Colors to Crave

New-to-Dallas paint guru reveals 5 colors you need in your home

Trends come and go, but timeless hues are always a good idea for your home. Timeless doesn’t have to mean boring, though, as evidenced by this year’s most popular colors. The single most important way to get your classic colors to pop is by making sure the paint job is excellent, and now that’s easier than ever.

Paintzen, an online service that does all the work of finding a painter, ordering the materials, and managing the project, recently expanded to Dallas. It will even help if you’re going the DIY route, delivering everything you need to get the job done.

Now that the hard part’s taken care of, you can focus on the fun part: the colors. Whether you’re looking to make your mark on a new space or refresh your current abode, here are five Benjamin Moore paint colors to consider for a space that’s on-trend, elegant, and comfortable.

Simply White
It’s currently the color of the year, but no matter the season, it’s always in style. It can easily be paired with both warm and cool shades, and can serve as either the primary color or as an accent to other tints. It's your best bet for starting fresh, or while prepping a home for sale.

Gray Owl
Gray is the new neutral, and one of the most popular choices in homes nationwide. Beautifully accented with the extremes — bright white and black — gray is a gorgeous backdrop. Gray Owl specifically is a soft and gentle shade which allows your home to appear bright and happy, which is sometimes a concern when using gray wall paint.

Kittery Point Green
For when you want a neutral that’s not really a neutral. Reminiscent of a previous “color of the year” called Guilford Green, Kittery Point Green can operate as a neutral, pairing with cool blues and purples or warm golds and maroons.

French Press
When you are looking for a dark yet warm accent, think dark brown. Brownies, espresso, pumpernickel bread — all share that yet warm and cozy feeling. Benjamin Moore’s French Press delivers that feeling into your home.

Hampshire Taupe
Taupes and beiges are always a favorite in the home, and this shade by Benjamin Moore, reminiscent of sand dunes, lends a soft and warm feeling to any room. Although it stands beautifully on its own, it also pairs well with a variety of other colors, making it great for renovations of any scale.

Kittery Point Green is the new "not-neutral" neutral.

Photo courtesy of Paintzen

Kittery Point Green is the new "not-neutral" neutral.

Swedish Fish News

Popular Ikea furniture chain to open 4th Dallas store in Rockwall

IKEA

Ikea sign - instantly recognizable

Dallas-Fort Worth is getting a new Ikea store in Rockwall. Located at Stodghill Road and I-30, it'll be the third Ikea in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and is due to open in December 2025.

Ikea is the world's largest furniture retailer, founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, and known for its simple, modern approach to interior design at an affordable price, its ready-to-assemble furniture, and its amusement-park-like stores.

Ikea will be the anchor in a 65-plus acre mixed-use development with a location chosen for its accessibility not only to the east side of DFW but also to major highways that connect to faraway towns like Texarkana and Little Rock. Rockwall to Texarkana is 155 miles or a 2-hour-and-22-minute drive — surely doable if you're hot to get a great quality mattress at a good price or stock up on Swedish gummy red fish.

According to a release, the store represents Ikea's intention to become more accessible, affordable, and convenient for the many here in the U.S., even those who live in places like Casa View and Mesquite, and the store will offer a new way of reaching customers both in-store and digitally.

The store's footprint is 108,000 square feet — almost a third smaller than the existing locations in Frisco and Grand Prairie, which both span 293,000-plus square feet (although Grand Prairie is one story while Frisco is two-story). There's also a pickup-style store in Southlake that's 10,809 square feet.

“Our expansion goal is simple. We will be where people are, whenever and however they want to experience Ikea," says Ikea U.S. Ceo and Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Quiñones. “We have been testing different store formats to increase customer convenience, make home delivery more cost-efficient, and reach our customers where they live, work, and socialize. IKEA Rockwall represents a key milestone in this ongoing journey.”

Though smaller than the other area behemoths, Rockwall will nonetheless be serving Ikea's trademark meatballs at a new Swedish Deli concept, a Swedish cafe to enjoy meals onsite, and a Swedish Bistro for quick takeaway items that can be enjoyed in the outdoor seating area or at home.

The space will include multiple fully furnished room settings that showcase “local living” solutions reflecting the unique needs of the residents of the local community. Rockwall embroidered pillows, maybe?

Additionally, Ikea Rockwall’s design will include features for improved sustainability, specifically solar power, LEED certified construction, EV chargers, onsite recycling and native plant materials to reduce water consumption.

“We are strongly committed to the communities in which we operate. IKEA Rockwall provides an even more seamless omnichannel shopping experience throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, and we look forward to welcoming residents and surrounding neighbors to this new Ikea experience,” says Ikea U.S. Area Market Manager Rob Parsons.

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