Thank you very much for taking the time to respond! We have a very open floor plan so my other question would be, if I were to brave AW on cabinets, would you recommend I still carry it to the walls with Pure White trim/ceilings? Or at that point would another wall color fit better? Pure White on walls seems to stark for my liking. I did see a photo where the gal did Aesthetic White cabinetry and her walls were Alabaster at 75%. Thoughts on this? Thank you again, Kylie!

Hi Ashley! So sorry I’m just now seeing your comment. I am still undecided. Most recently I have concluded Pure White would be the “safer” choice then I came across a kitchen where someone had done AW cabinetry and I loved it. Such a hard choice! My husband prefers a little contrast on the walls so I’m almost thinking AW w/Pure White trim would be our ticket. That being said I think Pure White on the cabinetry would work well since the surrounding walls will bring the needed warmth being AW. We have a very open floor plan. Metal finishes in kitchen will be polished nickel faucet and brass pendant lights/cabinet hardware. What have you decided on?

Sophia – I am in the same boat!! Considering AW for whole house and darker stained island, but so torn as to either Pure White for perimeter cabinets or jump in to light depth. I’m not opposed to white cabinets so I’m wondering if the flexibility of white will keep me from taking the plunge. What colors are you considering to pair with pure white and AW?

I’m sorry, I don’t!!

Hey Sophia, this is ALLLL sounding good. For longevity, I do LEAN INTO Pure White cabinets, even though Aesthetic can be lovely on cabinets. I just think you’ll get more enjoyment in the longterm :).

THANK YOU! I meant to link it to the McGee family kitchen which is in Creamy White, rather than the Cove which IS Swiss Coffee! Thanks for catching this – I’m fixing it right now!

FOUND IT! I had it mixed up with the McGee family home kitchen project – which IS Creamy White – I tagged the wrong project! Thanks for letting me know :).

AHHHHH, Donna, I’m sorry to hear this! And yes, it’s the whole ‘similar LRV’ thing that can really throw things off-whack! And just saying, you COULD PAINT now and he can still fix the nail pops/settling in a year :), it will just be on a better colour!

Ahhh, I’m probably looking at the wrong project – thank you! I do love Swiss Coffee too :). Now I’m going to figure out WHICH project was Creamy White!

So now I realize that the whole house wall color (undertones and LRV) is going to be dictated by my kitchen cabinet color! And, if I don’t want to paint all the trim in a year (which I don’t), the wall color will be limited by that bright white as well!

I don’t even want to think about it, but have consoled myself that I will be consulting you in the Spring when we can paint again. Maybe it will make a good blog post!