The Kitchen Paint Color Martha Stewart Can't Get Enough Of

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Martha Stewart is the queen of homemaking. She owns several homes, and she's turned them into some of the most exquisite and fabulous celebrity cribs. Interestingly, most, if not all, of her properties follow a specific color scheme, and that's because the television personality has seemingly only approved at least 14 paint colors for her residences. One color that has undeniably become Stewart's signature hue, especially for the kitchen, is gray. But it's not the typical kind of gray you can find almost anywhere. Martha's choice has this distinct dark tinge to it despite being an achromatic color. In an interview with Frederic, she revealed that the paint she used for her kitchen in her Bedford, New York, home was Bedford Gray.

The hue was part of Stewart's pioneering paint line under the Martha Stewart Living brand, which launched in 2010 but was shortly discontinued in 2012 due to less-than-stellar sales. Nevertheless, you can still buy the same paint from Stewart's new paint line, called Martha by Martha Stewart, under Fine Paints of Europe. The color is still called Bedford Gray, and it is up for grabs on Amazon. If not accessible in your location, another way to obtain Stewart's go-to kitchen paint color is to order a custom hue resembling the shade from MyPerfectColor, which specializes in exact matching paint colors.

As a classic neutral color, gray can be very versatile, so you won't have a problem finding colors and textures to go with it. However, if you want to follow Stewart's lead when it comes to styling a kitchen with Bedford Gray cabinetry, then you should be willing to splurge on white marble. In her interview with Frederic, the domestic lifestyle expert emphasized that the overall design of her Bedford kitchen was basically a mixture of gray paint and marble. "The Bedford kitchen is a color called Bedford Gray with white marble counters and countertops and backsplashes. The floors are old white marble that I excavated from a house that I bought out in East Hampton," she said.

Now, you might think that sticking to the gray and white marble combination can be bland and monotonous. But this is where Stewart's simple trick to add a pop of color in the kitchen comes in. She has shared two ways to spice things up with colorful additions and save your kitchen space from feeling bland. One is to display fruits and vegetables in large bowls on the counter instead of hiding them in drawers and the pantry. Another is to spruce things up with fresh flowers from your yard or the market. Both can effectively enhance the appearance of your kitchen and even make the space feel vibrant and lively without clashing with the gray and white marble backdrop.