The question that comes my way most often? Without a doubt, it’s about my preferred paint colors. Painting is a wonderfully straightforward method to give any room a whole new vibe, so I’m here to reveal my favorite colors for any home.

My top color palettes often center around coastal hues in building custom beach homes. Here, I’ve outlined my go-to neutrals, whites, grays, “greige” and blues as well as my favorites for shiplap, cabinets, and trim. You can’t go wrong with these paint colors from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams. Happy painting!

Favorite Neutrals

Sherwin William’s Drift of Mist is shown in this oceanfront great room from our Wavehaven build.

Benjamin Moore’s Classic Gray is shown in this great room with driftwood accents.

Benjamin Moore’s Classic Gray is shown in our Beach to Bay great room with driftwood accents.

Benjamin Moore’s Balboa Mist is shown in this sitting room from our It’s About Time build.

Sherwin Williams’ City Loft is shown in this open-concept primary bedroom and bathroom from our Weekend at Burnie’s build.

Additional neutral paint colors include Sherwin Williams’Sherwin Williams’ Popular Gray and Olympus White.

Favorite Whites

Cabinet color and trim

For a bright white kitchen cabinet, Benjamin Moore’s Decorator’s White as shown in this kitchen from our Livin’ the Dream build is my go-to color for white cabinets and trim.

Shiplap Paint

One of our most popular colors for shiplap is Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace as seen in these two sitting areas from our Surfside and 7’s Heaven builds.

Sherwin Williams’ Pearly White as shown in this dining room is one of my top choices for shiplap and ceilings as well.

Benjamin Moore’s Paper White is shown in this sitting room from our Forever Grace build.

Additional white paint colors include Sherwin Williams’ Origami White and Alabaster.

Favorite Grays

Sherwin Williams’ Repose Gray is shown in this primary bedroom in our Forever Grace build.

We also used Repose Gray in this movie room from our A11 build.

Sherwin Williams Crushed Ice as shown in our BeachWood primary suite.

Additional gray paint colors include Sherwin Williams’ Popular Gray.

Favorite “Greige”

Sherwin Williams’ Modern Gray is shown in this butler’s pantry.

Additional “Greige” paint colors include Sherwin Williams’ Agreeable Gray Worldly Gray and Gossamer Veil.

Favorite Coastal Blues

Benjamin Moore’s Glass Slipper is shown in our Kan’t Beat the View primary oceanfront bedroom.

Sherwin Williams’ Iceberg is shown in this bedroom from Kan’t Beat the View.

We added a pop of color to the front door entrance with Wedgewood Gray from Benjamin Moore.

Sherwin Williams’ Tradewind is shown on this decorative wall in our Dock Holiday guest room.

Sherwin Williams’ Window Pane is shown in this guest bedroom.

Additional coastal blue paint colors include Benjamin Moore’s  and Hale Navy, as well as Sherwin Williams’ Topsail, Sea Salt, Opaline, Olympus White, Misty and Naval.