Pictures please.

Cabinets havent been installed. We have just demoed everything.

I tested a bunch of different whites with Swiss Coffee for a bathroom project last year. I was surprised to find that the Simply White formula is exactly the same as SC, just mixed at 25% (so much lighter). Ended up just using all Swiss Coffee in different sheens. While it will depend somewhat on what look you're going for, I'd probably be inclined to go darker than the Swiss Coffee rather than lighter so the cabinets will stand out (or get a color up there--our bathroom has green tile so only half of it is white). I like color, though (and also have kids, so white walls wouldn't fly in our house!)

Swiss coffee.

What color is your trim? Also Swiss Coffee? If so, I would probably suggest using Swiss coffee unless you want your walls to look lighter than your trim. What else do you have goin on in there (countertop, flooring)?

I do not think those work together it will always look ,like you tried to match and missed / IMO use SC for the walls it will look a bu=it different since it will be matte finish and if the trim and cabinets are SC it will look awesome IMO mixing whites is tricky and not usaully needed just different sheens is all you need . Or go a color even just a hint of the color .

Agree it could look like a missed match. I would use Swiss Coffee on the walls.

Some good advice regarding mixing whites (from Lori Sawaya here on Houzz) I’ve found to be true…you need a difference in chroma of at least .20 for it to work. If not, one of the whites can look dirty/dingy. Looks like BM Swiss Coffee’s chroma is .62, and BM Simply White is .50, so not enough difference.

We cannot change the cabinet colors anymore

What about SW Shoji white?

I vote SC for the walls also or I would even consider a pinch darker than SC .

@Dew I don’t think anyone is suggesting you change the cabinet color. They are saying to use Swiss Coffee in Satin or Semi-Gloss on the Cabinets and Swiss Coffee in Matte or Eggshell on the walls.

Shoji White might be possible due to its chroma of .84. You’d need to test it. Any reason you don’t want to use Swiss Coffee on the walls?

Ricky, look at some pix online where Swiss Coffee was used on cabinets and walls. Same color with different sheens can look great!

Since our house is south facing, we were wondering if Swiss coffee will look green in the walls. We will definitely swatch it, but wanted to know what other options we could try.

@Dew because swiss coffee is a light color, it’s hard to find a lighter color that offers enough contrast. Because of this, your best bet would either be to use the same color or a darker color for the walls.

I would not expect to see southern light bring out green, unless you have a lot of windows near trees that the paint may reflect. In general, a south facing room will wash out a light color or warm it up (so you may see more yellow). Have you sampled it in your home? The fixed elements you have in your “open concept” room are important also - flooring color, countertop color, stone or brick on fireplace, existing trim, etc. Tell us about those elements as well - color doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Here are two spaces with SC on walls and millwork.

My suggestion for your dilemma is to paint all the trim B.M. Swiss coffee (cut 25% in a satin finish), especially if the cabinets are going to abut the trim. And, that's it for Swiss Coffee...no more because the south light will make the walls look yellow.

For the white walls go with B.M. Chantilly Lace. It is one of the few whites that has almost no undertone. Then paint the ceiling in B.M. Chantilly Lace in flat finish.

For countertops go with a bright white because your kitchen will have a lovely mix of warm and cool whites.

Swiss coffee is a grayed yellow green so i would lean into those tones to coordinate

the warm grays

• BM Kendall Charcoal

• BM Rockport Gray

• BM Revere Pewter

• BM Natural Cream

• BM Edgecomb Gray

• BM Chelsea Gray

• or the greens

• BM Lush

• BM Ponderosa Pine

• BM Shady Lane

• BM Icy Morn

• BM Duxbury Gray

• BM Quiet Moments

• BM Storm Cloud Gray