DEFINITEY, Chantilly Lace – it’s best to keep the whites consistent :).

Hmmm, interesting, I’ll have to check it out – thank you!

I do LOOOVE Chantilly Lace. Just ask them to top it up wiht white tint, as it doesn’t cover well. Additional white tint can help (as their tint actually has titanium in it, which helps with coverage).

WEllll, if it were me, I would definitely keep going with Chantilly Lace for consistency! You’ll see a bit of a shift with the change in sheen 🙂

Thank you so much! I may just bite the extra money bullet and repaint the ceiling chantilly white as well to match the cabinets, trim, and doors 🙂

Oh wow. Okay, so it can be tough to pull off two different whites in a space, especially when their other partner is a very subtle off-white (Toque White). The thing is, one white will expose the undertones in another. Toque White is off-white with a subtle pink undertone, so you will have to be very careful to avoid green and yellow undertones. You’re in a tough spot but seems to me like BM Chantilly Lace could be your best bet – avoid Simply White, Cloud White, White Dove, and any of the yellow-based ones like them :).

BUT – We recently learned that our cabinet maker can only paint our kitchen cabinets, trim, and doors with BM paint. What white color do you recommend from BM that’s not too cool (house is warmer with neutral tones), bright (concern bec ceiling is already painted with SW Extra White which has a 87 LRV) or dark (so cabinets don’t look dirty!)?

For background, we have white gold Calcutta tile flooring and plan to have similar look for our kitchen island and backsplash. Thanks so much!

Hi Jess, there would be a small shift between cabinets and walls, but nothing SUPER noticeable 🙂

Hi Maya! We have some rooms too that are 8′ ceilings and have White Dove on the ceiling just for consistency. What about doing White Dove 25% lighter up there, for a weee shift, but keeping the undertones the same. You just don’t want the white of the ceiling making your walls look yellow or dingy ‘in comparison’. 🙂

I tried to look through some posts to see if you recommend matching ceiling or not (even in darker spaces) but didn’t find anything. Appreciate any thoughts, thanks!

Thank you!! We are now doing Chantilly Lace on the cabinets and Kendall Charcoal on the island! Thanks for the suggestion 🙂

Would you recommend a bit of contrasting wall color to the Chantilly Lace cabinets? Something like BM classic gray or BM Decorators White which has a bit of gray undertone? Or you recommend going Chantilly lace on the walls as well? We have low ceiling 8”, and not a lot of natural light in the family room area which extends from the kitchen.

Your blogs and comments have been extremely helpful in our decision making, thank you!

YES!!! Oh wait, was that my inside voice? I mean, I haven’t seen your room, but right off the bat, the yellow worries me with the other whites. Your other whites are MORE likely true or even slightly cool whites and I would be darn nervous with Simply White! Also check out SW High Reflective White :).

i HIGHLY suggest having the WHITEST white on the cabinets. PERSONALLY, i would choose just one white for all surfaces so that the yellow in Simply White doesn’t pop up :).

Hi Di! Well, MOST whites are terrible for coverage when they’re brighter whites. What helps is a) a higher quality paint and b) asking the paint tech to top up the gallon of paint with white tint. This gives the paint a BIT more of a backbone. Also, make sure you do PRIMER first if your walls aren’t already white, just to give yourself a better white base to cover :).

Kylie,
Thank you so much, we really appreciate it. My wife wanted to know if you have ever worked with BM Boothbay Gray? She was thinking about painting the bathrooms that color with the trim, doors and crown Chantilly Lace. The bathrooms have either north or east facing light. We just cant find that much info on it….and if not, what gray would you recommend that would be a nice transition from Revere Pewter that is in the other rooms.

We also wanted to thank you for the introduction to Samplize, we have placed two orders already… its been a big help….

Don & Kay

Hi Don and Kay! If you’re doing Chantilly Lace on the trim and doors, I HIGHLY recommend using it on the ceiling as well, just to keep the whites consistent so you don’t have undertones popping up here and there :).

Much thanks,
Don & Kay

Oooo, it can depend on the interior finishes, but the wink of yellow in Simply White can be nice to counteract the flat time of day (afternoon).

Many thanks, Gina

Hi Susan, I would DEFINITELY do Chantilly on the ceiling too! Just in flat finish :).

Thanks Susan