Whole (very small) house neutral white paint coolir

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My mom lives in a very small one level home. We are painting her whole house one color white including ceilings. I am looking for the Goldilocks color, not to cool and not too warm. Any ideas for brands and colors?

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Benjamin Moore White Dove

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I LOVE whitetail from Sherwin williams. Really brightened up a room. It's very creamy not cool at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Benjamin Moore White Dove

+1

Or BM Ballet White

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Anonymous wrote:My mom lives in a very small one level home. We are painting her whole house one color white including ceilings. I am looking for the Goldilocks color, not to cool and not too warm. Any ideas for brands and colors?

Benjamin Moore, Navajo white

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I like Sherwin Williams Ibis white. But things look different in different light, so it makes sense to get some sample pots and paint patches in different rooms and look at them throughout the day.

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It’s all going to depend on her lighting / house orientation. Get a bunch of samples. If the house is dark, any white will look dingy.

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I really dislike Dove White. It is too gray and looks dirty.

I like Simply White, but it tends toward warm in sunlight and neutral in shade. Probably too warm for you.

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These are great suggestions, thanks so much. There is a good amount of light but no direct sun.

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Duron Shell White. Any paint can mix that color. Cool white but not stark.

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I really like Simply White. All of the most popular BM whites are worth looking at - Simply White (ever so slightly yellow), White Dove (more gray), Cotton Balls, Ballet White, etc. Navajo White is much darker compared to these but also a pretty color.

Personally I would do Simply White in flat on the walls and ceiling (using BM Regal Select) and Semigloss for trim. I think if it's all one color, you'll welcome the contrast, and I find the BM flat is plenty cleanable. But other people still abhor flat paint so ymmv. If you really don't like flat, I would go flat on the ceiling, eggshell for the walls and semi for trim.

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Anonymous wrote:My mom lives in a very small one level home. We are painting her whole house one color white including ceilings. I am looking for the Goldilocks color, not to cool and not too warm. Any ideas for brands and colors?

Benjamin Moore, Navajo white

Is this the same as Sherwin Williams Navajo white?

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An influencer used SW Greek Villa and it looked very nice. It made a dingy yellowish cream hall and family room look nicer.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all going to depend on her lighting / house orientation. Get a bunch of samples. If the house is dark, any white will look dingy.

This.


You have to get several samples to see what works for you. We went BM Decorators White. It works for us but it does tend slightly cool (grey).

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Anonymous wrote:I really like Simply White. All of the most popular BM whites are worth looking at - Simply White (ever so slightly yellow), White Dove (more gray), Cotton Balls, Ballet White, etc. Navajo White is much darker compared to these but also a pretty color.

Personally I would do Simply White in flat on the walls and ceiling (using BM Regal Select) and Semigloss for trim. I think if it's all one color, you'll welcome the contrast, and I find the BM flat is plenty cleanable. But other people still abhor flat paint so ymmv. If you really don't like flat, I would go flat on the ceiling, eggshell for the walls and semi for trim.

I am the first PP and I did this except I used Matte, not total flat, on the walls. It looks great, very happy with the slightly different texture look.