Help me pick a white paint to achieve Scandinavian look. [More Inside]
I am no expert, but I'm trying to emulate the Scandinavian/minimalist look. Can some of you experts here recommend me a shade of white color from Asian Paints if not any other will do too.
The flooring is made up of beige tiles. False ceiling is pretty much minimalist will be painted white and the colors of our furniture are primarily of wooden shade with little bit of warm white and grey in between. The sofa will be light cool grey colored.
I have to choose 2 accent walls excluding kids bedroom as we're keeping it all white. The other accent walls I have in mind are -- 1. 'Grey' for master bedroom 2. 'Turquoise' for living room.
I'd love to know the shades of grey and turquoise from Asian Paints too in case we don't opt for wallpapers.
I personally prefer slightly cooler colors and we've a lot of natural light in all of our rooms.
Some of the Houzz photos that I've liked -
The shades of white from Asian Paints that I've shortlisted are -
1. Whispering Smoke (8308)
2. Morning Glory (0765)
3. Soft Whisper (9476)
4. Clear Sky Night (9483)
5. Confetti (8300)
6. Snowflake (8332)
7. Ice Age (8299)
Any help will be reaally appreciated. Thanks.
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5 years agoDear Ajinkya,
Images that you have shown are not primarily Scandinavian. I have done one interior in Ireland for my client where we have achieved the neutral, minimal and cozy Scandinavian look. I don't have the final pictures of it yet but I am more than happy with what is being done there. If you are so much into this and really desperate enough than you need to re-imagine and reconsider your priorities of what you are trying to do here. Just because you like something, you can't become a master of it in a single shot.
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