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I found the perfect white with a little help from Benjamin Moore

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Never thought in a million years I would be painting our walls white.    It’s been a journey with finding the perfect white for the family room I will say.  Last year, when we painted our breakfast room Bavarian creme I fell in love with it.  It was light, bright and breezy.  I mentioned in one of my previous posts how we have had yellow walls for going on over 12 years now.  

This is what they looked like last week.  

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 My love for bright and cheery yellow was fading. I suppose after blogging for over 5 years and a thousand photos of yellow walls will make you grow tired and weary of all the photo editing I have had to do to tone down the yellow. It never looked right on the computer screen.  That wasn’t the sole reason I grew tired of the yellow.  It’s hard to decorate around yellow walls  when all our decor is quite heavy and large, and you have 24 ft ceilings.  That’s a whole lot of yellow going on!rustic mantel decor ideas

The Family room in yellow was not bad at all, it is warm and the color worked well imo. We have been in our current home for 9 years and it was time for a fresh paint job.  In fact, both my husband and I think the first time out, the painters we hired did not use Benjamin Moore paint like we requested. We  had not moved in yet and the painters came before move in date.  When I first saw it, I said to Mike, I don’t think this is Benjamin Moore paint.  In fact, even the cans they left the labels were off.  We lived with it though, and were just excited to be in our new home.  Clearly after this recent paint job, we are sure the first paint job was not with Benjamin Moore. Our walls now are so smooth and silky looking and have a beautiful luster to them. Good paint makes all the difference.   If you are a regular here, you know from day one I have mentioned my love and loyalty to Benjamin Moore paint.

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They never fail us.    Our  recent family room paint job had to be contracted out. The painter is Jason from King Painting company local to NC/SC area.  He is awesome!  This was indeed a job we could nor would tackle ourselves.  We don’t have a tall enough ladder for one, for two I am afraid of heights and for three my husband is just a BAD painter. He will tell you so himself.  He can tackle a lot of diy projects around here, but if I see a paint brush in his hand, I am running for the hills. It will be bad!

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First let me share with you Benjamin Moores picks for the 5 most perfect whites. Long associated with cleanliness,purity and softness, white is endlessly versatile. Benjamin Moore has over 150 shades of white variations to choose from.

Sponsored post by Benjamin Moore/all opinions are 100% my own

Benjamin Moore has a color viewer that was much easier to use and navigate.  Made it simple to see how the color would actually look on our walls. It’s called Personal color viewer.

How I found the perfect white

 

Fresh as the first snowfall, this clean, crisp, multi-purpose white is a perennial favorite for trim, ceilings, and walls.

 

As its name suggests, this well-mannered hue allows other colors to take center stage. A touch of pink imparts an antique porcelain quality.

Reminiscent of vintage lace, this toasty white with a hint of smoke is soft and subtle, creating a pristine backdrop for a treasured piece of art or sculpture.

 

An icy blue-green undertone gives this wintery white its cool cast. Popular for trim and ceilings, distinctive Benjamin Moore white color complements a cool color palette.

A timeless shade of creamy white with a generous dose of yellow,navajo white is a reliable choice to warm up cool-hued walls and indoor and outdoor trim.

So what color choice did we make? Drum roll pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee…..

Benjamin Moore Navajo White was the best color fit.  Still has the very slight undertone of a warm yellow, without saying HELLO yellow in your face. The color sort of reminds me of Vanilla ice cream! And yes, that is a justice of the peace old sign you see, that my husband found to go under  the 100 year old church window.  He’s a quirky guy indeed.

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family room painted in Najavo white by Benjamin Moore

 We chose Benjamin Moore in eggshell finish Regal Brand.  The painter was thrilled with the ease of use of the paint. In fact, it even dried quickly and by that evening everything was able to go back up on the walls.  What a job and a half.   

And yes, that is a new coffee table you see. It was about time I found one I liked.  My last coffee table was from a model home that I scored for $30.00.  It was way too small for the room. 
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 Thanks for stopping over today.  If you are not a regular here, I sure would love to see you back again.

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Lucy likes it too!

You can check out the Benjamin Moore site for more color selections.

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  1. Anne@DesignDreams says

    May 26 at 8:58 am

    So happy for you that you found the perfect white – white is so HARD!!! My fave white is Simply White.

    Have a great day!

    xo

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 26 at 9:10 am

      It sure is a hard choice! I feel we made the right one for sure. We love it!

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  2. Penny @ The Comforts of Home says

    May 26 at 9:15 am

    Debbie it looks great! I too grew tired of my yellows walls, I painted in every house we had. This house has neutral walls and I really like it, but I might be changing the shade just a bit down the road.

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  3. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    May 26 at 9:43 am

    Living in the desert, Navajo White is the staple around here for every home and every builder uses it. It really is a fabulous color. Your room looks amazing.

    Reply
  4. Angie @ Postcards from the Ridge says

    May 26 at 10:06 am

    It looks great Debbie! Benjamin Moore is my favorite paint. I’m de-yellowing our house too and painted our living room in their White Dove a couple of months ago. And I actually painted my youngest daughter’s room in Navajo White eggshell finish this spring. Great minds think alike. 😉

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  5. Rosemary says

    May 26 at 12:20 pm

    Beautiful, Debbie. I knew it would be. The color works perfectly with your decor.

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  6. Kim says

    May 26 at 12:55 pm

    Looks great, Debbie. It is hard choosing the right white. I have slowly lightened up most of our walls over the last couple years, too. Sometimes I still see a yellow undertone on some walls. I think my painter, aka hubby did not put enough paint on the walls up high where I painted really good down low.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 26 at 1:20 pm

      Yes that could be the case. These took two good coats!

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  7. Nancy says

    May 26 at 2:36 pm

    What a great choice, it is awesome with your amazing decor! Love that JP sign!!

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  8. joan@anythinggoeshere says

    May 26 at 2:58 pm

    i love navajo white. a lot of our house windows face north and it is the perfect white to warm the rooms up.

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  9. Bliss says

    May 26 at 4:44 pm

    I know your color well, the outside soffits on our house are Navajo White. I like it on the inside now too.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 26 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks Bliss!

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  10. Shannon Fox says

    May 26 at 9:36 pm

    Lil’ Miss Lucy Loo. I see you 😉
    LOVE the new walls! Fresh & bright, adore it.
    And that new coffee table looks ridiculous good.
    Amazing how open and airy it looks with the new color.
    Looking great Mike & Deb!

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 26 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks Shannon! Lucy is happy as can be:)

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  11. Sonny says

    May 27 at 7:40 am

    it looks Fabulous Deb~!! I bet it makes the whole house feel GOOD.. enjoy

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 27 at 7:56 am

      Thank you Sonny! So nice to see you:)

      Reply
  12. Liz @ Infuse With Liz says

    May 27 at 8:11 am

    Debbie the new wall color looks wonderful! Isn’t it funny how we all went for the colorful wall colors and are now returning to the light colors again We’re big fans of Benjamin Moore paint too and can’t say enough good about it. We painted over our golden yellow walls almost 2 years ago and I love the light new color we chose. I like the new coffee table- your room is large and can afford larger scaled pieces like that- great choice!

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  13. Shirley@housepitalitydesigns says

    May 27 at 10:22 am

    Looks so beautiful Debbie…and yes, it is so hard photographing yellow toned walls…they never look the same in pics…the room is gorgeous!…Great color choice~

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  14. Patty says

    May 27 at 1:10 pm

    Really is a pretty color and makes your room look larger. I LOVE the Justice of the Peace sign because I am a Justice of the Peace. I may have to make myself one on my Cameo. I have seen signs advertising this but truthfully I am a little afraid of who would come to my door. Please tell your husband thanks for finding that.

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    • debbiedoo's says

      May 27 at 1:49 pm

      How cool Patty! I sure will:) He asked me yesterday if I had any justice of the peace visitors. I said NOPE not yet. Now I can tell him I have.

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  15. Cindy says

    May 27 at 4:03 pm

    Debbie looks good. The pup looks adorable in that picture

    We used Navajo white in our old house. We used that atrium, white dove that range of colors. My hubby said no more whites. I don’t go too dark with colors anyway

    Cindy

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  16. Julie says

    October 18 at 11:44 am

    Thank you, Debbie! I’ve been reading many blogs and watch many decorating shows.
    Too much white or gray seems too stark, but we are searching for the perfect white to go with yellow, and whatever the season’s accent colors are!
    I love how you use many colors in your decor and the whimsy things make your home inviting, cheerful, and comforting! Thanks for helping me finally end the search!

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    • debbiedoo's says

      October 18 at 6:58 pm

      You will love it Julie. We love that the paint color goes all year round with our home and seasonal decor. You are welcome!

      Reply

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