Comments on: Sherwin Williams High Reflective White SW 7757: Paint Color Review

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:22:25 +0000

In reply to Brenda. That would HAVE to be Benjamin Moore Ballet White.

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:59:44 +0000

In reply to Brandi.

Hey Brandi, for versatile and true, Behrs Ultra Pure White miiiiight be a bit better. But between SW and BM – YES HRW is great, just make sure you read this! https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/why-is-sherwin-williams-high-reflective-white-so-hard-to-get/

By: Brandi

Brandi — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 23:59:36 +0000

Do you consider HRW to be the most versatile and true white??

If I choose HRW for the kitchen/laundry cabinets in our new house, should I use it for the ceilings and baseboards/trim too??

What sheen do you recommend for each??

Thank you!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 02:56:45 +0000

In reply to Valerie. Welllll, if it were me, I would do Alabaster on the ceiling too. If you partner a whiter white with it, Alabaster can look that bit more yellow in comparison. Alabaster often likes to be the whitest white in the space!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:50:50 +0000

Kylie,
I am having a DIFFICULT time deciding on a trim and ceiling color! My home can be dark in the afternoon and evening but most of the house is light during the morning. I’ve decided on Alabaster for the walls with one accent wall done in Linen. I’m leaning towards High Reflective White for the ceiling and trim because it is so neutral. I’ve gotten samples of Extra White but I don’t want the blue tint, and the Pure White doesn’t seem like it would be much different than the Alabaster. With all the reviews of the problem with “hiding”, I’m afraid to use the HRW. What are your thoughts?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:10:06 +0000

What is the best “Off White” or “Antique White”
For exterior?

By: Kevin Rogers

Kevin Rogers — Sat, 13 May 2023 02:37:10 +0000

Kylie, HRW is apparently close to Milgard’s fiberglass frost window frame, which we may use in our new waterfront house. If so, we may use it on our kitchen cabinets, because they will abut a window. We will probably go with a light beige or greige on our walls and light beige/tan with a touch of gray LVP. We are considering a navy blue gray like BM “In the midnight hour 1666” for our island cabinets, but we also like the colors in this photo of you sitting on a blue island: https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/meet-kylie/ What are the colors in that kitchen? Thanks, Kevin

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:38:42 +0000

In reply to Paula. Hi Paula, if it were ME, and I had what you're explaining, I would choose Pure White. Extra White would be a hard no, and while I love HRW, I've seen Pure White turn out so STINKIN' GOOD so many times, that it's hard for me to not automatically go there. I know, the small samples make it so DARN HARD and things really only come to life on teh larger scale. I hope this helps :).

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:02:40 +0000

My cabinets are being refaced soon and my cabinet maker needs my white paint color YESTERDAY! They only use Sherwin Williams and the only colors I can come up with are Pure White, Extra White and High Reflective White. It is really hard to look at the colors in my home because the cabinets are that bad orange oak so the light is reflecting that on the paint swatch. My floors are a LVT in a somewhat warm color but can look yellow in the wrong light. Anyway the backsplash tile has a mixture of whites to a warm tan/beige as I wanted something a little different than plain white. To the point….it seems like everything has a gray undertone to me! So at this point I am leaning towards High Reflective White. I have 3 different samples and they all look different though. One I got from Samplize, one from the Sherwin Williams store and a piece of actual cabinet refaced material and they are all different. It is maddening and at this point I am just going to close my eyes and point to one. Is this normal to go through. Surely it cannot be this difficult!!!!! It seems like every decision I make I regret i.e. the floor color, my wall color……Thank you for all the free content you put out there to help people. I binge watch your reviews while on my treadmill!!!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 22:16:49 +0000

In reply to Kristi. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this! I can't see adding white making enough of a difference and would recommend moving over to High Reflective White or BM Chantilly Lace (i love Chantilly).

By: Kristi

Kristi — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:44:09 +0000

My contractor used extra white as the base for the HRW, and my entire basement now looks BLUE. Is there anything that can be done? Perhaps a top coat using mixing method #1 as you describe in the article (adding white to the can)? Or should we just repaint with BM Chantilly lace…

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:06:44 +0000

I was planning to use HRW for my trim to go with Aesthetic White and SW just told me they can’t make that color in Pro Industrial semi gloss. My painters are coming Monday! Now I’m scrambling trying to figure out what to do, not to mention the shortage of paint. Eek!

By: KylieMawdsley

KylieMawdsley — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:55:55 +0000

In reply to Antoinette Ross. If you want a crisp look, HRW would be gorgeous with Naval! Some might even look at Extra White, but I find it a flash too cool :).

By: Antoinette Ross

Antoinette Ross — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 11:46:00 +0000

I love your advice. It’s always spot on. Quick question…I’m painting an accent wall in my northern facing master bedroom SW Naval and I’m not sure which white would work best everywhere else. Lots of good light from 5 large windows (bay.) I want a clean look, thinking of SW High Reflective White for tray ceiling, trim and other 3 walls. New carpet being installed after I paint so I’m not committed to a carpet color yet. Do you think that will work?