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“CLOUD” COLORS…AS MANY AS THERE ARE CLOUDS IN THE SKY!

Choosing paint colors is a confusing, TIME DEVOURING ordeal…

 I recently went looking for a color I had seen that had the word “CLOUD” in it? Shouldn’t be too difficult…I was halfway there…right?…WRONG! As it turns out…BENJAMIN MOORE has …not one, not two, not three, but 12 colors with the word “CLOUD” in the NAME  (OKAY….ONLY 11 – one color used “CLOUDY“.) .. BUT THERE are Two colors that even shared the SAME name…but in reverse –

“CLOUD WHITE” AND “WHITE CLOUD”…

Benjamin! If you are trying to drive me crazy – you are succeeding!!!!

BENJAMIN MOORE "CLOUD" COLORS" - CLOUD WHITE, STORM CLOUD GRAY , SILVER CLOUD, PINK CLOUD, DREAMY CLOUD , PEACH CLOUD, GRAY CLOUD, CUMULUS CLOUD, WHITE CLOUD,
9 of the 12 BENJAMIN MOORE “CLOUD” COLORS” – CLOUD WHITE, STORM CLOUD GRAY , SILVER CLOUD, PINK CLOUD, DREAMY CLOUD , PEACH CLOUD, GRAY CLOUD, CUMULUS CLOUD, WHITE CLOUD,

Yet, despite the redundancy….ALL of the CLOUD colors are sublime…each so Beautiful and deserving namesake status with one of natures most exquisite and fleeting Inventions…CLOUDS – delicate but real and substantial colors…. I could see decorating a whole house JUST in these colors It would nearly float…

I knew I would have to share them with you…

CUMULOUS CLOUD
CUMULOUS CLOUD

I could see this in almost any room in the house…I am not sure if it has green undertones but it looks so earthy but not TOO dark…HERE it is in a Nursery…so soothing…

CUMULOUS CLOUD  -NURSERY- JENNY CASTLE DESIGN
CUMULOUS CLOUD -NURSERY- JENNY CASTLE DESIGN
SILVER CLOUD
SILVER CLOUD

This cool but not bright pale blue/gray is lovely…would be pretty paired with almost any color…

SILVER CLOUD - IT'S OVERFOWING BLOG
SILVER CLOUD -” IT’S OVERFLOWING” BLOG
STORM CLOUD GRAY
STORM CLOUD GRAY
STORM CLOUD GRAY BENJAMIN MOORE WEBSITE
STORM CLOUD GRAY BENJAMIN MOORE WEBSITE
PEACH CLOUD
PEACH CLOUD

Reminiscent of the clouds at Sunset…that hover over the horizon for a precious moment give us a peek into on of the most translucent peach colors…and then they disappear…I could not find a photo of this exact Peach but found a lovely Pale Peach room at Amie Corley Interiors which looked much Like I imagine Peach Cloud would look.

PALE PEACHY PINK ROOM ON AMIE CORLEY INTERIORS -BEAUTIFUL
PALE PEACHY PINK ROOM ON AMIE CORLEY INTERIORS -BEAUTIFUL
CLOUD WHITE
CLOUD WHITE

The ONLY BAD RAP Cloud White gets  is that it is USED ALOT…but here is my take on that…if a color is used ALOT…I say…it must be good!!!!…and because it is WHITE…you can make it your own when you put YOU into the space…I adore the pops of Black here…you really must check out this blog “THE ART OF DOING STUFF”…Karen is a Goddess! She can do just about anything and as she says ‘”If I don;t know it, I’ll figure it out!” A girl after my own heart!

KAREN BERTELSEN OF THE ART OF DOING STUFF..PAINTED HER OLD HOUSE LIVING ROOM CLOUD WHITE WITH AMAZING RESULTS!
KAREN BERTELSEN OF THE ART OF DOING STUFF..PAINTED HER OLD HOUSE LIVING ROOM CLOUD WHITE WITH AMAZING RESULTS!

and in reverse…..

WHITE CLOUD
WHITE CLOUD

THIS BLOGGER EXTRAORDINAIRE DID a wonderful renovation and the walls are Benjamin Moore White Cloud, the cabinets and trim are Benjamin Moore Simply White, and the gray stencil and front door are Benjamin Moore Half Crest Moon.

4 MEN AND 1 LADY - WHITE CLOUD
4 MEN AND 1 LADY – WHITE CLOUD
4 MEN AND 1 LADY - INCREDIBLE KITCHEN DINING ROOM MAKEOVER
4 MEN AND 1 LADY – INCREDIBLE KITCHEN DINING ROOM MAKEOVER

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GRAY CLOUD
GRAY CLOUD

Gray Cloud almost reminds me of a snow cloud …but a tad more blue…I adore this…and can we talk about this awesome Mid Century Headboard! I think I might to track one of these down for Phoebe’s room!

GRAY CLOUD - LONNY MAG- LOVE THE HEADBOARD!
GRAY CLOUD – LONNY MAG- LOVE THE HEADBOARD!
DREAMY CLOUD
DREAMY CLOUD

THIS PALE GRAY LAVENDER IS …well Dreamy….I could not find a photo of this exact color….but Amie Corley used a pale lavender in this girls room which is …sooooo DREAMY!!!!

AMIE CORLEY INTERIORS
AMIE CORLEY INTERIORS
CLOUD COVER
CLOUD COVER
CLOUD COVER IN A NURSERY- HOUSE AND HOME MAGAZINE
BM CLOUD COVER IN A NURSERY – HOUSE AND HOME MAGAZINE
CLOUDY SKY
CLOUDY SKY

This color makes me want to do over my entire house…I can just picture a family room with loose-fitting Belgian Linen  slipcovers on big comfy Sofas…a sisal rug, black accents, maybe one of those black spindle back chairs, can you just see it! …. Cindy from THE CREATIVITY EXCHANGE guest posted  ON REMODELAHOLIC with some lovely color palate suggestions including CLOUDY GRAY….you know I love my grayed down blues!

Cindy from The Creativity Exchange on REMODELAHOLIC - CLOUDY GRAY is on the wall to the right and it's lighter counterpart - BM SMOKE IS GOING UP THE STAIRS....
Cindy from The Creativity Exchange on REMODELAHOLIC – BM CLOUDY GRAY is on the wall to the right and it’s lighter counterpart – BM SMOKE is going up the stairs….
CLOUD NINE
CLOUD NINE

BM CLOUD NINE was almost the color of the exterior of our house…it straddles the undertones not too yellow and not too green/blue…just easy….but NOT a Bright color or white…though popular on trim…sort of a “dirty” white and I mean that in the most beautiful way…xo

CLOUD NINE FROM THE LETTERED COTTAGE
CLOUD NINE FROM THE LETTERED COTTAGE

..and of course..my FAVORITE CLOUD COLOR…..PINK CLOUD…..

PINK CLOUD
PINK CLOUD

YOU KNOW how much I adore Pink Cloud…My living room was Pink Cloud for 6 years and I imagine will be again someday. This pink is not of the girly pinks and yet it does not pretend to be another color either. It OWNS it’s Pinkishness outright…just a beautiful pink…which when combined with earthy neutrals and white is really …pretty heavenly…i miss it.

PINK CLOUD LIVING ROOM
PINK CLOUD LIVING ROOM
PINK CLOUD LIVING ROOM
PINK CLOUD LIVING ROOM

There you have my rundown of colors with CLOUD in the name….do you have any CLOUD colors by other Paint Manufacturers that you like? I would love to know more!

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I leave tomorrow for the DESIGN BLOGGERS CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA! I missed last year but attended two years ago in Los Angeles. Not to be too overly dramatic but that trip changed my life…I made connections there that have opened up all kinds of doors for me…and I made so many lasting friendships…I am excited to go back, meet MORE friends and share our passions for Design and Blogging about it!

I will update you from the DBC ATLANTA!

5 thoughts on ““CLOUD” COLORS…AS MANY AS THERE ARE CLOUDS IN THE SKY!

  1. Our master bedroom is Silver cloud and I will never grow tired of it. So peaceful and calming without being “baby” blue.

  2. If I have to be honest I fell in love in not one or two of those colours. Especially that Storm cloud gray – love the contrast. The Peach cloud is second on my list and probably what I’ll try in the nursery when the time comes 🙂

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