Why I Decided to Use Sandy Hook Gray for My Home

I recently picked up a couple of samples of sandy hook gray with regard to my home, and it's amazing exactly how different a color color can look once it's actually on the wall. If you've actually stood in the paint aisle with Benjamin Moore, staring at a walls of a 1000 different swatches that will all look exactly the same, you know the struggle. I was looking for something that wasn't a significant "true" gray—those can often feel a bit too much like a cold, sterile hospital room—but I actually didn't want the "sad beige" possibly. ...

April 1, 2026 · 6 min · Jeremy Shmuel