![]() ![]() There is no paint that has zero everything (which would be a perfect white). If the yellow was higher it would make it warm, but it's so little so it doesn't have that effect). It has zero cyan and zero magenta and just a teeny amount of yellow. (I used the equivalent of Benjamin Moore for my cabinets. You can immediately see the same name is very different depending on the company. You can look up different paints and see the color and the LRV here. In my case I wanted it to be the cabinets so I made sure that the white backsplash was subdued by not being too brilliant. Then the choice of what should be the brightest element is a separate question. But some other whites are warm and others are cool. I think White Dove and Pure White fall into that category. Some whites are so pure that they are neither one or the other and can therefore go with anything. ![]() The three things (cabinet, countertop, backsplash) should all be consistently one or the other. To me it's a mistake to mix cool and warm. bright versus less-bright (this is the LRV). Therefore, to my way of thinking there are two aspects: But also they have another measurement which is the LRV (the "light reflective value") which is the brightness. (or alternately it can also be expressed as amounts of red, green and blue). Īll materials will have a color which is a combination of an amount of cyan, an amount of magenta, and an amount of yellow. They sell different versions of it depending if it's being done over stain or paint. Looks like they sell a Semi Covering lacquer in a spray can. I bought a spray lacquer from them to spray clear on my painted antique white cabinets. I also work for a company that sells refinishing products used for pianos, wood floors and antique furniture. ![]() I haven't seen the Enduro Var yellow since I used it Spring 2014. I just spotted this on the front page, its the same color scheme as my kitchen and even the same shell shades except mine are shaped differently. That was when I decided to brush it by hand. Luckily I tested it first in an inconspicuous space. Not so good when its inside a $500 sprayer. If I walked away for 5-10 minutes, that was enough time for the Enduro Var to start to dry to the touch. I tried to spray the GF Enduro Var and because it dries so fast, it was hardening inside the sprayer. ![]() Most of these manufacturers will send you a sample, free of charge, too. Here are the websites that include the marble collections for each: Cambria: Silestone: Caesarstone: You'll find a lot more variety of white/gray marble patterns in the links, but to give you a quick idea, below is Cambria's Ella: Caesarstone's Calcutta Nuvo: Silestone's Helix: Keep in mind that screens never do these kinds of surfaces justice, so google image search to see them in better context (for instance, on my screen, they seem to have a pink/green/normal tint - that's not the case in real life). The best options for carrara marble look-alikes are popularly: Cambria (made in US), Caesarstone (made in Israel), and Silestone (made in Spain) manufacturers. You have great taste! Which can be both a blessing and a curse - there are a number of options to consider, but the more realistic the marbling is in the quartz, the higher the price point will likely be. ![]()
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