2022 is here, and your team of experts at The Paint Centers of Flint, Grand Blanc, Fenton, and Clarkston are here with some of the hottest new trends in paint for the new year. Check out how current designers utilize color to make their clients’ interior dreams come true and fend off the winter blues with a fun home improvement project. Whether you’re interested in creating a whole new look for your home or workspace or you’re just browsing, continue for some of the freshest wall treatment trends of 2022.

Fired Up: Rich Reds, Vibrant Oranges, Earthy Yellows

Bring the vivid colors of the sunset to your home with reds, oranges, and yellows! These colors inspire and energize both the indoors and the outdoors as either features or accents. Red and yellow front doors have been trendy for years—meet in the middle with a front entrance painted in Orange Sky from the Benjamin Moore Aura® Grand Entrance® collection that provides exceptional durability to exterior doors and trim. Combine with a taupe or ecru for maximum contrast and compatibility.

“Taupe” of the Line: Dusty Mid-Browns

Think coffee with cream and sugar—that smooth, rich, mid-level brown that, as stated previously, goes well with orange hues. But taupe also performs great on its own. Neutral and versatile, taupe provides a warm background for the day-to-day hustle and can be combined with a wide variety of colors and tones. For a playful touch, try taupes on the ceiling for a warm and cozy upgrade to large indoor spaces, or as the main wall color for a bedroom or bathroom.

“Seas” the Moment: Oceanic Blues

Whether you appreciate the turquoise waters of the Caribbean or the icy grays of the Arctic, there’s a tone of blue that will work for your space. Whether you choose a semi-gloss finish from Benjamin Moore’s Regal® Select Interior Paint line or a morematte Regal® Select Exterior Paint, let our range of blues, teals, turquoises, grays, and whites inspire you—pair with white for a crisp coastal look or mix with pastels for an island vibe. Blues also pair well with yellows and aremarvelous with grays to complement your space.

Act Natural: Grays and Greens

The gray trend in interior and exterior paint might have started well before 2022, but it is still going strong. Gray is simple yet elegant: it’s neutral enough to stand on its own but nuanced enough to work with all kinds of other shades, tones, and hues. However, that does not mean gray, brown, and other natural, neutral rooms can’t still use a little livening up. That’s where greens come in—from light and airy seafoam to the stark verdant of summer grass, green is a top contender for most the popular paint in 2022, especially when combined with other natural colors. Restful, calming, and varied enough to be a whole house color or just a pop of a bright accent, greenswork well throughout the year and draw people into your space.

No matter what color you choose, from pitch black to springtime pastels, The Paint Centers is here to help. We have four locations in Flint, Grand Blanc, Fenton, and Clarkston, Michigan, and are proud to serve the surrounding areas including Davison, Owosso, Burton, Flushing, Swartz Creek, Goodrich, Holly, Linden, and Hartland, MI. Contact us today to begin your next paint adventure. We look forward to hearing from you.