I am with the few that don't like them to be painted. I've seen too many that were sloppily done, and/or obviously had many coats of paint applied over the years. Painted ones tend to be more difficult to dust, because the paint used is usually the eggshell or flat wall paint, not glossy in the same color as the wall. However, since yours are already painted, I would say keep, or paint, them the color of the wall and not change them to white. Painting them white now serves no purpose.

@Katie B. we put a large piece of black paper there to get an idea, but it was too severe. We also will be mounting a flat screen TV in the space as well. So if not black, which one?

Hi sorry no one has answered yet, did you go through with anything yet? I think it’s not easy giving advice on white without being there in person. However, there can be some clues like lighting conditions / direction of window facing, uou said you are using terracotta, so you can find something with an orange, red or yellow undertone in it and avoid anything with blue or green… unless you want it to stick out. I think you getting samples is a great idea. I found light colors arent easy because it can have indertones that you might or might not expect to show up & can look dofferent from room to room. Shoji white I think has green undertones, but depending on the light snd surroundings, it can look different. you can see how you like it and maybe play with some color cards on the fsn deck first and look at the darker version on each to see what undertones are at play, but thats just the start. Do update when your finished!

Here is another photo of our angled entrance. The colour in this photo seems to be more realistic. Your help is appreciated! Thanks again!