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Favorite White Paint Colors And A Fab New Paint Sample Tool

April 27, 2019 in Color, Products, Remodeling, Decorating

Do you have a problem picking the best white paint color for your home? Well, I’m here to help.

First, I’m sharing some of my favorite whites that I’ve used on jobs through the recent years AND I’m sharing a new tool that can help you better see color on the wall in your home, before you buy gallons of paint!

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A great new paint color sampling product

I went to a client consultation this week and, lo and behold, she had some interesting samples. They were peel and stick actual paint samples that you can just splat up there on your wall, moving it around as necessary.

You don’t have to have any more little paint dabs or minuscule samples taped up on your walls any more.

I had heard about this company, online, but hadn’t seen these in person or put them in action myself until that day.

I have to say, it is super convenient and very easy to use!

But first, some of my favorite whites and then I’ll link you to their product below.

SW Extra White

I used SW Extra White in this recent remodel project on the trim, cabinets, and that paneled wall area above the fireplace. I needed a crispness in that white and it pairs nicely with the wall color, SW Repose Gray.

White painted vertical shiplap on fireplace wall and in backs of cabinetry - SW Extra White | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Colleen Scott #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

White painted vertical shiplap on fireplace wall and in backs of cabinetry - SW Extra White | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Colleen Scott #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

I kept the same SW Extra White on their upper kitchen cabinets. It paired well with the Caesarstone counters and the BM Newportbury Blue base cabinets.

White painted cabinetry and trim - SW Extra White | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Colleen Scott #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

SW Alabaster

In this home’s remodel, below, I used SW Alabaster, a slightly warmer white, on walls, trim and ceilings.

The shutters here (which were in place and we didn’t want to re-paint them) were actually a slightly even warmer white. By going with Alabaster, it blended enough to look the same and still gave a bright, white, crisp look. I love this white and use it often.

That is a textural grasscloth look vinyl wallcovering there in the framed wall section on the back wall.

Dining room walls, ceiling, and trim with open staircase in white paint, SW Alabaster | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Colleen Scott #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

Dining room walls, ceiling, and trim with open staircase in white paint, SW Alabaster | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Colleen Scott #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

This white kitchen was previously creamy, you can see the before images in this post. Giving the whole space a refresh with SW Alabaster made the kitchen feel crisp and light.

This white kitchen was painted SW Alabaster for a lighter, brighter look. carlaaston.com

SW Aesthetic White

In the remodel of my kitchen and overall in my home, I’ve used SW Aesthetic White. I like that it isn’t too bright, because I have it all over everywhere, kitchen cabinets, walls, trim, ceiling. It’s a softer white, but again, still looks white overall when not paired with another brighter white.

Kitchen walls, ceiling, and trim in white paint, SW Aesthetic White | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

Kitchen walls, ceiling, and trim in white paint, SW Aesthetic White | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

SW Aesthetic White was also used on this remodel project, in the kitchen on the cabinets, and then on all the walls, ceiling, trim, etc.

White kitchen remodel | Carla Aston, Designer | Tori Aston, Photographer #whitekitchen #whitepaintcolor #paintcolor

 

SW Creamy

This kitchen remodel, below, was done in a custom mix that matched their trim color throughout the house. It was an almost perfect match to SW Creamy, which has a slightly warmer color tone to it. It worked great with our Taj Mahal countertops.

White painted kitchen in SW Creamy | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Miro Dvorscak #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

White painted kitchen in SW Creamy | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Miro Dvorscak #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

BM White Dove

This kitchen, below, has been pinned about a million times on Pinterest!

I do love it, it was such a dramatic before and after. The white we used here was BM White Dove. It also paired nicely with Taj Mahal countertops.

Kitchen walls, ceiling, and trim in white paint, BM White Dove | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

Kitchen walls, ceiling, and trim in white paint, BM White Dove | Designer: Carla Aston, Photographer: Tori Aston #whitepaint #whitepaintcolors

 

Paint Sample Tool

So here’s the new paint sample tool I tried at my appointment this past week.

Peel and stick paint samples from Samplize

Samplize let’s you peel and stick those large, actual paint colors up there on the wall with ease! Move them around, take them down when you want.

No more little dabs of color all over your walls for months while you agonize over a paint color!

They have Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Farrow and Ball. I think they’ve got you covered!


Now, pin this image, below, to Pinterest to save for your reference later on, when you’re needing a good white paint OR some fab paint color samples to slap up on your walls.

Favorite White Paint Colors - With Example Rooms To See How They Are Used

Favorite White Paint Colors - With Example Rooms To See How They Are Used

Do you need further help selecting paint colors for your home? I have an awesome guide, a summary of tips and insight into paint color selection, for sale in my shop. :-)



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