Ceiling & Trim color reccomendations for BM Edgecomb Gray walls
My walls are painted with Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray and am trying to decide the best matching color for the ceiling and trim. I have shortlisted down to Cloud White, White Dove, and Simply White.
Another thought is instead of using Whites for ceiling, would it make sense to use much lighter shade of dgecomb Gray for the ceiling?
Also, would BM Waterborne ceiling paint be the appropriate choice, instead of Aura. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.
edgecomb gray, cloud white, white dove, simply white
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Katrina Tate
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoWe are going through this process now. The contractor picked up the Edgecomb gray paint (BM Regal eggshell) but purchased a random white ceiling paint that we did not select as well as 5-gallons of trim paint in a random white color. For the doors and trim we selected Decorators white in Satin Impervo finish. He exchanged the 5-gallon container today.
I am considering painting the ceiling Edgecomb gray. We have 8ft ceilings and I think the uniformity will make the space look bigger.
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