The Best White Paint Colors With Pink or Pickled Wood Stains -

Shades of White That Make Pink Feel Alright

Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of white! Just joking; you’re not welcome.

Why?

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Pink-toned woods can be pretty darn fussy about their white trim, wall, and cabinet partners! It’s not to say you can’t; you just need to sample and compare, as depending on HOW PINK or pickled your wood is, it could put up a good fight when it comes to white.

Why?

You ask a lot of questions—I like that about you. The most popular white paint colors have a yellow undertone. And what two colors don’t always love each other? Pink and yellow. Sure, they work in some palettes, but it’s a challenge. As mentioned above, it can depend on how pink or pickled your wood stain is.

Now, enough gravy already; let’s get into the meat n’ potatoes of this blog post…

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THE BEST SHADES OF WHITE FOR PINK & PICKLED WOODS

Let’s start by taking a look at this gorgeous, updated 1990s kitchen. The walls are painted Benjamin Moore Cloud White.

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In this room, Cloud White is a bit too warm-yellow for the degree of light pink in this wood floor; however, combined with the GLORIOUSLY green painted kitchen cabinets, the combo works. If the cabinets and walls were all Cloud White, they could look a wink too yellow on such a large scale with no mediating color.

To sum that up, with a wood with reasonably strong pink hues, the warmth of Cloud White can be a bit much.

This next kitchen has 1990s red oak flooring with a pink hue. With the degree of saturation of this wood floor and stronger red hue (less pink), Sherwin Williams Alabaster looks beautiful…

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The more muted or dark (closer to red) your pink-toned wood is, the better your chance of using a traditionally warm, popular shade of white.

Let’s look at Sherwin Williams Alabaster again in this beautiful home…

The above lower cabinetry is natural wood (maple), and Alabaster is a beautiful, soft complement to it.

These next wood cabinets are as pickled as me on a Friday night. While I’ll be sensitive to bright lights, these cabinets will be sensitive to overly warm white paint colors…

Here are my favorite whites with pink or pickled wood. Keep in mind that if your wood is quite light with a pink undertone, be cautious with how much warmth you commit to – sample carefully!

Benjamin Moore White Dove (Kylie M’s REVIEW)
Benjamin Moore Cloud White (REVIEW)
Sherwin Williams Alabaster (REVIEW)
Benjamin Moore Simply White (REVIEW)

The oak flooring in this next home has a pink undertone, and the White Dove cabinets/walls/trims look beautiful with it…

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If the above warm whites aren’t sitting right with your pink-stained or pickled wood finishes, you might need a more passive or brighter/cleaner approach to white. These less-yellow-cream shades can look great with wood trims, cabinets, and floors with more obvious pink undertones, like this oak floor with Sherwin Williams Pure White cabinets…

A wood like this can still handle a few of the warm whites.

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Here’s another beautiful space with soft white walls and cabinets and a wood floor with pink undertones…

Thank you to my friend, the owner of Le Mel Jewelry, for sharing her beautiful home with me!

Here are a few of my favorite whites when I want a more moderate approach with a heavily pink-stained wood.

Sherwin Williams Pure White (Kylie M’s Review)
Sherwin Williams White Snow (Review)
Sherwin Williams Extra White (Review)
Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace (Review)

Here’s Sherwin Williams Pure White on the trim and door with a whitewashed wood floor with pink-purple undertones…

Benjamin Moore Dove Wing | Sherwin Williams Egret White

If you’re unsure which type of white you need, compare and sample them all…

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WHITE PAINT COLORS I’D NEVER PUT WITH PINK WOODS…

The list is long, but here are the most popular, common shades of white to avoid unless necessary…

Sherwin Williams Dover White
Sherwin Williams Greek Villa
Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee (it’s similar enough to Benjamin Moore White Dove, which is less likely to flash green).
Sherwin Williams Westhighland White
Sherwin Williams Creamy