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Please help with this SW white color..thank you

6 years ago

I have watched so many videos on whites some more than once. I am about to get my kitchen cabinets painted. ALL my trim is painted BOHEMIAN LACE by HGTV Home Sherwin Williams collection HGSW4052. Well its been weeks and I cannot find ANY blog on this color. I do not want to have a different white on ceiling...trim and cabinets. The color looks good on the trim but the cabinets are a much bigger project and I am scared to do it without ANY info out there in regards to this color on a big project. There is tons of info on Alabater..Snowbound..Pure white etc. My painter uses Sherwin Williams. I do not want to repaint all of my trim and doors! Can anyone give me any clue as to what this color might look like in a big space? Particularly cabinets? Is it too warm or is it more neutral cool? pinkish or yellow? It is too hard for me to tell! I am lost! lol Thank you for ANY input

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  • 6 years ago

    Buy half a dozen big foamcore boards. Cut them to the size of your cabinet doors. Paint them with the trim color and prop them up in your current kitchen. Change your lighting to whatever you will be using, including the right kind of LED bulbs, first.

    Carla Semancik thanked apple_pie_order
  • 6 years ago

    Thanks for looking into that! Much appreciated!

  • 6 years ago

    Simplechoices.. in comparison to sherwin williams creamy what do you think? Thank you!

  • 6 years ago
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    SW Creamy: 3.61Y 9.18/0.91 Because of its higher chromatic number of 0.91, this color is a pale buttery yellow. My large painted board definitely looks like a soft yellow. SW Bohemian Lace and Creamy do not look good together, Creamy, will pull the pink out of Bohemian Lace. I would never use it on trim and doors. What are you trying to achieve. Are you looking for a color for the walls and cabinets to now go with SW Bohemian Lace?

  • 6 years ago

    Well.. i have bohemian lace on all my trim and doorways. I have polar bear by Behr ceilings. . Everything i read says to keep the cabinets and trim the same color. I do like the bohemian lace its nice but I am afraid to do it on my cabinets because there is no information Out there of anyone using it on cabinets. Of course there is tons on ALABASTER.. snowbound.. pure white etc. my cabinet painter uses sherwin williams. He can def do the bohemian lace..can you tell me in your opinion what would the bohemian lace look like on cabinets? We have black leathered granite. Thank you

  • 6 years ago

    one more thing. Is it a neutral or a warm or a cool? I realize it may have a pinky/brown undertone but then and has a LRV of 86 so its pretty white

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @Carla Semancik Only you can tell how SW Bohemian Lace acts in your light. It is characterized as Warm on the color wheel, but the reality is warm and cool can be only compared in relation to another color, something is warmer/cooler in comparison to another color. I think it is a pretty color, but I see a hint of pink in it. For that reason, I would not personally choose it. Perhaps without even realizing it, you picked a ceiling white that lands in the same vicinity as SW Bohemian Lace, only a little lighter and a little whiter. I have given you some options for cabinet and walls. I would only pick one, and use it in different sheens. They are all more chromatic than Bohemian Lace and a touch darker, but only by small margin. My vote is SW Origami White. It sits almost in the middle of the Yellow Hue Family, so less likely to have a pink cast. It is the lightest of the 3 options. I generally prefer a 0.2 difference in chroma between whites, but I didn't like any pairing I found that fit that criteria so I tightened it a bit. Next I like Zurich White, followed by White Heron. I really like them all, so I cannot stress enough, you have to test your color on a sample board before painting everything. Light is everything, and your light will affect the color in your space and ultimately you have to like how it looks.


  • 6 years ago

    Oh and our painter suggested Alabaster

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    SW Alabaster is a tried and true color for cabinets, walls and trim. It has the difference in Chroma that you need between whites to keep each one from looking drab and dirty but IMO not enough difference in Value. It is brighter than the colors I suggested, almost as bright as Bohemian Lace. SW Origami White lives in the same zone, and is just a bit darker. I personally like a bit more contrast, but you have to like it. If you go with SW Alabaster, your trim and cabinets will have very similar value (how light/dark a color is).





    Carla Semancik thanked simplechoices
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I re-read everything. If you want your cabinets to look White, than go with SW Alabaster. Technically, SW Origami is not white, and will look more like a color.

    Carla Semancik thanked simplechoices
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Hopefully if your professional painter is using SW products they are using the KemAqua+ system and not consumer grade paint out of the can like SW-Emerald or SW-ProClassic. Emerald is a urethane based paint, and ProClassic is alkyd based, both of them WILL yellow up a bit, and neither of them are particularly tough paint from a professional perspective compared to other industry available coatings. Emerald's finish also looks like garbage, it is gritty and uneven and will flash to high hell unless the spray is laid on perfectly.

    KemAqua+ is a 3 part surfacer, pigment, and clearcoat system, and will retain its true color much better. It is only available at SW pro stores, not at their normal retail outlets. If you ask your painter about it and he asks what KemAqua+ is find a new painter.

  • 6 years ago

    I love that chart. I can't believe snowbound is warm. It seems cool to me.That was another one I was looking at. I am pretty sure we will use Alabaster. We do want white. I guess we will just have to repaint the trim and doorways Alabaster darnit!! is it ok to keep polar bear on ceiling? I do not want to paint that too. I was thinking about a satin finish on the cabinets. our trim is semi gloss. Thats another thing. it seems most people use a semi gloss. I like the way satin looks but maybe it won't clean as well.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    You really should do a few large sample boards and put them next to your trim. The reality is, all these colors are very light. Shadows and angles change color, so your eye may be tricked. Yes, using the same color in different sheens, is the easiest option, but even there, a higher sheen will make a color appear richer/darker. I would leave your ceiling, and I would leave the trim and doors. I think the combo can work. But I wouldn't make the decision without testing. I would follow your paint stores advice for product and durability for each surface. There is nothing more annoying than a surface that is too fragile for the intended purpose.

  • 6 years ago

    Ok. Thanks. An Amish builder is spraying our cabinets.He made them. He has already assured me of durability. And if those colors all work together I will be thrilled to say the least. i will post you a photo when they are finished. Last week in September. Thank you

  • 4 days ago

    You can research the color by typing in color name and brand and it will give you info on undertones lrv and other colors that goes into the mix. Also try samples in every room where you will be painting.Ask what color mix makes that specific color. I am doing the same thing and whites are very confusing . Some whites pull more yellow ,pink,gray,blue,or beige.

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