Sherwin Williams color cabinet/trim dilemma- need to decide soon!

3 years ago

I am needing to finalize colors in the next few days on a new build. Any help is MUCH appreciated! I have chosen white cabinets called "frosty" over steel gray granite and a charcoal brown colored island with marble-like whitish quartz. I'd like the home to have an open casual feel. I have Fantasy Brown in the laundry and powder and guest bath. I am trying to find a match for the trim, doors, and other built ins (laundry and master) to be painted by the builder. Pure White looks a little too white. I've looked at Alabaster but the SW people think Greek Villa is a better match to the cabinets. I've read that some designers here (Flo) think GV can come off a little pink. Is that a risk in this situation?. I'm OK if it tends it go a little warm due to the house facing NW. This is in an open floor plan with big windows. We have lots of gray days so I don't want a cold feeling home. Do you think this will work? The wood floors are very light oak. We will have good overhead lighting and a skylight over the island. I would also be interested in ideas for the walls. I have looked at Natural Choice, Shoji, Crushed Ice (probably too cool?), BM Edgecomb Gray. Trying to keep it light but providing some color as spouse does not want it too sterile feeling. Thanks in advance for your help!

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3 years ago

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First too mant different things. IMO all the same cabinets with 2 different counters or all the same counters with 2 differnt cabinet colorsd Rainwashed from SW is a nice real neutral but still a color but not what you are planning. IMO it is too soon to choose wall color since it sounds like nothing is in yet. I know builders always want to paint before the floor goes in but honestly there is IMO no way to choose wall color at that stage. I never like real stone and fake stone in the same space a alundry roo is easy to paint later if what you choose doesn’t quite work as for the rest I guess choose something that seems right Is the light in ? If that is in and is all LEDs in 4000K you might bea ble to get some idea for wall color.the 4000k will allow the colors to stay true at night. I happen to like a really soft gray. green when I am forced to choose wall color with no context and then a white for the trim that is the same as the cabinets.Easiest get a door from the cabinet place in that white and get it color matched for trim.

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goodhs
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3 years ago
There is a lot going on in the kitchen and I have wondered if this was a mistake. I think I was trying to break up the white cabinets with some contrast by using the steel gray granite (and spouse prefers the stone to the quartz). You have given me some things to think about. We do not have lights yet. After looking again I am leaning towards SW Pure White as it seems to be recommended a lot for trim and looks pretty close to the cabinets. The color match from SW looks very close to Greek Villa which I am leary of using. Do you think it will be ok to use Pure White for the trim even if the cabinets are a closer match to GV? There may be only one door way that is real close to the cabs. Hoping that I can get away with this I guess. Thanks for your help! Hopefully others will chime in.
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goodhs
Original Author
3 years ago
To clarify, it's only the trim color I need to choose in the next few days. Not the wall color.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
I would stick to the purest white to avoid issues down the road with wall color.
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JuneKnow
3 years ago
Color match the cabinets by taking a door to the store and let them do that. You have way too many things happening, and do not need to introduce yet another element. Repeat the major element that already exists. Color match to the cabinet. It will be a “custom” color then.
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goodhs
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3 years ago
Thank you for your advice. I will go with the custom color match from the cabinets for the trim and doors, etc. People are so helpful here. I should start another thread for my other questions for improving what I have.

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