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Please teach me about off-white colors, how do I choose?

annab6
14 years ago

I am trying to pick off-white/cream colors for our kitchen cabinets, dining cabinets and a hallway cabinet, front door and the trim.

Looking at light colors, BM navajo white, linen white, timid white etc.

So last night DH painted two boards (using white shelving from Home Depot for samples), one with linen white and the other with timid white, eggshell finish, painted 3 times to be sure. But both look noticeably lighter than the corresponding paper chips. Is this to be expected? We are going to have the cabinets glazed so perhaps lighter is good. But how do I visualize the end result and relate it to the trim and the ceiling colors as well?

I also think I need to know more about the off-whites in general, especially how to decide warm vs cool. Do warm whites look better with warm wall colors and warm granite/tile colors or do cool whites give a more balanced look?

I am a "technical" person, I like to be bound by rules and logic that I can apply to at least narrow it down :)

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