The retail storefronts on the streets of Paris use a variety of colors that are quite spectacular, and often the combinations (both subtle and contrasting) are equally inspiring.

The quality of the shades of these colors is what makes them so wonderful. There is red, and then there is red. A red that emulates the shade of red seen on the wax of an envelope seal. A green so dark it's almost black but not black.  Even the simplest ivory is of a shade that conveys sophistication. These colors are just so right! Why? When you are given a choice of colors that others with superb taste have fussed over for months and years, chances are whichever color you choose is probably going to be perfectly beautiful. There are two paint companies that truly excel at this.  "Farrow & Ball" and "Fine Paints of Europe". Each manages to deliver a range of colors in hues that are for the most perfection!