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What Benjamin Moore color is closest to Pottery Barn antique white?

2 years ago

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Hi there, I am looking for some help in figuring out the best match to Pottery Barn Antique white furniture. I can't get a sample of their furniture/wood until February, and I'd like to see if it matches my decor. I have done a bunch of googling on this with no luck! Thank you!

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Jennifer Hogan

2 years ago

Have you called Pottery Barn headquarters to find out if they can tell you the matching paint color or the LCH of the color. They may or may not share based on the fact that they sell the markers and the samples, but it is worth a try. I was having trouble getting a color match on a Pella door and when I called Pella they told me exactly what color to buy from Sherwin Williams.

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Maureen
2 years ago
Melissa Dunn
Original Author
2 years ago
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! This is exactly what I was looking for @Maureen!
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chispa
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I think that Mascarpone is going to read way more yellow. Make sure you test first.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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IMO this is not decided on a monitor so wai until the furniture is here and all your lighting is the same I like LED 4000K to keep any yellow from skewing colors but just make sure it is all the same. BTW there is no way of knowing it PB has the exact same color as the one shown and the pic is not from your house with your stuff. I have no idea of your decor but the Antique white looks very neutral to me but if you are mixing whites you really need to wait until the piece arrives
Melissa Dunn
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What I am trying to do is figure out if it matches BEFORE I purchase.
Melissa Dunn
Original Author
2 years ago
The built ins will go on the far wall… color is Benjamin Moore steam
Melissa Dunn
Original Author
2 years ago
I’m basically trying to see if it matches my new walls before I buy it.
chispa
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Do you have a nearby Pottery Barn that might have something in that color? You can bring paint samples there or they might lend you a door/drawer to take home.

The finish on the furniture is going to be different and reflect light differently, so it will never look exactly the same, even if the same color as your walls.
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Original Author
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@chispa, I would totally do that except it is 2.5 hours away. I'm looking into having them custom built.
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2 years ago
Pottery Barn sells both a sample and a touch up kit. The sample is not available until Feb, but the touch up kit is showing as available.

https://www.potterybarn.com/products/antique-white-touch-up-kit-furniture-finish-marker/?pkey=s~antique%20whit%20touch%20up%20kit~2
Melissa Dunn
Original Author
2 years ago
Yes, I was hoping for the sample itself, as I mentioned in my original post, and did order the marker, which comes in a couple of weeks.
suedonim75
2 years ago
SW Creamy is PB Antique White. I’ve used it on the drawers of a PB dresser and it is an exact match. Sherwin Williams has a Pottery Barn collection, so I would use that instead of BM.
Marcia Lim
last year
https://thelandofcolor.com/pottery-barn-white-paint-color-matches/
Brianne Margolin
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I have talked to numerous people at PB and no one has known what paint color "Logan Antique White" is most similar to. I have the Logan collection and the trim in my home is SW Creamy. Creamy appears lighter and pinker next to the Logan furniture. Logan is more similar to SW Dover White, but a tad darker. I have found it requires a color with a lower LRV (below 45 seems best). SW Waterloo and BM Cloudy Sky are examples. Green undertones look best.
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