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Brigid Kennedy

How to Choose White Paint — Our Expert Guide to Selecting the Perfect Shade for Your Space

White living room with marble fireplace surround, white sofa, timber console, travertine coffee table.

Choosing the right paint color is, in my opinion, one of the most tedious things a person can do. And it's even harder to get it right with white, your home's most important neutral. The shade of white in your home, whether an accent or the main color, is either versatile or cumbersome, modern or traditional — it's the canvas on top of which you build everything else, or, if you choose wrong, the constant thorn in your side. You want to choose your best white paint carefully; a white wall is a powerful tool.

"White paint can do more to transform a room than simply change the color on the walls," explains Will Thompson, Valspar’s Head of Product. "Different tones can accentuate a room’s individual shape and, when selected carefully, can alter the perception of its size."

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