I chose this color for my 2 story home exterior. I wanted white but didn't want to blind my neighbors. I trimmed it with Tony Toupe and Urbane bronze. It is so pretty. Love this white. So soft and pretty.
We are painting the siding of the house in Shoji, trim urban bronze and adding cedar posts and shutters. I’m glad to hear you have this combo as well and love it. It’s happening as we speak!
I needed to read this! I committed to "Oyster White" but Lowes doesn't carry that color. Since Shoji White was a close second, I picked up a couple of gallons of that instead and have been fretting ever since! I start painting tomorrow 🤞
What a coincidence - I painted my cedar home urbane bronze with tricorner black and shoji white trim! My doors are mahogony, and I have lots of bluestone.
@@alexandrabtorres6494 I loved it! I bought a new construction home and went with City Loft and absolutely regret not doing Shoji White again. But I was trying to stick to the different of 10 for LRV.
@@MrMattytee1892 I am seriously thinking about using this as our main color. Our trim is super white do you think it would look ok? What trim did you have? We’re you able to see the green undertones at all? And did it look more grey? I painted a sample board & it seems so rich for a lighter color.
I just painted most of my interior space with Shoji White. When I had just the kitchen painted I was seeing gray in the Shoji. But as I moved in to the Family Room, which runs together with kitchen, I saw less gray. Then I moved in to my dining and living area so now most of it is Shoji White. Now I don’t see any color at all - it just looks like a nice white - not cold and stark, not beige, not green, not gray. I really think what color you see when you first look at it is kind of a “optical illusion” - it’s what your brain interprets given your paint history. It’s kind of like when you smell something subtle for a long time you begin not to be able to smell it anymore. I think it was a good choice. I’m still getting used to it - I went from a camel brown (it looked nice) so going to white really changed how the room “feels.” Somehow all the angles and corners feel more “crisp” which means the accompanying furniture and other objects in the room need to be very well done.
Your colour choices and their associated combinations are always so elegant! I really appreciate how you’ve taken to pairing the base and trim colours on the little circles, thank you!
@@thepaintpeople I can’t speak for the rest of the comments section, but I think it’s really helpful to see them juxtaposed! I’m not sure if this would be an issue vis a vis brands, but if you’re able I’d love to hear your thoughts on the new Farrow and Ball California collection. I’m seeing echoes of BM’s 2021 palettes, but I bet you’d have some pro takes!
Love this combination of shoji white and pale green 🟤⚪ ⚪▪️🟢 ⚪▪️ think a bouquet of pale pink🌿⚪💐🍃 flowers and a couple of silver gray blue▪️ 💠 or mauve▪️⚪🟣▫️ cushions would go nicely in the room 🍂Thanks James for your awesome videos ☯️ 💟🎨🤍
Is your other rooms open concept that are painted agreeable grey. I’m debating on Shoji White on my living room but not sure what to paint my dining room and Kitchen which is open to them. I may want darker like assemble beige or grey since my cabinets are white however i kinda want liv rm and din rm etc same color lol I think i’ll order the peel and sticks
@@faith2ful I found it always depends on how much light you have coming through the windows. I have a very open living and dining room with lots of windows the shoji white is heavenly in there. My front entry is without a window so it really needs the white to brighten it.up, as the agreeable gray isn’t right for it. Even my hallway needs a brighter color than agreeable gray. Looks like I’ve got some painting to do!
We are painting our basement Shoji White and going with Alabaster trim. The ceiling is a matte black open concept. The flooring will be a lighter oak variety (no gray undertones - so sick of gray floors) and we are installing a bar, which will either be black with a black counter or oak color with a cement counter.
Looks like a perfect fit to go with my accessible beige hallway that leads to my Birch cabinets kitchen. Just for the walls in the kitchen. Cabinets are staying wood. Ajd the open TV room thats connected to it with no barrier. Northern light. I still my just go all accessible. But idk. This looks good. Thanks
An interior decorator recommended shoji white for my living room. I have greige furniture and an even darker greige floor. My living room opens up to my kitchen which has blue/gray cabinets that definitely lean more blue. Do you think this will work? I am wondering if my living room might have too much greige in it if I use shoji white, considering I already have so much greige color in it with the floor and furniture colors. My house is north facing and I have a red brick fireplace in the living room. I will be adding blue accents to the living room over time. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
I researched this color extensively and bought a quart to color test on my living room wall. It was weirdly purple because of the maroon dominate tint. I was expecting perhaps a green undertone but this was a surprise
Hi Demeter, yea, it's supposed to be a grey undertone, but I can totally feel how it could go purple depending on light/what surrounds it. Do you like purple? lol
Wow, this is, concerning. I picked this color to paint the bottom half of my fire place. The top half is wrapped in walnut. Carpet is light neutral mix, with SW Balanced Beige on the walls. Do you think it will read purple??
If you purchased shoji in the sample size from SW the color is not true as its missing some colorant due to the sample size. I was instructed to purchase the gallon size to test color. Very different colors between these two sizes. And color match from BM was green.
Thank you, this is helpful! I'd love to see a review of SW Worldly Gray and colors for adjacent rooms that may flow well with it (lighter and darker). Specifically other neutrals, but color-color would be helpful, too :)
We have a townhome with two floors, kitchen and living space in one and upstairs is joined with downstairs so it has to be the same color throughout the house ( except for all the bedrooms and bathrooms ) Now, downstairs only has one single window facing another beige/white building where the sun hits which makes our downstairs space extremely dark and dingy. Current color is a greige color that is nice but feels very dark where shadows hit which is 80% of downstairs. What are my options here in terms of off white paint for this entire townhomes open areas? We need light in our life.
Could I use shoji white as my exterior body color with a creamier white trim? What do you suggest? Reddish brick around garage doors and roof is grayish with some brown and green tones. HELP PLEASE!
Would you also use Shoji white on your ceiling? I've seen conflicting reports on this. We have a raised ceiling in our home and I'm wondering if I should do all in the Shoji or mix it up.
It's a warm off-white, definitely doesn't read gray. I have it on the majority of my interior walls and it's a lovely color!
In my house it definitely reads gray - at least in my kitchen. Maybe because it is contrasting white cabinets.
I just finished having my living/dining/kitchen in this color. I also have it in the hallway and my master bedroom. I love it!!!
I chose this color for my 2 story home exterior. I wanted white but didn't want to blind my neighbors. I trimmed it with Tony Toupe and Urbane bronze. It is so pretty. Love this white. So soft and pretty.
Do you still love it? We are looking to paint our exterior Shoji white, thanks!
We are painting the siding of the house in Shoji, trim urban bronze and adding cedar posts and shutters. I’m glad to hear you have this combo as well and love it. It’s happening as we speak!
I needed to read this! I committed to "Oyster White" but Lowes doesn't carry that color. Since Shoji White was a close second, I picked up a couple of gallons of that instead and have been fretting ever since! I start painting tomorrow 🤞
What a coincidence - I painted my cedar home urbane bronze with tricorner black and shoji white trim! My doors are mahogony, and I have lots of bluestone.
I had Shoji White as my "Main Color" of my previous house. It was perfect!
Ok good. I’m planning on using it as my main color and was worried when he said he wouldn’t use it.
@@alexandrabtorres6494 I loved it! I bought a new construction home and went with City Loft and absolutely regret not doing Shoji White again. But I was trying to stick to the different of 10 for LRV.
@@MrMattytee1892 I am seriously thinking about using this as our main color. Our trim is super white do you think it would look ok? What trim did you have? We’re you able to see the green undertones at all? And did it look more grey? I painted a sample board & it seems so rich for a lighter color.
Excellent, as always. You CONFIRMED my hunch that I was seeing a wee bit of green with Shoji White. I wasn't crazy!!
One of my favorites. I like it with many mid-mod wood tones. Great with honey colored oak floors too.
I just painted most of my interior space with Shoji White. When I had just the kitchen painted I was seeing gray in the Shoji. But as I moved in to the Family Room, which runs together with kitchen, I saw less gray. Then I moved in to my dining and living area so now most of it is Shoji White. Now I don’t see any color at all - it just looks like a nice white - not cold and stark, not beige, not green, not gray. I really think what color you see when you first look at it is kind of a “optical illusion” - it’s what your brain interprets given your paint history. It’s kind of like when you smell something subtle for a long time you begin not to be able to smell it anymore. I think it was a good choice. I’m still getting used to it - I went from a camel brown (it looked nice) so going to white really changed how the room “feels.” Somehow all the angles and corners feel more “crisp” which means the accompanying furniture and other objects in the room need to be very well done.
Your colour choices and their associated combinations are always so elegant! I really appreciate how you’ve taken to pairing the base and trim colours on the little circles, thank you!
Tried something new! Glad you appreciate it! Haha
@@thepaintpeople I can’t speak for the rest of the comments section, but I think it’s really helpful to see them juxtaposed!
I’m not sure if this would be an issue vis a vis brands, but if you’re able I’d love to hear your thoughts on the new Farrow and Ball California collection. I’m seeing echoes of BM’s 2021 palettes, but I bet you’d have some pro takes!
How about a video on just Alabaster.
Shoji white is what I painted my living room, it’s wonderful! The other rooms are agreeable gray
It’s far more white than it shows on this
Love this combination of shoji white and pale green 🟤⚪ ⚪▪️🟢 ⚪▪️ think a bouquet of pale pink🌿⚪💐🍃 flowers and a couple of silver gray blue▪️ 💠 or mauve▪️⚪🟣▫️ cushions would go nicely in the room 🍂Thanks James for your awesome videos ☯️ 💟🎨🤍
Is your other rooms open concept that are painted agreeable grey. I’m debating on Shoji White on my living room but not sure what to paint my dining room and Kitchen which is open to them. I may want darker like assemble beige or grey since my cabinets are white however i kinda want liv rm and din rm etc same color lol I think i’ll order the peel and sticks
@@faith2ful I found it always depends on how much light you have coming through the windows. I have a very open living and dining room with lots of windows the shoji white is heavenly in there. My front entry is without a window so it really needs the white to brighten it.up, as the agreeable gray isn’t right for it. Even my hallway needs a brighter color than agreeable gray.
Looks like I’ve got some painting to do!
We are painting our basement Shoji White and going with Alabaster trim. The ceiling is a matte black open concept. The flooring will be a lighter oak variety (no gray undertones - so sick of gray floors) and we are installing a bar, which will either be black with a black counter or oak color with a cement counter.
Ooo black ceiling! Siiick! (Sick in the good way) :)
I have a black ceiling too and I’m considering this color
I’ve tossed around several paint combos.. Seeing this.. it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.. THANK YOU!
You are so welcome!
Looks amazing on my kitchen cabinets
Will it read as a color against Greek Villa? We are about to paint kitchen cabinets. I am hoping it has enough color to contrast my white walls.
We was thinking about Shoji white for our cabinets also. So are you still happy with it?
Looks like a perfect fit to go with my accessible beige hallway that leads to my Birch cabinets kitchen. Just for the walls in the kitchen. Cabinets are staying wood. Ajd the open TV room thats connected to it with no barrier. Northern light. I still my just go all accessible. But idk. This looks good. Thanks
Nice! Love it when people find the color that works for them!
Shoji is one of my favorites.
Do have a review on Greek Villa for walls? I would like to pair it with trim in High Reflective white for a clean contrast.
I did that exact same thing. But contrast isn’t all there. So I’m going to change Greek villa to shoji white soon.
Thanks for calling attention to Oyster Bay! Yum!
An interior decorator recommended shoji white for my living room. I have greige furniture and an even darker greige floor. My living room opens up to my kitchen which has blue/gray cabinets that definitely lean more blue. Do you think this will work? I am wondering if my living room might have too much greige in it if I use shoji white, considering I already have so much greige color in it with the floor and furniture colors. My house is north facing and I have a red brick fireplace in the living room. I will be adding blue accents to the living room over time. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Which color does shoji correspond to on the Benjamin moore??
So helpful! What are your thoughts on Shoji White in a north facing, windows only on Northside townhomes? Do you think it will lean very green?
Yes! Thank you.
I researched this color extensively and bought a quart to color test on my living room wall. It was weirdly purple because of the maroon dominate tint. I was expecting perhaps a green undertone but this was a surprise
Hi Demeter, yea, it's supposed to be a grey undertone, but I can totally feel how it could go purple depending on light/what surrounds it. Do you like purple? lol
@@thepaintpeople I do! I would consider a purple toned paint for my entryway hallway but unfortunately it's not going to work in my living room :(
Wow, this is, concerning. I picked this color to paint the bottom half of my fire place. The top half is wrapped in walnut. Carpet is light neutral mix, with SW Balanced Beige on the walls. Do you think it will read purple??
If you purchased shoji in the sample size from SW the color is not true as its missing some colorant due to the sample size. I was instructed to purchase the gallon size to test color. Very different colors between these two sizes. And color match from BM was green.
I’m into traditional style. Please give your opinion on a good neutral for a Southern Living look!
Hi there, can you please review Wish, London Fog & pls don't forget Barren Plain thanks so much!! 😃
Thank you, this is helpful! I'd love to see a review of SW Worldly Gray and colors for adjacent rooms that may flow well with it (lighter and darker). Specifically other neutrals, but color-color would be helpful, too :)
Can you do a review of whitetail? Seems like quite a yellow off white, but quite bright. CUrious what your thoughts are.
I'll add it to the pipeline but in general, Whitetail looks great with natural wood, light and dark, due to its ever so slight brown undertones.
We have a townhome with two floors, kitchen and living space in one and upstairs is joined with downstairs so it has to be the same color throughout the house ( except for all the bedrooms and bathrooms ) Now, downstairs only has one single window facing another beige/white building where the sun hits which makes our downstairs space extremely dark and dingy. Current color is a greige color that is nice but feels very dark where shadows hit which is 80% of downstairs. What are my options here in terms of off white paint for this entire townhomes open areas? We need light in our life.
Could I use shoji white as my exterior body color with a creamier white trim? What do you suggest? Reddish brick around garage doors and roof is grayish with some brown and green tones. HELP PLEASE!
Please review kestrel white and maybe some of the emerald design series paints
would white dove trim work with shoji? thank you!!
This color would look great with more natural woods and fibers,
Minimalist but artistic furnishings, plants, and- naturally- Japanese style decor!
What color is that wall in the background??
Hello
This color corresponds to what Benjamin Moore color??
Hi Angela, Ballet White is close but a tad warmer.
I think I may have asked for this! Thank you! Do you have a list somewhere of colors you recommend for whole-house?
That's a great idea! We'll work it in!
Yes! Please do this. I would love a video on whole house colors. Thanks, James!! 😍👍🏼
Yes I definitely need a video of colors that can be used throughout the house
Would you also use Shoji white on your ceiling? I've seen conflicting reports on this. We have a raised ceiling in our home and I'm wondering if I should do all in the Shoji or mix it up.
I think that would totally work Cristina, what's your concern?
Painted the interior, walls and ceiling, with shoji white. Love it!
@@cristinasmith1480 please what color is your trim and kitchen cabinets?
@@cristinasmith1480 oh awesome! That’s exactly what I’m about to do plus trims and baseboards, just in a different shein.
Can you please review Origami White?
What colors go with age white trim
What color did you paint your home?
Plaster of Paris :)
It has peachy undertones... It's definitely an all house color.
So...super disappointed. Painted this color in my bathroom and it was definitely a blue grey. No warmth at all. Super bummed.
Oh no!
I feel like I'm going in circles. You don't talk about dark rooms much and which rooms might be good for agreeable gray is perhaps too dark.
Hi james
Interesting color, but probably not for me at this time.
Just painted this in a small home with not a lot of natural light and it looks really green. I’m really surprised and disappointed.
I would love to see more of the colors in the videos and a lot less of him.
Him say hello!
It’s white
Yes , in the sense that the sky is blue...