Help with off-white paint color to go with natural stained wood
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Will painted cabinets hold up as well as natural or stained wood?
Comments (4)Msbrandy, I can certainly relate to your dilemma. My prior home had walnut stained cabinets with white counters which I enjoyed for 35 years. The wood was refinished twice and looked great the day the house was sold. The kitchen in my current home had a complete remodel two years ago. I chose white factory painted cabinets this time for two reasons. Like you, there are no windows in my kitchen although it faces a wall of windows because of the open concept. I really felt the need to lighten the space. The second reason is purely emotional, I was ready for a change from the dark wood. When it's time to refurbish, it should help that the doors are full overlay so they can be spray painted in a professional paint booth. As I recall, stripping and refinishing natural wood cabinets, was a major ordeal as well. Anyway, cherry or painted would be beautiful. Wishing you the best with your remodel....See MoreHelp!! Paint color with original, natural wood floors???
Comments (12)@Beth thanks so much! I actually have a sample can of pale oak, and I do really like the colour. The only thing I am finding is it picks up a lot of yellow/orange undertones in my house, which I am trying to avoid, I'm guessing it is a combination of exposure and the yellow in the pine flooring. In my south-facing room it reads almost orange, which I do not like at all. In my north-facing rooms it looks much better! I also got a sample can of paper white, but find that it reads too cool in all of the rooms, picking up a blue undertone. In my last 2 places I used stonington gray 50% lighter and I loved it, but I am trying to avoid blue undertones in this house and go outside of my comfort zone a little (I even decided to keep the south-facing room white, which I have always wanted to do but have been afraid to try!). In addition, both of these colors look much darker than I would like to have. The bed isn't completely assembled yet and I plan to paint the end tables lighter at some point soon, excuse the mess! This picture is taken in the evening, which is of course when the most time will be spent in this room! Paper white is on the left (too cool), and pale oak is on the right (too yellow!!) (Ignore the middle, it is a color-matched stonington gray that looks extremely purple!) Here in the daytime pale oak (right) still looks too orangey for me!! (and too dark) I am looking for a color that would be in the middle of these two, bm paper white and bm pale oak, for the main floor, that is also lighter. Most of the light in this house will come from lamps (no overhead fixtures in any bedrooms, or in the living room, which I am absolutely okay with as I prefer softer, warmer lighting). For the bedroom where I painted the samples, I have decided after keeping primed walls for a few days that I will keep it white, and am going to pick up my sample cans of simply white and chantilly lace today to see which one fits the room better! I am changing the curtains, and possibly the lampshades and throw pillows, so all I've really got are: - pine floors - a pine bed frame (headboard and foot-board are not installed yet but they look the same as the side) - clear glass lamp bases (shades may be changed to white) - area rug, either one of my jutes or a white and off-white rug -end tables have tops that match the bed, and the bases I will be painting lighter in the very near futue, It's a work in progress, of course. But this room will be either simply white or chantilly lace, with either white curtains or no curtains and just a shade or blind, and white on the end tables, with either a jute or white rug... slowly but surely. My husband is upstairs at this very moment repairing the plaster, so I get to paint in only a few short days!!!) I love the white walls with the pine floors, and am very tempted to paint the entire house white, but am afraid to do so and worry that it would lack depth. There are 2 bedrooms upstairs that only have one window each, north facing, and this is where I thought to do a seapearl-esque colour, or BM simply white if it holds up and doesn't turn dingy on me! sorry if this post is all over the place, I've got 2 little ones here asking for breakfast, which I better hurry up and make......See MoreNeed Help! What’s Best white cabinet color to go with dark wood floors
Comments (1)The first thing I would do is get a counter depth fridge in that small space and since the space is tiny I think the same as the walls could be a good idea. I certainly would not have done black appliances and with the new cabinet color they will even be more of an issue so think a lot about this change....See MoreHelp with cabinet stain (warm or cool) and white or off-white uppers!
Comments (6)The color pictured above is better than the dark stain with the Alabaster in Option A. Be sure to view a sample door next to a sample of the flooring in your lighting before committing yourself. The lighting in showrooms is not likely to be the same as the lighting at home. Stains have undertones like paint colors, so you want to make sure the two wood tones aren't going to clash....See MoreRelated Professionals
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