Pure white or snowbound for cabinets with alaska white granite??
alyssa987
5 years ago
I have a new sample of pure white and I'm trying to choose between snowbound on the left or pure white on the right. Thoughts? I have already tried zurich white(too Grey), Alabaster (too yellow), Westhighland White (too yellow) and a bunch more ....this is hard! IlMy goal is too have a bright kitchen.
I have alaska white granite and light oak hardwood floors. I have stainless steel appliances. Will eventually get a backsplash and repaint the walls. I have a lot of warmer tones in my house. Thanks for your help!
I have alaska white granite and light oak hardwood floors. I have stainless steel appliances. Will eventually get a backsplash and repaint the walls. I have a lot of warmer tones in my house. Thanks for your help!
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PROLori A. Sawaya
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI'm trying to choose between snowbound on the left or pure white on the right. Thoughts?
Pure White.
Interesting conundrum between Pure White and Snowbound.
They are very similar.
Biggest difference is hue family. You can see the difference on the color wheels below.
Snowbound is closer to the yellow-red (orange) hue family.
Pure White is closer to the green-yellow hue family.
The result of that difference is Pure White looks like a more neutral "just white" white.
Which is why I'd choose Pure White.
Snowbound is very pretty.
Pretty isn't a formal color attribute, that's just my opinion. :)
But long-term, Pure White is a more traditional, wiser color choice.
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Comments (27)CL777, totally understand... your kitchen is not small at all, its bright, airy and open, very nice.. i still think you should bring a sample of your cabs to put up against any stone u choose...it really will help u decide... my advice to you and anyone trying to pick granite is: You will know it when u see it.!!! i did the same thing and looked at least 30 slabs if not more..some i really liked but i just could not pull the trigger, i just didn't LOVE it. and when u are spending that much money, you better love it. .when i saw mine, magma gold/sedna (2 names for same stone), i knew that was it, i did not want to look anymore. the counter guy wanted to take me to another slab yard and I said "nope, this is it"....trust me, u will know!!! another thing i did which really helped me decide is put a incandescent light up against the stone.. you really get the true colors of the stone. with fluorescents you don't.. that's if you are in an indoor slab yard, of course... bring your cab sample, paint sample, floor sample and anything else u have because it will all help u decide!! best of luck, i know its a tough decision :)...See MorePaint Emergency! SW Alabaster, Snowbound or Pure White?
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Comments (3)I think you need to take a trip to the home improvement store and check out the stain color options and see if there's something you like there. I googled the Minwax chart for oak and came up with two that might suit you, Provincial and Special Walnut. Or Chestnut from the gel stain list: There are lots of options that would go nicely with your granite and your floors. About half way through the life of our last cabinets (they were about 40 years old at tear-out), I refinished them with a stain and gave them a coat of polyurthane. It came out very well....See MoreZurich white, Greek villa or snowbound?
Comments (11)We love Zurich white. It is soft and rich looking, but not creamy. Still looks white, not supercrisp is all. It looks light grey sometimes with cool light, and a bit warmer other times. I have pure white too (Painter used it to prime) but that does not look good in my space; it reflects green in our space as we have lots of greenery outside, but I’ve seen it in more neutral spaces and it looks good, not as rich and cozy, more modern. To to the right of the door is Zurich white. To the left and over the the door is pure white. Ceilings are pure white....See More
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