How to Choose The Best White Paint Colours For Walls

There is no perfect white for all homes, but a perfect white for every room with different use and placement. Choosing white paint seems the easiest of all tasks, but when you see at least 50 shades of white to choose from, it becomes tedious and worrisome. Painters from Northern Beaches ponder over many factors that influence the choice of the “Right White” before helping you choose the perfect white as per your needs and choice.

Let’s look at certain factors that can influence your choice of the correct white for your walls.

 

1.   Knowing Your White

White paint has a tiny ounce of many other colours that decide the undertone of the white. These colours make the whites either ‘warm’ or ‘cool’. The warm undertones have a slight touch of orange and yellow, and cool undertones carry a glint of blues, greens, and greys. The best way to identify the undertones is to keep the shade card with all the whites alongside a white printer sheet, and the undertones start speaking for themselves. To shortlist all the possibilities that suit your style and space, Painters from North Beaches are ever-present for suggestions.

2.   Know The Space

The choice of the ‘right white’ greatly depends on the space in the room. Small rooms and cramped spaces start looking brighter and larger with white paint as it reflects light. When the light bounces off the walls, it gives the illusion of a larger space.

If the ceiling is low, pure white can create an illusion of greater height, while a darker shade of white can improve the room’s aesthetics. 

Modern spaces look glamorous and can carry a pure white shade with elan, while the older spaces won’t look as good in pure white.

3.   Know What’s In The Room

Sometimes the warmth of the room isn’t emitted by the warm tone of the white paint but is emitted through the entire assembling of the furniture and the artwork decorated in the space. A cluttered room with a lot of furniture or with large pieces of furniture can use a bright white shade to create an open atmosphere and a cool tone of white to give off a relaxed ambience.

A space with minimal furniture will look brighter and warmer with a warm undertoned white as it highlights the furniture and accentuates the artwork in the room.

With white walls, you can always experiment with darker furniture shades  and can play with different colours.

4.   Know The Lighting

Before deciding on the white, you need to know the flow of light through the space during the day. The choice of pure white in a well-lit, bright room helps reflect all the light that falls on the walls brightening the darker corners as well.

If the space is north-facing, it won’t receive much light throughout the day; therefore yellow or orange-based white will make the room cosier and help lift the mood as soon as you set foot in the space.

If the space is south-facing, it will remain sun-bathed almost all through the day. Therefore, a cooler tone of white will help balance out the bright tone of the space and bring a cool, relaxing touch after a hectic day at work.

Painters from North Beaches help you find your kind of white under all types and timings of lights.

5.   Know Your Feelings

You must know your feelings towards this ‘enigmatic’ white colour before you point at the right white.

If you are an introvert and stay home most days, you need a brighter white to feel energised and welcomed in a space.

If you are a workaholic and remain stressed most days, you need a cooler white to relax, refresh and rejuvenate.

If you are prone to headaches and restlessness, bright white accentuates the trouble. So, a cooler tone of white soothes your mind and soul.

6.   Test Your Whites

After short-listing the whites, you must conduct a patch test on the wall of the space. The application of the paints on the wall gives an idea of how it would look in its entirety. Testing at different walls at different times of the day, from morning to evening, gives an idea about its effect in natural lighting as well as artificial lighting. Painters from North Beaches have all the sample kits that help you save a fortune and a later regret.

 

Summing Up

The choice of the right paint leads to a happy space and a happier inhabitant. Different hues of white give a different feeling and a stupendous look depending on the lighting. Your choice also speaks volumes about your taste and sensibility. Logically choosing the colour, keeping all the above-mentioned factors in mind, shall give you peace of mind. Painters from North Beaches render outstanding services that give you true value for your money.

YOUR SPACE IS YOUR SAFE HAVEN; CREATE IT LOGICALLY AND THOUGHTFULLY.