Hi,

We're starting a remodel following some water damage. So far, we've done the floors (white oak + ebony stain). We'd really like to paint the walls next so that we can move back into our house!

I know paint should be last, but we're already planning to repaint cabinets, rip out countertops/backsplash, light fixtures, blinds -- the whole bit. Our furniture tends towards whites and linen colors with the occasional black or wood tone -- but to be honest, we're not particularly married to our furniture either. So, I hope we have a blank slate!

First, I'd like to know if Edgecomb will work with our floors here (trim will be BM Simply White):

I white balanced the photo above (the center card on the column should be just plain white) - but I feel like the photo makes the floors look a touch more red and darker than they really are.

Second, I'd like to know what to expect from our lighting. The windows above face north and west, so my expectation is that Edgecomb will sometimes lean beige, and other times lean gray. To be honest, I'm okay with both colors as long as the beige doesn't get too aggressive. Our current tone-on-tone yellow/beige/tan is pleasant, but can definitely make our space look a little stuffy sometimes. I'm also a bit worried that Edgecomb will be too light in this room -- that it will look just white.

Lastly, I had the painter test Edgecomb Gray (BM Regal Select, Flat) in one of my upstairs rooms. I chose this room because it is east facing and is only 10-15ft from our neighbors. I figure that this room will be the most challenging room for Edgecomb Gray. My other rooms are south-facing with a decent amount of light.

This afternoon (it was overcast), it looked like a very light gray -- with a little warmth. It was lighter than I expected, but it approached what I would expect based on photos online.

At night (above), I was quite alarmed by how peachy/pink it looks. Not sure if you can tell from the photo, but in person there is a hint of peach/pink -- particularly where there's a bit of shadow. The bulbs you see are bright white bulbs (3000K, but unspecified CRI -- which means its probably low) and I removed the shades to try to eliminate any sort of red or yellow cast from the shades.

To be honest, this scared me into putting my painter on hold.

Is it the trim? Is it the carpet? Is there not enough coats (its 2 coats, no primer -- existing paint is flat finish). Is this just how EG looks in artificial lighting?

Visually, when I put up a painted sample board -- the color on the wall and my sample don't really match. But, whenever I take a picture through my camera, the color is spot on. If I set white balance using a white sheet of paper, most of the beige goes away and it leaves me with mainly a warm gray -- as I would expect. So, the color is correct. And, I don't think there's anything wrong with the actual paint job. So, what's going on?