Like me, designer Leanne Ford is devoted and unabashedly passionate about the transforming power of WHITE PAINT. She swaths it on everything, and tells her friends and anyone in earshot that a can of Behr Pure White (right off the shelf at Home Depot, without the bother of tinting) is a sure thing. Keep reading to find names for more Leanne Ford White Paint Favorites from BEHR as well as some bonus colors from PPG she has used brilliantly.
![Leanne Ford designed vintage modern rustic kitchen painted Crisp Linen (BEHR). #leanneford #whitepaintcolors #behrcrisplinen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/crisp-linen-behr-dynasty-leanne-ford-kitchen-vintage-white-paint-color.jpg)
Leanne Ford White Paint Favorites
![Rustic and vintage style are mellowed with white paint, a soft skirt at the sink, and edgy barn style sconces flanking the window. Design by Leanne Ford and photo by Reid Rolls for HGTV Restored by the Fords. #rustickitchen #vintagestyle #leanneford #restoredbythefords](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/leanne-ford-kitchen-reid-rolls.jpg)
What is Leanne Ford’s Pick for a Cool White?
Behr CAMEO WHITE
The designer and stylemaker loves this white paint color to create brightness and says it will feel airy. I wholeheartedly agree and love cool white to modernize and freshen a space inside or out.
![Leanne Ford design - Cameo White (Behr) paint color on exterior door. #cameowhite #leanneford #whitepaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cameo-white-behr-dynasty-paint-color-leanne-ford-favorite-vintage-door-house-exterior.jpg)
Don’t you think Leanne’s styling leans toward European inspired?
![Cameo White BEHR paint color on wall behind built-in bench. #cameowhite #whitepaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cameo-white-behr-dynasty-paint-color-wall.jpg)
Here’s a swatch of Cameo White, and you can see the grey undertones (and maybe green?). I have not found it to be cold or sterile, and I’m considering it for my kitchen walls for some contrast with white cabinets. (I mean, I think they’re going to be white…I’m painting them so time will tell!)
Pin this so you can refer to it when you need it:
![Leanne Ford approved white paint colors - get more of the scoop at Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/leanne-ford-approved-white-paint-colors-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
What is Leanne’s Favorite True White Paint Color?
Ultra White by BEHR
If you’re after the brightest white with minimal undertones and a very modern look, try Behr Ultra White. You can see it on brick in this Midcentury space by Leanne Ford:
![Behr Pure White paint color on brick in a midcentury interior by Leanne Ford. #behrpurewhite #whitepaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ultra-white-behr-white-paint-color-leanne-ford-brick-fireplace-midcentury-mod.jpg)
This color is basically the color we painted our entire former home. We chose Benjamin Moore White, which is the base that all their whites are made from.
![Behr Ultra Pure White paint color is a gorgeous bright cool white with minimal undertones since it is their base that all the other whites begin with. #ultrapurewhite #bestwhitepaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/001-behr-ultra-pure-white-paint-color-swatch.jpg)
I can’t tell you how it transformed that fixer upper and brought it back to life. Lisa Furey also used BM White inside and out of her coastal cottage in Palmetto Bluffs here.
What White Paint Color Does Leanne Ford Like for Warm White?
Crisp Linen by BEHR
Behr’s Crisp Linen is a beautiful warm white paint color that reminds me of the color we painted interiors within a French country house we built: BM White Sand.
![Leanne Ford designed vintage modern rustic kitchen painted Crisp Linen (BEHR). #leanneford #whitepaintcolors #behrcrisplinen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/crisp-linen-behr-dynasty-leanne-ford-kitchen-vintage-white-paint-color.jpg)
Doesn’t it remind you of white sand or even pale limestone with its sandy brown undertones?
![Behr Crisp Linen is a warm white paint color that reminds me of white sand or even limestone. #behrcrisplinen #crisplinen #whitepaintcolors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/behr-crisp-linen-warm-white-paint-color-in-can.png)
Easiest way to see if a paint color will work? Order samples with Samplize and have them delivered straight to your door.
Psst. We pause for these reminders:
![Spring inspirational quote about flowers on Hello Lovely Studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/inspirational-quote-spring-pink-hello-lovely-studio-all-the-flowers.jpg)
![Atticus quote and poetry on Hello Lovely Studio. #atticus #quotes #poetry](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/029-atticus-quote-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
![Blessing quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #blessingquote #wordsofblessing #kindnessquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/today-will-never-come-again-heart-quote-hello-lovely-studio-blessing.jpg)
![Inspirational quote about family on Hello Lovely Studio. #familyquotes #inspirationalquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/inspirational-quote-spring-pink-hello-lovely-studio-home-family-blessing.jpg)
More Favorite Paint Colors from Leanne Ford
PPG Delicate White
Here’s a beautiful white that feels like a billowy cloud.
![Leanne Ford designed white kitchen (Rinaman project) painted Delicate White by PPG.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Delicate-White-PPG-paint-in-Leanne-Ford-white-kitchen-Rinaman-vintage-range.jpg)
Do you love how it is working with all the naked wood?
![PPG Delicate White paint color is a perfect white paint to use for your walls and a favorite of Leanne Ford of HGTV's Restored by the Fords. #delicatewhite #perfectwhite #paintcolor #leanneford #ppg](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ppg-delicate-white-paint-color.jpg)
And wasn’t it genius to paint the ceiling rafters for a loftier look and feel?
![Leanne Ford designed white kitchen (Rinaman project) painted Delicate White by PPG.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Delicate-White-PPG-paint-in-Leanne-Ford-white-kitchen-Rinaman.jpg)
Oh, white painted beadboard, I can’t quit you! In another project, Leanne painted walls Delicate Walls in a dining room:
![PPG Blue Blood paint color accenting an arched opening to a dining room by Leanne Ford. White paint color is Delicate White.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/leanne-ford-ppg-blue-blood-ppg-delicate-white-paint-color-hgtv-restored-by-the-fords.jpg)
Doesn’t it help to see the same color used in entirely different rooms and lighting conditions? Here it is in Leanne Ford’s Kardell project:
![Delicate White (PPG paint color) in a beautiful breakfast nook with bay window - Leanne Ford design.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/leanne-ford-kardell-project-breakfast-nook-bay-delicate-white-paint.jpg)
But we need just a bit more beaded board…
![Leanne Ford designed white kitchen (Rinaman project) painted Delicate White by PPG.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Delicate-White-PPG-paint-in-Leanne-Ford-white-kitchen-Rinaman-window-seat.jpg)
PPG Sugar Soap
Here’s a warm white that reminds me of BM Linen White and seems best suited for older homes where you want to keep things very traditional and nostalgic.
![Sugar Soap (PPG) paint on walls with black fireplace in a space designed by Leanne Ford.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ppg-sugar-soap-paint-color-walls-black-fireplace-leanne-ford.jpg)
How do you feel about the age this color lends?
![PPG Sugar Soap paint color is a perfect white paint to use for your walls and a favorite of Leanne Ford of HGTV's Restored by the Fords. #sugarsoap #perfectwhite #paintcolor #leanneford #ppg](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ppg-sugar-soap-paint-color.jpg)
Sugar Soap is a pale, shaded, off-white with a red undertone. It is used quite unconventionally by Leanne who combined it with Delicate White and Black Magic.
![Leanne Ford painted this gorgeous staircase PPG Black Magic, Walls: PPG Sugar Soap; trim: Delicate White; Stairs: Black Magic. #whitepaintcolors #leanneford #restoredbythefords](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ppg-sugar-soap-paint-color-delicate-white-blackmagic-leanne-ford-restored-by-the-fords.jpg)
What do you think of those stairs!?!
![Cameo White paint color by Behr - Hello Lovely Studio. #cameowhite #leanneford](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cameo-white-behr-cool-white-paint-color-designers-love-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
Finds in the Spirit of Leanne Ford’s Vibe-loveliness
![Cozy Neutral Decor for Home - Hello Lovely Studio. #interiordesign #furniture #decoratingideas](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cozy-neutral-decor-hello-lovely-studio-banner-furniture-interiordesign.jpg)
![Minimal luxe style get the look on Hello Lovely Studio! #shopthelook #minimalluxe](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/minimal-luxe-style-banner-hello-lovely-studio.jpg)
![Serene neutral sophisticated decor in a bedroom with grisaille wallpaper mural (Photowall), Copenhagen chair (RH), animal print throw and drum table - Hello Lovely Studio. #eggchair #mural #grisaille #interiordesign](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hello-lovely-studio-grisaille-trees-wallpaper-mural-bedroom-banner.jpg)
![Leanne Ford Get the Look Decor mood board for ideas to shop the decor style of this designer. #hellolovelystudio #leanneford #geththelook #whitedecor #modernrustic #rusticluxe #furniture #homedecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/leanne-ford-get-the-look-mood-board-lookbook.jpg)
And for Francophile fans of Leanne, I found this:
![Whimsical Easter quote on Hello Lovely Studio. #easterquote #funnyquotes #springquotes](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/inspirational-quote-spring-pink-hello-lovely-studio-love-easter-eggs-one-basket-evan-esar.jpg)
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-michele
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You can’t go wrong with Leanne’s white paint color suggestions!! I did and have been sooooo happy with them! I didn’t use any of the ones suggested here but I love these also!… especially cameo white (that would be so lovely for your kitchen walls like you said against white cabinets …subtle contrast is my fav) & crisp linen! I lean towards the warmer whites, but not as crazy about Sugar Soap for some reason?!? Love the boucle swivel chair for the cozy factor & the Easter eggs in one basket quote😆Hope you have a wonderful wkend…yay it’s Friday!
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I’m gonna try some different whites in the kitchen this weekend because it’s time to make those decisions! I’m leaning toward those cool, greyed, off whites for cabinets, and I may even opt for light grey on cabinets with brighter white on walls. I am not a fan of Sugar Soap either. It feels old fashioned in a bad way for me, and yellow just depresses the heck out of me. I have never enjoyed spending time in yellow rooms. I painted the bath in our very first 1920s era home a bright yellow to emulate sunshine, and brought in Swedish blue and red, but yellow is tricky. Have a wonderful weekend, Amy…mine is already off to a wonderful start. 🙂