Help with Trim Color
I am painting all the trim and doors throughout our ranch style home.
My dilemma is, I started last year with Sherwin Williams Pure White, then the weather got too cold and I held off for the winter. After looking at it every day for the last several months, I feel that it looks a bit dingy and not the crisp white I was hoping for, especially since I painted my walls “Colonial White” from Pittsburgh Paint. It seems like it doesn’t pop against it (although it is a soft and pretty color).
In the meantime, I found Pittsburgh Paint’s Fast Dry paint, which I really like because I can get a lot more painting done in a short amount of time…and it’s an enamel finish as well.
So I decided to try a sample of it (untinted) on some closet trim and then I realized just how much whiter it was compared to the SW Pure white. The pictures below show the comparison. The baseboard on the left is Fast Dry untinted, the door frame is SW Emerald Urethane Pure White.
So my question is, does the brighter white look better with my walls? Is it worth it to start all over in the brighter white paint? I will have to re-paint a corner china cabinet, a sliding patio door and several large runs of trim.
I want something that I will be happy with for a long time and won’t have to do this again. I feel like I always pick whites that aren’t white enough and regret it later, so I’m tempted to start over before I get any further into this project.
Also, the SW satin doesn’t seem nearly as shiny as the Pittsburgh satin, so I’m thinking the Pittsburgh will be easier to clean.
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Comments (5)Hi kled, I really think - especially with such a large lovely structure - that this is a job for a professional designer. Having gotten that out of the way, I recently replaced all my fascia (and replacing gutters too) which was painted a dark red. It looked okay on my red-orange brick house, but I wanted something lighter colored. I finally chose a sand-tone color. But, how did I choose? Well, I took a photo of a wall that was fairly representative, in decent light. And then I looked at it on my computer to see if the colors seemed pretty accurate. Then I loaded the photo into a graphics program and "selected" the red fascia and gutters and experimented with substituting with different colors - via the graphics program. I'd like to tell you that I'm completely happy with the sand-tone color I ended up with, but the jury is still out on that. But, I think I'll like it (Once I get all the gutters & downspouts installed and trim painted). There are so many ways to go with color - really hard to advise someone else....See MoreNeed help with trim color
Comments (6)Is the roof brownish? How about that color? Or even a soft black. I think your instincts are correct that the trim needs to be a different color. At first glance, it appears that a bucket of paint was simply thrown over the whole house....See Morehelp with trim color in kitchen
Comments (2)I think the trim should b B.M. Linen White. The cabinets are lovely, and may I suggest you do darker on the wall for a more striking backdrop and contrast?...See MoreHelp with trim color!
Comments (6)Thank you! I am referring to SW Alabaster. The quartz I’ve chosen has a warm, creamy tone. Have you seen SW Pure White and Alabaster together? I should get lots of natural light but it’s hard to tell as my windows still have the film on them. They are starting to drywall and the next thing is the interior paint...See MoreRelated Professionals
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Here is one more example in a different room.
Colonial White on the walls, SW Pure White on the trim. It looks white and there is a difference between the wall color. But once you put the piece of trim next to it painted in Pittsburgh untinted, you can see the more creamy tone it takes on.
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