Benjamin Moore Silver Mist – A Silvery Soft Blue Paint Color

Are you in the midst of working through some home improvement projects? The Summer months are an extremely popular time for homeowners to start working on DIY projects. Perhaps you’re planning a big remodel of your backyard! Or are you redecorating your home with a fresh coat of paint?

If you’re freshening up your walls, you may be encountering some difficult decisions. What color, which tone… The quest for the perfect paint color continues!

As part of our paint color-focused articles, today we’re going to take a look at Benjamin Moore Silver Mist (1619)!

Benjamin Moore Silver Mist is a light shade of blue with a silver cast. It’s a wonderfully soft shade of misty blue that can also appear like a gray paint color too.

Let’s explore Silver Mist in more detail and discuss how you can use it in your own home!

Why We Love Benjamin Moore Silver Mist!

Throughout our interior design projects, you will see that each color palette has a combination of warm and cool tones. Choosing the right paint colors allows us to create this balance,e which is why we love Silver Mist! The cool tones of this paint color pairs perfectly with rich and warm wood tones to create a balanced look.

We also love the calming qualities of this paint color, making it ideal for using in restful spaces of the home.

How to Use Silver Mist at Home

Benjamin Moore Silver Mist is actually a very versatile soft blue paint color that can be used in a variety of ways in your home!

This paint color is perfect for painting accent cabinets in the kitchen, like the island, or bathroom vanity units! If you prefer your cabinetry to be more neutral, then use Silver Mist on all four walls.

If you prefer to make a statement with a color instead, use Silver Mist as the feature wall paint color and pair it with neutrals for the rest of the space. This will allow you to inject color into your home without being overly committed. Plus – paint color is easy to change in a few years time if needed!

Use Silver Mist in a bathroom or bedroom to create a tranquil atmosphere. Or why not spruce up your laundry or utility areas?! Silver Mist is great for inject soft color and visual interest.

What to Watch Out for…

As with any paint color you choose for your home, there are some considerations to take into account when thinking of using Benjamin Moore Silver Mist!

Silver Mist has a cool silver cast to it that is important to remember. If you use this color too much in your home it could feel cold and uninviting. To combat this, always pair this color with neutrals that have warmer undertones or warm colors. My recommendation is to use this color with warm colors to create a rich and well-balanced space.

Ways to Make This Color Last in Your Home

Benjamin Moore Silver Mist is the perfect paint color for use anywhere in the home. Do you need to create a relaxing guest bedroom? Use Silver Mist on all four walls. You can also use Silver Mist in kitchens, bathrooms, or any other room that needs a little facelift and added feelings of calm. Make sure to use a crisp white paint color on the ceilings, and trim work to really make the color come to life.

We love to use Silver Mist in bathrooms as the main wall color as it works beautifully with many tile colors and textures. Then we add color to the space through towels and decorative accessories. You can use this same design principle in other rooms of the home too. Accessories are a great way of pulling different colors together in a space.

You may also want to check out Sherwin Williams Delft and Sherwin Williams Upward!

Accent Color Pairings

As Benjamin Moore Silver Mist (bottom left) is a cool blue color, it can actually be paired with a variety of other colors! You can embrace the cool tones by choosing other shades with cool undertones (such as Benjamin Moore Westcott Navy – top left), or balance the space out with a warm paint color (like Benjamin Moore Lush – top right).

Silver Mist also looks fantastic with a crisp white color like Benjamin Moore Oxford White (bottom right). Use Oxford White for the trim and ceiling to make Silver Mist really come alive on the walls.