The Right Color with Eve Ashcraft

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Eve Ashcraft finds the right color for architects, designers, and countless homeowners who have relied on her creative vision to transform an endless variety of places and things. She has developed several paint lines, including the Everyday ranges for Martha Stewart, and her own line, Eve Ashcraft Color. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, House & Garden, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Interior Design,House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Martha Stewart Living, and Town & Country. She’s the author of The Right Color.

Eve says “Domestic spaces can be most challenging of all color projects because they are so loaded with hopes, dreams, and associations, yet also must be functional.”

Finding your home’s palette in 5 easy steps

1.) Go on a fearless hunt for inspiring images

2.) Narrow down your inspiration to one or two of your favorite things

3.) Pick the first color that feels “right” as one of your colors

4.) If you are testing in an empty space, gather together fabrics, rugs, art, lamps, and anything relevant

5.) Select the color you like best!