Help picking white/off white paint for exterior stucco
Susan
last year
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Really looking for input on a shade of white/off white for stucco repaint. I had my choices down to 2 (SW Alabaster or Sw White Duck). After putting the 2 samples on an exterior wall...the Alabaster was too bright and the Duck White looks dingy. I need something in the middle. The house gets alot of sun in the summer and I don't want it to be blinding. Maybe a lower LRV but still a non-dingy off white. If anyone has any ideas please let me know - the painter is ready to start.
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houssaon
last yearPutting the two colors next to each other changes your perception of them. I agree that Alabaster is too white, but Duck White looks good to me.
Here are some options. Would Natural Choice be too dark?
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Comments (13)I was in this position a few weeks ago & between posting here & reading just about every single solitary "which white/off white paint should I choose" thread here & over the internet it finally came down to this: I ordered/bought a few jars of paint samples, slapped them on our walls and a canvas board with samples of colors it would be adjacent to and looked them over in daylight, evening light, cloudy days, and incandescent light. I ultimately chose something that wasn't even mentioned here (Valspar Kabuki Clay and their bright white) so DH feels like I wasted hours of time online reading "stuff" that didn't help me. While I acknowledge I may have spent way too much researching "white", I don't completely agree with him that it was wasted time. Based on people's feedback, I did further research on the info given which helped me narrow my choices back to the, um , 3 off-whites I chose in the first place. Hmmm...well, what can I say - I guess I need to learn to trusts my gut feelings but I sure do love peeking into your color choices & homes....See MoreBlog post about picking off white paint
Comments (9)Unless you're the dude or dudette who mixes gallons of paint from sun up to sun down then one really does NOT have one fat clue what an extra 32nd of yellow oxide - or whatever - "base tint" is going to do to a can of paint. By "base tint" I think she means colorant. And if you ARE that dude or dudette you know better than to count your chickens before they hatch - or in this case before the draw-down is dry. This is the kind of bogas color information that makes it harder for people to navigate a paint store, not easier. If she really spent as much time in a paint store as she says she does, she wouldn't be spewing this crap..... So, I know that was harsh. Let me soften the blow a little: Everyone who is just starting out in their effort to build their paint & color knowledge thinks there is some magical code to be found in the formula. And they always believe they're the first one to think of it, the first one to crack said imaginary code. The guy behind the paint counter will print out the formula for you - no problem. If you say you need it because by seeing the formula you'll know what the undertone is going to look like, he's not going to ask any questions. He's not going to try to re-educate you. Reading formulas or reading tea leaves - whatever you say - fine by him. He's going to print the label with formula like he always does while hoping you'll shut the hell up and quit taking up real estate at his counter. The "great relationship" with the paint store is always good to hear. Translated that means they've got her wrapped. They're simply doing their job. Excellent customer relations sells paint. Every can counts. Don't mean to piss in anyone's Cheerios by my knocking the information in this link. But. . . If someone wants to speak to how to use the formula in predicting how a paint color's undertone is going to materialize once in situ, then they do need to cough up significant data, some facts, specific examples with pictures. They do indeed need to bore us with the details of exact formulas. Been down the road of this conversation a million times. Press the "read the formula folks" for more information, better details, explore an in depth conversation about how this *really* works for them and the back peddling is enough to alter earth's axial tilt. With that said, I always cut them some slack. Not like they're the first ones to believe there's some kind of special color magic to discover and write about. What you won't find, however, is any one of these Don Quixotes of color qualifying what they claim to have seen. Given some time and slack they'll return to reality. After their color adventures, they almost always come to realize there are no short-cuts. The reality of 3D color doesn't come printed on a paint can label. In the 7+ years I've been posting on the GW, I have never jumped forums to dual post. I think it's poor form to post twice. Totally my own hang-up and standard -- don't expect anyone else to feel the same way about double posting. I am making an exception to my own rule in this case and I'm hopin' forums to post this twice because I think it's important. May the forum Gods forgive me....See MoreHelp! Picking kitchen cabinet colors, need help with off-white/creams
Comments (14)Aw man, thanks for the comments guys! After being in this house with small kids for eight years, the cabinets are showing wear and there is quite a bit of water damage on many of them and some are broken (didn’t show you that photo!). So...that was where my head was at with going ahead and painting the cabinets. They are already priming today so this is a done deal! In my area, painting cabs is still a big thing (we might steer behind the times a little) and a big thing people look for in resale (we could be moving in a couple years). Honestly, it might not be trendy but I still love my granite! It hides stuff so well and never looks dirty. And I never even notice my backsplash and I just don’t care that much about it. It’s hard for me to warrant changing something just for cosmetic reasons (counter and backsplash) versus need (cabs). We got an amazing deal on the painting so I feel good about it. I’m going full steam with Antique White. After looking at it forever and being in complete decision making paralysis, that’s what I’m going with! I’m going with brass/gold knobs to add a little bit of funky and I have lots of Anthropologie-esque and plants to add character. I have a very open floor plan with my living room right there in all it’s colorful glory, so I’m thinking the lighter will look nice. I’ll be happy to post a pic when I’m done. Thanks for listening!!...See MoreNEED HELP PICKING WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR
Comments (1)I used BM Swiss Coffee inside for all my trim and doors in a prior home. I loved the softness of it and it never seemed cream - more of a true white. I need to ask BM if their formula has changed over the years because on the paint chip it looks more yellow. I am getting ready to paint my house and I want to use it for the trim but I want the soft white I remember....See More
chloebud
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last yearjordygirl
last yearhunt597
last year
We just had our stucco done. It is SW Creamy. We chose it to coordinate with the natural limestone which is behind the scafolding. It is a very pretty creamy white. We actually would have preferred it to be a brighter white. The windows are black and we will be adding black gutters and soffits. Once the landscaping is in we believe it will take away the reflection of the orange clay surrounding the house, we hope.
stacy
8 months agoErin Keller
2 months agoDebbie Downer
2 months agohunt597
last month
I am sure this posting is coming too late for the request of more pics but hopefully it'll be helpful to someone as I found older posts with pics to be very helpful.
The top pic is the eastern exposure and bottom pic is west (no pics with sun directly on west)
The landscaping helps tone done the orange clay reflection, but it is definitely a creamy warmer white (SW Creamy). It works really well with the limestone.
Susan
last monthLeah Behrends
25 days agoSusan
25 days agoJacob Pro
19 days agoSusan
19 days agoThis is the Pearly White. It was overcast the entire weekend so this is the colour without alot of sun. The house looks very plain without any flowers, planters. We are still updating the exterior. We need a new front door and some other contrast. The stucco looks brighter in the sun. It is a very neutral shade of off white.
Jacob Pro
19 days ago
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