Paint color dilemma soft griege with "ikea white"
Hello. I'm hoping you wonderfully creative people can help me out. I am in the process of updating my master bedroom. It is a small room, only 12 x 15, and dark, with only northeast facing windows with big trees outdoors.
I wanted a soft grey beige for the walls and crisp white trim for a peaceful look and to not compete with some lovely colorful artwork. We also decided to demolish the hideous brass and mirror reach in closets and put in a wall of ikea closet systems. Here is my dilemma. The ikea closets we chose are called bergsbo pax and while they look nice and white in the huge warehouse store, when I got them home I found that the doors are more of an ivory color than true white. The closest color I can find is Martha Stewart Talc.
I had planned to paint the room BM Clay Beige. It is not too dark and looks great against bright white trim. But against the ikea cabinets there doesn't seem to be enough contrast. I'm afraid to go too dark on the walls because the room gets so little natural light.
Do I try to match the trim paint to the ikea doors or ignore the door color and stick to the bright white that is already on the ensuite bathroom trim and the door to the room? Do I go for a different greige for the walls for more contrast? I do want to stay neutral on the walls. I'm attaching some links so you can see what I'm thinking of.
Chalet Interiors This is a bedroom painted in the Benjamin Moore Clay Beige that I thought I wanted for the walls.
Niesz Vintage This is a room with the Ikea closets like what we are planning.
Also the Martha Stewart Talc paint that is close to the real color of the closet doors. http://www.homedepot.com/buy/glidden-duo-8-oz-msl226-martha-stewart-living-talc-interior-paint-sample-gld-msl226.html#.UO9KSeRqT84
And the ikat fabric I'm planning on using for roman blinds. http://metrohousedesigns.ecrater.com/p/16408266/10-yard-bolt-pindler-dunkirk-ikat
I would appreciate any help. Thanks!
I wanted a soft grey beige for the walls and crisp white trim for a peaceful look and to not compete with some lovely colorful artwork. We also decided to demolish the hideous brass and mirror reach in closets and put in a wall of ikea closet systems. Here is my dilemma. The ikea closets we chose are called bergsbo pax and while they look nice and white in the huge warehouse store, when I got them home I found that the doors are more of an ivory color than true white. The closest color I can find is Martha Stewart Talc.
I had planned to paint the room BM Clay Beige. It is not too dark and looks great against bright white trim. But against the ikea cabinets there doesn't seem to be enough contrast. I'm afraid to go too dark on the walls because the room gets so little natural light.
Do I try to match the trim paint to the ikea doors or ignore the door color and stick to the bright white that is already on the ensuite bathroom trim and the door to the room? Do I go for a different greige for the walls for more contrast? I do want to stay neutral on the walls. I'm attaching some links so you can see what I'm thinking of.
Chalet Interiors This is a bedroom painted in the Benjamin Moore Clay Beige that I thought I wanted for the walls.
Niesz Vintage This is a room with the Ikea closets like what we are planning.
Also the Martha Stewart Talc paint that is close to the real color of the closet doors. http://www.homedepot.com/buy/glidden-duo-8-oz-msl226-martha-stewart-living-talc-interior-paint-sample-gld-msl226.html#.UO9KSeRqT84
And the ikat fabric I'm planning on using for roman blinds. http://metrohousedesigns.ecrater.com/p/16408266/10-yard-bolt-pindler-dunkirk-ikat
I would appreciate any help. Thanks!
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My standard rule when using whites is, I either match them or go far enough away so that you can tell they are definitely different colors. In other words, so it doesn't appear you tried to match them and were just off. The IKEA photo you reference used a bright white trim with those yellowy-white cabinets. If you are OK with that look, do the same. Personally, though, I feel like the bright white on ALL other room surfaces, plus the aqua wall, only makes the cabinets look MORE yellow. So maybe you can "cheat" and vary the trim color in the bedroom ever so slightly: add a tiny drop of gold or yellow to the formula so at a glance, it appears the same as the trim in surrounding rooms, but is a bit warmer next to the cabinet.
Also, on the Clay Beige color - if you are happy with how the color looks against the cabinets, you can simply amp up the contrast by having the paint store add a bit more pigment. For example, they can shoot the Clay Beige formula at 110% or 120%. It should produce a deeper tint without being as dark as the next color down that strip.