White Paint suggestions

8 years ago

we are remodeling our kitchen/ family room area. There will be a lot of morning light as there are windows on that entire east facing wall. My floors are all grey tile as well as fireplace. Kitchen will be white with white subway tiles. Was wondering what white paint color would be good for cabinets and for the walls? I was looking at Alabaster from Sherwin Willliams for walls. Would I paint cabinets the same? Cabinets the same?I want to bring warmth into this room and not have the white be too cold, but not yellow either.

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stillpitpat

8 years ago

I have just sampled about 12 white paints in a room with west facing windows. I did it in early morning light, midmorning, at 2pm, and at 6pm. I also tested with warm bulbs and with daylight
bulbs (and am keeping the daylight bulbs). I was looking for a bright white for walls and uppers, with just a touch of warmth and little to no undertones, to go with Glacier White corian, light wood lowers, SS appliances, and bright blue floor and backsplash. BM Snowfall White was the clear winner for my needs. I did test BM Alabaster, but not SW Alabaster, so I can't tell you anything about that, unfortunately. I would highly recommend testing multiple paints under multiple conditions. It was a pain in the butt, but I am so glad I did it. I can tell you what I found if it would be useful, but I was looking for a bright white (not sure you are), and our natural light is opposite, so Idk if it would be helpful.

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wilson853
8 years ago
I have had SW Pure White for 25 years on trim and crown throughout the house and also recently used it on my new kitchen cabinets. I think it is a perfect white and would look good with your floors. I have the same situation with morning sun in the kitchen and family room and find it to be subtle and clean - definitely not cold or blinding.
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sheloveslayouts
8 years ago
BM Chantilly Lace might be good to sample.

I like SW Snowbound in my house, but it can go faintest of pink (which I actually like) relative to what it's being compared to.

Stillpitpat - I need to check your activity for a status on your kitchen :-)
Tamy Erle
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you all. I will get a few more samples. Forgot to mention that the baseboards and trim in the rest of my house are swiss coffee from frazee which i believe is now like an Alabaster in SW.
cat_mom
8 years ago
We have BM Super White in our kitchen/LR/DR/foyer/bedroom hallway. We shied away from it initially because we were afraid it would be too stark, too bright, too sterile looking, but after painting test swatches of other BM whites, and finding some to look too yellow, others too pink, etc., we settled on Super White. It doesn’t appear to have any undertones and just reads; white.
K R
8 years ago
We used SW Pure White and could not be happier. What color will your walls and moldings be? Pretty floors.
herbflavor
8 years ago
the end of room with fireplace would take a contrasting treatment on the wall areas left and right. The "newer" botanical wallpapers would be great with some blues/greens/a bit of black in these...dramatic! but for that small space...perfect! Unless you have built ins or something else planned. That end of room is bold.. I see an off white with a bluer or cool green or mauve tint for the long wall...just slightly . Handle the cabinets and kitchen walls separately.
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Brickwood Builders, Inc.
8 years ago
We use Alabaster white frequently (because I like warm whites) but I think it is too warm for your space. I would recommend SW Snowbound (we have not experienced any pink undertones with it). Attached is a space done with Snowbound cabinetry and trim. Walls are Elder White.

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Hillside House
8 years ago
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I also used SW Snowbound in my house, but I'm on an extremely wooded lot, so all light coming into my home is filtered through green leaves.

Really, every house is different, so you need to try samples. Lots and lots of samples.
ILoveRed
8 years ago
I agree with Hillside above. You have to choose the right white for your house.

We changed our cabinet color from Swiss Coffee to White Dove at the last minute when I realized that it was just a bit too creamy for my house. My last house was SW Creamy and my cabinets were a different white.

My point is.....in this new house we did all of the trim and woodwork in the same white color as the cabinetry. All BM White Dove. Exact same crown profile in kitchen and other rooms. Really simplified things.
bbtrix
8 years ago
Ditto about every house being different and sampling many colors.

My ceiling in my open concept space is Snowbound. I love the color and have no pink effect.

My daughter used SW Alabaster on many walls. Here it is with SW Extra White doors and trim. 2nd and 3rd pics has Alabaster in the foreground and SW Passive on the far wall, and SW Gray Matters on the window wall. It morphs with light and we’re happy with the results.
herbflavor
8 years ago
keep the progress around the fireplace: https://newwalls.as-creation.com/en/collections/380800.html