ok, i have finally started to tackle the kitchen with a makeover and the first thing being done is the cupboards. i have taken down the doors, primed and sanded and now am stuck. I want a nice, soft, warm, antique white with no blue or pink or green undertones. i had a gallon of BM swiss coffee mixed and to me it just looks like the white primer. does anyone have other ideas for a soft, warm white? i think i may just go back and have the colour 'deepened'...just need some advice and input, please :)
thanks!
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i kept humming and hawing last night and decided to keep the swiss coffee. i can notice the warmth when i see it against the insides which are a stark white. really, i am sure that if i went back they'd think i was crazy and it probably would have looked the same in the end.
the kitchen is currently dark green (walls and countertops) and a cream lino floor. the green is really looking awful now and all the more reason to get DH to rush and get new countertops (to granite) so i can paint the walls. the white will look different again once all that is changed i am sure. i am going to go with chocolate browns or somewhere along those lines.
thanks for all your suggestions!!!
i used CIL Antigue White in my bedroom on my newly never been painted trim...or there's Beauti-Tone Milk Jug
What colour is your counter top and what other colours do you have in your room? You need to compare colours next to each other, so for example compare your Swiss Coffee chip next to a pure white (fridge if it's white) to see if it still looks like primer.
Do you want it to have a bit of a yellow undertone? If so, BM Mayonnaise or Antique Lace are both nice, warm whites.
I used Sico Sand Storm in my LR to paint all my beadboard..and loved it!! Its a warm antiquey old-fashioned kind of creamy white. I'll use it on all the trims in my house..eventually. I find Sico paint great to work with..the quality is wonderful and the colours are beautiful.
:) Mel
BM's cloud white is pure with no undertones and many decorators use that color on trims, french doors and cabinets....I painted my daughters oversized dresser with Cloud white and it is pleasing to the eye and not too stark white.........................good luck......maybe ask the BM consultant what her favorite white is..............................