I have also been using the ace cabinet paint for all doors, trim, built-ins, and am getting ready to start using it on my ugly 1980's golden oak kitchen cabs. I had my local ace match Benjamin Moore's Cloud white. I took in the BM color strip as well as a piece of posterboard that I painted with 3 coats of BM sample paint. I was working with the paint manager who was having a very difficult time getting the color right. She mentioned that they have the BM color formulas in their computer system but that they usually don't match. After mixing 4 gallons of paint (and neither she or I was happy with the color) she decided to go ahead and try the BM formula in the system. It appeared perfect. I already had some BM Cloud white in my house and when I used the new ace paint next to it, it was absolutely a perfect match. I really love the cloud white--to me (in my home)it is a creamy white...not a yellow-cream, but like the color of actual dairy cream. When I saw it on the color strip I didn't like it, but many people on the kitchen and home dec forums use it and love it. I bought the sample pot to try and it was perfect! Maybe try getting the sample pot of it at BM. If you want I could get you the color formula that's on my label for my Ace paint that was color matched to BM Cloud White. Good Luck :)

Thanks cyn. My pics are on Flickr, I just hadn't taken the time to play with Flickr on my iPad. I've done so now. Here is a pic of the existing colours on and around the now in place vanity. Here is a picture of the long reach in closet Two additional closets that will get closet doors. These are across fom the master bath, off a small hall. They aren't a large presence in the main part of the bedroom itself. But they will be painted in the same colour. This picture shows you exactly where the long closet is, the open wall. We didn't go with the vanity shown here. This post was edited by sochi on Sun, Mar 3, 13 at 12:04

I have asked this question myself over several years and have finally come to a conclusion... My house has stained trim (previous owner's choice). I personally don't care for stained trim, especially on horizontal surfaces such as base boards, because IMO it draws too much attention--like a person wearing an all-white outfit with a brown belt. (Again, just MY opinion.) I have wanted to paint everything, but hesitate to paint the windows because I am afraid they will have issues opening, and quite frankly it just seems like too much work. So, I got the idea to just paint my base boards and door trim, leaving the windows, window trim, and doors (for now) stained. (I do not currently have crown moulding, but I would paint that too.) My thought is that the windows will be okay as an accent, sort of like a picture on the wall. Picture frames don't have to match your moulding, right? Personally, I think this is one of those things that, if you point it out, people will always tell you the "rule" that all trim should match. However, if you DON'T point it out, no one notices. In fact, after I first asked this, I started doing some work in my own dining room and noticed that the previous owners had actually painted the base board and chair rail in the dining room to match the walls already---I was living here and didn't see that until I started preparing to redo the room myself. So... I say, "go confidently in the direction of your dreams". I bet it will look GREAT! (And I'm right behind you!) Lis

Everyone has different tastes and styles. My personal preference when it comes to wood or log homes is cohesiveness and distinction of what is accent and what is the main feature. For example in your first picture, it would be nice to have a solid wood or knotty wood door walls all over the house where only the doors and windows (with their respective trims) are solid white or vice versa. Mixing them is challenging because the materials are different and wood carries more visual weight so when your eye sees it, there is competition happening. In the first pic for example, I would actually paint out the knotty pine trim around the window and door so that they look seamless and your eye flows over them or put in a window and door that are knotty pine and keep the knotty pine casing/trim. This way you have a clear distinction between the "feature" and the "accent" whichever way you go. For your louvered doors, if you want them to disappear, paint them out in white along with the trim. If not, re-stain them along with the rest of the wood doors and baseboard trim. My two cents worth! Best of luck!