All the details about one of my favorite paint colors, Sherwin Williams Zurich White .
We first used Sherwin Williams Zurich White in our previous home {photo below} throughout the entire second level on recommendation of a friend and painter.
We loved it so much that we decided to use it again in our current home throughout some of the main level including the entryway, living room, family room, and dining room. You can see above and below the difference of a East/West facing room than a North/South facing room, but it still feels great.
In the living room we opted to not only paint the walls with it, but the all the trim including bookcases, crown moulding, and floor moulding as well, just one sheen higher. Throughout the rest of our home we paired it with an untinted white paint.
This color is perfect for those who love grey, but would like something a touch warmer or a slightly greige tone or if you’re transitioning from a grey room.
The only room I don’t particularly love it in is our dining room. It has a unique lighting situation because it receives very indirect light. Just outside the window there is a screened-in porch to the left and breakfast room to the right, so it receives a lot of shadows, making it feel a little too grey and cool for my taste.
You can see how much warmer it feels with direct sunlight in my South-facing office.
Table of Contents
Sherwin Williams Zurich White Details
Best For
- East / West facing rooms are most ideal
- South rooms
Makes a Room Feel
- light
- slightly more modern
- not too cool, not too warm
Undertones
- grey to greige
- touch of yellow
Styles it Fits
- traditional
- country
- modern
- transitional
Painting indoors? You can learn all about choosing ceiling paint and trim paint here! You will also find detailed information about using this color in tile paint and furniture paint.
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Hi Julie – love the Zurich White. Can you please confirm the color of the window/door trim in the photo with the couch, flowers, and porch furniture in the background? (6th photo down) I want to make sure it is also Zurich White, since it seems to be reading a bit brighter.
Thanks!
Still Zurich!
Julie- thank you. So just tell them add black to make it darker?
No, just simply tell them one shade darker. They know what to do.
Which darker grey for cabinets do you think would go with Zurich white walls?
I would simply ask them to make the cabinet a shade darker or lighter.
Julie your home is beautiful!! We have Zurich White throughout our home and love it. We are getting ready to paint our kitchen cabinets in an east facing room. Any Suggestions for a color that would match the Zurich white and our counters which are a grayish white veined granite
I highly recommend painting in Zurich White in semi-gloss. You can also go a step lighter or darker if you prefer.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home! We are about to close on a home that has the honey oak trim, windows, doors, etc. obviously I’d love them to be all white, but that may not be in the budget nor do we have the time. Do you think Zurich white would do well throughout the house with all the warm wood? We plan on putting LVT down (which is a whole other decision on wood color😩). Any thoughts are appreciated 🙂 thank you!
I do, however your LV may contrast with it. Have you seen my trick to paint without sanding? It maes the process of painting all of those significantly easier and would make your LV color choice easier, too! Thanks for following along!
Hello! Love your home and color choices! My husband and I are going to paint our basement and I need a color suggestion. We are going to paint a wall with built in shelves and desk a really pretty deep dark blue, but I want a lighter color for the rest of the walls. Do you have a cream suggestion?
I saw you said you used Sherwin Williams Zurich White (in Valspar Signature eggshell) I’m New to painting. Do i buy this brand and the color all together or is this like a primer and I have to buy the paint separately?
Hello! Do you think that Zurich White would be good for south facing living room and kitchen with just small kitchen window and patio doors?
Thank you so much and I appreciate your advice!
Yes – our living room is south facing and it’s perfect.
This may be difficult for you to do, but I am trying to find a paint color that goes with this flooring:
http://johnsonhardwood.com/products/sv-22302-celestial/
I do not really understand what I am trying to see when it comes to undertones and cool vs. warm. We just bought a house and we are doing total renovation to it. Any help would be appreciated!
If you want a warmer color I’d go with Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois and just a little cooler Sherwin Williams Zurich White
I appreciate your expertise on whites. I am in need of choosing a neutral white for our new home. I like Shoji White and Alabster. I am curious about using the same paint for trim and walls.
I love doing walls and trim in the same color but different sheen. It looks very rich.
Hi, your home is beautiful and I love this color! I’m considering using Zurich White as a whole home color in my small condo that gets very little natural light. I’ve lived with repose gray and it’s a beautiful color but it’s easy too heavy and dark in my home. Does Zurich White pull yellow or have a yellowish undertone or would you say it’s more of a gray, greige, or beige color?
Thank you! You won’t notice an undertone on this one…it’s pretty neutral. I think you would like it, but you can also try Soft Chamois – it’s always a crowd pleaser.
Beautiful home!! Where did you get your curtains that are in your office?
Thank you! Restoration Hardware, enjoy!
Hi,
I love your homes color palette, so soft and warm. We purchased a home that has the wood trim and wood built-in’s, wood doors, wood windows, etc like yours did. I was wondering what paint color you used on your living room built-ins, your house trim/crown molding and doors. Also do you do your own painting or hire a painter. I’m a mom with three little ones 4 and under and another on the way and I was wondering how you execute that work.
Also you kitchen is drool worthy, love love love. We have been on the fence as to if we should paint our oak cabinets or do the whole kitchen refurb. I read you chose the Reno route, did you use a renovation company or just find a cabinet maker and then have a handyman do the rest? Renovation companies can be so expensive I didn’t know if there was a better way to do it.
Sorry for all the questions your house has me inspired.
Thanks,
Holly
HI what color would you use for your dining room ? I have similar dining room ! Thank you ! Will be using Zurich white for living room !
What colors would you use for bathrooms ? Thank you lori
You can stick with Zurich White or I really love Soft Chamois
It looks great! Did you also paint the ceiling in the same color?
No, it’s just “ceiling paint”. The two pair well together!
Love your insight! Can you share where the chandelier and flush ceiling light is from? (both a brass/gold)
Thank you, Elizabeth! You can find most of our lighting here. Enjoy!
Do you use flat paint for walls?
I use eggshell, just a slight sheen to reflect light
Beautiful home!!! is your trim also Zurich or its different? Thank you.
In the living room it’s tone on tone with trim in semi-gloss. In other rooms it’s untinted in semi-gloss. Hope that helps!
LOVE this color! What trim color did you use with Zurich White? Thank you!
In the living room the same color with a higher sheen, in other rooms untintinted white for contrast. Enjoy!
Beautiful bedroom! Love the bureau with the gilded mirror. Perfect mix.
Thank you, Julie!
love your style! Can you tell me where your 2 leather chairs are from?
Thank you! They’re Restoration Hardware club chairs, enjoy!