Okay so I am in a bit of a white crisis. I have already painted all trim and doors in my home BM white 01 in semi-gloss finish. I like the crisp and clean look. However I have a lot of molding in my living room. Raised paneling on 3/4 of the room at chair rail height, and an full wall of raised paneling surrounding the fireplace with a built in bookcase on the left side of the wall. I already painted the chair rail paneling the white 01 since it was recommended to keep the trim and molding the same. I painted one coat of the white on the larger wall and it looks very bright. Am I just not used to this yet since I went from dark wood to bright white? OR did I choose the wrong white all together? I will post a picture if anyone would like to help me figure this out.

Hi Gmnolen, I love your bedding. The walls do appear yellowish on my monitor. I agree with taking the bedding to a Paint store to either match the blue/green or ivory so you really have a perfect match. In my opinion I think you would not be happy with the Ivory cream for your walls. The ivory cream on the blue green bedding makes the blue appear more green. Painting the room ivory is giving your bedding a fight with color. Which way does it go, blue? Green? You will find the room more soothing and relaxing with a closer match to the blue/green color even light enough to appear white at first. Your bedding, furniture, picture frames and details even in the drapes will really show off with a blue/green paint color. Just my instinct. ~Boxerpups here are some ideas to start with...(colors I mean) Light Blue by Farrow and Ball Yes, I know this looks too blue but paired with the creamy ivory and the bedding it might be interesting. Cedar Grove BM This is still a bit dark but this family of colors might be beautiful Riveria Azure Benjamin Moore This is also not a bedroom but I wanted you to see how the blue doesn't fight with the ivory and tans. It works with it. This blue paint is one of those wonderful paints that works with so many colors around it. It helps that this room has light streaming in. Ballroom Blue by Farrow and Ball Blue Hubbard by Sherwin Williams Gentle Tide by Glidden from Younghouselove blog Beach Glass BM Look how the wood just pops with this image above. The cherry wood glows and really takes a huge role in how this bedroom color works. Okay, I will stop now. I am getting carried away. I just love blue rooms. ~boxerpups : )

Why can't anyone sell samples in a flat or matte? :/ To me, it does make a difference. I didn't think about waiting till they had sales. I can wait, I'm not in a big hurry. Are you loving the general color now that it's up on four walls lasatx, that's a hard question to answer. I've been thinking about it. In general, I like the color...well, one or two of the colors it can be at any given time. I'm not opposed to the color it's self. I'm opposed to the variety of colors it can turn and with the carpet. It's too bright for the carpet and the ambiance I wanted to project. It COULD look good if I didn't have a preconceived notion of what I expected. It's not the grownup plum I want. If I'm going to stay with purple, I think it's going to have to be a more brown based purple (which was suggested to me in one of my earlier threads on this topic). I originally didn't consider going that dark but I would. The gray based plums are pretty and give that dusky warmth but I don't think the gray base works with the creamy background of the carpet or the reddish brown floral print. I do think it's the magenta that's giving me fits but I've been wrong on ALL counts so far so who knows. When I can get to the SW store (40 miles one way) I'll take the left over paint and see if they'll work with me. I'm also going to test the Soulmate and possibly the Expressive Plum colors. I'm open to suggestions tho!!! I don't see how you can make an educated choice unless you paint all 4 walls since the same paint can be multiple colors at the same time. I never noticed the med chocolate brown color I had before this being that way. I have not tried the Reveal bulbs yet. I looked for them at WM a few days ago and didn't find any. I have to drive 40 miles one way to get to any other stores :o

I am so grateful for all of the many helpful comments, thank you! Toni and Home Reborn, I agree with the suggestion to bring the paint chip to HD to match. Choe, thanks for suggesting Lori, so grateful she did chime in. @funcolors you really defined the issue for me when you stated that the base paints are different. Light bulb moment for sure! Thank you for creating that chart for me. It's really helpful. I'm going to print your chart and go to SW for a paint chip, then take it to Home Depot. At SW you can request the tint formula (particular to a certain type of base paint), the "color recipe" and they happily print it out. I've asked for this at Home Depot however, I have not been able to get it there. A different business model with less emphasis on that kind of service. However, I will add that the poorest customer service I've gotten at a paint counter is, hands down, Benjamin Moore stores. I love the BM counters tucked in neighborhood Ace Hardwares but not at the BM stores. Perhaps they are too busy... I have a lot of confidence in my contractor so I'm not worried about differences in quality. It's all about trade-offs when you renovate, or at least, when I renovate. I am prepared to be realistic and flexible in order to focus on the completion of my project. And absolutely Patricia, I'm looking for close enough and that will be good enough. Thanks again for your truly heopful insights! Lori's Amazing Website