Benjamin Moore 2015 Paint Color of the Year: Guilford Green

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2015 Paint Color of the Year Benjamin Moore Guilford Green. A lovely shade of green that mixes well with dark colors and whites.

Hi there Bekob! It’s Cyndy from The Creativity Exchange back with my monthly paint color post.

If you happened to miss my post last month, I did a Color Spotlight and highlighted a striking transitional color called Healing Aloe from Benjamin Moore that you can look at here.

For my post this month, I wanted to talk about the 2015 Color of the Year from Benjamin Moore called Guilford Green that is a yellow based mid-tone green that is very rich in depth:

Guilford Green

Every year, Benjamin Moore chooses one color that the company feels best represents the color trends and the direction consumers are heading in paint colors. Guilford Green is the 2015 color they picked and I agree, greens with neutral undertones that have a very slight yellow seem to be right where consumers are heading.

I have always loved this shade of green and think it looks so good combined with a very dark color or a white. By doing this, the boldness of the slight yellow undertone is balanced and the contrast and bold difference between the two colors becomes very complimentary. Guilford Green is a great example of how to incorporate a bolder color into your home but diffusing and neutralizing it by combining and grounding it with a very dark or brighter white.

For instance, you can see below just how strong Guilford Green looks contrasting with either a black like Universal Black or a rich dark navy like Benjamin Moore Washington Blue:

2015 color of the year Guilford Green from Benjamin Moore. Bekob

Spaces by Montvale Paint & Wall Coverings Benjamin Moore

on the other end of the color spectrum, Guilford Green looks memorable with a bright or an off white like Chantilly Lace or Moonlight White:

2015 color of the year Guilford Green from Benjamin Moore. Bekob

Spaces by Montvale Paint & Wall Coverings Benjamin Moore Spaces by Montvale Paint & Wall Coverings Benjamin Moore

If you’re looking for a way to incorporate a little more color in your home but want to play it safe, as you can see, Guilford Green paired with dark or white is a great color to consider. Guilford Green is also a transitional color and it has a balanced mix of warm and cool tones, so it will work with any color wood flooring, trim or tile colors.

Here are some other examples of Guilford Green painted in different rooms of the home and different lighting situations, so you can just how versatile this color is:

Guilford Green in the bedroom:

Tropical Bedroom by Mashpee Interior Designers & Decorators A. Rejeanne Interiors

in the dining room:

Traditional Dining Room by Boston Interior Designers & Decorators Edwina Drummond Interiors Traditional Dining Room by Ottawa Architects & Building Designers Chuck Mills Residential Design & Development Inc.

Guilford Green is vivid as a cabinet color in a laundry room (by the way, this room has very little natural light):

Traditional Laundry Room by Lawrenceville Kitchen & Bath Designers Designs by BSB

also strong in a kitchen:

Traditional Kitchen by Millbrook Architects & Building Designers Crisp Architects

So what do you think? Can you see yourself using this color in your home somewhere?

By the way, if you’re looking for more great transitional colors that are versatile, I pulled together a list of the most popular and versatile paint colors that I call “all-star” colors on my blog here, if you’re interested.

Thank so much for stopping by and I’ll be back next month with more paint inspiration. In the meantime, I would love it if you stopped by my blog The Creativity Exchange for tons of paint and organizing projects and options.

Cyndy

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