Need help asap selecting 3 complimentary shades of Sherwin Williams White
Hello. I am new to Houzz. We are redoing a house we just closed on from top to bottom. We are in a bit of a hurry to get in. It is a coastal home here in FL. We are originally from the North so I am excited to try a coastal/light&bright decorating style. I picked a darker handscraped wood floor but want the walls, trim, ceiling and kitchen cabinets [which we are just having refinished] all to be complimentary shades of white. The painter uses only Sherwin Williams. The only existing thing in the house we have to work around is a lighter mossy green granite that has white and cream veining. Any help with three complimentary whites [or cabinet whites] would be very much appreciated! I couldn't figure out how to attach images from my idea book to show the look I want... but basically just the dark floors and white. lol
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I'm not a professional designer or painter, but a homeowner with experience with lots of painted walls in many of my own homes. Here are a few things that might ease your anxiety a bit.
Once you put your furniture, drapes, area rugs in, the color on your walls will change visually. White especially will somewhat reflect the other colors in the room. This is good, because it will make everything look right together.
You're looking at all these little chips of "white" paint. If you look at each one individually, it will look "white". It's only in comparison that they really look all that different. Once it's up on your walls, and you've lived there with your things for a week or two, you will only see the walls as "white".
I recommend you decide if you want to go with what I think of as "stark raving white", or something "warm" or "cool". Once you make that decision, you'll have eliminated about 1/2 of the confusion.
Cut up the chips so you can't see the names (just leave the color number on them). I find the names to be counterproductive, because I might like the name and hate the color, or the other way around. Anyway...then just pick one. They're all white, they're all going to look nice in your new home.
Keep leftover paint in those disposable plastic containers with the screw on lids (Ziplock makes them, I'm sure others do too), and label the containers with Sharpie. This will come in very handy when you need to do touch-ups. Put the paint manufacturer and number, the finish (flat, glossy, etc), and what room it's in. Paint names change sometimes, so the number is the more relevant info to keep. Store the container upside down. That way, if the paint starts to dry out from the air in the container, the dry part will actually be at the bottom of the container when you go to reuse it.
Also, once you decide on the paints, keep paint chips with you at all times. You never know when you'll come across the perfect "something" for your house and you'll want to know if it will be okay. With white walls, this isn't much of an issue, but a paint chip is easy to carry around, so why not. (I tucked a small piece in my wallet several years ago, it's still in there an I have used it a few times).
Anyway, best of luck with your new house and I hope your work gets done quickly so you can get in there and start enjoying it!