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This Week’s Q+A: White Paint

August 3, 2015

New designs always call for new paint. I often start with a white paint. I love how white immediately freshens up a space. It’s an instant update. When I start with a white foundation, I can have fun adding pops of colors with rugs, art and textiles. I’ve been getting several questions about what color paint I have used in some of my most recent designs. For today’s Q+A, I’m sharing some of my favorite whites from my projects and a white paint guide for you to use as a resource.

Q: I hear you refer to “white white” paint. What does that mean?

modern eclectic dining room Becki owens
/ Gold Chandelier / Table / Wishbone Chairs /
A: In this dining room of the Cido Project,  Nicole Davis and I started by painting the walls a fresh “white white.” This means a white paint with no pigment. We used a semi gloss finish on the walls in the dining room and eggshell throughout the rest of the house

Updated Kitchen Nook - Becki Owens
/ Drum Pendant / Chairs and table Restoration Hardware /
Sometimes a space calls for a warmer white. This cozy kitchen nook looks light and bright with Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee.

Q: Which color did you paint this living room?

bohemian living room Becki Owens
A: This space is Dunn Edwards, Foggy Day in eggshell. I loved how it looked soft and pretty, creating a beautiful palette for the rest of the design.

white paint guide becki owens

I hope I have answered some of your questions about which paint I love to work with and this paint guide will be helpful to you as you are making upcoming decisions. Have a wonderful Monday!

Xxo
Becki

Filed Under: Paint Guide, Q + A, White Paint

The White Paint Guide

November 20, 2014

It’s no secret, I love white. It is often the base color for my designs. At first glance it may seem simple to choose a white paint, but there are subtle variations that make all the difference when selecting the right white. To help you pick the perfect white for your project I have created a white paint guide. I divided the selection for white paints into three categories; cool whites, off-whites and gray whites. The first step when you are choosing a white is to consider your overall design and other colors in the space. Warmer whites (off whites) have a creamer tone and go well in a traditional or transitional space as seen here. For a cleaner, crisp, more modern space pick a cool white. Grey whites go well with blues, greens and gray tones.  If those are the colors of your furniture and big pieces in the room that will be your best choice. This dining room is a good example of grey white paint.  My personal favorite is white with no pigment at all.  When I remodel a kitchen, and give it that fresh new look, I almost always choose “white white.”  It’s the secret to getting the bright white that goes perfect with my favorite white marbles.  When you have an all white look, white paint with no pigment on the cabinets allows the subtleties of a white backsplash or calacata marble come through.  I hope this white paint guide will help you as you are trying to choose the right white for your next project.  See below for my white paint guide. All these selections are from Benjamin Moore except, West Highland White, which is from Sherwin Williams. Have a great day!
White Paint Guide Becki Owens

Cool White
Turquoise Upholstered Headboard
Off White

owens and davis warm White paint post

Grey White
owens and davis tips on hanging lighting

Grey White Dining Room Chandelier on SALE today!!
Off White Room Pendant lights similar here and here on SALE today!

Filed Under: Bedrooms, Kitchens, Styling Tips, White Paint

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