I do refer personal questions like yours to my E-design, but I will say that I’m usually inclined to have trims/ceilings/cabinets the same colour when using white, this way you don’t need to worry about competing undertones, or one white looking more yellow/dingy than another! Hi Helen! As for the front door, I actually have my E-design service for that and have the perfect package for you here! I just had my kitchen cabinets painted and the woman was extremely persistent that we go with SW Extra White. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/online-decorating-design-services/ Linda, I’m wanting a gray trim (Currently looking into mindful gray) but its a lighter color and I’m very curious to what a darker gray looks like with alabaster. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/online-decorating-design-services/ We just painted our walls SW Oxford White and I feel like it’s looking almost like a light purple! The only question I have is if I’m doing white cabinets and white walls do I pick a different white for the walls or do the cabinets and trim and the walls the same? ~Kylie, Hi Kylie!!! We are moving into a condo on a high floor with a lot of windows and natural light. Will do same white for trim, ceilings and doors. Just go ahead and take the leap - you’ll love the results. Have you thought about a darker version of Mindful Gray, ie: SW Dovetail? As you’ve probably discovered, whites can be a real bugger. I was just wondering why Alabaster would likely go flat in a north facing room? This post is terrific! Thinking of Agreeable Grey or Sea Salt walls and between Pure White & Extra White ceiling? Do you know of any other cabinet hardware in a color that matches the GE Café Matte White brushed bronze handles & the Delta “Champagne Bronze” faucet that might look better in such a kitchen design, or possibly a better white paint to match the Matte White appliances and other items? If you have really low light, you may even want to choose a slightly warm grey or greige instead of white - they’ll make the space feel fresh, not dingy (see this post on the best greys). I want the trim and ceiling to be very white and the walls to be a tone slightly different. And paint is like hair dye – you can always change it. I MIGHt lean toward Alabaster if I were spending a lot of time in the room in the afternoon. The ceiling is your tip typical off white drop ceiling panels with speckles. I want a clean white with the most minute iota of warmth. We short-listed 2 candidates for the last couple of weeks and your review helped to choose the winner – SW Alabaster . Hi Rob! Yet read where others say it has pink ALL are warm grays with a soft purple undertone that can occasionally pick up a wink of green ;). My painter will use Sherwin-Williams paint so do you have any suggestions? .do I carry Pure White to the ceiling, built-ins, & shiplap so that the space is unified with the same white paint? Chantilly Lace is the most WHITE and will look legit white. We really wanted white walls, but our builder gave us limited paint colors to pick between. We will then also be repainting our walls which are currently SW Accessible beige to SW White Duck or Aesthetic White? It has a warmth to it that’s grounded by a neutral base so it isn’t overly creamy. I’ve learned so much from reading your posts. Thanks! If you are looking for a soft white with depth for a north facing room (kitchen cabinets) do you have to go with something with a lower LRV to prevent that flat look (something like Shoji White?) ~Kylie. I’m worried white will look too “stark” any suggestions on off-white/cream color or do you think something else would pair better? So, it’s hard to say for sure without seeing your countertops, but I can get a reasonable idea knowing you have Ice Cube Silver – which tells me we really just need a brighter white. I just did a Google search on HRWhite and found your blog entry. Help me please, I love your white posting and I really struggling as I have this 80’s interior trim throughout my whole house that would be too difficult to paint as they go with custom Pella window colors. Thank for your input! Hi Shawn! The color is SW – Greek Villa. 3. For example, use a bright neutral white in the main living area and hallways, a slightly greenish white in the bathroom and a grey-white in the bedroom. Thank you! ?I would be so grateful!Considering even ditching my white backsplash…, Oh Basia, that is a tough one! My walls are SW blonde currently. Hi Kylie, Thanks for your comments, Hi Gina, thank you for your note! The only tricky thing is that SOME paint stores don’t carry it – I have no idea why. What SW white would you recommend for kitchen cabinets with gray veined quartz counter tops and dark brown bamboo flooring? Read more: FULL COLOUR REVIEW of Sherwin Williams Alabaster, Read more: The 8 Best Benjamin Moore White Paint Colours, Read more: The 3 Whites I Would NEVER Paint My Trim or Cabinets. The cabinet company uses SW Alabaster and Bright White. Thanks so much! Just stumbled across your website… thank you! The home resembles a farm house. The home does not get the best natural light as we are surrounded by some trees. ~Kylie. What would be a nice white for that. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/the-best-paint-colours-for-east-facing-rooms/ Also, which white and sheen should we use for the trim and ceilings? Alabaster WON’T act like white on the small OR the large scale. I’ve narrowed it down to Alabaster and Shoji White. If you don’t mind please share a pic. SW or Benjamin Moore… Hi! We are wanting to paint our kitchen cabinets and walls white with a charcoal (almost black) accent wall in the shared dining space. Extra White is a BIT finicky as to the type of paint colours it wants to be partnered with and prefers the cooler end of things vs warm tones. I wouldn’t do Sea Salt – it’s too unpredictable as it can be a green-gray (as it should be) or go blue-gray, which it ALSO loves to do and I don’t see that sitting as well with your Bonsai. ~Kylie. She has chosen Sherwin Williams sky high, a very light, cool blue for every room walls and wants white trim. She told me I could go either way: Sherwin Williams Pure White or Extra White. And while painting the walls a warm colour might SEEM like the solution (naturally), they would fight with the cool tone of the cabinets. Do you think doing everything (ceilings, trim, walls) the same color (different sheens) throughout the house will work? https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/online-decorating-design-services/. Thank you!! I have tons of light & high ceilings. I usually refer personal questions to my e-design, but without seeing the space, I can still say I’d probably lean toward Pure White. I bet Pure White would be closer and I’d be less nervous for sure as at least it is more white. But was wondering does snowbound have a pink undertone.’ You might be better off going closer to the light range, maybe something like On the Rocks or maybe BM Collingwood. In the evening, the cabinets with our lighting take on a yellowish hue at least in pictures. I hope to hear from you! Our builder uses only SW and unfortunately we have to choose the paint color before the sheetrock is up (hmmm) and the cabinets don’t have many white options. White trim could go with the Pure White, Extra White, or High Reflective when holding them next to it. PS. Great information on your website – Thank you! Hi Kylie, I was thinking about painting my east facing kitchen, dining, and family room White Duck, but some of the online pictures I’ve seen of this color seem to lean towards a light peachy tan. Although I ended up choosing White Dove, Alabaster was a close second. I am using a stained greyish brown for one side of the kitchen and island, and then white cabinets for the main wall with custom chimmey style hood – shaker cabinets. Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you! I am looking for a BM White that is the closest match to SW Pure White. Hi Kylie, I love your blogs. Otherwise, check out BM White Dove . We have a small home in GA with the home facing East that gets a lot of sun in the morning and not much the rest of the day. Our floors are stined in English Chesnut and the room faces the east. I’m trying to bring out more of the grays in dovetail. I really want to stick with our go-to white, SW Pure White for the wainscoting. Hi Kylie! Paint just scares me. Learn how your comment data is processed. Excellent write up! You’ll find that Alabaster will neutralize a bit more in that eastern light, whereas it would have warmed up to it’s normal warm off-white self in a south facing space…overall it will be a soft, subdued whiteish looking colour…. You are really good at explaining what we see in colors. I would like to amp up Pure White but cut some of the reflective quality of High Reflective White. For the cabinets along the wall, upper and lower? Not too warm or cold with the right amount of “crispness.” Is this possible? I consult ALL the time on new construction. Generally with questions like this I do refer to my E-design, so I can actually see the space! What would be the correct sheen for Gray Owl that will be put on the interior wall of a rear north facing home? Hi Lee! Thank you so much for the quick response!! I am planning on painting the walls SW sky high. Do you have any recommendations for the cabinets and walls. Ooo! We are about to paint our exterior Alabaster and would Love to see a pic of your previous home if you have it. Do you think extra white can be toned down with wood accents? Our painter wants us to choose a SW paint for the ceiling.. is SW Pure White a good choice for ceilings? I’m always hesitant to mix n’ match whites/undertones. We’re hoping to paint the wainscoting white and the top part of the walls navy blue, so far our favorite navy shade is SW Commodore. Hello! And do you have a favorite brown color for the front door? I do try to give as much complimentary info as I can on my blog and if that doesn’t help, it might be time for a closer look with my E-design. Thank you. Any advice is appreciated!! I’m doing a new build and love alabaster. It can throw things for a bit of a loop if you through a different type of white/undertone in there – I lean towards doing it the same :). If you’d like me to take a look, I do have an affordable E-design service though that is fun. We are changing our color scheme from warm colors to white. My clients know I’m the “paint-it-white gal” so they’re always asking which white to choose. ??????? Hi. Alabaster – Sherwin Williams – This color is more of an off-white than a true white, but since it was SW’s 2016 color of the year, I wanted to include it. I’m sooo scared I’m going to make the wrong decision . Hi Kylie, I am leaning toward Natural Choice for my North facing downstairs family room. The above options are whites that I refer to on a DAILY basis as they can satisfy any NUMBER of paint colours, surfaces and rooms! I have a greige couch which I would like to appear more grey than beige and a grey and ivory rug. Floors: engineered hardwoods in graphite (mostly a darker gray with some wood tones). However, I’m wanting to paint my powder a bit dramatic, unexpected. https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/online-decorating-design-services/, https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/product-category/interior-paint-palettes/, https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/the-best-paint-colours-for-east-facing-rooms/, https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/the-best-paint-colours-for-west-facing-rooms/, https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/product-category/exterior-paint-palettes/, https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/ask-kylie-can-i-paint-my-north-facing-room-white-or-off-white/, https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/how-to-update-your-older-granite-countertops/, The 4 Best White Paint Colours: Sherwin Williams, Sherwin Williams: The 10 Best Gray and Greige Paint Colours. Hi Jena! This page helped me make decision on the paints pretty fast.

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