11/15/25

Hi Dave and Kristen,

Here are my short notes to Mike if you go with my first choices (you can share this link)

7028 Incredible White- Emerald Matte- all walls

7006 Extra White- Satin trim, Flat ceiling (obviously ;)

My long notes to you, thanks for spending time with me on a Friday afternoon, what a nice way to end the week.

Your cabinets/ trim in 7006 is a bright white with a slight blue undertone (this subtle undertone is what makes it look so crisp, not that it literally looks like a blue color). Your fireplace has a range of undertones which is good, it makes decorating more forgiving. Your flooring reads warm due to a subtle mix or green gray and orange beige undertones. Your new countertops also have a range of undertones, while the veining is both orange beige and green gray, the white field of your stone has an ever so slight violet/ taupe undertone, this is just enough for the stone to have some interest. Keep in mind when we are looking at whites this pale, these shifts are minor, and will change in the light and season. The goal here is to give you a “white” paint that doesn’t feel sterile but gives you a base that is easy to finish decorating the room with. Please note when you have the house painted it may feel shocking and “wrong”, even when the color is “right”. It’s a big change, you are only seeing the paint, your eyes will naturally focus on just the color and not the overall finished room/s. The paint will dry down, it will take several coats. Give the paint time to fully cure, get your lighting installed, play with your kelvin temperatures until you find what feels just right, finish decorating. Unfinished spaces feel off, give yourselves grace that you have made great choices and it will not feel fully cohesive until all the parts are installed.

Off-whites

All 3 of these samples have a slight warmth to them, the same way your countertop does. On your backsplash you will see the paint and stone living side by side, therefore this is where we want to focus in achieving harmony between the paint and stone. A color like Greek Villa gets its’ warmth from a yellow base, which is why it looks great some places where only the warmth comes through, but not in the kitchen living with the quartz. I’ll point out the differences below, but keep in mind these three colors are so close and doing the same “job” that you cannot make a mistake with any of them.

7028 Incredible White- this is my first choice if I had to pick today. It technically is the lightest of the 3 (Light Return Value/ LRV of 74). It’s almost if Elder and Egret whites had a fresh baby.

7014 Elder White- LRV of 73, just slightly cooler than Incredible White

7570 Egret White- LRV of 70, slightly warmer than Elder White, this white will feel the most saturated of the 3.

Whites

7006 Extra White Your cabinets/ trim/ ceiling (LRV 84) trim in Satin to match cabinet finish, ceiling in flat obviously

SW 7005 Pure White- LRV 86 The closest. you can find to a true pure white that will not pull warm or cool on it’s own, but keep like any paint (or surface for that matter) it will reflect it’s surroundings (outside/ the floor/ the counter/ your shirt when you stand close to the wall). This will not provide contrast against your baseboard, which with going with the height here, I’d love to see you play it up and get the most “bang for your buck” out of that investment.

All of the whites/ off whites listed above are on order for your in 8x11 sheets (5 each)

Laundry room

Both the Incredible White or Pure White will work in this space.

As I’m writing you, a blue could be lovely and dramatic in there, you’ve already made the commitment with the washer/ dryer/ cabinet. If you are looking for an extra design decision to make this weekend (ha!) consider 6239 Upward or 9145 Sleepy Hollow. Upward was a “color of the year” in recent years if it sounds familiar, but I used it in a dining room years ago and it has a hint of violet in it that may play well with the dark blue and your quartz. Sleepy Hollow will feel more like a tone of your cabinet color (tone meaning the same blue hue/color of the cabinet but with white & gray added).

Shopping for carpet

Take your floor sample with you, prop your final wall colors vertically against it, then choose which carpet works against the flooring.

Additional 4x4 samples- these are all saturated green grays and orange beiges we had against your floor for reference, keep in mind that within the worlds of “green gray” or “orange beige” there is a range, so when compared to each other, you will see this.

Powder bath

We didn’t see/ discuss a half bath on your first floor, but I know you have one. I would encourage you to go dramatic in this space at some point. After the decision fatigue wears off from the renovation, this is a great room to revisit and have some fun with.