{"id":2407,"date":"2024-12-18T16:36:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T08:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2024\/12\/18\/10-easy-pieces-architects-white-paint-picks-for-kitchen-cabinets\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T08:36:05","slug":"10-easy-pieces-architects-white-paint-picks-for-kitchen-cabinets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/es\/10-easy-pieces-architects-white-paint-picks-for-kitchen-cabinets\/","title":{"rendered":"10 piezas f\u00e1ciles: La pintura blanca que eligen los arquitectos para los armarios de cocina"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no doubt about it: The color of your kitchen cabinets matters. In most kitchens, cabinets comprise the single largest surface area, so they have more to say than perhaps more than any other material. White remains the go-to color choice for most people, but which white? We turned to the architect and designer members of the Remodelista Architect\/Designer Directory for their time-tested, tried-and-true favorites, and here are their picks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n


Above: Portland, Oregon, interior designer Jessica Helgerson likes Benjamin Moore Distant Gray in a kitchen that calls for a white that\u2019s barely cool. (When she wants a little extra warmth, her go-to is White Opulence from the same brand.) Photograph courtesy of Jessica Helgerson.
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Above: Seattle interior designer Heidi Caillier opts for Benjamin Moore Decorator\u2019s White for kitchen cabinets. \u201cIt\u2019s a bright, clean white that doesn\u2019t have gray or yellow undertones to it,\u201d she says, \u201cso it plays nicely with other colors.\u201d Photograph by Haris Kenjar, courtesy of Heidi Caillier.
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Above: Berkeley, California, interior designer Gustave Carlson uses Benjamin Moore Linen White. \u201cI like my cabinets to blend with the room color,\u201d he says, and finds Linen White works well on all surfaces. \u201cIt creates a quiet backdrop for the room\u2019s activities.\u201d MB Architecture & Design in Lincoln, Vermont, calls it \u201ca crisp but warmer white.\u201d Photograph by Laure Joliet, courtesy of Gustave Carlson.
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Above: CWB Architects in Brooklyn like Simply White from Benjamin Moore: Here they used a semigloss finish on the cabinets and a matte finish on the walls in the same color. Berkeley interior designer Lane McNab also favors the color, which she says is \u201ca clean, fresh, vibrant, white but with a lot of warmth to it. It looks beautiful with most colors and great with many wood tones.\u201d San Francisco interior designer Kriste Michelini is also a fan. Photograph courtesy of CWB Architects.
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Above: Atema Architecture in New York used Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace as a shop-sprayed lacquer in the kitchen of this Gramercy Park apartment. The color is \u201ca great option that opens up the kitchen, allows other materials like countertops to pop, and creates a clean, modern look with a subtle hint of warmth,\u201d said firm principal Ate Atema. NYC interior designer Suzanne Shaker says it\u2019s \u201calmost milk white, and it stays true to color in artificial light.\u201d It\u2019s also a favorite of Brooklyn\u2019s Office of Architecture and NYC firm Mabbott Seidel. Photograph by Fran Parente, courtesy of Atema Architecture. <\/p>\n

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Above: McInturff Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, reaches for Benjamin Moore Super White for cabinets and walls: \u201cIt is extremely versatile,\u201d said firm principal Colleen Gove Healey. \u201cIt goes just as well with a warm wood as a cool gray.\u201d Brooklyn interior designer Lorraine Bonaventura calls it \u201ca classic, clean, crisp white that works well in every kind of light.\u201d Photograph by Julia Heine, courtesy of McInturff Architects.,

Above: Oakland design firm Medium Plenty likes Collingwood from Benjamin Moore. Says cofounder Ian Read: \u201cIt\u2019s an off-white that has a warmth to it. It feels less stark than a bright white but not too beige.\u201d Photograph by Melissa Kaseman, courtesy of Medium Plenty. <\/p>\n


Above: Pulltab Design in NYC likes Wimborne White from UK paint company Farrow & Ball: \u201cIt is a beautiful, slightly creamy white,\u201d said architect Jon Handley. \u201cIt\u2019s a perfect balance between bright and warm.\u201d Photograph by Mikiko Kikuyama, courtesy of Pulltab.
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Above: Kim Hoyt Architecture\/Landscape chose Farrow & Ball\u2019s All White for the cabinetry in this Brooklyn brownstone kitchen: \u201cWe felt it complemented the pale blues and grays coming from the tile, the marble, and the stainless steel surfaces,\u201d said designer Evelyn Zornoza. Photograph courtesy of Kim Hoyt.
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Above: Studio Schicketanz likes Benjamin Moore White Dove: \u201cI love this warm, milky white for its hint of \u2018antique\u2019 and its adaptability to modern as well as traditional spaces,\u201d said architect Maryann Schicketanz. It\u2019s also the pick of Mill Valley, California, architect Barbara Chambers, who says it \u201cpairs well with cool or warm neutrals on the wall.\u201d NYC firm Jacobschang likes a fifty-fifty mix of White Dove and Benjamin Moore\u2019s base white. Photograph courtesy of Studio Schicketanz. Consult the Remodelista archive of Paint stories to find the right shade for every room in your house: <\/p>\n

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