Picture yourself walking into your favorite paint shop. You're feeling confident about your color choice - notes in hand - but suddenly, the rainbow wall of chips looms wider than you'd remembered. You'd come for white ... but there are dozens of whites: some bluish, some buttery and some that blush almost pink. Maybe gray is safer, you think, reaching for a chip that looks right. The instant you pull it from the shelf, however, the color seems to shift, looking suspiciously lavender. Sound familiar? Then take a deep breath. We asked an ensemble of local design professionals to share the single interior paint color they'd pick if they had to choose just one - a fail-safe, go-to hue that looks good just about anywhere. Here's what they shared. TheRoanoker.com SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 75http://www.TheRoanoker.com