If you only know one thing about white paint, it should be that they are not all the same. With the rising popular of white homes, the number of choices has become overwhelming, and it’s impossible to tell what something really looks like from a swatch. So we’ve put together the best list to get your started: eight popular paint colors for that perfect white Modern Farmhouse exterior. Plus, read to the end to find out which of these whites we always recommend on our homes!
BENJAMIN MOORE:
Simply White
Simply White was the Benjamin Moore color of the year in 2016, and it has only grown in popularity since then. It’s warm and cheery, with just the slightest yellow undertone.
Photo: Project Ugly House
China White
China White is a pretty good true white, yet has a denser, richer appearance. In darker interior spaces it will lean a dimmer greige, but on exteriors it provides a soft, bright white.
Photo: Studio McGee
Chantilly Lace
Chantilly Lace is perhaps the brightest, true white option. It’s fresh and clean, and just barely leans towards cool toned. Perfect if you want a crisp, stark look!
Photo: Jackson Built Homes
White Dove
Soft and creamy, White Dove has barely a hint of gray, but remains bright and warm. It also very closely matches it’s Sherwin Williams counterpart, Alabaster (see below).
Photo: Kroiss Development
SHERWIN WILLIAMS:
Pure White
Pure White is aptly named, as it has just the tiniest bit of tint to take off some of the icy edge. Will definitely give you a crisp, clean look, and looks dreamy in soft light.
Photo: Duchess of York
Alabaster
In keeping with the white trend, Sherwin Williams declared Alabaster their color of the year in 2017. This paint has a good amount of warmth to make it soft, but doesn’t quite cross over into creamy.
Photo: EE Architecture
Oyster White
Oyster White is probably the darkest one on this list, if you can even call white paint “dark”. It’s a creamy greige with more warmth than most of the others.
Snowbound
The moment you’ve been waiting for, this is the color that we specify for our exteriors at Perch Plans. It has a bit of a grayer tint, which helps it stay crisp and cool without being too stark. We love the way it plays in the sunlight, and how well it contrasts against dark steel windows.
Photo: Tim Brown Architecture
So there you have it! Eight of the best white paint options for achieving the perfect Modern Farmhouse look. You can see that while the paint chips all look vastly different, on a house the overall effect is much more similar. So really, you can’t go wrong with any of these choices. Think we missed one? Let us know, what other colors have you considered or used?
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I love this! You already have me thinking about things I can paint today! What’s your go-to gold spray paint? I’ve found it’s a bit tricky to find one that’s just perfect. Please share your fave gold. Thanks!paint by numbers
Hey Heidi! The main photo is Sherwin Williams Snowbound!
Hey Jaime! We usually spec steel windows, so they naturally are already black. But if you are looking to paint, Sherwin Williams tricorn black is popular!
Can you tell me the color of the house in the main photo in the article? I didn’t see it listed. Thanks!
Love this article! Building a house and leaning between snowbound and Chantilly lace. Would you have recommendations for dark paint colors for windows that pair well with these whites?
currently deciding between Pure White and Snowbound! Your strong rec of the latter has almost convinced me. You don’t see the pinkish tone it has (when compared to bright whites)? could you reach out to me for a local austin project i could see in person? thank you a million!
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Haley
April 24, 2020
I have 2 bathroom vanities painted in pure white and am now trying to figure out the color of the rest of the house. Do I do pure white on the trim and doors? What wall color pairs well with pure white? Thanks!