White paint question
Dear all I could really use some advice about what color white to paint my trim and doors in my apartment. I am going with Atrium White (benjamin) for the whole place with the exception of the bedrooms which will be Decorator’s White(benjamin). Any suggestions or ideas on how to choose trim color would be…
Dear all
I could really use some advice about what color white to paint my trim and doors in my apartment.
I am going with Atrium White (benjamin) for the whole place with the exception of the bedrooms which will be Decorator’s White(benjamin).
Any suggestions or ideas on how to choose trim color would be greatly appreciated. I just want a plain white which will complement the wall whites I chose (one is warm(atrium) and one is cool(decorators)
Thanks!
Just use the same white in a semi-gloss.
Pure or Bright white and I swear by ENAMEL. Yes, i know some B-stoners will disagree but I love the shine of the white enamel and it cleans up so easy.
I hate seeing fingerprints around the door handles and window trim.
If your windows face a busy street you will be loving me come summer time when that black dirt collects on your sills.
china white on the trim, by benjamin moore. we use it all over and it is lovely.
Hey Lucky33 – All color is relative. White is the presence of all colors, therefore it is the easiest to reflect other environmental colors.
Let’s say you have green furniture and some strong light, the white walls will take on a green hue.
If your windows face north then the white will always appear to have cooler, bluish tint. If they face south the walls will appear warmer. East or West and you can get a pretty strong shift throughout out the day.
My tendency is always try to counter act or enhance a rooms natural coloring. If your room has a green cast, you can pick a slightly pinkish white and shift the room to grey/white. Or if your room has a yellow cast, you could pick a slightly yellow white to make the room feel ‘sunny’.
This is my incredible oversimplification of what can be a pretty complex color theory. Generally I would stay away from premixed whites, they will always look off-the-self, and that warmer whites have a better perception optically – people generally like room to feel warmer (I know another terrible generalization, if we were in Florida I may write different advice). Benjamin Moore makes an entire fan deck just dedicated to whites – their ‘OC’ line.
Here is another post about whites that you may find helpful:
http://bstoner.wpengine.com/forum/archives/2010/01/offwhite_bm_pai.php
I posted about color sample sizes in rooms, it was a good discussion.
Good Luck,
Drew Stuart
Incorporated Architecture & Design
http://www.incorporatedny.com/
thanks bhs. actually “decorator’s white” is really nice as it has a hint of blue in it so it changes color according to the light. i thought it might be nice to have the trim be a warmer white but perhaps i am wrong…
My understanding was that decorator’s white was PURE WHITE, the absence of all color. I would not use it for anything but a ceiling. What kind of look are you aiming for (clean, modern, cozy, open, warm, background for colorful furniture)? I see a lot of rooms in decorating magazines painted light colors with very similar trim, and I know some people just paint the trim in a glossier finish of the same color as the walls.