This 100 Day Dream Home-Approved Paint Shade Will Look Stunning In Your Space

While home design trends come and go, neutrals remain a favorite for designers and homeowners. This is especially true for walls where lighter neutral paint shades can be adaptable and classic, offering a chance to bring in a wealth of accent color, texture, and pattern. While every designer has their favorite shade that is a go-to when looking for a shade for walls, the options are vast, ranging from crisp whites and feathery grays to beige and rich creams. Hosts Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt of HGTV's "100 Day Dream Home" recently weighed in on their favorite neutral shade, Sherwin-Williams' Snowfall. 

According to the couple, they love using this cool shade of white in their projects, joking with HGTV that it is "the only snow we see here in Florida." As a white with a little more depth, Snowfall boasts blue and purple undertones that cool it off and make it much more visually interesting than many other basic whites. This makes Snowfall perfect for use in several places in your home whatever your design aesthetic. 

The violet undertones of Snowfall make this shade adaptable; creating a great match with other neutrals, especially greys and crisp whites, as well as pastels like blue, plum, and cooler pinks. Sherwin-Williams describes the color as both soft and bright, making it perfect for bedrooms in particular, where it will pair well with both pastel and neutral cooler-toned bedding. This winter-inspired shade very much evokes new fallen snow and ice crystals on a sunny day. Snowfall is great if you are looking to visually cool down a room that gets ample light or southern exposure.

Because it is a slightly tinged white, Snowfall retains brightness while still being distinguishable from other more neutral-based whites. This means it can still look stunning with white trim around windows and doors, creating additional interest and depth. It's a color that can, depending on the room's direction, look staid and modern or form a great background for farmhouse or cottage design. Close alternatives from other manufacturers include Farrow & Ball's Blackened and Benjamin Moore's Winter White.

Snowfall looks great everywhere in the home, from interior walls and cabinetry to the exterior of the house. In a living room, pair it with grays, cream, and white furniture for a subtle and calming neutral-based interior, or use it as a backdrop for bolder and brighter pops of color like a hot pink or purple velvet sofa. Its soothingness makes it great for bathrooms or bedrooms, particularly children's rooms where it looks stunning with pastels that many homeowners choose to use there. 

Use it as an alternative to basic white on kitchen cabinets where it has more depth and can pair well with gray accents, stainless appliances, and slabs of cool-toned marble or quartz. It also makes a great upper cabinet shade for a two-toned look when paired with cooler grays or black on the bottom. On the home's exterior, it will read more as a soft barely-there gray in the sun but will still allow crisper white accents like trim and garage doors to stand out. Gallons of Sherwin-Williams Snowfall average around $40-$50 depending on the finish with slightly higher pricing for exterior paint.