Orange Living Room

Designer Courtney Coleman painted this library Pumpkin by California Paints. "A red dining room is perfectly acceptable, so why not a deep persimmon sitting room?" she said. "The color is so warm and cozy that it makes you feel as if there's a fire in the fireplace, even when there is none. It reminds me of those Regency period interiors, with all those vivid colors inspired by the excavations at

Black and White Taupe Bedroom

The bedroom of a Park Avenue apartment decorated by designers Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman. via

Classic White Living Room

Designer Angela Free used four different shades of Benjamin Moore white paint in this living room: Spanish White on the inner wall molding; White Dove on the outer wall molding; White Opulence on the molding and crown trim; and Sand Dollar on the ceiling. Free describes this latter color as a "a very pale rosy white"; she painted it in high gloss to create "a soft reflective glow." Decorative