Master Bath Remodel~Finding the Right White

<div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i>~~Sorry, I am reposting this.  It accidentally got deleted yesterday.  (Probably because I am a newb and when it said Do you want to delete this? I quickly said YES!!!)</i></u></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm right in the middle of a Master Bath and Basement remodeling job for a client.  The Master Bath was basically a gut job keeping the only the flooring which was somewhat new and neutral.  I designed new his and hers vanities that were recently installed.  They were to be painted on site. We had decided on a creamy white but which white?</span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaPvZ-mALUf7GtZmNZoofYFhkGgcxlLbzXwjGV-_cwNZ_IZ7t2FyBd5wMxcYV3BCewkhyphenhyphen5lxZr2LQ9qtfWmVVb3fh8klcHJyyiLIXKLBL_tO5fM0bMhjpBM4jmiAqUOZWRCVfEtw88kE/s1600/white-bathroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span></span><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaPvZ-mALUf7GtZmNZoofYFhkGgcxlLbzXwjGV-_cwNZ_IZ7t2FyBd5wMxcYV3BCewkhyphenhyphen5lxZr2LQ9qtfWmVVb3fh8klcHJyyiLIXKLBL_tO5fM0bMhjpBM4jmiAqUOZWRCVfEtw88kE/s400/white-bathroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.valleycabinetinc.com/" target="_blank">Idea photo: source</a></i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that there are over 140 off white colors in the Benjamin Moore Deck?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Not as easy as you think to narrow down the right white.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some suggestions and tips for finding the perfect white:</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQurNL6NPnPNvQ-Egpgfj6ack12aVlAyuZW4ghCgc4yKmSGbVa_8DM_NZ8exdW6MERz6DjPN9v6J08yFz3eS7rp5qLKw1IZISv-VEVBHTKzJ-Bgw0ryxCTvkDigNdGN7xOpIlx5Bi7MA/s1600/IMG_5307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQurNL6NPnPNvQ-Egpgfj6ack12aVlAyuZW4ghCgc4yKmSGbVa_8DM_NZ8exdW6MERz6DjPN9v6J08yFz3eS7rp5qLKw1IZISv-VEVBHTKzJ-Bgw0ryxCTvkDigNdGN7xOpIlx5Bi7MA/s400/IMG_5307.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">1. Choose your color in the room that you are painting it.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> The lighting is different in each room and changes throughout the day.   So, we sat down in the bathroom with all of the decks and my paint kits from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams and started to narrow it down.  It really helps to have the larger samples to look at.  Most paint stores will let you order large 8X10 sample sheets at no cost.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEINfGanfxXtDKlIpfEaWfaC1lsWRLn5Rup4W3xfZ7HoFnIR0tDIGha1ajWRp1bX0QFGrpXbhRGPM8ND4N8o_iHjtcWqcF66KsDh-qx9Irxr2Ome1kCAFRif8f9i6jFX3xr8K8YxRl-4/s1600/IMG_5332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEINfGanfxXtDKlIpfEaWfaC1lsWRLn5Rup4W3xfZ7HoFnIR0tDIGha1ajWRp1bX0QFGrpXbhRGPM8ND4N8o_iHjtcWqcF66KsDh-qx9Irxr2Ome1kCAFRif8f9i6jFX3xr8K8YxRl-4/s640/IMG_5332.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">2.  Make sure you have all of your surface samples.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  We had samples of the flooring, marble shower tiles, and the countertops. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Also include your finishes for the faucets, </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">hardware and/or towelbars, we were using Brushed Nickel. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wjb8cuMSRs0pRaV00KfAfk0SefmEh1_RpjwY0wUpzUVpNh3BmLBoz9tqTlU4h8lM2D4WWPh86B3YopooQh2DzCVn-r_w10iPYx7-xjXtgsIVgoISkqpEjRKUwz2xC4K2JGzH2tYXT64/s1600/IMG_5310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wjb8cuMSRs0pRaV00KfAfk0SefmEh1_RpjwY0wUpzUVpNh3BmLBoz9tqTlU4h8lM2D4WWPh86B3YopooQh2DzCVn-r_w10iPYx7-xjXtgsIVgoISkqpEjRKUwz2xC4K2JGzH2tYXT64/s640/IMG_5310.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">3.  Hang up your samples and look at them during different times of the day.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Live with them for a while. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> In a bathroom you are most likely to spend more time during the morning hours and before you go to bed.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Really look at the colors during this time.</span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNQNIOhJ0p1iWrVGVgJ5NUb98PPZVoZ3U2NGCXANQzx5mSSg8tBc4NKGqYbNOq7ftMZKjDnQXWQDl8mpBzw18fnkDbDptjnweAF7CpMPzQnSxcjDoGd0gWewK4G1d4C3H69yZcgTLems/s1600/86527060.jpg+w=600&h=600&keep_ratio=1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNQNIOhJ0p1iWrVGVgJ5NUb98PPZVoZ3U2NGCXANQzx5mSSg8tBc4NKGqYbNOq7ftMZKjDnQXWQDl8mpBzw18fnkDbDptjnweAF7CpMPzQnSxcjDoGd0gWewK4G1d4C3H69yZcgTLems/s640/86527060.jpg+w=600&h=600&keep_ratio=1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://homeguides.sfgate.com/picking-wall-coloring-34482.html" target="_blank">source</a></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">                                     </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">4.  Look closely at the undertones in the colors you have chosen.  I find the best way to do this is to hold my samples up to a pure white piece of printer paper.  You can really see the pink, yellow or blue undertones this way. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qPwYBdi69IrFWqTSzjHB7dKAFlNhacB5Y8RdavLt9yZZJyf5zVmeZ2_f306Fz4ILya5K3jvyPDgp2WvuSh32D-aF3FAI_T91CbzkEFf6lJ6qrI0Gwxi6i3TCN0cHGFvrPFod_pUDhuI/s1600/IMG_5330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qPwYBdi69IrFWqTSzjHB7dKAFlNhacB5Y8RdavLt9yZZJyf5zVmeZ2_f306Fz4ILya5K3jvyPDgp2WvuSh32D-aF3FAI_T91CbzkEFf6lJ6qrI0Gwxi6i3TCN0cHGFvrPFod_pUDhuI/s640/IMG_5330.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I see a lot of yellow undertones in this off white color.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT94l04HRYvde4nW1KYPN65aZ1jCQOh_MM0viwJzuyy6fr4c-dAwTlHurVK802AVMG3O0fxpz6pqUzFM_M7zQeCrdKqpiZKv7O4LMzYltLK1YIlAcyeg0phPQNPeNYz7MLWD7L5QFjzkg/s1600/IMG_5327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT94l04HRYvde4nW1KYPN65aZ1jCQOh_MM0viwJzuyy6fr4c-dAwTlHurVK802AVMG3O0fxpz6pqUzFM_M7zQeCrdKqpiZKv7O4LMzYltLK1YIlAcyeg0phPQNPeNYz7MLWD7L5QFjzkg/s640/IMG_5327.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">And in this sample I see more peachy tones.  In the color deck it's much harder to see these differences.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">5.  Pick a color and PRAY!  And remember, it's only paint.  What's the worst that can happen? </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> You have to paint it again?</span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ_OUgqiOVhYPs68d0W2-T4KLk7CQWxWzG2DZSOv1oOTNeZhgy_9BaDTs7wrAvkzYXNfpXRPAB4tWlLttP55Un3-v0R0qMK58KtcvN5SFTG60DGhvkyhof7x2FaT8takn5-bbpgW-VPM/s1600/images.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ_OUgqiOVhYPs68d0W2-T4KLk7CQWxWzG2DZSOv1oOTNeZhgy_9BaDTs7wrAvkzYXNfpXRPAB4tWlLttP55Un3-v0R0qMK58KtcvN5SFTG60DGhvkyhof7x2FaT8takn5-bbpgW-VPM/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Google</span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Here are some of my tried and true whites for cabinetry and trim. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Benjamin Moore:</span></i></b></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OC-38 Acadia White- </b> This is a great trim color.  The trim in my house is all Acadia White and I love it.</span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgafw2zvv-8qs9hncrwUmMXKsGsjSAt2N8F3sbYWqrHKbtOZ1Aia9B13tB6L2rGfvYDVoAc6pqaqnEIGNIcfKqyPC66P9fQrh4b0DnYy48lmdw6CGqlgTSHsVNF9Mw0e-qblZwDhanRg/s1600/43136108901963900_hIH4cAGo_f.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgafw2zvv-8qs9hncrwUmMXKsGsjSAt2N8F3sbYWqrHKbtOZ1Aia9B13tB6L2rGfvYDVoAc6pqaqnEIGNIcfKqyPC66P9fQrh4b0DnYy48lmdw6CGqlgTSHsVNF9Mw0e-qblZwDhanRg/s640/43136108901963900_hIH4cAGo_f.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Houzz.com</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>White Dove-</b> This is a great no fail cabinet color.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg8RzWQLUbVWyqoI3QW1VXUXqBRDLaWZpdcTCmsAfnlV05-0z3B5UofazMHoGqI_M-KUhyphenhyphen3UmRQqPKquS3lGUVOCGmNwhGWrirBWqcHuOkq0zmy-glSgOzUHBRfYdh8gcaUi85_Vmguc/s1600/43136108901963923_uyiQ7VuT_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg8RzWQLUbVWyqoI3QW1VXUXqBRDLaWZpdcTCmsAfnlV05-0z3B5UofazMHoGqI_M-KUhyphenhyphen3UmRQqPKquS3lGUVOCGmNwhGWrirBWqcHuOkq0zmy-glSgOzUHBRfYdh8gcaUi85_Vmguc/s400/43136108901963923_uyiQ7VuT_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Houzz.com</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linen White- </b>This soft color is great for trim with earth toned walls like you see below.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_1NhRyKkKR5X5ZS10CiVicFSlPNeFg5FOfDgkUQSFV23AluauPybqyS5IzM1rJHY9pW7KhKuiI_kDQq8tdceTrdw-E1SKG8b9bThbbbcA-ObgmVLreAsWOy5LnFee0siQFFWWk497X0/s1600/43136108901963966_gJBLzn8Z_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_1NhRyKkKR5X5ZS10CiVicFSlPNeFg5FOfDgkUQSFV23AluauPybqyS5IzM1rJHY9pW7KhKuiI_kDQq8tdceTrdw-E1SKG8b9bThbbbcA-ObgmVLreAsWOy5LnFee0siQFFWWk497X0/s400/43136108901963966_gJBLzn8Z_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Houzz.com</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bone White-</b> This is a much bolder white, almost beige color.  It looks fantastic paired with darker wall colors.  It was my builder-partner's favorite.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_P4wt9sGzQIBoip0YEgiS1uASukNUjYkSkkrZZayncRtdahjslsS0K0Frm_xYP5wwqD8_T9ZbNEwblptOHHGTrEvxIOGYxPaIu8Od0UYcfdR1Wy5OZ1cutl-Q9WeniK46OyZ1CKmO7BQ/s1600/43136108901963998_gEkeFIGc_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_P4wt9sGzQIBoip0YEgiS1uASukNUjYkSkkrZZayncRtdahjslsS0K0Frm_xYP5wwqD8_T9ZbNEwblptOHHGTrEvxIOGYxPaIu8Od0UYcfdR1Wy5OZ1cutl-Q9WeniK46OyZ1CKmO7BQ/s400/43136108901963998_gEkeFIGc_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Houzz.com</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sherwin Williams- </span></i></b></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Steamed Milk-</b> A creamy white with some grey undertones.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxoUyY6_YEKSwG1Caj1e1XilhgOoPJpxwz6CEXC_y8x7tKpEIXEa1otGtU4Cr2TjUWpv4e3CnrjWZFApxPgHWcMSmuyAsAToNnDIirAs1W4mmUjEOhsQzNWVO28HNLBwed3ou4kMl3Nc/s1600/IMG_3457-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxoUyY6_YEKSwG1Caj1e1XilhgOoPJpxwz6CEXC_y8x7tKpEIXEa1otGtU4Cr2TjUWpv4e3CnrjWZFApxPgHWcMSmuyAsAToNnDIirAs1W4mmUjEOhsQzNWVO28HNLBwed3ou4kMl3Nc/s640/IMG_3457-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> This is the color I painted my guest room.  Trim is Acadia White OC-38  Benjamin Moore</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dover White 6835-</b> I haven't personally used this color but it is very popular.  It's kind of a linen-y color.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt4gGHJPK2WytxHfIPjdTOkbkQnY44VlR-hMKdI3ALsSc-T_BhefsLLRSjq0Ppe-mZ6rkcSiHROuMIUOPPL9JLwoD-o2QLOHOEUb94_H6vO9D3-h8t2nFEJzP9PAEhr9-EKJiPANVvso/s1600/43136108901964095_2UjEevwt_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBt4gGHJPK2WytxHfIPjdTOkbkQnY44VlR-hMKdI3ALsSc-T_BhefsLLRSjq0Ppe-mZ6rkcSiHROuMIUOPPL9JLwoD-o2QLOHOEUb94_H6vO9D3-h8t2nFEJzP9PAEhr9-EKJiPANVvso/s400/43136108901964095_2UjEevwt_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Houzz.com</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So what color did we choose?  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nLXD-Ftc6d2nI768mPRIiUcX0MeGRnvCY0JbLNCLOthmtsP6ErlM0lPw1fPgt5k1ZqNLD1Rpiv9SqJOfMx7drxycFfhpH-JL6HA7QF57yI-cxYqQf8bm43OKTX5nGWxSqtl3L0aRImo/s1600/IMG_5317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nLXD-Ftc6d2nI768mPRIiUcX0MeGRnvCY0JbLNCLOthmtsP6ErlM0lPw1fPgt5k1ZqNLD1Rpiv9SqJOfMx7drxycFfhpH-JL6HA7QF57yI-cxYqQf8bm43OKTX5nGWxSqtl3L0aRImo/s640/IMG_5317.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">After much deliberation we chose Benjamin Moore's <b>White Dove</b>.  It's the perfect combination of a brighter white with creamy undertones.  With all of the neutrals going on in the room we wanted the cabinets to pop.  This is a sneak peak at "His" vanity.  I am in love, love, love with the Crema Marfil marble tops.  So Beautiful and Luxe!!!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;"><b>~~</b></span>I have to tell you this funny story before I wrap up this post.  Don't worry, I got permission from my client to retell it.  The cabinets were in and we had spent a lot of time picking the white color.  I mean a LOT of time.  She was very unsure and wanted it to be just right.  On the day they were to do the enameling she texted and called me in a panic!  "I think I hate it!  It's too white!"  I told her I would run over and check on them and make sure they had the color right.  I also asked her if it was perhaps the first coat of paint.  I had an idea of what the problem was but to be sure I went to the house to check.  Sure enough, my hunch was correct.  What she was seeing was the PRIMER coat which was a very bright stock white color.  I called her and let her know that everything was fine.  She was embarrassed but I told her it happens to everyone at some point.  I was just glad that I was there so she didn't have to worry about it all day while she was at work.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm linking to</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Faded Charm</a>~ White Wednesday </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; 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Master Bath Remodel~Finding the Right White

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