James Merrell “I think people have just passed on from grey,” Studholme says of the shade that arguably made Farrow & Ball’s name when it launched the ubiquitous Elephant’s Breath in 2005.

Farrow & Ball is adding 12 gorgeous new paint colors ... We especially love Douter, a smoky gray-green tone that was inspired by the soot and tarnished brass of a traditional candle snuffer.