![]() Remember my apartment where Benjamin Moore classic gray looks like pale gold! And, maybe you did make a mistake one time. Please see 20 of the best white paint colors. We could get rid of 3/4 of them and still have more than enough to choose from. There are just way too many whites to choose from. I was just talking about this style here. Yes, another coincidence, times two! One, the hotel is only a few blocks from where I am now. There, doesn’t that make you feel better already? I mean, does your pearl necklace only go with one outfit?īy the way, when I say “trim colors,” the same goes for wall and ceiling colors, as well.Ī photo I took in 2013 at a beautiful inn in Boston while visiting my son. And they are the ones in this post about the only six white trim colors you’ll need. Haha! Okay, freak maybe, sadistic, never! I’m completely serious! Based on experience, I have found that many trim colors will do just fine in a lot of different situations. What, are you some kind of a sadistic freak, Laurel? Stop messing with us! Much of the time, the shade of white paint you choose won’t make that much difference. The painting above is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.) John Singer Sargent – Helen Sears (excerpt) 1895 Much of the time, it really doesn’t make that much difference. I’m going to let you in on a little secret.Ī little secret that’s going to shock the drop cloth off of some of you. Stop driving yourself nuts, and here is why. I generally stay away from cool, icy whites– just because I don’t like them.yellows definitely need warm but none-beige whites.Otherwise, the white may appear to be insanely bright by contrast One, if the color is dark, the trim ideally needs to be a little deeper white.So, today, I want to focus on selecting the perfect WHITE trim and wall color. Sometimes making the wrong choice helps to make the right one, next time. Well, that was in 1996, and in the ensuing years, I got a lot savvier about selecting trim and wall colors. That made a tremendous difference in our townhouse. What was wonderful were the beautiful mouldings we had our contractor put up. Well, of course, that was not necessary, and it wasn’t really that great, either. Got this meant that I mixed TWO Pratt and Lambert whites. So, under duress, I convinced myself, “I’ve-got-this.” Sheepishly, I requested another 2 or 3-quart samples of white trim and wall color.Īnd, then when I got home, I did exactly what you’re supposed NOT to do when selecting paint colors. Oh, here she comes again… hehe… The “pathetic paint lady.” I wonder what shade of white she’s going to select today. I could just sense the bored clerk snickering to himself… I made dozens of trips to the paint store, frothing at the mouth. Many years ago, I, too, drove myself to the edge of my sanity. Well, that’s what they say when talking about paint colors.Īlthough, I fully understand your frustration. Dipschitz (OCD) is a fictional charachter. Hi Everyone, this is an updated version of a post from six years ago. James Abbott MacNeill Whistler – “The Little White Girl – 1865” Just tell me the ONE color, the one white trim color, and wall color that will look good with everything! lol, I’m hoping you can write a post about this. My husband is no longer talking to me, and the dog runs for cover every time I take out my paintbrush. And, I’ve read all of your posts about trim and wall colors and love them. ![]()
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