susanintoronto We last painted our living room, dining room and stairs to the second floor in the late 90's. I still love the yellow colour, but it needs to be repainted. So we're planning something that is totally unlike us - we're talking about painting it white. We have a lot of colour in the rooms, so we think it would be a nice change. We still want to have 1 accent wall. Red was our first thought, but we have a lot of red already plus some touches of vibrant blue (like a bright turquoise), so now that's what we're going to do. I can't wait!

pds290 I recently decided to update my dining room by whitewashing the walls. The old pine panelling was dark and yellowed after almost half a century. I love the new-found light in my home!

patricia beharry I tried living in an all white house. Really,really tried. I felt like I was in a snow storm, and every time I went past the paint dept at Home Depot I just stood and salivated after the colour strips, I finally gave in and put some colour on the walls. I have never seen a white rainbow.

C.W.Pottery Just removed wallpaper .Going to paint kitchen a "pale mushroom",as my hubby calls it. Looks better already.

Rio Brewster enough with the white rooms already! It takes no creativity to paint everything white.

pattimay Love Love Love white walls.
Wonderful thing about opinions - no one is wrong!

Ljiljana Pejic Let’s face it - moving all your stuff to paint the room, than clean everything, put all back - it is biiiig job! I'm always for shades of white...and changing moods and looks of rooms by different accents...So much easier to change cushion covers or add trim to a curtain...or add more colour with some quirky elements - just let your imagination fly!

magrmur My family room is so dark because of the patio cover that blocks the light. The ceiling is a dark knotty pine so the Snowbound white and Queen Anne Lace will really brighten it up

calikym I'm so happy now that I painted over my beige! Now at least I can see other colorful possibilities. Great article.

Ljiljana Pejic magrmur: are you hesitant to paint it? my friends had knotty pine and beams on the ceiling and it was also making their lounge dark – and because of patio awning, too ..they worried that painting it will ruin the value...so eventually they fitted &painted boards in between the beams - if they want to remove them there will be just a few screw holes left - barely visible from the ground...

magrmur Ljiljana Pejic, No, I'm not hesitant but my boyfriend is. It's a big job but I think it's worth it. I love your rooms. The bedroom with the aqua walls grabbed my eye. I had painted one wall in the family room that color and love it. Thanks for your idea.

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dlapollo there is no white
like benjamin moore Decorators White
great with grays

Sandra Alger, CID, Fresh Ideas by Sandy Although I love to use color on walls, I love the Oc by BM. CollingwoodBM on the walls and Balboa Mist on the ceilings with Super White Trim by SW. Great article on white.
These photos are the progress of a new home being built. Using white, with cool tones, expanded the space.