Scanning 3,000 paint chips arrayed like cascading mini waterfalls on a hardware store’s color display can induce paint paralysis. Drift of Mist, a soft gray by Sherwin-Williams, might pair well with ...

Slate’s archives are full of fascinating stories. We’re republishing this article because it remains a reader favorite. It was originally published April 12, 2017. In 2022, the author of this piece, ...