Sponsored: 2010 Paint and Color Trends

Meet The Expert

Any designer will tell you that the easiest and most inexpensive way to transform a room is with paint and color. A few rolls of the paint brush can make a room feel cozier, cleaner, more dramatic, warmer, cooler, and happier.

If you’re interested in sprucing up your spaces, take a few tips from Sonu Mathew, the senior manager of architectural and design markets for Benjamin Moore Paints. As a researcher, Mathew works with Benjamin Moore’s North American Design Team to uncover the latest trends in color as well as emerging design movements. She blends many influences, from fashion and international travel to socioeconomic movements and technology, to shape her experience of design.

Here are her thoughts and suggestions on color trends for 2010.