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11 Best White Paint Colors 2022, According to Interior Designers

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Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace

Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace

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For House Beautiful and Delish editorial director Jo Saltz's family kitchen, Saltz wanted a white that felt bright and clean. "Paint is so hard to recommend because you really need to see it in the space," explains her designer, Jean Stoffer, who recommended a few blue-tinged whites to counteract the warm, glowy light from a south-facing window. After living with swatches of four colors on the wall for a spell, Saltz picked Chantilly Lace from Benjamin Moore.

Benjamin Moore Super White

Benjamin Moore Super White

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"Benjamin Moore Super White creates a clean canvas that's perfect for walls where you plan to hang a lot of art," says Baltimore designer Laura Hodges, who used it in this loft. With southern exposures, daylight will add warmth, so use a cooler white.

Benjamin Moore Paper White

Benjamin Moore Paper White

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While designers warn that certain cool-toned whites can be antiseptic, in the proper setting, they have a crisp elegance. Look for a touch of gray to keep things from getting too chilly, advises designer Kelly Giesen, who painted her Manhattan apartment in Benjamin Moore's Paper White. “It’s incredibly soothing,” she raves.

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Benjamin Moore Frostine

Benjamin Moore Frostine

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You should also keep in mind that what's outside a room can matter as much as what’s in it, says Gibbons: “White paint will always reflect the environment around it, so if you have big picture windows overlooking lots of trees, expect some of that greenery to come back into the room. ” This icy white with a blue-green undertone was Susan Noble Jones’s key to reinvigorating a sun-filled New Orleans house.

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak

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“This space was meant to be cozy,” says designer Kristin Fine of her Connecticut home office. After assessing how natural light moves through the space, she painted the walls in Benjamin Moore's Pale Oak for an inviting look. Additional light sources ensure the room is a welcoming environment from day to night.

Benjamin Moore Cloud Cover

Benjamin Moore Cloud Cover

$99 at Benjamin Moore

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“White is super tricky,” admits designer Andrew Howard. “If you have wood paneling and lots of color and patterned fabric, white walls can look fantastic. But white-painted rooms with drywall that don’t get a ton of natural light can take on an insane asylum feel if you aren’t careful. Moral of the story: I love white, but only in rooms that get a ton of light!” His favorite hue? Benjamin Moore Cloud Cover. “It is not too white and doesn’t turn ivory or yellow like some whites tend to.”

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Benjamin Moore Decorator's White

Benjamin Moore Decorator's White

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This neutral white is designer Timothy Brown’s go-to when the decor skews modern, like in this Hamptons project: “It’s crisp, but it has depth." A neutral white is also perfect for showcasing art. "There’s a reason why galleries use pure white—any undertone will make the wall color noticeable," says Gibbons.

Benjamin Moore Simply White

Benjamin Moore Simply White

$99 at Benjamin Moore

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Since whites often appear yellower with a lacquer finish, says Katie Lydon, steer clear of creamy tones if you’re going the high-gloss route. A true neutral white like this one is a safer bet. "It looks cool on the chip, but actually has a nice glow to it," says Lydon.

Sherwin-Williams Pure White

Sherwin-Williams Pure White

$45 at Sherwin-Williams

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"Searching for a true white paint color is not an easy task," says Studio Ten 25 owner and designer Abbe Fenimore. "What may look like a bright white on a swatch can end up looking too warm with yellow undertones or too icy with blue undertones." For a sharp, clean white, she uses Pure White by Sherwin-Williams. "It works equally well as an oil-based paint on cabinets and as a latex for walls," she notes.

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Farrow & Ball All White

Farrow & Ball All White

$130 at Farrow & Ball

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While Farrow & Ball considers All White a neutral, artist Kerri Rosenthal says it has a real warmth to it. “I don’t like too much yellow and I don’t like stark, cold white either,” Rosenthal says. “When the sun hits it, you want it to warm up. I find that with Farrow & Ball paints especially, so I tend to use those.” She used All White throughout most of her Connecticut home.

Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee

Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee

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This creamy white was the ideal pick for a bright and airy Hawaiian vacation retreat designed by Catherine Kwong. "The lighting on the Big Island is really bright, so we didn’t want a pure white," she explains. After months testing colors, she landed on Swiss Coffee. "It has little softness to it," she says.

What is the most popular white paint color?

What's considered on-trend changes all the time, but as of right now, the most popular white paint color is the Sherwin-Williams Pure White.

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What are the different shades of white paint?

There are way too many white paint colors to count. To make things easier on yourself, just know that they can all be organized into five categories: warm, cool, bright, soft, and true. Keep this in mind when making your selection!

Why trust us?

You can count on all this information here because we went out and spoke to several industry experts. Furthermore, as design editors, we understand the versatility of white paint colors and laid out exactly what you should look for when narrowing down your specific shade.

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The Top 10 Coastal Paint Colors Used By Our Interior Designers

The Top 10 Coastal Paint Colors Used By Our Interior Designers

One of our most commonly asked questions is about coastal paint colors. That’s why we’ve rounded up our top ten favorites used in our home interior design projects. It can be overwhelming to decide between the seemingly endless color options out there! From calm coastal paint colors to beachy paint colors, from kitchens and bedrooms to living room walls, if you need guidance in choosing the best coastal paint color for your space, we’d love to help – contact us to schedule a paint color consultation. Note: this post is not sponsored by Benjamin Moore; we just LOVE their coastal paint colors, and almost exclusively use their paint.

  1. We chose Benjamin Moore Gray Timber Wolf, a soft blue/gray paint for the calming master bedroom at #clientdeepwooddrive.
  2. Benjamin Moore’s Quiet Moments is such a cool color, as it changes from seafoam green to soft gray to sky blue, depending on the lighting and furnishings within the room. We chose this unique color for the large master suite at #clientgraygableslane.
  3. Lindsey chose painted grasscloth for her living room and kitchen at #projectcheekwood for added dimension and texture. As a bright, neutral base for her colorful furnishings and artwork, she used Benjamin Moore’s White Heron.
  4. For the massive, oceanfront master bedroom at #clientbeachroadnorth, we channeled the sea and sky with Benjamin Moore’s Palladian Blue.
  5. Whenever we share the fun kitchen from #clientstationone, we usually receive loads of questions about the cabinet color. Gathered decided on Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray. It is a bold choice but packs a huge punch in this cool Wrightsville Beach condo. Pair with sleek brass hardware and white quartz countertops to recreate this look.
  6. Described as “inherently sophisticated and endlessly versatile,” Benjamin Moore’s Titanium was our pick for #clientpierpointdrive’s master suite. It’s a great creamy off-white that works well in so many different settings.
  7. Lindsey’s son’s room from #projectcheekwood is another space that seems to always spark interest. As a spinoff from a traditional blue and white boy’s bedroom, Lindsey picked Wickham Gray for the walls and Newberg Green for the trim, both Benjamin Moore colors.
  8. While you don’t typically think of laundry rooms as a super stylish space, we wanted to make the mundane task more fun at #clientpierpointdrive2. The trim and cabinetry are Benjamin Moore’s Nocturnal Gray to complement the gorgeous Rebecca Atwood wallpaper.
  9. For her daughter’s bedroom, Lindsey opted for a lovely blush pink grass cloth on the walls, but used Benjamin Moore’s Melted Ice Cream as a trim and ceiling color. How can you resist a paint color with a name like that?
  10. We wanted to make the bedroom feel extra special for our sweet Welcome Home Angel client. Her walls are Blue Angel and instead of using white on the ceiling, we opted for this deep peacock blue, Deep Ocean.

Gathered, a full-service design firm and curated boutique in Wilmington, NC, is the vision of principal designer Lindsey Cheek, whose ability to work seamlessly with contractors and builders, along with her fresh take on coastal-inspired home decor, has made her one of the Southeast’s most sought-after interior designers. Her work has been featured in magazines such as Southern Living, HGTV, and Martha Stewart. Learn More >>

Painting garden and country houses inexpensive turnkey in Moscow

This is how we can paint your house too.
Cost - 350 rubles per 1 m2 of area + cost of consumables.

Staining is one of the most popular ways to finish country houses. The paint gives the building an attractive appearance and additionally protects the surface from external influences. The Uyutnaya Dacha company offers painting of a country house inside and outside. Specialists will select the necessary composition, its color, and then carry out all the work, eliminating the hassle.

The quality of our coating materials

In order for the painting of a cottage in the country to bring a durable attractive result, it is necessary to select high-quality paintwork materials. We use products that meet all requirements for facade finishing:

To paint a country house inside, we use quick-drying materials that retain their properties when washing the surface, do not fade for a long time and provide a high level of environmental safety.


Variety of colors used

Before work, we carefully select the options for painting a country house in order to choose the composition that is most suitable in a particular case. Dyes are divided into varieties:

  1. Antiseptic. Ideal for painting a wooden house. Such paints are well absorbed into wood fibers - up to 4-7 mm. The main purpose of these paints is to protect the beam or log from mold and microorganisms. Additionally, protection against the negative influence of the environment is provided. These compositions can be opaque, which give the surface color, but convey the woody texture, and transparent translucent, which completely preserve the wooden pattern.

  2. Acrylic. Composition is preferred in places with unpredictable climate. Acrylic dyes are highly resistant to weathering. They are elastic, therefore, when shrinking, the buildings do not crack. One of the advantages is the ability to pass air, which is especially good for wooden walls. Acrylic compositions are most common in European countries. They allow you to get a completely unique shade by mixing different colors.

  3. Alkyd. Painting garden houses with this compound is recommended in regions with low winter temperatures. Such a paintwork material dries very quickly - in half an hour. However, this has a drawback: the substance does not have time to be absorbed into the wood fibers to a sufficient depth, so the coating is not very durable.

  4. Oily. Painting the walls of a house with such paint is considered a classic way of finishing. The coating is quite reliable and of high quality due to the deep penetration of the composition into the wood. The protective film protects against atmospheric influences for a long time. However, after drying, the surface often gets a matte texture. Another disadvantage is the long drying time of the composition. You need to paint the walls with this paint in dry, warm weather.


Interior and exterior painting

To paint a country house outside, the most important thing is to choose the right color. It should be in harmony with the forms of construction, combined with windows, doors, fences, roofing materials, and be liked by all households. The most successful options:

  1. Sage color. Soft light green tone perfectly harmonizes with white windows, brown or gray roof. The building gets a “fresh look”, which looks good against the backdrop of country greenery. Can be combined with blue, lilac, pale pink or cream.

  2. Grey. The most versatile color. It looks sophisticated, at the same time strict and elegant. Combined with orange, blue, brown or red elements.

  3. Brown. Pairs beautifully with grey. It creates the impression of stability, naturalness, reliability. Very natural wood tone. Can be diluted with red, yellow details.

  4. Red. Looks bright in combination with white, burgundy and brown. The main thing is not to choose a color that is too flashy, because it is aggressive, has an overwhelming, too irritating effect on the nervous system.

  5. Rainbow color combination . Multi-colored paints are suitable for a children's house. Coloring gives the building a cheerful look, improves mood. The main thing is not to overdo it with variegation. To soften the brightness that hits the eyes, you can use pastel shades.

When choosing options for painting a garden house for interior walls, you need to consider the brightness of the paint, the style of the interior and exterior. For small rooms it is better to use light shades, for spacious rooms it is possible to use more saturated dark tones. Classics correspond to brown, gray, white, beige gamma, modern style - any color combinations that are in harmony with each other.


Our advantages in painting your houses

Turning to the company "Uyutnaya Dacha", you get:

We can paint a children's house, a country house, a utility block and other buildings located on the site.

Where to order painting in Moscow and the region

In order not to stain everything around with paint, not to breathe in pungent odors, and not to spoil the mood with mistakes, order painting of country houses and auxiliary buildings in the Uyutnaya Dacha company. We are waiting for your requests - we guarantee reliability and quality.

The best exterior wood paint - paint a wooden house

Paint base - which one to choose?


Much depends on the base of the paint - its service life, consumption, drying time, environmental safety, choice of primer, solvent and application method. Facade paints for wood are usually made on one of three bases: acrylic, alkyd or oil.

Acrylic paint

Acrylic (also called water-dispersion ) exterior paint has a number of advantages over alkyd and oil paints :

1. Environmentally friendly. In the manufacture of such paint, the usual organic solvents (white spirit, solvent, and others) are not used. This material is based on water with acrylic polymers dissolved in it that carry color.

2. A slight odor also follows from the manufacturing technology, when painting, you do not need to wear a respirator or be afraid of a headache.

3. Long service life, the longest among wood paints.

4. Fast drying - at room temperature up to 1-2 hours.

Of the minuses of water-based wood paints are less bright shades compared to alkyds and a lower level of wood protection due to a lower water repellency.

Alkyd enamel

Enamel based on alkyd resin with the addition of an oil modifier. The main advantages of over acrylic paints :

1. High resistance to natural phenomena, wide temperature range.

2. Chemical resistance.

3. Bright colours, glossy or semi-gloss paint available.

4. No drying shrinkage, the paint remains flexible after drying (especially important when painting wood that has not been completely dried).

5 . Best hiding power, no streaks at normal use.

Alkyd paint dries at room temperature much longer than acrylic paint - up to 12 hours, although complete drying occurs approximately simultaneously - after 1-2 days.

The main disadvantages of such paint are low environmental friendliness and high fire hazard during work.

Oil paint

Oil paints use natural drying oil as a base. Foreign representatives rarely have such materials in their assortment, usually these paints are domestic. They are worse than both acrylic and alkyd coatings in almost all respects, however, a tree previously painted with oil paint will only have to be painted with oil paint in the future.

Compared to other types of oil paints :

1. Dry worse - primary drying occurs not earlier than in a day.

2. Possesses the worst hiding power - blisters and smudges of paint are often found.

3 . The most toxic - safe natural drying oil is too expensive to produce, so these paints are based on resin-based drying oils - usually alkyd.

4. The least resistant to adverse environment: they have low moisture resistance and frost resistance.

Summing up , we can say that you need to choose which paint to paint a wooden house between materials based on acrylic or alkyd. In general, now there is no point in choosing oil paint for wood for outdoor use, except when a similar material has been used before.

Alkyd enamel is better for those who want a bright glossy or semi-gloss color, for the walls of houses in severe frosty conditions, for fresh clapboard or block house lining.

Acrylic paint is a good choice in almost any other occasion.

Established wood facade paint manufacturers

Domestic

Tex

The largest manufacturer of paints and varnishes in Russia. Of the features - its own tinting table with more than 500 colors. Under its own brand, it produces the entire set of paintwork.

Yaroslavl colors

Another large paint and varnish factory. Works under the brands Premia and Bright. It produces both familiar brands of materials (for example, YARKO PF-115 enamel), as well as innovative lines.

Rogneda

It produces facade paints for wood under the Dali brand. It has its own laboratory for the development of materials, has proven itself well in the market for 20 years.

Neomid

The youngest company on the list, operating since 2005. Nevertheless, it has a powerful scientific potential, supplies coatings to most Russian car factories. It is known more for its protective compositions, but it also produces paints with enamels.

Foreign

Belinka

Slovenian manufacturer of a full range of wood protection materials. It has been producing paint and varnish products since the middle of the 20th century, they appeared in Russia at the beginning of the current century, but managed to prove themselves.

Tikkurila

Finnish company specializing specifically in wood materials. Production is currently concentrated in Russia, but there are no quality problems. Of the advantages, in addition to time-tested quality, there is a large network of tinting centers.

Pinotex

Brand of AkzoNobel holding, one of the world's largest chemical concerns. This holding also owns the Dulux brand.

How to paint a wooden house?

Painting a wooden building is a job that almost everyone can do. However, despite the seeming simplicity, there are a number of nuances in this lesson, failure to comply with which will lead to rapid wear of the coating or an unplanned visit to the store.

Material calculation

Before picking up a roller, you need to purchase the required amount of paint, primer, and the right tool.

First of all, you need to calculate the area of ​​​​the surfaces to be painted and, based on the type of paint chosen, calculate the required amount of material. Average consumption per 1 layer per 1 m 2 for different paints is:

Next, you need to calculate the amount of soil needed to prepare the surface:

Material consumption will be higher on rough surfaces and previously unpainted walls. To the resulting amount of paint and primer, it is worth adding 7-10% for the stock - usually this is enough for unaccounted surfaces and compensating for overspending. In addition, consumption increases when using a spray gun.

In addition to paint and primer, you will need :

If the paint is applied to a previously painted or unprepared surface, the following may also be useful:

To eliminate defects in the wall, you will need to use wood putty.

Work technology

Walls must be cleaned of dust and peeling paint. Existing damage (holes from knots, defects in boards, etc.) should be repaired with putty.

To do this, you can take high-quality stationery tape, stick a strip to the wall and, after waiting 2-3 minutes, tear it off with a sharp movement. If there is paint left on the adhesive tape, it must be removed completely. To do this, use washes, a building hair dryer, a brush or a grinder. The chosen method of removing the old coating depends on the availability of the tool, time, financial possibilities, etc.

The coating is done in two layers. The usual drying time for primers for applying the second layer is 3-4 hours, for natural drying oil - about a day. The exact time of readiness is indicated on the package. The use of soil is not necessary, but it extends the life of the coating by 1.5-2 times. In extreme cases, you can use paint diluted with a solvent in a ratio of 1: 1 instead of a primer.

It is important to observe the layer thickness and not to exceed it - paint applied in 1 layer with a consumption of 300 g/m. 2 at a rate of 130 g/m 2 will quickly begin to peel off. It is best to paint in 2 layers with a difference of a day between applications.

Keep track of the condition of the coating, you still have to paint the house every 5-10 years, and restoring damaged wood is expensive and not always successful.

Facade painting works are carried out in dry weather, at a temperature not lower than 5-10°C.

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