Can anyone recommend a good white paint color for a house - modern, lots of light. want it to look bright and not boring. i have never had white walls in a house, always a color,... (more)
but moving to this house and it seems best in white given that it is quite modern. but don't want a boring white, kwim?
posted February 27th, 2021 at 2:03pm in Toddler
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- shantilly lace is considered the purest BM white, i know the name is misleading, i chose simply white for all my doors and trims - just did this research 2-27-2021 2:04pm
- oops chantilly 2-27-2021 2:04pm
- op- thanks. i'll look it up. i find it overwhelming how many shades of white paint there are 2-27-2021 2:04pm +1 like
- ^so is there a slight contrast between Chantilly White for the walls and Simply White for the trim? the doors are a pale light birch wood...not sure if i will paint those 2-27-2021 2:05pm
- one suggestion that made the most sense to me is to choose the same white but to use a different sheen for the trim, so matte on the walls but satin or gloss on trim 2-27-2021 2:06pm +1 like
- smart 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- ^do you think it will look odd to paint the window & door trim white but leave the birch doors? or should they be white too? 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- it is easy to paint them after right? so do the walls and trim and then you can decide 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- personally I would do white walls and a darker trim and leave the wood. 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- darker, like gray? 2-27-2021 2:10pm
- yes let me find some examples for you 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- thank you! 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- ok you can see the trim in the windows on the left...(more) 2-27-2021 2:15pm
- wow, i like that. do you happen to know the name of the pale fawn color? 2-27-2021 2:18pm
- yes hold on. agreeable beige but let me double check. personally I think beige is an advanced color as in easy to get wrong unless you really know what you are doing 2-27-2021 2:19pm
- yeah, i hear you. but trim is relatively easy to repaint if it looks bad 2-27-2021 2:20pm
- I love it too 2-27-2021 2:22pm
- ok its called Accessible beige by sherwin Williams, wall is Alabaster by SW 2-27-2021 2:23pm +1 like
- thanks. i may just give this some thought. 2-27-2021 2:24pm
- ^this is another nice combo, white walls, gray trim...(more) 2-27-2021 2:22pm
- thank you, wow. you are great w/ the ideas! 2-27-2021 2:23pm
- I think darker trim gives the room a depth that lighter trim doesnt. plus will look fantastic with your art on the walls. 2-27-2021 2:26pm +1 like
- thank you, wow. you are great w/ the ideas! 2-27-2021 2:23pm
- yeah, i hear you. but trim is relatively easy to repaint if it looks bad 2-27-2021 2:20pm
- yes hold on. agreeable beige but let me double check. personally I think beige is an advanced color as in easy to get wrong unless you really know what you are doing 2-27-2021 2:19pm
- wow, i like that. do you happen to know the name of the pale fawn color? 2-27-2021 2:18pm
- ok you can see the trim in the windows on the left...(more) 2-27-2021 2:15pm
- thank you! 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- yes let me find some examples for you 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- darker, like gray? 2-27-2021 2:10pm
- ^do you think it will look odd to paint the window & door trim white but leave the birch doors? or should they be white too? 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- smart 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- np: I would leave the door birch. wood is back in favor as a warm touch to the whites. 2-27-2021 2:07pm +1 like
- op- so that is what i was wondering...they are pretty. but i have always had white doors 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- go back and paint it after if you dont like it. 2-27-2021 2:10pm
- yes... another question while i have you - the house has an open floor plan, so kitchen open to dining room & living room, which we love...the kitchen cabinets are darkish wood....(more) 2-27-2021 2:11pm not a fan. but wondering - if they are white, too much white? what if i painted those a pale gray?
- do one thing at a time, and then you can "see" how it would look better 2-27-2021 2:18pm
- true, i am so excited to do it all but you are right 2-27-2021 2:19pm
- do one thing at a time, and then you can "see" how it would look better 2-27-2021 2:18pm
- yes... another question while i have you - the house has an open floor plan, so kitchen open to dining room & living room, which we love...the kitchen cabinets are darkish wood....(more) 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- go back and paint it after if you dont like it. 2-27-2021 2:10pm
- op- so that is what i was wondering...they are pretty. but i have always had white doors 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- one suggestion that made the most sense to me is to choose the same white but to use a different sheen for the trim, so matte on the walls but satin or gloss on trim 2-27-2021 2:06pm +1 like
- its nuts, considering they just mix 3-4 colors 2-27-2021 2:06pm
- ^so is there a slight contrast between Chantilly White for the walls and Simply White for the trim? the doors are a pale light birch wood...not sure if i will paint those 2-27-2021 2:05pm
- I like BM Simply white. nice clean white but not cold 2-27-2021 2:05pm
- op- thanks. yes, definitely do not want cold. i am in a way afraid of white bc i worry it will look boring or undecorated but then i see these gorgeous white walls in magazines 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- i think you need lots of texture if you go white walls 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- yes...we have a ton of art too 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- then white woudl be perfect 2-27-2021 2:09pm
- yes...we have a ton of art too 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- i think you need lots of texture if you go white walls 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- op- thanks. yes, definitely do not want cold. i am in a way afraid of white bc i worry it will look boring or undecorated but then i see these gorgeous white walls in magazines 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- BM Cloud White 2-27-2021 2:05pm
- This. About to paint entire master suite. 2-27-2021 2:19pm
- decorators white. 2-27-2021 2:07pm
- op- what is this? i have heard of it before. 2-27-2021 2:09pm
- ^is this like some kind of classic fallback white? 2-27-2021 2:09pm
- Np. I used this color. It’s Benjamin Moore. It’s like a gallery white w hint grey 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- every line of paint has a Decorators White. 2-27-2021 2:13pm
- Ok 2-27-2021 2:15pm
- no. 2-27-2021 2:16pm
- exhibit a...(more) 2-27-2021 2:18pm
- exhibit b this is not decorator white per se but it does list an antique white, which other lines have as well...(more) 2-27-2021 2:21pm
- Decorator's white is a BM color. thats it. 2-27-2021 2:32pm
- exhibit b this is not decorator white per se but it does list an antique white, which other lines have as well...(more) 2-27-2021 2:21pm
- exhibit a...(more) 2-27-2021 2:18pm
- every line of paint has a Decorators White. 2-27-2021 2:13pm
- Np. I used this color. It’s Benjamin Moore. It’s like a gallery white w hint grey 2-27-2021 2:11pm
- ^is this like some kind of classic fallback white? 2-27-2021 2:09pm
- op- what is this? i have heard of it before. 2-27-2021 2:09pm
- guests entering house: WOW! WHAT IS THIS WHITE PAINT COLOR?! 2-27-2021 2:07pm -1 dislike
- i used BM distant gray 2-27-2021 2:08pm
- me too. but i used decorators white for larger areas (cabinets, mantle). they read the same, but distant grey is more reflective, so too bright beyond trim. 2-27-2021 2:16pm
- BM Swiss Coffee. It's a warm white, not a hospital white. 2-27-2021 2:13pm +1 like