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I have devine vanilla in a long hallway. It's a warm white, very easy to live with. Never stark. Devine whip is in a bathroom. It appears very crisp and clean there.

On color matching devine colors-- When I first discovered the Devine line, I bought a gallon of Shell. We decided to use it in several rooms, so we needed more. DH thought it was silly to pay $37 when we could just have it color matched at home depot. Well, their first try was way off. Next try was really close. We painted one side of a stairwell with the Devine, the other with the home depot version. The devine side really is nicer. I understand now what they mean about the glow it has. Hard to explain, but when the light hits it, it has a GLOW to it, rather than shininess.

Next, we discovered that Miller will mix up whatever devine color you like in one of their standard bases. They have the recipe of course, so you get the exact color. But their bases have varying degrees of SHINE rather than GLOW. You really can tell a difference.

I love the devine colors, and will never bother with anything else. If you like it on the large card, you'll like it on the wall. No more hideous disappointments once the paint's on a whole wall. we have manzanita, date, fescue, vanilla, whip, latte, shell, reef, and silver. Silver is the most astonishing color. It looks like gray, until you put it with warmer colors or the light hits it. Then it's the most beautiful, sophisticated blue.

If you go look at the colors at a miller store, be SURE to take the swatches over to a window to see them in natural light.