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2 years ago

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Hi I desperately need your help.

I am middle of building my home and having hard time on selecting paint colours.

Open concept living room and dining and kitchen.

I asked my cabinet maker to paint kitchen cabinets and fireplace mental with bookcase either side of the fire place with BM OC105 Calming Cream.

What wall colour would you suggest? I was thinking go with 75% of BM OC105 Calming Cream for the wall and doubting myself now that it might be too much same colour everywhere.

FYI. I am also painting same colour to mouldings and doors as well. The room facing north.

Thank you for your help.

Young Sun

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lynne3450

2 years ago

My whole house favorite combo is Sherwin Williams “Nuance” with Valspar “Creme Fraiche” (a warm, happy white). SW Greek Villa is a perfect substitute for creme fraiche too.

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Mrs. S
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I love a good creamy color. My favorite color combo, right now, is cream and white. So, without seeing photos or knowing anything about YOUR style and vision, I would generally love to see the moldings all be white. White molding and trim and white doors. I just like the ability to change colors in a particular room, and have the whole house cohesiveness with the white trim.

As an FYI, using a % dilution of paint color doesnt necessarily create a lighter version of that color. Expertshave explained in these forums multiple times, that it creates a whole new color. So, be careful with that.
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Young Cook
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you Mrs. S for your comment.

I can see that in the future if I want change colours the cream colour door and moulding can be a problem. Should I go with my cabinet colour to white then?

Here is my Pinterest link if you wanted to see my style.

https://www.pinterest.ca/sycook1/house-in-sa/

Thank you for the tip about % dilution of paint colour. I had no idea that creates a whole new color.
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Young Cook
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you, Lynne3450

Those are nice color combination.

My home is North facing, so I am wondering how the colours will show.
Young Cook
Original Author
2 years ago

same configuration as what I am building. We modified fire place location to the wall without window
Young Cook
Original Author
2 years ago
This is my vision for fire place wall.
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lynne3450
2 years ago
@Young Cook, we have had the combo 4 years in a room that gets North, East, South exposure amd it’s an addicting combo. I literally look at it every day and love it. So we’re remodeling the rest of the home and just painted kitchen, dining, living, and main bath combo with North, West, South exposures and love it still!
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Young Cook
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you, Lynne3450

It's great to know the colours work in a north facing room as well.

I am going to inject a deep colour to my paint colour selections.

to give my bedroom and powder room some drama.

Have anyone tried BM CSP-160?

I am wondering how I am going to bridge the colour with rest of my selections.

Thinking maybe some wall paper that carry the colour.
Young Cook
Original Author
2 years ago

I purchased this bed for my bedroom with the wall colour

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