Why reinvent the wheel every time you need to paint a room" Even architects and designers turn to their favorite colors?versatile and universally flattering?again and again. The members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory were generous enough to let us in on their secrets.
1. Simply White from Benjamin Moore

Above: Benjamin Moore’s Simply White is the white chosen more often than any other. Says SF designer Kriste Michelini, “It is my go-to white?fresh, versatile, and warm?and it works in any home, whether traditional or modern, with a warm or cool palette.” It’s also the pick of NYC designer Lauren Rubin, who called it “the perfect wall color.” (N.B.: Benjamin Moore chose Simply White as its 2016 Color of the Year.) Shown here, architects Gregory Merkel and Ana Catalina Rojas used Simply White throughout their remodel featured in Two Young Architects Tackle Their Own Brooklyn Townhouse. Photograph by Carl Bellavia, courtesy of Gregory Merkel.
2. Hague Blue from Farrow & Ball

Above: Eva Dornstreich of The Brooklyn Home Co. nominated Farrow & Ball’s Hague Blue to the cult list. “It’s a beautiful, deep, rich color that can be at once bold and understated,” she says.
Star London chef Skye Gyngell used Hague Blue on her British Standard kitchen cabinets, shown here and featured in In the Kitchen with Skye Gyngell, London’s Chef du Jour. Photograph by Alexis Hamilton...