![]() ![]() Side note: We also have a built in oak buffet in our living room (near the fireplace) that I was thinking should be White Dove. Second question is would it make sense to use White Dove on all the trim (baseboards, windowsill, garage door), fireplace mantle and ceiling or should we go with Simply White and just stick with White Dove on the kitchen cabinets? ![]() Or should we continue White Dove all the way up? We were thinking of painting the ceiling all the way up with the White Dove versus Simply White. We’re painting our oak cabinets BM White Dove. Our floor is 90’s beige’ish tile with gray grout. Looking out from the kitchen you see our raised marbled red brick fireplace (grays, blacks, reds, whites) with vaulted ceiling. Our kitchen/living room/dining room is open concept. Paints with a lower LRV will appear darker than paints with a higher LRV. I’m sharing these favorite whites in order from darkest to lightest based on each paint color’s LRV (Light Reflectance Value) which indicates how much light the paint color reflects. (post includes affiliate links – full disclosure statement available ) White paint to match Ikea Billy White: Valspar’s ‘Dove White’, ‘Cream Delight’ and ‘Ivory Dust’ are also very close matches to the IKEA white. These are the paint colors that I LOVE and that decorators and homeowners rave about time and time again. Wading through the endless number of white paint options to find a good fit can get pretty overwhelming so I’m sharing my eight tried & true white paint colors. ![]() Unlike other colors where the true color is pretty obvious from looking at the paint chip, whites have lots of undertones and subtle nuances that can make two colors that look similar on a paint chip look totally different once they’re painted on the wall. Picking the perfect white paint color for your space isn’t always easy (make sure to read my post on how to choose paint colors for tips!). Oh but we’ve noticed that many items from Ikea vary when it comes to how white they are (for example, some of their white frames are brighter than others) so it’s not necessarily safe to assume that Parchment White by Glidden will be a perfect match to every white Ikea item. (And Ikea–I have a business idea for you.Searching for the best white paint colors? Instead of going to Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams and blankly staring at the hundreds of white paint chips, skip straight to these 8 tried and true favorites and I guarantee you’ll find one that will look fantastic in your space! There’s still an obvious line at the left third (the Glidden paint), but the right third basically blends right into the middle. If you move around so that the light’s not catching the reflection, the line between them almost disappears. The tester is matte, and it doesn’t quite match, but I think that’s mostly because it’s not shiny enough. The right one is the Benjamin Moore paint. The chalk paint of Billy’s Bookcase will. Lime color holds up well on its own, but it still doesn’t blend well with furniture. You can successfully apply chalk paint to Ikea laminate furniture, but there are a few things you need to remember. I taped off the two ends, and painted them, leaving the middle ~1/3 unpainted, so I could see how well they match. Chalk paint is a thick, opaque paint that sticks to almost any surface. We’ve got some leftover bits of official-Ikea-white panels, so I did a test. I got a tester (which is a whole pint!) of Benjamin Moore Simply White. 24.48/gl More options from 21.48 Glidden Spred Grab-N-Go Interior Wall Paint, White, Eggshell, 1 Gallon 762 Save with Pickup 1-day shipping Best seller Options 23. Paint colors such as parchment white by Glidden are popular at Ikea. ![]() I also tracked down a store that sells Benjamin Moore paint (which in addition to being expensive, is also not sold in the big-box stores that we go to 4 times a weekend). I asked the Internet, and I got a few recommendations: Glidden Parchment White and Benjamin Moore Simply White.īack when I decided that I needed a dresser for my room, I decided to buy some Glidden Parchment White paint, figuring I could use the leftovers from that project as a test batch. But I’ve heard that it’s not necessarily terribly reliable–it matches under the fluorescent lights of the Home Depot paint aisle, but not so much at home under the light that it’ll actually live in. I know that you can bring in a drawer face or something to most hardware stores and they’ll do a color match. We’ve added some custom non-Ikea parts, though, and need to match them to “Ikea White.” We have an Ikea kitchen (y’all know this). What color is white? I don’t think I’ve ever spent as much time thinking about color (especially one as boring as white) as I have recently. ![]()
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