Beige Paint Advice

Beige Paint Colors

A misnomer about Beige Paint Colors is that they are dull when it comes to being a color of paint. In fact, the word beige is French in origin and refers to natural wool that has never been bleached or dyed. As sheep and wool come in a wide variety of colors, so do colors of beige paint.

Water Chestnut Bedroom

Let Food Inspire Your Beige Color Choice

For your home, beige can run the gamut from deep, cool Coffee Bean to the warm and almost yellow Cookie Dough. In fact, Beige Paint Colors are often tied to food, so you could, just for the fun of it, pain your home from Sourdough to Cocoa Cream and back to Water Chestnut.

Beige Bathroom

Pick a Complementary Trim Color

To save yourself worry, choose a trim color that will work well with every shade of beige before you start on the walls. While beige paint colors can run the gamut from warm to cool, it's not uncommon that colors of beige paint include yellow tones. Fuzzy Unicorn is an ideal trim and wall color that will suit most any space and be a wonderful foil for deeper beiges.

Beige Wall with Nightstand

Beiges Work on Ceilings Too!

In fact, this color would be ideal for ceilings before putting lush Locomotion on the walls of a bedroom, office or den. In contrast, consider putting Sand Fossil on the walls of a nearby family room.

Beige Bedroom with Silver Bedframe

Beige Works Well in Nurseries and Kitchens

A nursery or play room would look great with a coating of the rosy Pueblo to brighten the space, while the rich Mocha Mauve would look terrific in your kitchen, especially against white or Fuzzy Unicorn cabinets.

Grey Tone Beige Bedroom

Boys' Rooms Can Grow with Grey Tones of Beige

Beige tones can also be found in elegant grey tones. A young boy's room would look terrific with Skipping Stone Grey or Stone Grey on the walls, and navy accents in the same space would really pop. If you want your baby boy decor to move easily into young man's decor, stick with greys and use blues in curtains, soft goods, and bedding.

Soft Beige Tone Room

Girls' Rooms are Pretty with Soft Beige Tones

For girl's room or a pretty powder room, try Summer Sandcastle. This adorable peach-toned beige will serve as a lovely foil for many of the things a young lady needs in her space without being too frothy. A Summer Sandcastle atop Fuzzy Unicorn trim would be flat out adorable.

Centerpiece Against Beige Wall

Beige Goes with Many Shades

Beige isn't boring; in fact, it may make your choosing even harder because beige colors go with so many other shades! Select a trim color that will work with your existing furniture and any flooring you plan to keep before redecorating. If you're building, find flooring that will stand up to the unique traffic of your family. You'll easily find beige shades of paint that will work with your selection.