Learn all about Sherwin Williams Oceanside: Color Of The Year 2018
Choosing a paint color for your home can be so confusing, and picking a paint color from all of those paint chips you’ve collected can seem daunting!
Today I’m sharing the latest color trend news that will help with your next paint project and room design!
Sherwin Williams Oceanside is the new color of the year and it’s so beautiful!
Sherwin Williams Oceanside: Color Of The Year 2018
What Color Is SW Oceanside?
SW Oceanside 6496 evokes “a wanderlust in an opulent and mysterious shade that serves as counterpart to a range of hues, from neon pink to desert taupe” said Sue Wadden, Sherwin Williams director of colour marketing.
She says people today have a growing sense of adventure “and it is making its way into even the coziest corners of our homes.”
She said there’s a craving for “things that remind us of bright folklore, like mermaids and expeditions across continents.”
Undertones of SW Oceanside
Sherwin Williams Oceanside is a rich sea-blue color with green undertones.
Design tip: use a Samplize peel & stick paint sample of Oceanside to test this color.
You can easily move it around your room, it’s mess free and delivered right to your front door!
Is SW Oceanside warm or cool?
It’s a warm color because of the green in it.
Where to use this color
This color will look gorgeous in the bedroom, dining room, living room, home office.
Or as a front door color!
Try it in a kids room too!
It’s a peaceful, sophisticated, inviting neutral that is the perfect jumping off point to create a color scheme for your home.
It evokes a tranquil watery oasis and also strength in it’s depth of color.
Use this color to design a room using patterns that incorporate this blue green color in pillows, area rugs, draperies and ottomans.
SW Oceanside Room Inspiration
Living Room
Oceanside adds a relaxing layer of color to neutral furnishings and black and white photography wall art.
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Dining Room
This color creates a cozy feel in a dining room!
Photography: Hannah Blackmore / Styling + Interior Design: Little Liberty
How to test paint colors in your home with zero mess and zero cleanup!
Samplize Peel & Stick Paint Samples are an easy, mess-free way to test paint colors.
Accurate colors – made with two coats of real paint, guaranteeing 100% color accuracy
Large 9″ x 14″ paint samples – easy way to view large swaths of color on your walls
Peel & Stick – and repositionable too!
Quick – samples are delivered the next day!
Available in every Benjamin Moore | Sherwin Williams | PPG | Farrow & Ball paint color
Tips for Using Peel & Stick Color Samples
- Move your sample around the room to see how the hue looks on each wall.
- Wrap around edges to understand how the color looks in light and dark corners. This is a great way to view the color from multiple angles and in different lighting all at once.
Paint Color Palettes
This is a chic color scheme for a boys bedroom, home office or den!
It combines SW Oceanside with white, black and lighter blues.
Here are several coordinating colors that pair well with SW Oceanside!
Home office
Such a stunning look that inspires creativity and energy in the work zone!
I love it paired with the sand color of the area rug, light wood color and pops of white.
Oceanside also looks beautiful with dark wood colors and green colors.
Builtin Interior Color
Paint the back side of your builtins this gorgeous blue!
It looks stunning with the white.
If you love coastal style this is a beautiful look to copy in your home!
Bedroom
Oceanside is a gorgeous color to pair with dark wood furniture and creates a sophisticated bedroom oasis.
Hallway
Oceanside pops against white trim and balances the heaviness of dark stained wood tones.
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What do you think of Sherwin Williams Oceanside: Color of the Year 2018?
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Wow I love oceanside !! Trying to figure out where I can use it, maybe in the 4 th bedroom AKA, office . Being a beach fan this is just up my alley . While I do love the soft creamy grays and pale blues, who doesn’t love a pop of fun every now and then !!!
So glad to hear you love this color too Tonya!! I’m a huge beach fan too and this color fits right into the coastal, watery look of the ocean and beach! Thanks for your lovely comment and for visiting! xo Heather
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By chance do you know the ‘color’/type of wood on the chamber-style door? I am having trouble deciding on a paint color for my living room, but this Oceanside may be a great accent wall and I know it’s the color combination of the wood and white that is selling me on the scheme. Thanks for this post, I feel a step closer.
No I don’t know the type of wood! Oceanside is a gorgeous color isn’t it??
Do you have a suggestion on a complimentary darker gray to pair with Oceanside?
Hi Justin – it depends on where you are putting the color and what else is in the room….I do offer one question design consults via email if you are interested.You send pictures of the space and then I can recommend a gray to go with Oceanside.