I have it in my kitchen! I think that there has been a tendency to move away from the yellow/gold undertones more toward the grieges.

I don't think it was overly popular so I say if it still works for your home and you are not tired of it, keep it.

The greiges don't work in my home and honestly they are just not me. I am considering going with a Cream but at times I like my Powell Buff and at others not. I am trying to use more neutrals these days but just wanted other opinions. Thanks for weighing in.

Thanks Sandi! I'm looking at Gentle Cream currently if I decide to repaint.

I think it is a gorgeous color! I am personally tiring of the grays and love warm colors!

What about going lighter on the same color strip of Powell Buff?

It seems I'm seeing a lot of lighter shades lately. If you like Powell Buff you could do the lighter shade.

WOOD ASH below

From what I've been reading in the past few months on blogs and in magazines, after about 10 years of popularity, the pendulum is starting to swing back from grays, greiges, and cooler neutrals toward the warmer tones.

Gentle Cream looks very pretty. We painted the granny suite in our new house BM Natural Wicker, which looks nice with the ceilings and trim in BM Cotton Balls.

If I go lighter, I will probably use Gentle Cream as I have that in a guest room and like it.

Gentle Cream is a very nice color!

It's ironic that Wood Ash is the lighter color for Gentle Cream as well as Powell Buff.

Subtle AF-310 is a better lighter version of Gentle Cream according to color data values.

Somerset Peach 163 is a better lighter version of Powell Buff according to color data values.

Definitely need to pull chips and see what it looks like.

Thanks Lori!

If it works for you, who cares about dating. If you'd like to refresh, I would definitely go lighter, unless you want to go more dramatic.

Thank you all for weighing in! I've decided to go with Gentle Cream in order to lighten and freshen things up a bit. Our house is situated in the woods and the Powell Buff just went really gold in my foyer.

After trying many large samples including Gentle Cream, which I do love by the way, I am keeping the Powell Buff.

Same! It has more orange in it. Getting ready to do a remodel and looking for a blue/gray/green to repaint a kitchen island. Used lined white for trim. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Wendi, start your own thread and include a picture of your kitchen. You'll get better responses.