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White plantation shutters clashing with off-white wall colors

2 years ago

Looking to brighten up a few rooms from cooler gray tones to warm off-whites but I find my white plantation shutters seem to clash, or rather end up looking dingy. What am I doing wrong? The shutters cover SW and N windows in one room and all E facing in the other.

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elcieg
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Are the shutters a brand? Like Hunter Douglas? If so, you can find out what white was used. As long as the window trim matches the shutter, then you are free to choose the wall color.
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J K
Original Author
2 years ago
We're about the 5th owner, so no idea where any of the materials are from. Some odd choices in here :) The shutters don't seem as high end as HD.
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cat_ky
2 years ago
Take a shutter off and take it with to the paint store and have it color matched.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Check samples of these off-whites

Calm BM

American White BM

Silver Satin BM
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