While gray walls ruled for a long time white walls are becoming the color of choice for homes in 2018 and 2019.
Alabaster white walls with grey floor.
Colonnade grey ceiling color.
If you pay attention to color design trends white has been a top color choice for both sherwin williams and benjamin moore as their color of the year in 2016 alabaster was the sherwin williams coty and simply white was benjamin moore s top color.
You can paint your walls a rich charcoal color or match the floor color to create a classy formal look in a living room or dining room.
As we now know sherwin williams alabaster has a neutral base with a hint of warmth too it.
This color of flooring also looks good with pastel colored walls with a hint of color such as a gentle mauve or a.
That s why we ve created this guide to choosing the best sherwin williams white paint color to help you navigate the cools warms and go to paints to find the perfect fit.
Being a light neutral alabaster is versatile and useful for any room from an entry to a home office to a dining room.
Choosing the best white paint color for your space can be challenging.
In general i m not a fan of gray on gray as it s too monochromatic when paired with gray floors.
You just need to find the right undertone pending on the color of the floor.
Engineered hardwoods in graphite mostly a darker gray with some wood tones should i do the trim and wainscoting in extra white semi gloss or reflective light semi gloss.
When you look at alabaster it is easy to see why it is so popular yet not at all.
Some examples are as follows.
A near neutral wall color from the same yellow hue family neighborhood would have to have a difference in chroma of at least 20 ish compared to alabaster.
Alabaster was sherwin williams 2016 color of the year and there s no doubt it has become a favorite white for designers.
Hope this give you some ideas on the look.
Use sherwin williams alabaster on walls.
Alabaster is the perfect neutral almost off white paint color for walls.
Use the whites i suggested above.
It represents purity it s clean bright and fresh.
It can be peaceful on its own or form a yin and yang harmony with contrasting dark colors such as urbane bronze sw 7048 or gray area sw 7052 in a spa like bathroom sherwin williams said in its materials about the winning color.
White oak flooring can look bleached out depending on its finish.
But sometimes doing 1 dark gray accent wall paired with whites on the other walls can really work.
Ethereal mood sw 7639 by sherwin williams has more chroma than alabaster and the difference in chroma is comfortably more than 20.
My girl joanna gaines used this color to paint the main areas of her own house and it is one of her go to whites for walls and shiplap.
In fact white walls are trending right now on pinterest in a big way.
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