Chantilly Lace Matte
What sheens of chantilly lace paint i used.
Chantilly lace matte. Chantilly lace reads clean crisp and simple. Chantilly lace popular white paint colors. Chantilly lace bm oc 65 chantilly lace is the cleanest white color in the universe because it has no warm or cool undertones. It feels crisp and bright but calming at the same time.
It has grayish and bluish undertones that give it a much cooler feeling that bm simply white which has much more yellow undertones. In the 19th century both black and white laces were made in matte silk. Whites are also very hard to pick out b c there is such a wide variety of undertones. Chantilly lace oc 65 siding with stonington gray trim.
However after doing some test patches last night i m afraid the decorator s white will read too gray silver against to the chantilly lace. My best bright white that looks white in almost any light is chantilly lace by benjamin moore. Chantilly lace is so ethereal. This is benjamin moore s truest white with very slight gray and blue undertones.
Is chantilly lace a warm or cold white paint. Chantilly lace bobbin lace made at chantilly north of paris from the 17th century. Half stitch was used for the solid design areas giving the lace a. Honestly if i had to pick one white color for an entire home i would pick chantilly lace.
For the walls i used chantilly lace in a matte finish from benjamin moore s regal select line it s truly a washable matte. I refer to chantilly lace as a highly regarded white because all of my favorite designers have referenced it as being one of their favorite bright white paint colors. For the trim i used the same color in a pearl finish. This clean white is great for walls but also makes the perfect trim or ceiling color.
I was going to do chantilly lace in semi gloss for the trim and fireplace mantle with decorator s white in matte on the walls. In fact when selecting samples for my recently transformed modern farmhouse dining room i basically just looked at what my favorite designers were hailing as the best crisp whites and purchased samples based from their. One of over 3 500 exclusive benjamin moore colors. Shop the room.
You need lots of light to make this color work. I recommend matte finish in the. The silk laces for which chantilly is famous date from the 18th century. We use this color as a baseline comparison for all other whites.
Bm chantilly lace is a cooler white paint color. I recommend matte finish in the aura line by benjamin moore. It s enough of a difference to get the contract that you want while still having the two different finishes go beautifully together.