in d o o r s
color
Moss green
is sassy when it has a yellow
undertone, restful when the undertone is blue.
FUCHSIA + BUFF
Wohlner's garden of lady's
mantle and floribunda roses
inspired this palette. Spring
Dust 2150-40; benjaminmoore
.com Very Berry 1002-1A;
valspar.com Fresh Praline
280C-3; behr.com
DEEP PUCE + DOVE Use
the green and gray liberally,
then add drama with hits of
puce. Luau Green SW 6712;
sherwinwilliams.com Aberdeen
Place 70RR 0^150; glidden
.com Paraffin 521-2;
pittsburghpaints.com
PERIWINKLE + LEMON
For a lakeside look, try
equal amounts of blue and
green with tiny doses of
yellow. Nature's Abundance
C33-6; acehardware.com Bayou
570B-4; behr.com Fool's Gold
14A4; truevaluepaints.com
get your
greens
Lnicago-based designer
Stephanie W oh ln e r
uses m oss greens
largely fo r therapeu tic
reasons. The color's
q uietin g pow ers are
w ell-know n, b u t its
ability to play w ell w ith
o th e r hues m akes it a
no-fail choice. “ Life is
stressful enough— you
d o n 't w a n t to be in a
ja rrin g environm en t.”
NATURE'S CUES
“ I always relate back to
m y garden,” W o hlner
says. Look outside to
see w h a t colors are
paired w ith green.
Usually those deep
pinks, blues, brow ns,
and w hites w ill look
great inside, too.
HARD MATCH
Buy a sam ple size o f
th e green yo u th in k
yo u w a n t, paint a 2'x2'
square, and w a it to see
h o w th e light changes
th e paint c o lo r a fte r it
dries. If it's to o dark,
W o h ln e r suggests
asking th e retailer to
lighten it w ith gray, n o t
w h ite . “ W h ite doesn't
always w ork,” she says.
“ It can change th e
color, especially w ith
low -VO C paints.”
5 0 SEPTEMBER 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
PHOTOS: (PORTRAIT) JANET MESIC MACKIE, (ROOM) JENNIFER JORDAN
