I love the Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern paint palette. I’ve used a couple of the colors in my house, and they’ve always been spot on. Note, they have separate interior and exterior palettes – but don’t let that stop you from using an exterior color inside your house, and vice versa.
See my post on using these colors for retro kitchen cabinets. And importantly note: These scanned image do not really get the colors exactly right; please pick up the printed palettes from your local dealer — and keep them on hand at all times!
You can also check out their web pages – and be sure to download the entire brochure – it’s a great feature and let’s you see good-sized color chips, I’m really impressed. When I buy their paint, I’ve always purchased the best quality possible. If you want to save some money, wait for a holiday weekend, it seems like there’s always a decent sale.
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Pam…I wanted to let you know that I went to Sherwin Williams then ran down to API (the place with the color swatches from every car and appliance ever made) and compared “Apple Blossom” to their charts. Apple Blossom is dead-on Tappan Pink! It was also very very close to Mayfair Pink. You’ve got a good eye, sister! By the way, you just have to see the color choices for a ‘57 Lincoln!
I recently chose the Sherwin Williams Suburban Modern exterior color “Beige” for the stucco exterior of my ‘61 ranch. I have to say that I was really disappointed in how that color ended up looking painted on as compared with the color chip on the card. It actually looks like ladies’ makeup; very pinky peachy, not really beige at all. I had my primer tinted that color and I ended up switching to another color for the top coat (Realist Beige, which is, as the name implies, more of a true beige). Just thought I’d share that, in case anyone was considering using that color.