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WHITE PAINT COLORS THAT ARE NOT WHITE

9 GREAT NON WHITE "WHITES" - ALL BENJAMIN MOORE COLORS - ASPEN WHITE, DUNE WHITE, GENESIS WHITE, LILY WHITE, PATRIOTIC WHITE, WHITE CLOUD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, WHITE RIVER, WHITE ZINFANDEL
9 GREAT NON WHITE “WHITES” – ALL BENJAMIN MOORE COLORS – ASPEN WHITE, DUNE WHITE, GENESIS WHITE, LILY WHITE, PATRIOTIC WHITE, WHITE CLOUD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, WHITE RIVER, WHITE ZINFANDEL

In my quest for the RIGHT WHITE for the exterior of our “addition” I have become acquainted with a myriad of WHITE paint colors…many, many of them are NOT at all what I would call “WHITE” but they all posses a similar CALM that unites them.

I played around with the Benjamin Moore Personal Color Viewer…and “painted” one of my favorite spots in the house…though at the end of this post you will see some changes that have taken place…the the CHAIR and SOFA in this photo….

HERE IS A SCENE FROM OUR “SEA SALT” LIVING ROOM….

SEA SALT (SHERWINN WILLIAMS)
SEA SALT (SHERWINN WILLIAMS)

AND NOW LETS DO SOME VIRTUAL PAINTING!!!!

 

ASPEN WHITE
ASPEN WHITE
ASPEN WHITE
ASPEN WHITE – I HAVE TO SAY…I AM NOT A FAN….KIND OF “LEMONY” FOR ME

BUT I LOVE……

 

DUNE WHITE
DUNE WHITE
DUNE WHITE
DUNE WHITE
I LIKE DUNE WHITE SO SOOTHING....
I LIKE DUNE WHITE SO SOOTHING….
GENESIS WHITE
GENESIS WHITE
GENESIS WHITE
GENESIS WHITE
NOT SURE OF THIS IS GENESIS WHITE...BUT IT HAS THAT SOOTHING FEEL....
NOT SURE OF THIS IS GENESIS WHITE…BUT IT HAS THAT SOOTHING FEEL….MUCH LIKE LILY WHITE BELOW….
LILY WHITE
LILY WHITE
LILY WHITE
LILY WHITE

I LIKE THE BARELY DETECTABLE HINT OF GREEN IN THIS BLUE…I AM ACTUALLY IN LOVE WITH THIS COLOR…PATRIOTIC WHITE…

PATRIOTIC WHITE
PATRIOTIC WHITE
PATRIOTIC WHITE
PATRIOTIC WHITE
PATRIOTIC WHITE...living in color with sonu
PATRIOTIC WHITE…living in color with sonu
WHITE CLOUD
WHITE CLOUD
WHITE CLOUD
WHITE CLOUD….HARD TO TELL…KIND OF YELLOW HERE….

I THINK MY NEXT COLOR POST WILL BE ON ALL OF THE PAINT COLORS WITH

THE WORD “CLOUD” IN THEM!!!

WHITE MOUNTAINS
WHITE MOUNTAINS
WHITE MOUNTAINS
WHITE MOUNTAINS
WHITE RIVER
WHITE RIVER

I LIKE WHITE RIVER..KIND OF REMINDS ME OF
“CREAMY WHITE”

WHITE RIVER
WHITE RIVER

AND I LOVE THE EVER SO SLIGHT HINT OF PINK…

I MEAN BARELY THERE…IN WHITE ZINFANDEL…

WHITE ZINFADEL
WHITE ZINFADEL
WHITE ZINFANDEL
WHITE ZINFANDEL

THERE YOU HAVE THEM…9 NOT – WHITE PAINT COLORS – CALLED “WHITE”!!!

9 GREAT NON WHITE "WHITES" - ALL BENJAMIN MOORE COLORS - ASPEN WHITE, DUNE WHITE, GENESIS WHITE, LILY WHITE, PATRIOTIC WHITE, WHITE CLOUD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, WHITE RIVER, WHITE ZINFANDEL
9 GREAT NON WHITE “WHITES” – ALL BENJAMIN MOORE COLORS – ASPEN WHITE, DUNE WHITE, GENESIS WHITE, LILY WHITE, PATRIOTIC WHITE, WHITE CLOUD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, WHITE RIVER, WHITE ZINFANDEL

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BUT WAIT THERE IS ONE MORE…(WELL ACTUALLY THERE ARE DOZENS MORE)

BUT HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES…

WHITE DOWN - I PAINTED MY LIVING ROOM THIS COLOR...
WHITE DOWN – I PAINTED MY LIVING ROOM THIS COLOR…
THE LIVING ROOM PAINTED WHITE DOWN
THE LIVING ROOM PAINTED WHITE DOWN – AND THE NEWLY REUPHOLSTERED SOFA AND CHAIR AND OTTOMAN!!!!

THERE WILL BE MORE ON THE LIVING ROOM MAKEOVER…FOR WHILE

I DID

PAINT THE LIVING ROOM WHITE DOWN..

…..I LIVED WITH IT FOR A WEEK..AND THEN CHANGED IT!!!

YOU SHALL SEE!!!

the reupholstered sofa and "Grams" chair
the reupholstered sofa and “Grams” chair….I loved them before and I LOVE them now!!! and they are MUCH cleaner!!!

6 thoughts on “WHITE PAINT COLORS THAT ARE NOT WHITE

  1. Can’t believe you are moving out of this gorgeous house! Hope you continue to blog on your next one as I am sure it will be equally fabulous.

  2. Oh Tara, his week, I have to agree with you and this is how I look at it…I will ONLY move if we can improve our quality of life…and so if the right buyer at he right price can help up pay for college and simplify our life to embrace the next step…then so be it..and if not…I am going NO where!!! because I LOVE MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE!

  3. Lesli, you do such a great job! I love the new covers on the couch, chair and ottoman-just stunning! I’m happy to hear you won’t move unless the offer is a good one and your life is better for it…hoping you have peace through the whole process.
    The “whites” we’re interesting to read about and compare, thanks for sharing.

  4. I’m curious why you repainted your White Down living room since I’m painting my kitchen cabinets that color. Also, would you say White Down is a white or light cream? I was going for light cream, but after one coat, the color looks completely white. Thank you very much!

    1. The white down was not really a cream but a grayed- pale antique white if that makes sense. I think it is light dependent . Our living room has 12′ ceilings and the color was too light to be cream and too dark to be white. Not sure if this makes any sense. At the time I wnatef a Grayer color . That being said the Alli were just repainted Sherwinn willima “steamed milk” . I think that wall colors often do not read the same on cabinets . What color are you going for ?!!!

  5. Any suggestions for a Sherwin Williams “Alabaster” complement for walls. Alabaster will go on Kitchen cabinets.

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