The best classic white paint color for furniture.
I absolutely love a lot of Pottery Barn Kids & Restoration Hardware Baby & Child furniture, but I’m not at all in love with the prices. It’s difficult for me to invest in pieces where they grow and transition so rapidly, but there’s more than one way to achieve the same aesthetic!
The previous owners of our Colonial were incredibly kind to gift us with a beautiful canopy bed, which is now Adalyn’s. I found a great dresser that mimicked the pattern with gorgeous brass hardware & have blended it with a Pottery Barn Kids table & chairs set.
Blending old and new not only feels more interesting, but it also elevates older pieces. Take a look at this Bedside Desk from a console table, for example!
We’re now doing the same for Ani’s room – I purchased a bed on Craigslist, am repurposing a vanity that was in the guest bedroom {a thrift store find} & am awaiting the right dresser to come along.
To make it feel cohesive, I’m painting it all in the same color we painted Adalyn’s furniture. Finding the right white paint color isn’t always easy. Some are too bright & harsh & others just have too much blue or yellow undertones.
Pottery Barn Kids’ simply white furniture paint color is a soft, not-too-creamy off white. I borrowed a sample to take to Sherwin Williams and found that Sherwin Williams 7012 Creamy in satin is a nearly perfect match!
We’ve been using it for the past few years for Adalyn & Isla’s furniture. If it were up to me, I’d call it right white. It’s just the right white paint color for furniture.
Learn more about Sherwin Williams Creamy here. If you’re looking for the best primer for furniture, we’ve had great luck with this one! Don’t miss this round-up of my favorite Warm Whites for more soft white inspiration!
Photography: Alea Lovely
You can learn all about choosing ceiling paint and here! You will also find detailed information about using this color in tile paint and how to paint furniture.
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Hello! Thanks so much for these helpful articles! My daughter, husband and three children are moving into a “project house.” We bought a used Pottery Barn Catalina trundle bed for them that needs refreshing. The Sherman Williams Customer Service Consultant suggested allowing 2 weeks to a month after painting it before putting it in the room and letting the children use it. Do you agree? It is a water-based paint but she said the off-gassing and drying process can take several weeks.
Hi Julie, I am planning to change PBK Larkin Bedroom Set in espresso to white.My oldest daughter was having it in years and now I would like to have it for my youngest daughter that she wants it in white. I appreciate that your recommendation .Thank you .
Hi Grace!
Thanks so much for your kind comment, I hope you love this color!
Have a beautiful week,
Julie
I just finished painting a Pottery Barn desk that someone was giving away because it was splattered with paint. Your recommendation of Creamy 7012 was PERFECT. I sanded it down to remove the roughness of the splatters, wiped it with a damp cloth and painted. Seamless match. Thank you!
Perfect! So happy to hear you love it too, Chris.
Trying to match the color RED for The Pottery Barn My First Table.
Hi! Order a sample of the table and take it to your favorite paint store. It should be pretty accurate.
So glad I found this article! We purchased a used PB crib on fb marketplace. It’s in perfect condition, but now I need to paid the grey target dresser to match! I got a swatch and the creamy seems to match! However I’m not sure if the PB white has been changed in the past 5 years based on some of these comments, because I will have to get the toddler conversion kit and wondering if I’ll need to paint that down the line?