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best white paint?

13 days ago

Best white paint for walls, trim, and cabinets?

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  • PRO
    13 days ago

    Best color, best brand, best type?

  • 13 days ago

    Good advice from chispa. There are so many whites and they can be tricky. Testing them in your space and lighting is key.

  • PRO
    12 days ago
    last modified: 12 days ago

    There is only the "best white" for your space. Which is what? Add pictures of reality, what what where you are painting. What is your exposure, how much light, or how little.

    You can't post vague ........you need real context to your questions, we are not in there with you to see that reality.

    This below? will get you nothing, as it would require drawings, dimensions - feet and inches...not the very little yu have provided down here which is reimagined space, from what current reality?




  • PRO
    12 days ago

    I've had good luck using Cheviot by Sherwin Williams. It has less of an undertone than pretty much any other white that I've used .

  • 12 days ago

    I ended up using three different whites in my home…natural light has a big effect. You should also consider the counter, backsplash and flooring. Test narrowed down colors and be sure to ask paint consultant for recommendations on paint type for walls vs cabinets vs trim.

  • 12 days ago

    There is no "best" white, only the white that looks great in YOUR home with YOUR furnishings. And it's *hard* to get it right.

  • 12 days ago

    I agree that testing is essential, since the same white can look warm in one room and gray in another depending on light and furnishings. I would paint large swatches on the walls and check them in morning and evening light before deciding. For trim and cabinets, keep the color consistent but consider a slightly different finish so the details still stand out without clashing.

  • 11 days ago

    I learned this the hard way when a white I loved on the swatch looked completely different once it was on my walls. I would paint a few large test patches and live with them for a couple of days in both daylight and evening light before committing to one for walls, trim, and cabinets.

  • PRO
    5 days ago

    tbh there's no single best white, it depends on your light. for walls i'd stay soft, something with a tiny warm undertone like a creamy off-white so it doesn't go blue in north light. trim and cabinets can be the same white or a hair brighter. paint big sample boards (2ft or bigger), tape them on different walls, and look at them morning, afternoon and at night with your lamps on. whichever one still looks calm in all three wins. go satin or semi-gloss on trim and cabinets so they wipe clean.

  • 5 days ago

    If you go with a Benjamin Moore paint, make sure you are using their BM Advance cabinet paint. If this a DIY project, research some of the articles on this site on DIY kitchen cabinet painting, There is a lot of work involved in DIY, but worth the effort IF done right. We used BM Simply White for cabinets, doors, and window trim and like it just fine! But the white color all depends on the lighting, floors, countertops and adjacent room colors.

  • 4 days ago

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  • PRO
    4 days ago

    Chispa's right — there's no one best white, and that's especially true when you're using it on walls, trim, and cabinets together. I'd paint big sample boards you can move around the room and look at them morning and evening for a couple of days, because the same white can read warm in one spot and gray in another. If it helps, pick the cabinet white first since that's the hardest to change, then find a wall white that sits comfortably next to it rather than trying to match it exactly.