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The 16 Best Benjamin Moore Exterior Paint Colors for 2023

At the end of every year, we use our design expertise to compile a list of exterior paint colors we expect to be trending in the coming year. Whether you plan to paint your home’s exterior soon or simply want to stay up to date on industry trends, you’re going to want to check out ...

The Best Modern Farmhouse Exterior Colors

Farmhouses. They’ve been around for centuries and have evolved many times over those centuries. This timeless American home style is known for monochromatic and neutral color palettes, vertical siding, and porches of all sizes, but especially big ones. Now, we see clients updating their old farmhouses into dream homes and building new homes to look ...

Our Review of Cloud Cover by Benjamin Moore

Selecting a white paint color for your home’s exterior sounds simple enough, but with the seemingly endless number of options available, the process can be more complicated than you might expect.  We’ve recently reviewed several of our favorite white exterior paint colors — from Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace to Sherwin Williams’ Snowbound — and now ...

9 Tan House Color Schemes

You might think of tan as the color of sand or a really light version of brown. In reality, tan covers a bit more ground than those notions. However, it’s important not to confuse tan with similar colors like beige, greige, taupe, khaki, or even some off-white shades. People tend to interchange tan and beige, ...

House and Roof Color Combinations We Love

You probably put a lot of thought into potential paint colors for your home’s siding, but have you considered how those shades will look with your roof? Whether you’re keeping your current roof or getting a new one, it’s important to ensure your roof looks cohesive with the rest of your home. Not sure where ...

Our Review of City Loft by Sherwin Williams

City Loft is a soft white from the White & Pastels collection by Sherwin Williams. Some consider it a light greige due to its neutrality, but either way this paint color is popular for obvious reasons. Our designers love City Loft because of the cozy feel it brings to a variety of home styles. Keep ...

Our Review of Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore

When it comes to neutral paint colors, greige offers the best of both worlds — the worlds of gray and beige, that is. Like other neutrals, the greige realm isn’t one-dimensional. From subdued to saturated, there are all sorts of greige paint colors. One of our favorite shades to use on exteriors is Benjamin Moore’s ...

Our Review of Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore

White paint is both timeless and classic when it comes to exterior design. From off-white and cream to bright whites and cooler shades with a tinge of gray, there is an entire spectrum of white paint to explore. One of our go-to colors for clients seeking a bright white paint for their exterior is Chantilly ...

Our Review of Cloud White by Benjamin Moore

Our show of love for white paint continues as we review another great choice for exteriors, Cloud White by Benjamin Moore. Reminiscent of vapor clouds, this white creates a calm retreat in many different settings. Our design experts at brick&batten love Cloud White for its versatility and warmth. Keep reading to be inspired and learn ...