Is there a middle ground between SW dover white and white?
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Help! Which Beige/White Wall Color when using Dover White as Trim
Comments (5)Thank you again for your advice on colors. I love the combination of colors you have chosen. But I feel that again, I have not been very clear. The "landing" I am referring to is on the 1st floor. Unfortunately, in that dark niche outside the two bedrooms, I cannot hang anything because a thermostat was placed on that wall, and the A/C man just confirmed that it cannot be moved without a lot of work and expense. That is very unfortunate!! There is a "landing" on the 2nd floor too, along with a long hallway that connects bedroom to bathroom and study. In my opinion, the color of the stairwell will have to also be the color of the walls on this 2nd floor hall. Walls of study are BM 1077; walls of bathroom are SW Krypton; walls of bedroom are BM 1075. Please let me know if the colors you are showing are BM 1077 and SW Dover White. Those are colors I would like to stick with in my color scheme in general. I just believe I need to go lighter than BM 1077 on the walls of this hallway and on the 1st floor landing....See MoreSW Dover White Walls and ......????
Comments (15)Seems as though most people say Dover White looks white, unless it is placed next to "true" white, then it is on the creamy/yellow side (to me, it looks very creamy/yellow). So many of the other SW whites aren't super bright when compared to Dover, and I'm afraid the low contrast between walls/trim won't look great. Dover White will work with High Reflective White and Extra White equally well. If you can't get the SW product you want in HRW, Extra White is a good alternative. Dover White has almost twice as much chroma as HRW or Extra White - that's why it will work. That's why it DOES work as we can see in reesepbuttercup's pictures. The puppy is too much cuteness! As long as the wall color has more chroma than the white trim, the white trim won't look dirty. And we can easily determine that by looking at the color data values. I highlighted chroma in gray. You can see that Dover White has a chroma value of 0.97. Quite a bit more than HRW or Extra White....See MoreSW Dover White walls with SW Alabaster trim?
Comments (10)First you need clarity on product - what's being used where and what sheen. Then you need samples in each product that will be used on cabinets, walls and trim. These two colors are so similar, that a difference in product is going to matter more than usual. In other words, you can't judge or anticipate results - in this instance - based on color data values derived from paint color chips. Decided on cabinet color first and let that inform trim and wall color. Because you have the most limited choice with cabinet color....See MoreCan SW Origami White work with SW Pure White trim?
Comments (86)Hi! Yes, I think Bona high traffic. Or maybe that was the sealer they used. I think they used Dura Seal. Just found this sample sheet in my kitchen draw. We used the middle sample. QC 11 Hope this helps! We put a matte finish on the floors. Very little shine to it. It’s great but note that if you go that route. You can’t really scoot things that would scratch across the wood. It removes the matte and you will see a sheen streak in the right lighting or angle. Just a heads up if you go that route. Not too big of a deal, if you know in advance. We pic up and slide anything a tad heavy. Pads for bar stools etc.. Best of luck! Lmk if you have any more questions 😊...See MoreFaron79
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