Comments on: Off-White Trim Colors http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html A daily design journal about new england life, home decorating resources, and renovating a 257-year-old house in Marblehead, MA. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica Carlson http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7093 Jessica Carlson Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:46:40 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7093 We are just about done with painting and for all of our wood trim and built-in cabinetry we used HC-27 Monterey White. In the master bedroom we used 1/2 strength and paired it with Healing Aloe, a beautiful grayish-greenish-blue (both Benjamin Moore colors). I tried just about every off white available, including multiple pots from F&B and this one just spoke to us. HC-27 does have a touch of yellow but it is balanced by also having a touch of gray/brown. In the laundry room, the yellow side of it comes out at a certain point in the day when sun is streaming through the sky-light. I would be more than happy to email a couple of pictures if you like. We aren't living there yet and there is still plastic on the windows but the pictures do show the color pretty well. Your home is beautiful by the way! We are just about done with painting and for all of our wood trim and built-in cabinetry we used HC-27 Monterey White. In the master bedroom we used 1/2 strength and paired it with Healing Aloe, a beautiful grayish-greenish-blue (both Benjamin Moore colors). I tried just about every off white available, including multiple pots from F&B and this one just spoke to us. HC-27 does have a touch of yellow but it is balanced by also having a touch of gray/brown. In the laundry room, the yellow side of it comes out at a certain point in the day when sun is streaming through the sky-light. I would be more than happy to email a couple of pictures if you like. We aren’t living there yet and there is still plastic on the windows but the pictures do show the color pretty well. Your home is beautiful by the way!

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]]> By: Gregory http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7056 Gregory Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:21:34 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7056 Katy, I feel that same way. When we painted the walls, we put down tape. After the paint was dry, I peeled it all up. Wall color seeped in underneath it or dripped or something. So, I have been going back touching up the trim with white, trying to get that perfect line... Now, I'm going back and touching up the wall where my brush control on the trim was less than superb. Haha. The way it's going now, I'll end up painting trim, wall, trim, wall, for months. Katy, I feel that same way. When we painted the walls, we put down tape. After the paint was dry, I peeled it all up. Wall color seeped in underneath it or dripped or something. So, I have been going back touching up the trim with white, trying to get that perfect line… Now, I’m going back and touching up the wall where my brush control on the trim was less than superb. Haha. The way it’s going now, I’ll end up painting trim, wall, trim, wall, for months.

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]]> By: Katy Elliott http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7028 Katy Elliott Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:29:10 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7028 Gregory, Wiggly imperfect lines drive me nuts. The one reason why I might get the room professionally painted. They know all the tricks and have perfect hand control. Well at least better then mine. I realize it's something I can do myself using painter's tape and other tools. But I know it won't be perfect. Gregory,

Wiggly imperfect lines drive me nuts. The one reason why I might get the room professionally painted. They know all the tricks and have perfect hand control. Well at least better then mine.

I realize it’s something I can do myself using painter’s tape and other tools. But I know it won’t be perfect.

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]]> By: Gregory http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7026 Gregory Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:04:35 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7026 I'm looking at the last photo and my eye is drawn to the wavering paint line where the baseboard meets the wall. I'm in the middle of going back through my freshly painted house, touching up all of those lines. Having only painted baseboards off of the wall then nailing them down for a perfect line with no overlapping paint, I'm not sure how straight I really need to keep those lines. What are your feelings on the imperfections of the paintline on trim? I’m looking at the last photo and my eye is drawn to the wavering paint line where the baseboard meets the wall. I’m in the middle of going back through my freshly painted house, touching up all of those lines. Having only painted baseboards off of the wall then nailing them down for a perfect line with no overlapping paint, I’m not sure how straight I really need to keep those lines.

What are your feelings on the imperfections of the paintline on trim?

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]]> By: Ben http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7010 Ben Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:57:30 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7010 F&B's Dimity is lovely but better for walls than trim. Its appearance varies (becoming almost rosy) in different lights in different rooms in our apartment. We have Slipper Satin in our bedroom, which is calming. And Wimborne White as a mildly creamy trim throughout. F&B’s Dimity is lovely but better for walls than trim. Its appearance varies (becoming almost rosy) in different lights in different rooms in our apartment. We have Slipper Satin in our bedroom, which is calming. And Wimborne White as a mildly creamy trim throughout.

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]]> By: Doreen http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7009 Doreen Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:50:24 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7009 I'm loving the off-white trim ... I may have to order some Farrow & Ball sample pots myself (and I "was" originally for the green trim). I’m loving the off-white trim … I may have to order some Farrow & Ball sample pots myself (and I “was” originally for the green trim).

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]]> By: Karen Cheung http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7008 Karen Cheung Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:55:18 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7008 I love Farrow and Ball paints. Our little English cottage is covered in them, both inside and out. They are beautiful to work with - really dense, creamy colour with good coverage and the colours are all to-die-for. Even something very light like Great White, which we've used as a general white for ceilings etc. is a stunner - cool and beautiful. I love Farrow and Ball paints. Our little English cottage is covered in them, both inside and out. They are beautiful to work with – really dense, creamy colour with good coverage and the colours are all to-die-for. Even something very light like Great White, which we’ve used as a general white for ceilings etc. is a stunner – cool and beautiful.

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]]> By: My Owl Barn http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7006 My Owl Barn Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:35:40 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7006 I love the color and it goes perfectly with green in the last picture! I love the color and it goes perfectly with green in the last picture!

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]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7005 Elizabeth Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:19:05 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7005 Just re-read that comment: "you want your trim to look neat and trim." Ha! Way to go, me. Just re-read that comment: “you want your trim to look neat and trim.” Ha! Way to go, me.

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]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2010/02/off-white-trim-colors.html#comment-7004 Elizabeth Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:18:16 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/?p=7291#comment-7004 These are really great color choices. The Off-White seems made for a house like yours: you want your trim to look neat and trim, but not necessarily blindingly new. Have you used Farrow & Ball before? I ask this because I work for a contractor, and we recently had their paint spec'd- I remember that the painter had to switch up his process a bit to work with the paint. If you're going to be painting yourself, it might be worth consulting a pro to see what extra steps they recommend. Gorgeous finish though! These are really great color choices. The Off-White seems made for a house like yours: you want your trim to look neat and trim, but not necessarily blindingly new.

Have you used Farrow & Ball before? I ask this because I work for a contractor, and we recently had their paint spec’d- I remember that the painter had to switch up his process a bit to work with the paint. If you’re going to be painting yourself, it might be worth consulting a pro to see what extra steps they recommend. Gorgeous finish though!

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