BTW LOVE Palladian Blue especially for bathrooms! I worry cause I sometimes see a pink undertone on my large sample boards. We just painted our 80s brown orange tv room to this color and it is fabulous! You might really like it or you might find it is too close to Sundial. Today's color review is one of the creams I used for this online client, and it's called Benjamin Moore Gentle Cream. We will talk about Light Reflective Values later, but in general: LRV > 82 is considered white LRV of 73-82 is considered off-white LRV < 73 is considered not white at all Why should you choose a cream color paint? This exquisite, slightly darker cream is soothing and richly shaded, adding depth and interest to formal living spaces. So knotty pine beadboard isnt so expensive. hello I am also needing help deciding on what warm color I can choose for three rooms downstairs (entry, kitchen, living room and stairway. Our Georgian home doesnt get much direct light, and I was,working with south west light and rich honey oak trim and doors. 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Ive got a crazy day today, but I know that tomorrow is quieter for me, so hopefully Ill be able to sit down and digest your home! The Edgecomb seems to work better with the granite, but might make the Antique White trim look a little more yellow than the Sail Cloth does. The above two photos show how Gentle Cream has a neutral, calming base that cuts back on the warm undertones. He was clear in what I needed to do on my end, he asked what look I was after, then came back with great choices. Thank you, thank you. And this is DEFINITELY a question that I refer to my Online Consulting. If there are none, then you arent looking for cream, you are looking for beige or gray (which also have undertones but are usually more passive). If you dont, NOBODY will be happy! What are your thoughts? In our living room, our couch is a dark army/olive green and the accents are grey, light blue and cream. A few fave off-whites (notice I say off-white rather than cream) is Ballet White and White Down. While trying to find the perfect color to freshen up my main living level, I recently found your site and I love it!!! In order for a colour to be warm (like cream is) it needs to have yellow, orange or red in it. Each easy-to-peel sample includes one large and two minis, perfect for comparing palettes, adding to your mood board, and living with the hue before youor your clients . Its a cool colour meaning that it would balance out the temperature of your warm dining room, living room and kitchen walls as well as provide a bit of contrast. Hello Kylie, Im referring personal questions to my Online Consulting services. After scouring the web for help on choosing grays I came across your site. Now here comes the hard part for me. I am taking a chance with Revere Pewter on 1 living room feature wall and in the Bedroom and bath. I discovered your blog on http://www.kylieminteriors. Gentle Cream sits more in between. Okay, so check those out. Where Can You Use Navajo White? Watch what happens when I compare Gentle Cream with another cream paint color called Aged White by Sherwin Williams in the video down below. And if youve been looking at Gentle Cream and Barely Beige and wondering why they looked so darned similar, its because theyre the same colour. Looking for a fresh and neutral color to brighten up your home? it looks so soft, yet crisp and contrasting, with it. I just realized that my maple kitchen cabinets are about the color of those doors (maple!) The original color was an ugly sponge yellow. Benjamin Moore Navajo White is a nice one too, a touch fresher. This is a learn-to-decorate blog, not a look-what-Kylie-can-do blog. There are some GREAT colours in this range and I think that if we can just tweak them to lean towards the yellow undertone rather than the peach undertone then surely we can find the perfect one for you room! (Id probably get all of the above colours done and it would still only cost about $20! Either way, I understand it will behave differently, but would like to hear how you have used the colour! Screen colors may differ from actual colors and custom tinted paints are non-refundable. Id love to ask for your expertise about a paint shade for my dining room. ~Kylie. Our floors are Pergo Haley Oak (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Pergo-XP-Haley-Oak-8-mm-T-x-7-48-in-W-x-47-24-in-L-Laminate-Flooring-19-63-sq-ft-case-LF000772/205661732). Half of the kitchen is wallpapered with a chair rail over it., so only the top of the wall and one back wall will be painted. AND you caught me at a great time as Im just sitting down answering some of the comments on my site!!! Ive been having a love affair with Benjamin Moore Gentle Cream for a long time. Have walls in Benjamin Moore Everlasting and off-white/cream cabinets. It is hard to settle when you are eclectic. I know that energy savings is a big deal for a lot of people, but unfortunately even the most natural warm bulb can make colours look horrible. 2. Does the BM-Muslin show pink undertones with colors other than yellow? I want to show you what makes Gentle Cream so unique. Aura Interior Paint The ultimate in performance & color vitality. I also love Intense White as an off-white its the lighter version of Gray Owl. Youre right Thomas, its a gorgeous blend of gold/cream/beige its a beauty! Your blog is the best Ive come across and I know I will use it again in the future. Have you thought about a Charcoal Gray? I was considering re-painting the dining room Revere Pewter and am struggling to land on a good cream color for the living room/stairs&hall. The plan was to use Antique White on the cabinets to match the trim but someone pointed out that the yellow tones in this color might accentuate the mauve undertones in my beige/grayish granite counters and backsplash, making the granite seem pink and the cabinets seem yellow. Im looking for a good cream color without pink, green, orange, or yellow undertones. Ive been reading your posts for the last 6 months as if Im studying for the bar. 3. I have just bought a new home that has cherry oak cabinets, doors and molding throughout. Right now I am leaning towards a color by SW My husband is now overwhelmed with me . The yellow-orange base of this heavy cream will help to balance out your cool northern light, without looking overly colourful on your walls. Hi Kylie!!! Thank you for making my night! Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. Hope to hear from you! Colorado Gray 2136-50 Peel Stick Sample. Id like white or cream quartz countertops as well. Linda. Victoria, Hi Victoria, I DO love my Gentle Cream, it has its place in many homes! Please let me know what you think, I hope this helps! I love the color but im afraid itll make the room too dark. ca/benjamin-moore-the-best-neutral-colours/ and It was brutal making so many decisions. 2. You need to decide which undertones you can live with. Now I just need to buy trim ( I got rid of the builder grade oak) and paint it. Its open to the kitchen where we have white (a tad creamy) cabinets and brown walls (bleh). The rooms are quite close to each other and I dont want my home to look like a bunch of M &Ms with 2 many colors and want colors to blend with each other. without losing the charm. I hate it in the sunroom. Choice Cream SW 6357 | White Paint Colors | Sherwin-Williams Project Center Color White Paint Colors SW 6357 Choice Cream UPLOAD A PHOTO Actual color may vary from on-screen representation. DIRECTIONS TO SHELBY CHARTER TOWNSHIP. Like | 2 Save Lou Myers 3 years ago PPG Antique White is bomb proof for a warm white. Samplize offers peel and stick paint samples that are more AFFORDABLE, EASIER and more ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY than traditional paint pots. Learn how your comment data is processed. These E-books cover a wide range of topics and are sure to have you refreshing your space and rethinking how you live in your home! Hi Kylie, Your information is clear, concise and you help take the fear out of painting. Plus I have differ wood tones for retail shelves and such so I want the colors to compliment the wood. We went to a local Benjamin moore store yesterday and I was overwhelmed with all of the swatches that I brought home. I also have orangish cherry wood natural trim around windows and natural crown molding in that room only cause my husband thinks its blasphemy to paint over natural wood. ~Kylie. I love receiving comments like yours and I m so glad that I was able to help Chat soon ~ Kylie, I desperately could use your help. This exquisite, slightly darker cream is soothing and richly shaded, adding depth and interest to formal living spaces. ), So, let me know how those work for you. What shade of white would you select for trim alongside walls in Timid White? Similar tone to Sundial, but with more of an earthy undertone which calms it down quite a bit. Gentle Cream does not get as much warmth as it does in a south-facing room so the colors get perfectly balanced out. #3 Gentle Cream of course I love my Gentle Cream!!! Something else I learned too late. Sorry if I didnt make that clear in the above post. Im sometimes afraid to put in too much pics (ie: info overload) but when it comes to colours, it really is such a visual thing. I'm so glad you're here! Our fireplace stone is a mix of greys, blues, and browns. You can distract from a colour with texture and pattern so that the colour is no longer the most sumptuous or strongest visual item in the room. If you are at all interested in an Online Consult youll be able to send me some photos of your space as well as notes on what you like/dont like and this would be a 1 hr ($30 charge). She says it looks like a perfect putty and all her clients have loved it. This is neutral cream that has undertones that are pretty well-balanced of yellow and orange. Do I get off the greige/grey bandwagon and go towards warm colors? Cream will let your cupboards and island shine as well as complement your tan and sage green without competing. I am going straight to BM after work to get the samples and get them up this weekend. 2. Hi Shirley! Ive read to be careful about painting outside trim stark white because it ends up looking to harsh. And I apologize for the slightly blurry photos. It would tap into the warmth of both Elephant Tusk and Revere Pewter without being too yellow. I switched to Creamy as I wanted to keep the soft warmth, but get a bit more of a fresh feeling out of it! If youd kept Revere Pewter at normal strength, I would have guided you towards Winds Breath. Almost every home needs a blend of warm and cool colours and I really think your home would benefit! And now that I think about it, maybe that would be a good tweak on what you have. You are a gem for helping those that are colour challenged. That being said, Id still send you there, but tweak things to colours that tend to have a slightly more orange warm undertone rather than a yellow warm undertone. Navajo White is a warm, creamy color, with its yellow and tan undertones taking it to the cozy side of the spectrum. Really, it acts like white without being as stark. We have white oak floors that have yellowed through the yeasrs. Like I mentioned, I can change the wall color, but dont want to change the trim or ceiling. Thanks for your input. Thanks for any help, jody, Hi Jody, lucky you, I wish we had homes like that here on Vancouver Island! #2. Id now like to paint my living room, what color would complement dry sage. Revere Pewter. Question about paint color for a kitchen. Between them is a square, tiny and dark hallway (that also houses the W/D) that connects to a dark, tiny bathroom. I am looking for advice on what kind of colors to paint it. Thank you! While gray based neutrals have been the big thing in the decorating world in the last few years (besides me, wink wink),I have to say, I have a soft spot for cream (especially when the word ice is in front of it). Kylie, I adore your website and blog! I am a newbie and suck at this. Thank you for asking! Gentle Cream is like a heavy cream with a slight yellow undertone. As for the colors in the living room. Glacier White. If you happen to have Muslin avoid it. Classic Gray. Another note on Gold is that it seems to be the one colour that people tire of the quickest dont know why, but it is! If all else fails and we cant find a colour that a) suits Revere Pewter and Elephant Tusk while b) suiting your dining room, then maybe.you might need to change the living room or kitchen????? My all time favorite look is Hollywood Regency. And Im damn good at it! Thanks Im advance. The kitchen and hall have light tiled floors. (This color is part of our Candice Olson Designer Picks collection. While it naturally deepens, it reacts really well to interior lighting (because if you have a dark room, you probably have more lights on). If you have a particularly dark room, you may want to read this. Again, thanks. Help? Will it still have the warm yellow undertone? If you choose chocolate brown, red makes a super fab accent colour. Thrilled with your prompt reply, I am sure you could sense the desparateness in my request. When looking for the best dark paint colour for your front door, exterior, trim or cabinets, youve probablyShare. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was planning on leaving the hall/stairs whatever color cream I choose, and was leaning towards either Gray Owl for the upstairs bath or? Rochester Hills. Here, youll find hundreds of articles on how to create the home of your dreams. However, with your lighting and your couches/flooring it might work great. You cant MAKE cream without yellow, they are as intrinsically tied together as myself and wine you cant find one without the other (and yes, that was a big word for me and I had to spell check it). Oak floors and trim in the living room and brick fireplace with wood mantle (which we are painting white and whitewashing the brick). #3. Dont get me wrong, its LOVELY, but its definitely one of the more affordable wood options I wouldnt be adverse to painting it at all! However, rules are meant to be broken as long as you know what you're doing, and last month was a classic example. Can you tell me what bm paint colors look good with chocolate brown sectional and light oak (khans lecco oak) hardwood flooring. If youd like me to look at your rooms, Id refer to my E-design so that I can look at photos and your questionnaire, otherwise Im just guessing! https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/online-decorating-design-services/. ( My floors are a honey maple colour) I have since purchased a navy ( denim coloured) sofa and want to re paint the room. My dilemma is: I am redecorating my 650 square foot condo and I am extremely nervous about my color choices and I do not want to have to paint twice or three times etcetera. #1. 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