@doschicos, Linen White is my go-to trim color also! I was just about to post it when I saw yours. 
I have the BM historic colors pamphlet somewhere and will check, but Linen White looks good in the photos I pulled up. But I’m talking walls, so we’ll see. Trim is staying White Dove.
I used Chantilly Lace, OC-65 for all trim, bead board, window ledges, doors, etc.
It is not looking very white in this sample but it is white. Of course, there are scores of whites…
My Hepplewhite Ivory is on the walls…and I love it. It’s a creamy version of an off white. Looks good in the daytime…looks good at night. Definitely has more “color” than the builder off white that it replaced.
Mine might be Montgomery White. Similar!
btw- you can color match shades from a different paint manufacturer to get the shade you want if you can’t find it in the brand you want. Wish I had known this decades ago. Different brands use some different pigments so the brand you choose may be slightly different. Although, if you are painting to sell you probably don’t care as much.
I found it interesting how colorful whites can be- “Antique White” from Behr is actually a cream color U9sitting in a room with it and did halls as well). So many variations- too pink/green/yellow/gray… depending on the version.
@wis75 – to follow up on your post above…you can also drive yourself crazy as I did, custom-blending your own colors! Just bring the finished blend into the paint store and they recreate it. I brought in a shelf from a friend’s wall unit to have the color matched.
btw- you can tell my tell my typing skills are lacking- and the spelling feature missed it. Often I get 4s with my e’s…
Re: paint color names. We just renovated kitchen and painted the walls with BM Antique Jade. On the BM website I learned the same color is called Maid of the Mist in Canada. I asked the BM dealer and was told certain colors have different names depending on where the paint is bought but couldn’t tell me why.
@lefthandofdog – I found Maid of the Mist on some decorator website, and when I mentioned the name at the paint store, fortunately the paint consultant knew the American name. I ended up lightening it and using in my master bath.
Is soapstone still in for countertops?
Why is quartz more popular than granite if quartz is more easily damaged by heat?
Quartz - more uniformity of color, more colors possible than granite, fewer seams, no radioactivity concerns.
http://www.countertopguides.com/materials/quartz-countertops.html
Radioactivity concerns with granite countertops?!
Is this a serious concern?
Yesterday, we had an experienced, active realtor in our area walk through our mostly updated late 80’s house and to talk to us about what to update and what to leave alone. My husband & I are thinking about putting our house on the market. She said, “Buyers want gray, gray, gray paint and no brass anywhere.” ( no brass here, thankfully). It seems like families today want houses move in ready and even if they are going to make a few small changes, they can’t see past what they see as dated beige paint or dated light fixtures or dated pulls on cabinets. Easy enough changes. She told stories of buyers turning around & walking out of houses because of the above, including one of a gorgeous new house where the interior decorator put unique brass pulls on the kitchen cabinets. Sat & sat on the market. Finally, the realtor asked to replace the cabinet pulls with nickel and the house quickly sold.
When we were younger, we bought the houses with the awful paint and carpet at low prices & fixed them up and had a ball doing it together. She said our market just isn’t like that anymore.
BTW, I have really enjoyed reading all the posts on this thread. Inspired me to call the realtor to walk through and give us advice. Can’t remember who suggested that but whoever did, thank you!
Grey wouldn’t cut it, where I live. It can be very 60’s. We have mostly older homes in my selling neighborhood, not modern open concept, and colder weather in winter. And though the white shades can be fine, especially the warm whites, grey can be a cool color. I can see maybe it’s great in FL.
Re: #151
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/garden/24granite.html
Usually not an issue, but some granites contain more radioactive elements than others. Good ventilaton is a must.
Soapstone is a classic. I don’t see it something that can be in or out. it’s a matter of whether it suits the room and the house. Quartz comes in more colors than granite, if you don’t mind that it very often looks fake and doesn’t last as well.
Much as I adore it, soapstone is fragile, no? And not easily repaired.
Isn’t quartzite even sturdier than granite? And pricier than Quartz and granite? Any cons?
This is such a timely thread. My 92 year old MIL passed away late last year. The house will go on the market in the spring. The plan is to remove the wallpaper in the 2 bedrooms that are wallpapered. We have to do that because the edges are curling at the seams. They also want to paint the wood paneled family room. I want them to paint the dark green kitchen and the aubergine bathroom too.
@silverlady – the only trouble with painting only a few rooms is that the rest will look so much more dingy and tired.
I had wallpaper removed and the room repainted, but then the surrounding areas looked worse, so I had the entire house painted (long overdue). You may want to get a quote for the entire interior. Painting the wood-paneled FR will probably be a wonderful improvement.