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Losing my mind over white paint

6 years ago

Please help! Currently building a new home and am going a bit crazy trying to pick a white paint color for the kitchen cabinets, which will also be the color for the trim and ceilings throughout the house. Furthermore, it's possible we'll have some white walls in the house (hallways, kids bathrooms, playroom, etc) at which point I would want to use the same white paint. Some other walls in our house will likely be something similar to edgecomb gray, so a light/warmer griege.

Our style is fairly modern (but not mcm)/minimalist. Our floors will be 5" white oak stained with a bit of white stain to maintain the light/natural look of the white oak. The kitchen is large and will have white shaker cabinets and white quartz countertops with gold hardware.

I'm looking for a crisp white that won't, under any circumstances, read creamy. I had a cabinet sample done in BM decorator's white and while it feels like the right amount of whiteness/brightness, I'm worried there's just a bit too much blue in there and it'll read too cool, especially if we use it for an entire room or with the edgecomb gray. It's also possible it'll be fine and at this point I'm overthinking things but I'm really sensitive to colors so I'm trying my best to make the best decision possible.

We have BM White Dove in our current kitchen and during the day it definitely reads yellow so that's not an option.

I'm now thinking about BM Super White (too white?), BM white, or Sherwin Williams pure white. Will one of these tend to read similar in crisp/brightness as Decorator's White with a little less blue/green? Does anyone have decorator's white cabinets/walls and have an opinion on the coolness?

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cac546
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6 years ago

Thank you all!

I have narrowed things down to BM White and Sherwin Williams Super White which appear to be incredibly similar colors. I will have my cabinet maker do a sample of both and then choose the one that goes best with the Cambria White Cliff quartz we are planning to use. (We were originally planning on Silestone White Zeus Extreme but I can't stop seeing a pink undertone in that counter.)

Christina Marie I recognize that chart from my many hours on Land of Color :) That's how I knew I was on the right track when I discovered that BM White and SW Super White were incredibly close together in color DNA.

Thanks again for all the responses. Not a lot of sleep happening over here with a 4 week old and a 2.5 year old so my decision making skills aren't at their prime:)

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User
6 years ago
I just used BM China White in my kitchen with Edgcomb Gray walls. I chose it because I felt it read more gray than cream. Really loving it.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
6 years ago
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[https://www.houzz.com/magazine/designer-secrets-10-pros-share-their-favorite-white-paints-stsetivw-vs~72328851[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/designer-secrets-10-pros-share-their-favorite-white-paints-stsetivw-vs~72328851)
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last modified: 6 years ago
Whites are tough! I have Decorator White on my cabs and trim and love it. If you want something similar but just a teensy less cool, try Oxford White.

https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/the-8-best-benjamin-moore-white-paint-colours-undertones-and-more/
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everdebz
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At the store [maybe online] you can find the basic color makeup of each color. Somehow, ask around, there should be some similarity? experts?
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Design by Christina Marie
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I just plugged in SW7006 paint color in Houzz and this project lists using the same white for you to view. Hope your project goes well!
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7005 PURE WHITE
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everdebz
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