Showing posts with label White Kitchens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label White Kitchens. Show all posts

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Ready Mixed Whites: China White



Benjamin Moore's China White is one of Tom Filicia's go to neutrals. It is a pale shade of yellow but just barely, having nearly equal proportions of red, yellow and blue. It has just enough yellow to make this color warm.





The soapstone countertops, farm sink, bead board backsplash and bridge faucet all combine to create a classic country style kitchen. Don't you just love the honed soapstone? Notice that the front of the dishwasher panel matches the cabinets, providing a seamless look to the cabinets. White kitchen cabinets show no signs of dropping out of the top five preferred kitchen styles!



Another view of this kitchen shows the stainless steel range top to the immediate right of the dishwasher. Paneling the dishwasher allowed these two appliances to be so close to each other without creating an overly industrial look.

China White Walls, White Dove Cabinets
Duffy Design Group

You can see from the photo above that China White is a bit deeper intensity and pairs well with White Dove, another Benjamin Moore classic white.

Does China White have a place in your home?

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Simply White

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Benjamin Moore has announced their color of the year for 2016. It is OC-117 Simply White. 

Huestis Tucker Architects, LLC, Woodland Park House

The color of the year is often selected by what is seen on the runway. 

Red Feathers, Design Inspiration

For example, Merlot was selected by Pantone for this reason.


OC-117
Benjamin Moore takes a similar tack, drawing on many shows to determine what, in their opinion, will be the color of the year.


OC-117

White has certainly been the color of the year for kitchens for quite a few years now.

Graystone Custom Builders, Oceanfront
The Real House Life

Simply White falls somewhere between White Dove and Snowfall White.


White Dove OC-17
Simply White OC-117
Snowfall White OC-118

It is warmer than Snowfall, and a bit lighter than White Dove, the latter an architects and designer favorite.

What do you think? Is Simply White going to be your new go to white?