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White paint color for upstairs

Hutchae84 Zone 8b/PNW

6 years ago

Can you recommend favorite whites for doing a multi space area? This is an area that we will be completed remodeled in a few years but I would just like to make it cohesive and neutral till we reach that point. I would prefer a slightly warm white vs a stark (I think...but I'm open), some I'm considering are BM white dove, simply white and swiss coffee.

Areas will include 3 kids bedrooms (2 with white nursery furniture). A hall and a landing area. Rooms all face different directions (South ,East and North) and have decent lighting.

Would you paint walls, ceiling and trim the same color or do you think a different color usually pairs better? If so, recommendations on combos would be great.

Ps-Houzz keeps eating some of my words so hopefully this still makes sense.

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kargus
6 years ago
I have simply white in kitchen on shiplap walls and walnut cabs. it is a soft white with maybe ...maybe a slight yellow undertone. I love it there so I painted it upstairs in a bedroom and nope too much yellow undertone so I went with decorators white there. Just gotta go for it and see, paint + light = crazy
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