Best White Paint Colour

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Choosing the RIGHT white paint for your home can be TRICKY!

Alabaster, Sea Fog, Rice Cake, White Linen...the list of options goes ON, and ON, AND ON..…and that’s just colours from Resene.

I’ve broken down everything you need to know about choosing the PERFECT shade of white paint for your home, starting with the three different palettes so you can understand the differences between warm, neutral, and cool to make it easier for you to find the right white.

➡️ Cool Whites
Cool whites are great for adding a modern or minimalist edge to a space. They often carry blue or grey undertones and are useful in tempering bright light. These colours are softer to the eye and will give you a feeling of a larger space within the room.
Some favs from Resene: Alabaster, Sea Fog, Black White

➡️ Neutral Whites
The adaptability of using a neutral white allows easy scheming with many other colours and provides subtle warmth and great light reflection.
Some favs from Resene: Merino, Rice Cake, Carerra

➡️ Warm Whites
Warm whites often carry subtle peach, pink, or yellow undertones. These variations invite a relaxed warmth into your home and can help soften spaces that don’t get a lot of sun.
Some favs from Resene: White Linen, Bianca, Villa White

All of these colours come in so many variations to ensure you get the perfect tone for your space - quarter, half, double and triple etc, to deepen or lighten the shades tone.

Variations are often used together throughout a home, for trims or to create a simple, cohesive and beautiful colour scheme throughout. To keep it simple, I’ve used the full strength here, but it’s well worth checking out the different variations!

If you’re still not sure and need help choosing the perfect white paint for your home, get in touch to book a colour consultation.