The best Farrow & Ball paint colors succeed at doing both. Renowned for its sophisticated palette, the British brand creates pleasingly complex shades that have become an instinctive choice for interior designers in the UK and well beyond. Speaking from experience, working within its tight palette (there are just 132 shades on the color card) helps to steer decisions in the right direction rather than leaving you wandering through a maze of tonal hues. They’re also ideal for paint tricks for small rooms, maximizing tight dimensions or creating a sense of all-wrapped-up intimacy.
