Homes & Gardens: Benjamin Moore’s Fresh and Crisp ‘Winter Skies’

This color palette is making a case for cooler shares - here is what designers make of the trend.

It can be difficult to find design inspiration in the depths of winter, but Benjamin Moore's new 'winter skies' color palette is filled with new tones perfect for right now.

Featured in Homes & Gardens | Article by Abby Wilson

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Sometimes, giving your home a mid-winter refresh is all you need to maintain a cozy, comforting atmosphere all year round. And this year, Benjamin Moore has provided the perfect color collection for a frosty spruce-up. The brand's 'winter skies' palette, consisting of icy neutrals and bold accent hues, is full of refreshing design inspiration.

In a post announcing the shade range, Benjamin Moore says the colors 'pair effortlessly with fuzzy socks, flickering candles and plenty of cozy nights spent wrapped up in your favorite blanket.' And while the cold winter drags on, it's safe to say we're sold. These are the selected shades, plus how designers recommend bringing these paint ideas into your home, for winter and beyond.

How to decorate with the palette

Trish Knight, interior designer and co-founder of Vancouver-based Knight Varga Interiors, says the color palette caters to a near-universal winter lifestyle. while Icicle and Polar Sky bring a frosty coolness reminiscent of the first snowfall, Wolf Gray and Midnight Oil represent the 'shortest, darkest days of the year,' she says.

'This newly released color palette perfectly evokes the feeling of shorter days, low light and cooler temperatures. The moodiness and tone-on-tone colors have a mid-century Scandinavian vibe and would feel right at home in northern climates across the globe,' says Trish.

The 'winter skies' palette strikes a beautiful balance between fresh and frosty, and warm and inviting – the perfect combination to stave away the winter blues. Here's an inside look into all the shades included in the collection, and what designers suggest for putting them to use.