Creamy white cabinet help..
I have to decide on which shade of white for my cabinets before my lighting will be in. I will be able to at least get natural light pictures in a few weeks (cabinets will be ordered right after framing is done), but I feel like I need to obsess over it right NOW. I am using Conestoga RTA and have samples of antique white and crystal white. They are both the same shade (IMO), just different undertones. I prefer the crystal white, but wonder if it will be creamy enough. My husband doesn't want yellow, but I don't want stark white. I'm doing Alabama White marble, which I believe is similar to Calcatta in coloring. I've seen a few creamy kitchens with it and it looks amazing. So, long story short... Do you think that crystal white is going to read creamy, or just white? Here is a picture of a cabinet sample, then a piece of trim painted with color matched paint. The kitchen may not have a backsplash - I'm considering just painting it either the left blue (BM Palladian Blue) or at 50%. Dining room will be the right blue (BM Stratton Blue) with Palladian Blue ceiling at 50%. All of my milwork will bee matched to the Crystal white andI would like it all to read creamy, not just white, hence the Dining room being included I this post. Thoughts, suggestion?! I ordered a sample of their next creamy color, which is chesapeake, but can't find any pictures of kitchens that color so it makes me nervous!!!
OH, the piece of white paper is to show the creaminess. I will have true whites in my kitchen ( my Kitchenaid, plates, and obviously the white marble) so that May help it look creamier?
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romy718
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Comments (2)Is the kitchen open to other parts of your home so you would notice if the trim in the kitchen was not the same color as the rest of the house?...See MoreCreamy white cabinet selection torture...help!
Comments (6)I have BM White Dove. In the showroom it did not look like a bright white. In my home, it looks very bright. Some say it has a gray undertone but I don't see it. If I could do it over, I would ask if I could bring a sample of a door home and look at it in my lighting. Lighting is very important with any color. Once you decide and have the cabinets up, really look at them at different times of the day. If possible bring home samples of granite. (I did not do this and there lies another one of my regrets.) You may not want your original choice of granite when you see it next to your cabinets....See MoreHow did you decide between Pure White and Creamy White Cabinets
Comments (17)I had the same situation between which white to choose. I completely agree with everyone that says you can't really choose a color until you see the sample in your new kitchen. I picked during the framing stage by putting all the samples next to each other in what was to be the kitchen and looking at them at different times of the day over several days. I hung a tarp over the exterior wall to try and simulate the lighting of the kitchen after sheet rock. I have a hard time with creamy whites because they go yellow in the evening here (Seattle) so I picked BM White Dove, which was the middle of the road in my samples. Of course I was second guessing myself right up until the end, but I'm glad I went with the the mid-white of the samples as it does tend to go a little yellow at night and it's not too stark during the day. The grey undertone helps keep the yellowing minimal. Here's what I came up against that others should know...my cabinets were site finished and they were sprayed with a primer of bright white. Talk about operating room! I was glad I didn't go with the brightest white of my samples. Then the first coat of BM White Dove Satin Impervo went on. Each time I had to shut down the job site for three days and crank the heat while the paint cured. I hated waiting three days to see the cabinets and all the built-ins! Anyway, after the first coat of White Dove I snuck in the house at night. The cabinets were the dingyest yellow of all yellows! Yikes! Of course I cried because I had picked the wrong color when I was hoping I had picked the perfect color. Back to square one. Ugh. But then the next day as I moped around the job site I noticed that the cabinets didn't match my sample from the store. Here's what happened...I went to my local BM store and bought several quarts of tinted Satin Impervo paint mixed at the store. After I chose the White Dove, my painter went to his BM wholesaler and bought White Dove Satin Impervo off the shelf as it is one of BM's stock colors. Although most say the formulas are the same, they aren't! The difference was horrifying! Luckily it was the first coat, I was able to figure out the problem and the final coat went on perfectly in store mixed White Dove paint. Sadly, we had already finished all 40 shelves and 74 doors when the carcasses were painted and the mistake was discovered so we had to go back and redo all of them. My point? No matter what you choose, always go with the exact same formulation as your sample!...See Morerich brown cabinets mixed with creamy white cabinets
Comments (5)i have always admired ...no, absolutely LOVED your first inspiration photo. it's maddening how lovely that kitchen is! so, yes i think it would look great. i'm wondering about the rest of your appliances. do you plan on a stainless fridge? i've always yearned to see MORE of that kitchen since we can't see the appliances but i suspect the fridge is most likely paneled. i think i'd do a panel instead of ss, especially since you plan on pulling out the cream on the cooktop. i get the whole utility thing, but that kitchen is clearly placing priorities on appearance. not that there's anything wrong with that. did i mention how much i LOVE it?? i'm doing white/cream (whatever!) w/marble counters and a stained island (marble top as well). the floors will be a rich walnut. i'm still trying to figure out if i'd be able to pull something like this off! i'll be watching with baited breath. good luck!...See Moreromy718
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8 years agoOkay - so you feel the cabs ended up looking creamier than expected? I was under the assumption that they don't end up as creamy as people like. I really want to achieve just a touch lighter than this kitchen..
Their slab has a lot of gold/yellow in it and I'm hoping I can find one similar. Or do y'all feel an inbetween color would look more accidental? Ice seen some cream & marble kitchens that I are beautiful but I thought would look better if the cabinets were either whiter or creamier... I'll find an example...,Amber
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Example.. I think this is a beautiful kitchen but don't like the gray of the counters with the creamy cabs..
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