Help coordinating whites for a north-facing kitchen
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North facing kitchen paint help
Comments (5)Another vote for viewing the paint color in your home with your light. Also, how much wall space do you have in the kitchen? Usually kitchens don't have much plain wall to add color, so you might want to add a bright color to offset all those neutrals/grays. North-facing rooms are light-challenged, and paint color can do only so much. Make sure you have enough artificial light--recessed, under-cabinet, sconces, pendants, etc....See MoreHelp for north facing kitchen/living room?! Thinking SW Alabaster
Comments (9)SW Alabaster is lovely light iff white but it is in the Yellow Hue family and that core characteristic in North facing space could show more predominately. I would need to see your furnishings and rugs plus better pictures of the flooring to make a better informed choice for you. Lots of great off white choices but good to understand what you plan for the room....See MoreHelp! SW Paint Choices for North Facing Kitchen?
Comments (17)Hi! Here's an update on paint colors I chose for my north-facing kitchen. For the doors and trim, I went with Sherwin Williams Westhighland White. I absolutely love it. It's also the color I painted my brown kitchen table. *BUT* word of caution here: we also painted the ceiling in Westhighland White flat ceiling paint and it darkened the room! My husband was very unhappy that he was going to have to repaint it as the kitchen is about 16' x 20', so it's a big ceiling. But, back to the SW's store where an employee saved my marriage by selling us a can of Extra White and I asked for it in satin because the previous ceiling (painted by a contractor with generic white) had a sheen to it. As the Extra White was applied, you could noticeably see the yellow undertones of the Westhighland White. Still love WW on the table, doors and trim, just not for the ceiling. Now for the walls. Overall, I tried 9 different samples before finding the perfect one: Sherwin Williams Natural Linen. Here's the breakdown: 1) Kilim Beige: too dark for what I was going for and gray undertones 2) Softer Tan: lighter but still too dark and I just didn't like the tone 3) Divine White: way too light 4) Patience: a bit too light and with yellow undertones, it was too close to what I'd had for years. I was looking for something new 5) Wool Skein: noticeable green undertones 6) Only Natural: a pretty shade, but in my kitchen, it presented with pink undertones which made my Santa Cecilia granite countertops look dirty! If I'd used this color, nothing would have made the kitchen look clean, ever 7) Natural Tan, and 8) Sand Dollar - can't remember why I didn't like these last two, but they just didn't work Natural Linen is the perfect shade to go with the cabinets which are that orange-y shade, it goes with the granite, backsplash, almost all my wall decor (might have to swap out a clock) and the vinyl floor. I have the popular leaf fabric (beige, gold, red) covering the window seat cushion and it even goes perfectly with that. There's just enough color in Natural Linen to contrast with the creamy Westhighland White while still keeping the room light and bright. We are still in the process of painting. I plan to come back and share a couple photos in a few weeks. Stay tuned!...See Morewhite paint for kitchen with North, South and west facing windows
Comments (2)a white for what? the walls? trim? cabinets? I'd use Oxford White by BM. or Pure White by SW or, read this. she talks about all 4 directions https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/north-east-south-west-which-paint-colour-is-the-best/ https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/ask-kylie-can-i-paint-my-north-facing-room-white-or-off-white/...See MoreAndrea
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