Common Problems Painting White Walls
2024 looks to continue in the trend of painting walls white. For the past several years we painted grey. The grey was the way!! Agreeable grey was by far our most popular color. For the past several months, painting homes white has been making its way as the most popular color.
Painting walls white does not come easy, so we are going to look at some of the most common problems painting white walls
Hello everyone- today we are talking white! I am David Cook with Dfranco Painting and Wallpaper. We assist customers in various areas including Elgin, Algonquin, Pingree Grove, West Dundee, Carpentersville, South Elgin, and Bartlett.
We were at a home show yesterday. People asked us the most common question, “What are the most common problems when painting white walls?” So lets dive in!
Top compaint about white walls
By far and large the most common issue people face with white walls is cleaning. White like black shows everything. So if you have a home with kids and dogs, you better have a washable paint.
What color White should I use to paint my house?
Picking colors os something we don not do. We can tell you what is the most popular colors we have used. We can tell you what colors to stay away from.
Whites can have green, yellow, blue and grey tones to them making it very tricky to select a color. Keep in mind natural light. Lighting affects the colors you use.
The most popolar white we have used over the past year are:
- Chantilly lace
- Simply white
- Pure White
- Alabaster
- Snowbounnd
- Ice Cube
If you need help picking a white or any other other color- what we do is reccommend is:
- a free virtual consult from Sherwin Williams
- JC licht in house color consults (they come with a coupon for free paint $80)
- or hire us to paint the house and we will send a interior designer to your house for free!
Will white paint cover my existing paint colors
If there ever was a question to get a painter in trouble this is it. Maybe do you like the color would be worse.
Painting over dark colors typically means we are priming walls then painting them. If we have to paint over red or yellow- we are priming walls as well. Most times when we paint white walls we have to use 3 coats of paint.
White paint is not the same as it used to be. White paints since covid have changed significantly. We were told that the reason is the loss of an ingredient called Titanium Dioxide. This ingredient made white paint more opaque, able to hide imperfections better.
When we change ceiling whites- 9 or 10 times we have to paint twice to cover the old color.
Can you touch up white ceilings?
If your ceilings have been recently painted -yes. That is considering you have the same paint and you have a dead flat white paint.
We love CHB sherwin Williams. It is the workhourse of the ceiling paint we use. It covers great- it is true flat and it has not relaly changed in 15 years so we can use it to touch up!
You can see the video we did on white flat paint here. Not all white paints are really flat!!
Can you match the white paint colors I picked?
Matching white paint is a yes and no. If you want to use BEHR white in Sherwin Williams, it won’t work. If you want to match Chantilly lace in Sherwin Williams, it won’t happen.
Keep in mind that other paint brands cannot match the whites offered by Sherwin Williams. So if you pick a white from Sherwin Williams- we use Sherwin Paint. Benjamin Morre colors gets Benjamin moore Paint
Lets paint your house white!
We truly don’t care about the color, we just want to help you love the space you’re in by giving you the look and feel you will adore. When we Paint with Purpose, we offer assistance to a woman who has been sexually abused.
With every house we paint you make a difference. The money we raise sends them to camps, events, and provides the help they need in their recovery process. So when you hire us to paint, you are also helping someone in need!
Have other questions?- let us know..
Have a great day and God Bless!!!!
