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I am trying to choose a color for the entire interior of my new house. The builder is using Benjamin Moore paints.
I would like to do some shade of beige and an off white trim. My previous home had Sherwin Williams Gourmet Mushroom on the walls and Moderate White for the trim. I'm quite tempted to just give those colors to the builder and have them mixed at Benjamin Moore. I know them. I liked them.
I've got a few color strips from BM I've been looking over... I really would like to paint a few rooms different colors, but at $300 a pop I'd rather wait and do it myself later on.
I am trying to choose a color for the entire interior of my new house. The builder is using Benjamin Moore paints.
I would like to do some shade of beige and an off white trim. My previous home had Sherwin Williams Gourmet Mushroom on the walls and Moderate White for the trim. I'm quite tempted to just give those colors to the builder and have them mixed at Benjamin Moore. I know them. I liked them.
I've got a few color strips from BM I've been looking over... I really would like to paint a few rooms different colors, but at $300 a pop I'd rather wait and do it myself later on.
I like Putnam Ivory.
Look in my profile album - what you're thinking of is pretty much the scheme in my house.
My wife and I personally like the tan/beige family for whole house colors. To me it looks more interesting than a shade of white and is still very neutral to go with anything. It just seems to class a place up versus a flatter more boring color.
We generally use MAB paints and the following are two colors we have used:
1. Kelp Weed - A very nice color that has a little touch of green in it under direct light. Four people that we know have since used the color in their house they liked it so much in ours.
2. Cork Wedge - A traditional "tan" color that we used for the family room, hallways and stairwell in our current house. Again, it's an interesting color in it's own right, and goes with anything you put it with.
We used "Mexican Sand" in our master bedroom and bath as we felt the "Cork Wedge" was a little too light for the look we were going for. I personally think it's too dark for a whole house, but it could work depending on other factors.
I am trying to choose a color for the entire interior of my new house. The builder is using Benjamin Moore paints.
I would like to do some shade of beige and an off white trim. My previous home had Sherwin Williams Gourmet Mushroom on the walls and Moderate White for the trim. I'm quite tempted to just give those colors to the builder and have them mixed at Benjamin Moore. I know them. I liked them.
I've got a few color strips from BM I've been looking over... I really would like to paint a few rooms different colors, but at $300 a pop I'd rather wait and do it myself later on.
For trim we use a lot of White Dove,it's not stark white and it goes great with all wall colors. If you're looking to go a little more on the off white side Linen White is good too,I wouldn't go much darker than that on the trim or you'll limit yourself on wall colors down the road.
There's so many shades of beige but a few popular ones we've been using are Philadelphia Cream,Dunmore Cream(HC-29),Shelbourne Buff (HC-28)....Peanut Shell (2162-40) is a nice darker color for a family rm. we use a lot lately.
$300.00 per color Damn where are you located...lol We're only getting $125-$150.
I would upgrade to the Regal Matte finish if they're not going to charge you an arm/leg for it.The eggshell shows to many imperfections and doesn't touch up well,the Matte looks flat but has an angular sheen and is very durable and touches up great.
I really like bm shaker beige. i'll have to check out dove white to see how i like that. thanks guys.
You'll love it.
We use Shaker Beige in our higher end rentals ... and in our own foyer and hallways here at home. Love it.
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Damn where are you located...lol We're only getting $125-$150.
