Why Designers Love Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee Paint
1) A Dreamy Getaway
For a young family's Hawaiian vacation home, designer Catherine Kwong knew the entire abode called for white-painted walls with a warm undertone. “The lighting on the Big Island is really bright, so we didn’t want a pure white," the designer says. "We spent months testing out colors and ended up with Benjamin Moore’s Swiss Coffee—actually a super-popular color that has a little softness to it."
2) An Elegant Washroom
Trim painted in Swiss Coffee allows the deep blue cabinetry and botanical motifs set against a gold background to stand out in this bathroom by Schumacher. When used as trim throughout a whole house, the paint allows you to play with other paint color pairings and all sorts of wallcoverings.
3) A Welcoming Abode
To let unique furniture and decor in a dining room take center stage—like a spikey pendant and large apothecary chest—Schumacher blanketed the walls with Swiss Coffee paint. The chic setting is ideal for intimate dinners.
4) A Serene Escape
In a modern en suite bathroom by designer Janie Molster, walls painted in Swiss Coffee set the tone for a luxurious and laid-back atmosphere. Not to mention, the color scheme makes the space feel extra clean.
5) A Beachside Restoration
To refresh the siding of a Palm Beach retreat, designer Pheobe Howard used the 50 percent trick with Swiss Coffee paint—meaning the expert lightened the color to create a whole new shade by cutting it to 50 percent strength with Super White paint by Benjamin Moore.
6) A Warm Bedchamber
For simple elegance in a neutral bedroom by Huh, walls painted in Swiss Coffee promote a cozy, welcoming feel. "Swiss Coffee works beautifully in a bedroom when you want a color that is pacifying but has a little something extra to it," the designer says.
7) A Resort Destination
Swiss Coffee doesn't have to be limited to your walls. "We used this color on quite a bit of custom furniture we created for the Point Grace resort in Turks & Caicos," Huh says. "The color’s undertones worked very well with the natural light in the Caribbean."
8) A Cozy Corner
Living room walls painted in Swiss Miss offer a blank slate for plenty of prints and colorful art in this 1950s Los Angeles cottage decorated by Kristen Panitch.
9) A Soulful Gathering Spot
Throughout a Bay Area house, designer Erin Martin brought Spanish Colonial-style interiors to life with plaster walls that are color-matched to Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee. The dining room acts as a prime example, featuring lacy brass lanterns from Morocco, an antique table, and seat cushions in a Kyle Bunting hide.
10) A Cheery Oasis
In a bright blue bedroom by designer Christopher Maya, Swiss Coffee painted trim adds contrast and mimics the ocean waves shown in the wall art hung above the bed.
Designers love Swiss Coffee paint by Benjamin Moore because it's not too cool and not too warm. See how they use it in living rooms, bedrooms, and other spaces.