The Trendy Shade Of White You'll Want To Incorporate Into Your Home

Believe it or not, choosing the best interior paint colors to dress the walls of our home has the power to brighten up our space, make a small room feel larger, and uplift our spirits. While we typically rely on cultural trends — like Pantone's "Paint Color of the Year" – to tell us which trending undertone to incorporate on our walls, there's one neutral shade that's never gone out of style: warm white. Rather than choose between the binary of warm and cool tones, warm white meets you in the middle and adds a touch of sophistication to your walls. Trust us: This year, you'll want to pivot to the trendy shades of white for all your painting needs.

There are a few reasons why homeowners consider painting their walls white, and it's not just for aesthetics. In times of frustration and chaos, color psychology tells us that white walls help you slow down and enhance your feng shui (an ancient Chinese practice that associates interior space with balance and harmony). White is frequently used as a symbol of purity, innocence, and cleanliness, which in return encourages productivity, mindfulness, and organization. However, it can be hard to know how to properly incorporate warm white into your home and what shades to choose from to achieve optimal results.

There's nothing that screams sophistication quite like an all-white living room, and if you're regularly hosting parties and other gatherings, this warm white is perfect for you. If you have a variety of warm wooden fixtures, white furniture, and glass casings, linen white walls will fit right in and effortlessly add dimension and depth to the space. Additionally, if you happen to have white wooden beams decorating your ceiling, geometrical borders around the wall (like in the picture above), or a fireplace centerpiece, linen white walls will complement the interior structures and complete the sophisticated ambiance that is now your living room.

When it comes to decorating within a linen white space, adding a breath of different textures and accentuating colors will continue enhancing the warm environment you've curated. For example, a knitted blanket in burnt orange or cool green tossed across the sofa, decorative pillows, and plants can pull the room together while honoring your prized possessions. If you think it's time to pivot from a traditional entertainment room to an elegant living room, consider painting the walls with Benjamin Moore's Linen White.

White, warm, and creamy — what more could you want? Since the kitchen is often sold with its fixtures in place, Sherwin-Williams' Alabaster can blend into what's already there with its creamy and yellow undertones. Alabaster offers the brightness of white without sacrificing the warm undertones, and it can work in pretty much any room. For example, if your kitchen is packed with fixtures made of common kitchen design materials like stainless steel, granite, or ceramic, Alabaster effectively blends into the room while complimenting the kitchen backsplash, light fixtures, and countertops.

Additionally, Alabaster can be matched with coordinating browns that may already be present in your kitchen, such as tan and wheat. If your home happens to come with brown countertops or backsplashes, painting the walls Alabaster can complete the look. If your home is filled with earthy finishes — like granite, slate, and bronze — Alabaster is the best option for a cohesive and efficient kitchen. If you're hesitant about covering the walls with this shade, consider starting small and painting the kitchen cabinets instead.

Tired of staring at a stale white wall in the bathroom? Try revamping the space using Benjamin Moore's Navajo White, an orange-beige complex cream tone that carries warmth and shade into every room. Much like the orange hues of royal silk, Navajo White is perfect for bathrooms made with complimentary colors like gold, grey, and brown. If you happen to have gold accents across your bathroom — think mirror frames, faucets, towels, and bath mats — then Navajo White can cohesively bring the space together and create an inviting environment for the most private spot in the house.

Navajo White pairs well with neutrals and cool tones like olive green, grayish beige, and classic white tones. While the bathroom is typically one of the more simplistically designed rooms in our home, Navajo White is the perfect way to bring character to the space because of its ability to reflect any wavelength of light. If you have a window in the bathroom that pours sunlight all across the room, Navajo White will morph throughout the day depending on the intensity and color of the sun.