Paint: a color less yellow than Wind's Breath (and a bit lighter)
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elcieg
2 years agoHave you looked at Acadia White?
I have used it for trim color and also as wall color with Chantilly Lace as trim.chispa thanked elcieg
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Are light colors 'classier' than darker colors?
Comments (106)sandyponder - that's a beautiful color. It works so well with the wood, the stone, the leather, and the oriental rug. I think this is an example of a "classy" dark color. "Classiness" doesn't have to enter into it... any shade can be classy, though of course people have personal preferences and may still not like a dark palette, or a light palette. But I suppose "classiness" (meaning lack of tackiness and a professional look) can enter in... as I wrote above, I think it can come down to a homeowner picking the WRONG shade... and I suppose "classiness" (or lack thereof) comes into it in that if they do pick the wrong shade it can look amateurish and tacky. Low-class. It's simply harder to make an egregious mistake with lighter colors... hence less of a chance to veer into the "tacky" and "unclassy" realm. (It's also much easier to paint with light colors - small errors in application do not show that much.) But I would never look at a well-done dark color and think it wasn't classy simply because it was dark, or even simply because it wasn't my particular cup of tea. Also... I think it comes down to current styles. Light is 'in' right now. White kitchens, light neutrals in the living areas, etc.. And bucking the trend can be perceived as less-than-classy even if it isn't....See MoreSuggestions for Yellow Paint Color?
Comments (15)Joyce, Thank you re: your kind words about our kitchen. I am hoping to do the final touch up painting this weekend and get a kitchen reveal up on gardenweb sometime soon. We call our puppy the "Swedish Chef' because she's dopey like the muppet and likes to be in the kitchen (probably because that's where we are)! I used satin rather than semi-gloss. The P&L paints are a little glossier but mostly I thought it was what had been used before. Also, our cabinets are old and I thought the gloss would show more imperfections. I painted the kitchen with brushes which I thought would like fine (versus spraying them). Since they are old I thought the brushed look would fit fine with the period of the kitchen (which it does). If I had newer cabinets I would use a semi-gloss. I did use an extender which helps the paint relax and reduces brush lines and gave me more time to work with the brush strokes to make them look nice. I was glad I did. I do think it made a difference. This would only be needed though if you were not having them sprayed. As an aside, painting the kitchen (inside and out) is a job I would never do again - it was so much more time, work and energy than what I anticipated. Thank goodness my dear mother loves a good project and helped a ton. My other advice, which I'm sure lots of people say but don't do, is to find colors you love but then actually paint a good size cabinet/piece of wood and see how that particular color is reflected with the light and other colors (e.g. floor) in your particular kitchen space. The color that works best and gives you a closer match to your vision may not be the color swatch that is your favorite initially or even recommended here. It's a pain but I've had so many problems with gray/blue gray paint looking purple in our house and have learned the hard way. Our light (west facing house on a slope) and red oak floors have me resorting to very tan looking gray paint to get a more gray non-purple look....See MoreColor similar but lighter than BM Pashmina AF-100?
Comments (59)I am sorry to hear that you are not in love with the color you choose. I happen to have Pashmina in my very large entry that runs the length of my home and I have been happy with it for a nearly a decade, it really seems to have lush softness to it, almost like real pashmina. I have never felt it was "muddy" as some people say. My adjacent living room and dining room are BM Frappe which has a creamy warmth to it, but with a new floor in the entry coming in a few weeks, I have decided to change it up and was also looking for a bit lighter than Pashmina. I have a delivery from Samplize arriving tomorrow with some color options, many based on this dialog so I am happy to share my thoughts with you in comparison to Pashmina if you are still thinking along those lines. I know it's a bit 'over-done' but I have Revere Pewter in two guest rooms and my toilet closet which are all varying sides of the house and levels of light and honestly, the color really does work well anywhere and like Pashmina, it tends to give off a soft glow. I know it would be fabulous in my LR/DR, it seems to be a magical neutral, but I feel I want to change it up and inflict some self torture on myself ; ) Another yummy BM that really works for me is Mascarpone. I have it in my laundry room and am going to have my wood cabinets re-done in this as well, as my dark herringbone floor will also extend into the laundry. We did build a little getaway and I did the entire home BM White Dove which is a crisp white but just seems to lack in the "feel good" factor of Mascarpone. Sorry, this probably is not helpful information, especially if you have moved to exteriors... not sure if you are thinking light or dark but I recently was looking at darker colors for exteriors and I have to say, BM Dragon's Breath is way stunning as is FW Mole's Breath....See Morewinds breath undertones
Comments (21)I have Wind's Breath on my Kitchen cabiinets. As I heard one color expert say on you tube, it's a complicated color. There are times of the day when it looks a bit more grey, (but warmish gray) and times where it looks creamy - especially at night when we just have one not very bright overhead light on. And often it's just in-between. Personally, I like it alot. I think what makes it "complicated" is that it seems sort of cool, but also feels warm. Hard to explain! I have granite countertops that have gold, brown, deep taupe and beige throughout, and travertine wall tiles that are beigey-taupe with a very slight pink/rose undertone - barely noticeable unless you are really looking for it. I was worried it wouldn't all come together but it did quite nicely. Floors are honey which works, but slightly darker would probably be better. Right now I have BM Desert Tan on the non-cabinet wall and while I LOVE the color, it's not the greatest when paired with Wind's Breath. It doesn't look bad or "wrong" but I know I need to find something a little more toned down....See More
niccidhg
2 years agoI have seen BM Calm and it is almost an off white. Haven’t seen the BM Barely There, but it looks nice, also. Of course, as you have discovered, you will need to try any color you may be considering in your ambient and natural light. Of the two, Calm appears to have less warm / yellow undertones.
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2 years agoAre you open to SW paints? SW Windfresh White is my current top contender. Many of the other whites I’ve tried with Samplize seem to be going green in my east-facing early evening light. Windfresh White has held pretty neutral in all locations and hasn’t veered green or yellow. Here’s a picture I found online (not my room).
Here’s a pic I found online (not my room).
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PROBeth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoit would really help if you post a picture. how can we suggest a color when we have no idea what anything looks like?
what kind of lighting do you have?
what direction are you getting natural light from?
if you don't like yellow paint tones, then you'll need to pick a color from the red, blue or green end of the color wheel.
acadia white (mentioned earlier) still falls under the yellow end.
Read this review on winds breath and see if it explains anything for you.https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/paint-colour-review-benjamin-moore-winds-breath-oc-24/
Eider White is more of a gray white w/no yellow. shown here w/the arrow. it's actually a red undertone
Kylie has a lot of good info on paint.https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/how-to-pick-paint-colours-lesson-2-undertone-and-inspiration/
Try this,
and she also explains why certain whites look gray/dead in areas w/no natural light.https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/north-east-south-west-which-paint-colour-is-the-best/
these are more taupe/pink undertone grays.
https://mariakillam.com/fundamental-guidelines-choosing-best-neutrals/Do you want an actual white or something more gray, taupe, beige?
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