The Paranjape Project

Discover the airy, elevated color palette that designer Lori Paranjape used in her Nashville home.

A large living room with painted off-white walls, a white paint ceiling, and recessed shelving, with furniture and decorations framing a fireplace. A large living room with painted off-white walls, a white paint ceiling, and recessed shelving, with furniture and decorations framing a fireplace.

The Paranjape Project

Discover the airy, elevated color palette that designer Lori Paranjape used in her Nashville home.

Renowned interior designer Lori Paranjape is no stranger to creating world-class interiors for celebrities and athletes, and even inspiring the masses through her popular social media channels. This year, however, Paranjape took on her most personal project yet: her own home.

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Embracing what she calls “the opportunity of a lifetime,” Paranjape worked with globally known brands, including Benjamin Moore and Luxe Interiors + Design, to create an airy, welcoming space for her family. Known as “The Paranjape Project,” her home came to life with eye-catching accents and, of course, stunning Benjamin Moore paint colors.

Designer Color Palette: The Paranjape Project

To set the stage for her Nashville home, interior designer Lori Paranjape created an inviting, neutral color palette featuring some of Benjamin Moore’s most versatile hues.

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Lori Paranjape walks down a beige hallway with wood flooring and floor-to-ceiling windows.

The Interior Designer: Lori Paranjape

Paranjape started her firm, Mrs. Paranjape Design + Interiors, in 2008, and built a following for her luxury designs both with her clients and her many fans on social media.

The Paranjape Project gave her the chance to find a Benjamin Moore color scheme that meshed perfectly with her design plan. “Benjamin Moore came onto our project and said, ‘We are so in, we want to paint every surface,’” Paranjape says.

She started building her color palette around Bleeker Beige HC-80, beloved for its versatility and pleasing gray undertones. Says Paranjape, “We used [it] on all of our common areas, hallways, and staircases. It’s still crisp even though it’s tan.”
A kitchen with beige cabinets, a marble-topped island, and a painted off-white ceiling is dramatically illuminated by a single source of lighting.

The Perfect Neutral Kitchen

For her kitchen, Paranjape went with neutral wood cabinetry and matte black fixtures and hardware, opening up the space with Elmira White HC-84 on the ceiling.

“[It’s] important for me to tell you that [Elmira White HC-84] is not actually a white,” Paranjape says. “It’s really a rich tone that plays nicely with Bleeker Beige HC-80.”

Other not-quite-white hues our color experts love for ceilings:
A narrow scullery lined with painted pink shelving and cabinets, a white ceiling, and checkered tile floor.

Pops of Color in the Pantry

In a striking deviation from the otherwise neutral kitchen, Paranjape’s full butler’s pantry features modern wallpaper and a burst of color from Pink Mix 2089-30, a medium red with a unique hybrid of undertones, ranging from coral to terra-cotta. The retro checkerboard floor brings everything together.

To get the look in your own home, try one of these interesting pink-red hues—and don’t forget to use Aura® Interior paint for breathtaking color with unparalleled depth and richness.
A bedroom with a white painted ceiling, golden curtains lining both the walls and windows, and a beige carpet over a dark brown floor.

A Cozy Bedroom Color Scheme

Paranjape chose a beige-and-white color combination for the primary bedroom. With deep neutral curtains and a chic Mrs. Paranjape Papers wallcovering, she ensured both sweet dreams and cohesion with the hues in her home’s common areas.

To further enhance the Zen of the space, Paranjape again opted for Elmira White HC-84 on the ceiling. Commonly considered “the fifth wall,” a painted ceiling, especially in a lighter paint color, helps to visually expand the space and add subtle depth.

If you’re thinking about taking a cue from The Paranjape Project and installing wallpaper in your home, we suggest prepping with Insl-X® Aqua Lock® for excellent adhesion and stain-blocking on a multitude of surfaces.
A home exterior painted a neutral yellow-brown with tall windows.

Rich Exterior Paint Colors Extend a Warm Welcome

For the exterior of her home, Paranjape went with a striking neutral with yellow-brown undertones. Paranjape describes Kangaroo AF-145 as “the cleanest, warmest, richest taupe-y brown color that I could find.” A perfect match with the bronzed copper trim and decorative lanterns outside, the hue also blends seamlessly with the neutral hues inside the home, visible through the windows.

The entire renovation process left Paranjape and her family with a home—and paint colors—to cherish for years to come. “We get to live here, and it’s remarkable,” she says.
A gray bedroom wall with a glass bedside table.

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