A Designers Top Tips For Paint Color Selection + My Favorite Colors 

My mother always said that the dining room should be in the color that is most flattering to the lady of the house. It is her stage. It is the room where she entertains and hold Court for her friends and family. It should never be a color that washes her out. I think mother had a great idea.

As a designer with over 30 years in the business, this is the BEST video I e seen yet on paint color!!! Perfect in every statement made. Use this as your guide to selecting paint for your home

Not only are you a fantastic designer, your explanations actually make sense to me ... I am rather obtuse in design, although I do recognize and appreciate it when done well - and you certainly do it better than most. Thank you!

What is the color of paint behind you? Love it!

So elegant and classic suggestions. We appreciate your beautiful inspirations!

This was really interesting and I took away some interesting information and I only processed what works for me. I love your videos but they are too few and far between 😍 Your home is lovely and suits you perfectly. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thank you for sharing. Very informative. Love your style. Have a wonderful day.

Hi Miriam, Thank you so much for this VERY informative video! One thing I can say is "I learn something every time I watch one of your videos". Have a wonderful day and I look forward to the next video. :)

Thank you for these explanations! Can you tell us the color of the shelving behind you - is that flat OC-18? and the lighter trim that surrounds it? I realize that the light reflects it differently than it would in another space, but really love the combination. Your second favorite paint after Benjamin Moore? Thank you and please make more of these types of videos.

Miriam, you look so lovely! Thanks for another informative video post!

She is so brilliant! My love hate relationship with paint colors, rugs, mirrors & lighting. It really requires the knowledge of a designer. This video really helped me with paint 🤞🏽. Love her fashion sense too! I seem to feel drawn to the Canadian designers.

Because I am into more modern aesthetics, I was hesitant to watch, but so glad I did. Miriam explained in a language I understand and the knowledge dropped is so useful. We will be using what Miriam shared in the home we are currently building. She is so concise and thorough in her explanations. Now I feel better equipped to land on paint color selections.

I learned a lot. Thank you. Suggestion- when mentioning specific paint colors, can you also give their named color and if you use multiple brands of paint, please also include the brand. I am very interested in how to choose floor coverings and whether carpet is still used and how and in what circumstances.

I learned so much in this one video than a gang of other youtubers out there. Great job!

This was one of the most helpful videos EVER. Miriam thank you for this most helpful videos!

Thank you, Miriam. Great suggestions. I am so glad you decided to include pictures of rooms with more color in the design, greatly appreciated.

Great information on paint colors. Thank you!

What a great lesson, picking a paint colour is tricky. Thank you for the tips, they will help❤

This is so hard.

Very very helpful. Thank you. Would you use BM pearl on baseboards then? I think that is similar to semi gloss but I’m not sure…

I recently found your videos here. This one in particular is so helpful in choosing possible colors for my open concept kitchen, living, dining area. Taking your recommendations into account, especially - new to me - setting up a white background for samples and painting ceiling and crown molding in same color as the walls, is especially helpful.

Im having a hard time deciding on a colour for my girls' room. We've leaned into a variety of pinks only to come full circle into a warm white that highlights the pink things they love.

Wonderful,inspiring video!!🌹🌹thank you

~Love your videos! So great to know they are there for info, Ed, & inspiration when I need to refer to them. 💫 ~Namaste! Carol in PA

So enjoyed your video. I love looking at paint colors. I have learned a lot. Love your ideas and agree w you on feature walls. I want to paint my ceiling in my small living area and dining room. Beadboard ceiling small old beach cottage. I do love the decorator white walls with classic gray trim. But ceiling is whiter high is good but I’m wanting to change by painting the ceiling z color. I thought nueteal ground or sea salt.

Thank you for all the great information. I am getting ready to paint my house and would like a white that is warm but not yellow. I am considering William and Sherman Greek Villa but your color seems very soft on the eyes. I think I want to sample it. Can you clarify a couple of things ? 1. You have a washable flat on your personal walls, is that the same as eggshell finish? 2. Your favorite is OC18, is that the color on your walls in the room you are sitting? 3. What is the color of the walls on the white bedroom with the fireplace at approx 12:20? Thank you in advance.

All I can say is Thank you. You are inspiring. 🇨🇦

I love your style and your designs. This is great information. I did a lot of investigating when I was repainting and added millwork in 2020. I did it all myself. I used OC17 on all my millwork and ceiling of my main living area. My bedroom is a very light green that matches my PB duvet and the ceiling Is a shade lighter then the walls. My inspirations was one of the HGTV dream home. I thought it was a pretty safe place to try it. My ceilings in my living area all open up to each other.

Thank you for your brilliant videos!

I realize this video has been up awhile. I love the class you bring to design as well as your fashion! If you don’t object would you please share where you found the lovely blouse that you were wearing in this video? It looks fabulous on you ⭐

I wonder if European designers, Italians, if they also have the same issues with their traditional favorite paints ?

Thank you! What are your thoughts/recommendations when selecting coffee tables!

Can Classic Gray oc 23 be put on walls, ceiling and trim doors for a bedroom

I found when we painted our home that the colour ‘biscuit’ by sherwin Williams was neutral. I tested it when it was sunny and in the shaded areas of the living area and it always looked bright. The fabric in our furniture was pink, red and green all of them with a blue undertone. The paint on the wall was perfect with it.

Miriam I really appreciate your expertise in all the aspects of having an inviting, luxurious and livable home. Our sanctuary’s effect our well being. You are so pleasant to watch and I look forward to learning more through your advise and sharing.

Happy I found you. Here from South America

I can't begin to thank you. We have the best results with BM paints. Love your top!

When I see all white and beige in the room she's sitting in, it doesn't mesh with the title of the video

This video is brilliant.

Amazing info ! Thank you so much!

Wow! This was great

Hmm, love the color of the bookcase/cabinetry behind you. What color is that please?

Thank you Miriam.

Thank you for the lesson on paint colour. I have test pot fatigue but now I understand what to do and why. Thank you. From Sydney.

Re wallpaper and the color matching. You take it from roll you already purchased instead of sample, since they can be different? Thanks so much! ❤

lol I could have used this info just a few weeks ago

I love your explanation about white. Yes you explained it all perfectly! Light makes all the difference. And btw, pls share your outfit links! That silver blouse-love it! ❤

what (white) color/glaze color are you using on your cabinet in your kitchen/bookshelf behind you in this video?

👍Thanks!!!👍 for all these paint colors,and design tips,I Love❤ your Designer Style,👍Decor and Tips.

You're simply fabulous! Troubled with choosing a white wall color in a North facing room with brazilian cherry floor. Quite the challenge. Any thoughts?

I have been struggling over the choice of paint color for my family room. North facing Two sliding door windows Fieldstone fireplace extending across full length of one wall and knotty pine with beams on ceiling and knotty pine wainscoting. So many elements and can’t afford to change I have watched so many videos and read so many paint color reviews, my head is swimming! But, I learned more from this one video than all of those put together. I am saving this to rewatch. Hopefully I can come to a decision sooner than later. Thanks for an informative tutorial!

I love OC-18, too, Miriam (Dove Wing). It's classy and neutral without reading as a scaredy-cat/copycat color. This video was so helpful.

I have never understood undertones and how one would know what they are. Thanks for this explanation. Great video! Thank you!

When it comes to painting the ceiling the same colour as the walls, is there a minimum lrv you would require for this? I'm considering silver satin but am afraid it may be too dark for my standard height ceilings.

I am really loving your videos. Explained in great detail, yet still very easy to understand! Thank you x

wth is oc

Hi Miriam, I appreciate your videos and learning from you. Also, love your top, what brand is it? Are you able to link it?

What is your favorite brand of paint?

This video has been so informative. I'm getting ready to start a new custom home in a few months and I really liked the contrast {where you were sitting} between the wall and millwork color(same color) and the fireplace bookshelf which was a deeper color. So thank you so much. Sylvia

Thanks Miriam! I love your designs, color tips, and suggestions, but could you leave the example photos up longer while you talk about each element that you are discussing? I would like to create a feature wall one day and I am looking for examples.... but I am like you that I don't want it to look dated or fake, just elegant pops of color that blends seemlessly with the rest of the room. Keep the videos coming! I love your design channel.

I just painted my dining room three times. I just couldn't get it right. Im still not sure, and I want to Love it! I also wanted to paint the ceiling a few shades lighter, but the rooms look into other rooms. An old farmhouse.! Should i still do the ceiling ?

Thanks, it’s very nice of you to explained in details. Color is not an easy subject!

This was one of the most thorough videos on paint that I have seen on RU-vid. I really appreciate it. You would hate being commissioned to decorate one of my homes because I am a lover of color and neutral makes my eyes bleed. But again, the lessons about color and sheen were extremely thorough.

Thank you so much for being so concise and easy to follow

Thank you!! This is excellent advice and makes so much sense😊

Thank you for this video it was educational and very well explained I had no idea how much paint matters in a space and how it makes a big difference where the colors are placed and how they make you feel in a space this was very interesting love the videos thank you Miriam 👍

Love how u break it down...can look ,listen to U ... learning a lot from U.

Hello! What is the blue paint at 18:14, please? Thank you!

Very good information. Thank You!

Whats the color there in your family room if you dont mind me asking?

Hi there can help me what white paint goes with Marian Blue Paint for a Plaster Statue

Fabulous advice … the only part that wasn’t understood is OC is color names? Like you’re favorite white is OC18 ? Is this related to the brand?

AMAZING video! 🤩👌🏻

Thank you Madame Manzo💐

great advice , thanks

Informative❤❤

Too many annoying ads!

Fabulous!

Excelent

I have standard 8 foot ceilings and no crown molding. In this situation do you still recommend that you paint the ceiling the same color as the walls? Of course I have always heard that the ceilings should be white. What is your advice since I’m getting ready to paint my interiors again?