rejakski more pictures of my troubled areas

rejakski more pictures of my troubled areas

GARY FINLEY, ASID great spaces ......with the small amount of wall area I suggest a darker tone. in the grayish family. the stone showing has a large butter scotch piece adjoining a large piece to the upper right.....see it? some might callit a soft taupe...I call it putty...this would be a great direction. find a 'fan-deck' of paint colors and fan through with a piece of tile next to the flag stone......Stay strong with the color selection. Ralph Lauren had a color "SAHARA SAO5A" years ago I'll see if I can find it online. Be careful to not choose a 'yellow', as your cabinetry willvery quickly take on a pink tone

lefty47 HI - Great house . The kitchen cabinets look like they have a pinkish tone to them - so stay away from the reds. I think if you go with a greyed down green -- like a stone color that has a hint of green to it. Benjamin Moore paints has these colors in their historical colors . Get a few of their color sample cards to try in the space be fore you commit .

zillij A greyish green would look great with the cabinetry & fit in well with the stone elements.

Mint Design You are thinking of red and I would suggest coral which will play down any pink in your cabinets. I would consider using the same color throughout so as not to break up the space. You do not have a lot of wall space so it will not overpower. Colors appear different in different lights and different areas of the country so you will want to get a fan deck and narrow your choices to 2 or 3, then invest a little money in the sample cans and play with it in different areas to choose the right one for you. I agree with Gary Finley. you need a strong color....coral is very close to your red....and it is a strong color. The photo I am attaching appears on the orange side of coral, but there are many shades of coral so pick the one that complements your cabinetry and floors the best.

Susan Mills Design Hi there rejakski, it is a great house and so many windows. Is that a lake outside?

I would love to see you use Sedona Clay as it would make your cabinets look more creamy than pinkish. Is it too close to your floor colour though in the kitchen? I had also thought that a greenish gray could work as it would be lovely with your stone but then think maybe the carpet you have chosen may not work with that. Hmmm best thing is to get the colour chips and using your samples of carpet, stone work and up against the cabinets see what works best.

judyg BEN MOORE HORIZON 1478. I HAVE USED THIS A LOT AND IT MAKES A GREAT BACKGROUND FOR JUST ABOUT ANY COLOR. SO, USE IT THROUGHOUT. I ALSO SEE THAT YOUR OUTSIDE BRICK IS NOTICEABLE AND HORIZON WILL WORK WELL WITH THAT.

shead My cabinets are the same color as yours with creamy pink undertones. We originally painted the kitchen a beige color and it made the cabinets and the entire room feel PINK! I hated it!!!

We repainted the space BM Texas Sage (a gray green) and it toned down the cabinets wonderfully! Even a decorator that I had in to consult about a different room commented that I had chosen the perfect color to contrast and neutralize the pink in the cabinets. Good luck!

fernhillfarm I just painted a fabulous gray-green in my kitchen and have had so many compliments, but most of all I love it. It is Grey Heron by Olympic (from the L big box store). Good luck.

sacapuntaslapioz I would stay away from reddish tones because your floors are red and you do not want competition. red is a very strong color and you want to use sparingly. I would go with a grey with green understones such as Wish in Benjamin Moore or the more sedated Pashmina. Also your countertop seems like a brownish red too. If you want a darker color, try elk horn, a green with brown undertones

cippolina Using several different shades of green will bring the outside in and will create depth. I used darker shades in the larger areas and lighter in the smaller areas. I used 4 different shades. You have great colors in the carpet, stone and cabinets that green will compliment. To make some contrast you could also use a white/cream that has a tint of the base green you choose. I chose these colors in my home because I have alot of windows too and I receive so many compliments! The green looks great with the change of colors during each season too. Good Luck!

GARY FINLEY, ASID be careful....I'd stay away from the gray/green tones as the green will bring out the pinkish tone in the cabinetry....Placing colors next to each other brings out the complimentary in each.....IE: placing red next to a green tone strengthens each color, as the are compliments. To keep from bringing the red (pinkish tone) out of the cabinets use a color that has no Green.

cippolina go more toward the yellow/greens to get rid of pinkish tones

karen paul interiors Gary is absolutely correct as green is the compliment to red, which will reinforce the pink in the cabinetry. As I said in the previous discussion, you need to fight fire with fire. The red is important and there is such a variety from which to choose. Anything in the clay or coral family would be good. Also, the cabinets dominate and you have so little wall, so you really need to reinforce that family of color. That the floor also moves in the same direction but differently will actually give an assist to your color distribution.

GARY FINLEY, ASID BEN MOORE HORIZON 1478 is nice as it is a blueish gray. Anything that is green will pull the pink from the cabinets so that many be off-setting considerations. Red next to the pinkish cabinets will not draw the pink out but should .....neutralize it

cippolina Yeah, white cabinets would have been better....

GARY FINLEY, ASID Karen, thanks for the support.It is offen the case that emotional reactions to color hinder the process. I find that keeping the emotions out of the solution will allow the proper selection...once the correct solution is achieved the positive emotions will be manifested

cippolina a very positive statement in deed! :)

tmcorkum check out BM Inukshuk
let us know what you decide upon :)

sharleeg just curious.. is this a remodel.. as opposed to build? Do you have the option to change the cab color.. or do you like it. For me, i woud start there, because all of the solutions are trying to make the cab color suitable with the rest. Personally, if it were mine and I was redoing, I would change that cab color.. of course in keeping with the more permanent elements such as stone floors or counters.You could go for a very earthy color, a dark gray with some green in it, to complement your stonework and bring outdoors elements in. It would work well with your somewhat reddish brown too. I personally think that cab color dates the place. It appears the handles are brass, traditional style, so it seems these are older. Sorry, I know that is not what you were asking, but it is my opinion. They could be painted easily.

wencassell Looking real good. When choosing color remember that red will make you feel hot. I suggest you pull the tones from the tile and the beautiful stone you have used. Your cabinets look like a natural finish so a dark shade would give enhancement to the space. One of the new colors Benjamin Moore has is "gallery buff CSP-225, or try davenport tan HC76
I'm excited to see the finished project.
All the best,
Wendy Cassell

sharleeg if you did want to consider painting the cabs, perhaps look to BM HC colors ( historical) which are warm and earthy and would look fantastic with your stonework and gorgeous outdoors. There is BM HC 89 NorthamptonPputty , with its neighbor on chart HC 90 being a great color for walls. Also HC 94 Old Salem Gray or HC 95 Sag Harbor Gray with walls its neighbor HC 93 Carrington Beige. Hard to know without side by side match to counters and floor. Something to consider as you are putting a lot of time and money into the reno. I hope I don't come off as being negative. It's what i would do personally, that's all. Then an earthy oil rubbed bronze more rustic style handle on cabs.You have a fantastic space! Best of luck to you!

COConsultants Hello, I do not see a lot of walls, I see one next to the counterop with
Where you do not want to run the tile, you could pull a chocolate brown for a accent color there is so much light with the bright white ceiling and outdoors it will not darken anything. Behr. SG 770 Wild Horse Trim and Spray ceiling250E-1 Euro Linen the eiro linen i would cut with 1/4 white and drop a little gold metallic in it. You will not see the metallic it will just lighten and brighten when. the lighting changes.
If you hate the brown, then my second choice would be Sh150 Chianti it is a nice 2nd choice and you will have to look it is a surprise.same

Another fun idea is to get a 3 sensational colorful one of a kind hand blown glass lights. It you call The Mansion onForsythe a Kessler property, you will see the forest stone on the columns and the art gallery can send you a photograph of the lights. They are not expensive. 300 for a custom made glass blown light, you can do them in bright red. The Mansion is in Savannah.

GARY FINLEY, ASID so where are your thoughts after all this.......monday is nearly here

Mint Design I do a red room in almost every house I design and have never known anyone to feel hot in them.........as Gary said, tomorrow is Monday; I hope you will show us the color you choose! :)

GARY FINLEY, ASID might be time to reschedule that painter???

wencassell Are you able to post another photo of your counter top - This might help with the color choices.

shead I know some have suggested that green would enhance the pinkness in the cabinets, but, as stated before, green toned our pink cabinets down a ton, but didn't totally eliminate it. Here's a pic to show you what BM Texas Sage looks like in our kitchen (which also has tile with a pinkish tint.....previous owner's choice and definitely not mine!!)

karen paul interiors If you were to do a gray then I would pump up the volume once again, so as not to compete with other shades of brown, camel, pink, etc. Here's a picture. Don't know the paint color. I'm keeping in mind there are virtually no walls in both areas, but just enough to draw a high contrast.

COConsultants If I was your designer I would drive tonight now to Home Depot or Loews or anyone who sells paint, take the lovely input you received and buy small cans a dozen brushes and put up samples. Telling us the painters are coming does not solve the problem, and if they are scheduled someone is scheduled behind them.

So you need to drive and do this, or if not then don't fret when you make up your mind they will return in a month. It's just the way it goes.

You have lots of nice choices here so take sacapuntal...the designer who gave a lovely palette, Gary the other designer who gave good indormation,Shead who has experience with this color cabinet and put your samples up to dry in the space on tje wall.

You are just stuck it happens get unstuck it's paint not tile, mossic, onyx, mural, just paint and not a lot and if after you move in and pit art work it will be less paint. And,'the best part of paint is you can repaint.
So go now and sleep well tonight.

Also, I still think you need a stone even if you use white subway or a colorful mixture with some red in it, one of those Mosaic's on the backsplash by the sink under the window.

I do not mean to sound strong we all participate for different reason, me it's fun down time and I love my industry and I love to learn and I. do learn and I learn when I am incorrect also.
So habe fun, if you put your samples up in the morning they will drive amd you can start to eliminate., then you will have one.

GARY FINLEY, ASID Was there something about GARY in the above? was it good or bad

karen paul interiors Not sure, but it's all good. Asking homeowner to take the bull by the horns and just do it 'cause it can all be changed. :)

COConsultants Yes, Gary, I suggested she pick three palettes and our samples up.

GARY FINLEY, ASID not a fan of right or wrong just act......it may be time to take a breath, relax and doing it right....later, or prime the walls and give it another couple of days....better yet hire a designer to do an on site visit and assisting in the color selection.

GARY FINLEY, ASID not a fan of right or wrong just act......it may be time to take a breath, relax and doing it right....later, or prime the walls and give it another couple of days....better yet hire a designer to do an on site visit and assisting in the color selection.

karen paul interiors Shead, I have taken the liberty to attach a picture of the actual paint sample of Texas Sage. You will note it is not truly a green and I would also suggest it has some red oxide in it. I don't like to rely on photos that are skewed by lighting and natural lighting. http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/texassage

GARY FINLEY, ASID LADIES.......easy.........let's all remeber there are not so many rights and wrongs...just consequences. It's nice that we have this site to toss things around. For the sake of the home owner she has now ...more to work with. But as it must be it will be her decision.

It is only paint. So lets help get it on the wall.....

A trick an old painter told me about years ago.....take the paint chip in one hand, hold it arms length out in front of you, close one eye "that's what it will look like on the wall" and he is right

Hope this helps

Gary

if not I'm $150.00 an hour

good luck

karen paul interiors COC, you are singing to the choir. I absolutely get what you are trying to do. That's why I told Gary that it was all good! :)

karen paul interiors Ha, ha! You are such a wonderful stinker. Painters (at least the ones with some years on them) have a wonderful way of looking at things and simultaneously getting the job done! They used to keep me in stitches. :)

COConsultants Thank a you both, yes the painters will get there, there will be some paint up someone will answer some questions and it will start to move, you have to put a sample up,anyway, or the other option is I agree call a designer, we cannot see the walls in the house,'there are more rooms to paint and perhaps they could help her bang out all her paint areas, so a designer if the samples don't work is a great idea. Thank you Gary. and Thank you Karen.

GARY FINLEY, ASID gotta admit 'we got passion' lol good night

GARY FINLEY, ASID gotta admit 'we got passion' lol good night

COConsultants I have loved and still love this industry for 30 years, I can remember'having to go nuts in my library looking for a Kittinger Light Heirloom wood sample that was needed now at the clients and no the Rep had none , I had none , other people in the industry who were competitors we all shared had none. And, now life is so much fun for designers. The colors on screens. sometimes look like they are the wrong color with the wrong name and nothing like they should look, but having. wheels help. It has changed we can sit and do a floor on Skype with www,specsimple.com and pick 3 or 4 chairs or sofa with the client.'I can then call and have samoles of the seating sent done.
Before you might have to schleep' to'several'showrooms'and now you can at least narrow down on line.

Now, I have the luxury to be a part of discussions for relaxation and to assist someone, after you have done things all day long and I call this down time.'Everyone on this page is great and the passion to find a color and to help a client was eminently visible, that is why I love this industry, there are people like all of you.

judyg HOLY COW! ALL YOU ASKED FOR WAS A PAINT COLOR! GUESS IT WAS RAINING ACROSS THE USA AND WE HAD LOTS OF TIME ON OUR HANDS. WHAT DID YOU CHOOSE?

Donna Gaye For decades, I have used 11 x 14' art boards from an art supply store to put my sample colors up. Then you can put them around the room and see how the light changes ithe sample throughout the day. One color per board... they're like what $2.?Don't bother with those little piss-ant size samples. Only ticks me off more... lol

Most paint places nowadays will sell you small sample pots of paint. If you are doing a lot of purchasing through them, you ought to get those gratis... but whatever. Still cheaper and less fretful than all this.

Get some in the colors others have mentioned and then TAKE a cabinet door with you and pick 2-3 of your own.

I've had "color gridlock" before... it happens. Like another lady said, it's just paint. Once the prep work is done - that's a key - you can always go back and repaint it after you've lived with your decision for a while.

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hahaahaa - JudyG - I just saw your comment - how funny! Like here we are, the world is going up in smoke and we're for/against Texas Sage on her walls... LOL

rejakski Wow - i am so grateul for all the advice! The best advice I am taking is to not rush things. I've managed to hold off the painter for at least 2 more days..... I am having a designer friend of mine and another aunt's option that I highly regard, come over to the place tomorrow to help me make a final decision.... I may go and get a couple samples (per your suggestions) to get a better idea of how it will look.
This has been quite the project for us... and these rooms have been the most difficult for me. It all started back in November, when my husband cut the house in two, moved it across town, put it on our pond (lake) property and then built an addition in between the two halves.... We are trying to save money, paying for each project as it is completed....We and our six children have been living in a modular home on my inlaws property while this is going on. Needless to say - we are at our ropes' end and are more than anxious to move into the house. I keep entering contests in hopes of a miracle... that a designer and construction crew will waltz in and say, "don't worry - we got this!" wishful thinking eh? I would love for this to be my dream house come tru, but for now it's going to have to be what we can afford.. and unfortunately that means I have to compromise on some things (like the cabinets that I so despise). My dream would be to have a tuscan style house... but that's not what this house is meant to be I guess.... I was trying to make it work, but now I'm realizing that this house doesn't fit that style.... So.. now on to what will work... and I am so loving all your honest opinions. I never expected so much input, I wish you were all local (I'm in northern Indiana). However, I can't afford a great designer like you all, so I am relying on your help to see me through this final stretch. We've been living with this project for so long (16 months), that I don't want another project once we've moved in... So, I'm going to "make the dec

rejakski We live in Fort Wayne, Indiana - on 60 acres, right in the heart of Amish Country.

rejakski Gary - I'm loving the horizon color and I also like the davenport tan someone suggested... do you think those two could work together? I like the horizon for the family room area and the darker tan for the kitchen are. I have purchased new hardware for the cabinets, and oil rubbed bronze... will the hardware work with a color like davenport tan on the wlls surrounding the cabinets??

karen paul interiors I read the story and background, look at the picture of this family and tears are streaming down my face. So I think Gary should fly out for free!! :) Rejakski, thanks so much for sharing your life with all of us. It makes a huge difference...to everyone at Houzz. Good luck with your samples. Tell us with pictures what you decided.

GARY FINLEY, ASID its late here...........so I will look at this in the a m ......thanks so much for telling your story.
I love honest clients and you would be a great one. Thank you for the history you have lived through ......................call in in the morning 949 939 0088 to discuss the colors....next best thing to being there.....hugs to all goood night

GARY FINLEY, ASID its late here...........so I will look at this in the a m ......thanks so much for telling your story.
I love honest clients and you would be a great one. Thank you for the history you have lived through ......................call in in the morning 949 939 0088 to discuss the colors....next best thing to being there.....hugs to all goood night

GARY FINLEY, ASID guess I'm filling committed to this.......i'm back....Love the Davenport tan for the kitchen and with the large glass areas I would paint the living area the same!!! Use the same color with only 50% color fomula for the ceilings....or use the Horizon on the ceiling

Consider the Davenport for all the areas as they are open to each other. I'm guessing you have a mirror, several pictures that will be going up on the wall.... if not work to that end you have a few soild walls but the stronger tone in those areas will be find as I see it .

I may have missed what the floors are planned to be? Oh I'm thinking its the tile is just saw.

Think about it ....if too dramatic us the 50% formula on the living area and the 100% formula on the kitchen walls. They will relate as they are the same colors only used in greater and lesser strengths

Faireden Ha ha just have to laugh - this board reminds me of color theory 101! I agree with Gary, and I love the the Davenport tan. I think bathrooms and kitchens should be warm colors any way - more appealing with food and skin.

inkwitch Reading these posts has been like attending a musical jam session! Awesome!

sacapuntaslapioz rejakski, for light fixtures that are a cut (or several) above the big box stuff try LampPlusOpenBox http://www.lampsplusopenbox.com/ where you can buy great fixtures at a discounted price because someone returned. they have been checked, and although you cannot returned them, they do respond if they are broken glass or missing pieces. Good luck and trust me, bad cabinet colors really fade when the rest of the kitchen is great. Good colors, a nice backsplash a good countertop and above a wonderful fixture, and the cabinets, which now look as the most notable part will just be a part of it.
A word of advice, have the painters start, not by cutting the corners, which is time consuming but by painting a large section in the middle of the area. if you hate it, then is easy to re paint. Hope great house will be ready and remember to laugh every day!

Donna Gaye yes, super idea - have them paint on a wall you feel is "important" to have right in the light, then get them to start somewhere else in the house while that dries.... if you have some of the other sample boards you can walk around with and see the color in those lights, hey - go for it!

I got up this morning wondering about you, dear. We're ALL here to tell you that feel our help and support in your heart and hear us go "dont worry - we got this!"

This is the FUN part, sweetie - it really should be! If you have painters coming in, you're in the home stretch. Celebrate with each brush stroke your new home - one that sounds like it'll be so full with love and kids and family that the shade of the walls will be so trivial as to be off your radar.

Fretting over this is like watching those "Bridzillas" women... they work themselves up over the small details of a big project - they forget to enjoy their big day!
Not saying your a "--zilla" but I so know this can get into your brain too deep.

So - Relax and enjoy. Hug your kids and tell them "Dont worry - we're getting there!"

Now get off this forum and go have a great day!

rejakski So touched by all the responses.. off to get some samples, mainly the davenport tan.
Gary - I may call you later ... Going to work on the kitchen today...put that color up and then see if I want to carry it on into the family room area... btw, there will be carpet in most of the family room (which is a toffee color) and the ceiling is made of cedar, which we planned on sealing/staining. The stairs leading from the foyer will be hardwood, We are also doing a perimeter of the living area in the same hardwood, following the outline of the cedar celiling... I attached a better picture of that. Also along the backs side of a wall along the breakfast bar, there is a recessed area - what color would you suggest for that? You see it right as you enter the kitchen from the garage/mudroom area. The original owner had the recessed portion mirrored, which we removed ... there is a "spotlight" on the ceiling portion of the recessed area. I plan on putting a small dry-sink type cabinet there with framed art hanging above... would the horizon color work there???

and Donna, thanks for helping me remember what's important, having a house full of wonderful memories - I want my family to feel the love in their home, not the stress...

rejakski To all the designers who shared their advice - thanks again! So refreshing to be reminded that there are still good people out there, instead of some of the negative feedback we've encountered along the way with this journey....

Any other suggestions on where we can find deals for other things (ie - fixtures, furniture, window coverings, etc...?)

jennifermiller05 Such fun! I've always loved design, wanted to be a designer but have no training. I'm inspired by such passion. Finally getting started to follow that dream - when I grow up (only 60 now) I will be a designer. Thanks to all for such a good and inspiring time. And please rejakski, post finished pics. Best of luck to you and your lovely family!

GARY FINLEY, ASID well good morning from the west coast......the sky is a "Horizon" tone this morning so all is well.
Thx for the additional photos. The wood ceiling a nice element. Let get the walls covered and once they are drying we can move ahead. Selections are made easier as more of the finished picture comes into play

Any possibility of see an image of the carpeting, as it will play with the wall color??

wencassell Hi there, another suggestion for your lighting needs is

http://www.lightinguniverse.com .

I personally have bought a considerable amount of lighting through this company.

Wendy Cassell

stargazer51 Jennifer M - I love your comment. I'm also 60, love houses, wanted to be an architect but had to settle for business, and don't think I'll ever grow up. I just retired from my day job and am planning to start design classes. I'm also planning a major remodel on our newly acquired retirement home--great view and privacy but red sinks in the master bedroom and limited windows to bring in the view. Good luck to you and the pursuit of your dream!

jennifermiller05 stargazer51 - and good luck to you! It sounds like you have a project home, too. Ours is 1851 farmhouse and will keep us busy (and broke) for many years. Going about my design career in a roundabout way I think, just going back to college with art history (architecture if possible) major. Love a pop of red, but oy, sinks? Interesting!

stargazer51 Jennifer M-An 1851 farmhouse! We don't have houses that old here (Sonoma County north of San Francisco). Ours is a one-story built in 1979 but a weird combination of styles and "interesting" taste. We're replacing roof (is steeply pitched with orange cement tiles), siding (is light blue plywood with darker blue tudor-looking trim), windows, moving a bath and swapping locations of kitchen and dining room. About to go for permits and hope to have most of it done in a year. Then there's landscaping!

Mint Design make sure your structure can support the cement roof tiles and good luck with permits! We have a summer home there and permits and design review for our guest house were a nightmare, so much so that we completely cancelled replacing our main house. too bad as it would have been jobs and a boost to the economy. In fact, had we even a clue before we bought the place we would never have bought anything in the Sonoma County at all....the most difficult and controlling people we have ever encountered outside a Communist country! and this house hangs off the side of a mountain and is not visible from and public road and they want to control every aspect right down to the color of the windowsills and what they will allow you to plant (not much). There were no fewer than 57 inspectors, one just to inspect drywall nails! Each one of these inspectors drawing a big salary with a bigger pension....and they are planning let let the road go back to dirt because they can't afford to fix it and pay the salaries and pensions! Wonder why CA is bankrupt????

stargazer51 Mint - I'm getting rid of the cement tiles so no worries about roof load. Hopefully, my experience will be better than yours. I did a smaller project in Marin a couple of years ago and it was a breeze.

wencassell How are you progressing with your painting project? waiting to see the results. You did mention that your carpet was a toffee/tan color, is this the area you were considering using Horizon as the color?

Mint Design Stargazer51, I know people in Napa and in Marin who have not had problems. Sonoma is the worst and there are no covenants on the property at all so how they are able to do this legally is beyond me. I am going to contact a property rights advocacy group. We paid a fortune for this property and to not have property rights is unconscionable. Good luck on your project!

COConsultants Hi, Well, it sounds like Gary has it well in hand. Gary, you may do this already, but for job meetings weekly too far away, We Skype in, my guys on site send me early am you could have painter, then we call in someone walks the floor with Skype everyone can see all and we run through minutes. It works great and Skype you cam get up close and personal to the wall, floor cdiling elevator, street, truck'etc.'So you might try a conference all on Skypethey have conferencencimg set ups now, You will see the whole house.

Rejaski, I think your prayers were answered and ir seems you have avillage here.

Furniture what is your style?

rejakski Update: Another prayer answered - my husband agreed to let me paint the cabinets!!! So,his Aunt, a designer by experience, helped me choose colors similar to those suggested. Tomorrow I am going to start sanding and priming the many cabinets... I plan to paint them a cream color, either SW 6385 ("Dover White") or SW 7013 ("Ivory Lace")... and for the walls (in kitchen, dining and living areas) I'm looking at a blueish grey, with either SW 6213 ("Halcyon Green") and using from the same family pallette, SW 6214 ("Underseas") in the foyer area... Gonna put some samples on the wall and go from there. Thanks again for all the advice - starting to enjoy this project again and am getting excited to put it all together..!! What do you think of those combinations???

Faireden In my light the grays are very sophisticated, and I already know I love Dover White, one of my favorite whites.

cippolina Yes! as I mentioned earlier on, the cabinets will be better in white and you have chosen very nice colors. The shades of green will look great with all of the windows as your background. You'll be very happy with your choices! Please post the final photos!

cippolina Yes! as I mentioned earlier on, the cabinets will be better in white and you have chosen very nice colors. The shades of green will look great with all of the windows as your background. You'll be very happy with your choices! Please post the final photos!

shead Love the colors you have chosen and the fact that you are going to paint the cabinets. It's amazing how totally different your space will feel and the bluish gray color with white cabinets will look really sharp....good luck!!

Something else I noticed was the flat cabinet doors....is that the look you want? If so, great! If not, you can, pretty inexpensively, add some molding to the doors and along the bottom edge of the cabinets. Since you're going to paint them, you could use paint-grade for a substantial savings. But, again, that's only assuming you want to :)

Can't wait to see the final pics!

7768 rejakski, I would absolutely love to have the windows over my sink and counter area like you have! I agree with all who suggested Davenport Tan color. If you google it it shows examples of cabinet and rooms with similar color schemes as yours and they look great.

Gary, and other decorators and readers:
Since you all have experience with various paint colors on walls in actuality, can you help me with a color I have been searching for please? I have purchased several quarts of various colors of BM paint trying to find the pale grayish blue with aqua hint that I see in photos and haven't had any luck, so I gave up. Thanks!

sharleeg First, let me say how exciting to be painting the cabs! I believe it will make all the difference in the world.Why work so hard and leave those untouched.So fantastic! I like a slighter deeper shade than the very pale and creamy beige you are leaning towards. I like , for example, BM 972 Alaskan Skies.Your space is very earthy with the stone and water and I think that is just too light.. too traditional looking.( frankly, you could go even more gray and it be fantastic, but you can play safer and stay in the lighter tones). And while I like Davenport Tan and it is true you don't have a lot of wall space, my tendency would be to go a slightly lighter there. Perhaps its neighbor, Alexandra Beige HC-77.( you could do this on walls and do cabs in the neighboring Litchfield Gray also, HC78. fab!)I prefer the tad more gray with Alaskan.. need to do samples of course) I also like Indian River #985 or slightly deeper 986 Smoky Ash for walls. Depends what looks great with your floors and counter in kitchen. Both of those go very nicely with the Alaskan Skies! Though I use both wheels, I often prefer the colors on the BM wheel

shead @7768, I used BM Beach Glass (1564) for our family room and it's my favorite color in the entire house. It is definitely a grayish blue with a very slight hint of aqua. I would caution, though, against only painting a small sample of it, because it looked different that our original sample area when we were trying to decide. Thankfully, we liked it even better once the room was painted and dried.

BM Raindance 1572 might also be a good choice, but it definitely has more aqua in it.

sharleeg I believe that Halcyon Green you were looking at will go blue in certain light, certain time of day, etc. I don't think that blue is what you want with the reddish brown of floors and counters. And with that beautiful stonework .Best of luck! I know it seems overwhelming.. take your time, don't rush and try it all. Better to take the time now then be sorry later :)

yvesun Hush AF-95 Benjamin Moore will give a warm glow in the kitchen and throughout your home and it works well with Horizon that you liked for the Family Room. Maybe a soft green in a powder room such as HC-119 Kitlery Point Green would be nice. Choose light & airy colours.
Have fun! Paint isn't permanent, it's just a way to bring colour into our homes.

Shannon Ggem ASID- Ggem Design Co LLC Wow! Intense thread! I love what color does to people! My only advice is sample, and sample big!!!

Faireden Again in the morning light the colors you have chosen are still very beautiful very sophisticated - rejakski, Please do not second guess yourself! Do you remember the painter on Murphy Brown? Paint and live with it for a while. Many say that successful people make up their minds quickly and change them very slowly. I think that is a good model for you - don't be afraid - please paint and then post pictures so we can admire!

GARY FINLEY, ASID go with what you KNOW

Think small and START

trust yourself!

GARY FINLEY, ASID go with what you KNOW

Think small and START

trust yourself!

swilkerson I would paint or re-stainthe cabinets first! Don't care for the pinkish pickled look at all. Very outdated.

GARY FINLEY, ASID heyyyyy. were trying to get this painter working lol

7768 @Shead, thanks for the suggestions. The Raindance 1572 color is more the hue I am going for but much lighter. The first color you suggested is very similar to one I have already tried ( I think it was called Palladian blue) which looks baby blue on the walls.
I can look at the BM store at the swatches and see if the Raindance 1572 has a lighter hue/tint like I am looking for. Thanks, that was a big help!

wencassell I agree with Gary- trust your gut- and after all your going to be living with the choices and colors, but, with that being said - it's only paint!

GARY FINLEY, ASID like selecting diamonds..........once the selection is made, the others won't be around to compare to

GARY FINLEY, ASID you have great choics ....so once the painting begins...toss the samples REALLY!

call it like you see it and don't look back.

I have had clients want to STOP and change the colors while the paint was going up.....but I find that not wise. Complete the painting and most alllllllll cases it's good to go!

sharleeg If you like the Halcyon Green, On SW, take a look at Oyster Bay #6206. A lovely color.More muted

shead @7768, Castle Walls (1573) and Rushing River (1574) are on the same swatch as Raindance and may provide the deeper color you are looking for. You might ask the paint store to double tint the formula for Raindance and see if that gives you a better look.

I'd definitely go to the BM store and compare Beach Glass and the Palladian Blue you already tried. I'm looking at the color swatches right in front of me (I bought a fan deck from the BM store) and Beach Glass does not have as much aqua as Palladian Blue and is more gray. Mount Saint Anne (1565) might also work.

Good luck!! Can't wait to see what you decide :)

COConsultants Go with Gary's advice, no more samples, put the paint on the wall his palette was great. Move to the next part, what are you covering the windows with? If you live where I think you do there are many people who can make drapes for you, with heavy backs to keep the cold out winter is not far off. Lighting www.Bella or.com go to clearance first. auctions are great right now for furniture with all the foreclosures and tag sales. Or try the furniture stores they are having big sales, habitat sounds crazy, but I have someone I buy decorative pieces from and she finds items and refinishes or paints them and they are great.
Enjoy.

rejakski I am torn between the Halycon Green and another color, Moody Blue, by SW.... My eye went to the Moody Blue when the two swatches were side by side being held in front ot the window with the water view...
So, both colors are going on the wall today and I am choosing this afternoon,,, I am sticking with the Dover White for cabinets, and will put new hardware on them (thinking an oil rubbed bronze?), All this going on, while I'm trying to juggle life (baseball, gymnastics, Church and oh ya - my son's 10th birthday today!!) .. looks like painting cabinets will be a long process for me as I try to fit that project in.. Any tips for that project?

PS.... Gary - if you're still out there, THANKS so much..! I truly appreciate all your help!

rivers300 love the space!!! I think a steel blue would be great. I agree I would stay away with from the reds.

GARY FINLEY, ASID Happy 10th Birthday young man!
I'm still around...Moody Blue is a great tone. Halycon Green are good as well.. Do you want a green kitchen or a blue kitchen????.. I'm a bit lost with the other things going on? What wall color will the living room be ....can't go wrong with either ....but I think I would do satin nickel hardware (pulls and or knobs)

GARY FINLEY, ASID Happy 10th Birthday young man!
I'm still around...Moody Blue is a great tone. Halycon Green are good as well.. Do you want a green kitchen or a blue kitchen????.. I'm a bit lost with the other things going on? What wall color will the living room be ....can't go wrong with either ....but I think I would do satin nickel hardware (pulls and or knobs)

rejakski OK - 10th Birthday was fun,,, and somehow I managed to get the samples of both on the wall.. I'm going to carry the Moody Blue throughout both areas... when the Halycon went on the wall in the living area.... the intense natural light gave it a very green look, almost a mint green. Had several people over to look at the samples and all were drawn to the Moody Blie - which seemed richer and warmer. I think I may do a brushed nickel hardware on the cabinets that I will be painting the Dover White.... Do you think it will be ok to use same color in both areas?

GARY FINLEY, ASID I DO......the brushed nickel is a warm tone but much cooler than the oil rubble bronze
Think of the hardware as the jewelry on the cabinets...it donent need to be 'big and flashy' to do the job

GARY FINLEY, ASID however, the big question of the day is ......what flavor was the cake?

rejakski I'm getting more excited with the confidence I have gained through all your advice.... It's starting to be a fun project again, now that I feel ilke I'm heading in the right direction. Funny how my style is changing.... I love it!

And the flavor of the cake was... Caramel Swirl, cheesecake that is! My Louie loves Cheesecake and he loved his gift too -- we enrolled him in a six week course at our local university for majic lessons, instructed by a local professional majician. He loved it

Tomorrow is another busy day... light fixtures and other hardware....Wish me luck!

Mint Design That is what we are here for...this should be fun...Enjoy and let us see your finished room! :)

COConsultants try www.Bellacor.com. clearance furniture lamps all sorts of stuff i generally look for lamps but you never know.

yvesun Susan what is the name of the greenish grey colour you suggested?

COConsultants try www.Bellacor.com. clearance furniture lamps all sorts of stuff i generally look for lamps but you never know.

Susan Mills Design Hi ymcs, that is nantucket gray by Benjamin Moore, hope that helps.

Susan Mills

PoshHaus Any after pictures?

yvesun Thanks Susan!

7768 I just love all of the windows and open space!!

Mint Design Looking good!

rejakski Finally, some updated pictures..! Sorry it took me so long, but still having trouble getting "connected" out here in the country... Here are a couple pictures of kitchen/dining area, foyer and family room.. I went with SW "moody blue", and absolutely love it! Have had several compliments! Still haven't painted kitchen cabinets, but did change hardware. Not sure if I want to paint, distress, stain or whitewash..? Any suggestions ? Gary Finley, I hope you see these!

rejakski For some reason, can't attach images ... Working on it