Spring Interior Paint Trends, Color Match With No VOC

I stopped into Pottery Barn today. I do like to keep track of what that behemoth is up to, as the trends radiate outward and impact everything from home staging to clothing design.

The new Benjamin Moore paint color chips are out and interestingly, the focus is on white, every shade. I love paint color names, Lychee, Frostine, Mascarpone, Vapor (one that I use a lot) and Steam. Half the deck is devoted to the new whites.

I am asking myself if this a recessionary move, to tone down those frolicking greens and blues of last spring or just trying to clear out the clutter a bit, or more to the point, the noise of the nightly news cycle and the worry that it creates. Cheer yourself with a new coat of paint and forget about Dow 6,000.

Mark's Paints at 40th and Telegraph in Oakland can color match with their Aura no VOC paint line.