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Paint Ideas for Kitchen

11 years ago
I'm on a tight budget, and I despise the wall color and cabinet finish in my new kitchen.
I'm thinking the cheapest route is to just repaint the walls and then either paint or stain the cabinets and adding some hardware such as handles.
What I need help with is a color (or two, the cabinets can be different than the walls) that can tie the light floor with the dark countertop.
Any ideas??

Comments (8)

  • 11 years ago
    Start very neutral, pull wall color from the floor tile. The range is in a weird position, I think that will be more troublesome than colors.
  • 11 years ago
    I like your cabinets. I don't think blue is a good color for a kitchen either. You've got a lot of brown, so really any color should go well. How about finding the window treatments you want to use and draw a color from them. It depends if you want a modern, country, or traditional vibe. You have a lot of wall space so the color is going to be pretty dominant in the room. I always like yellow in a kitchen, a warm one with red, not a blue or green toned one. Yellow looks good with white or black cabinets. You could get a tannish yellow.
  • 11 years ago
    Hey Tabor. I noticed your ideabook has a lovely all white cabinetry example which would be very achievable with what you have now. Unless your a hardcore DIYer I would not attempt painting cabinetry on your own (They should be spray painted after proper cleaning and prep). Buy hardware to go with the new look you are trying to achieve. But first of all get that dishwasher out of there and match the new one to your existing appliances. Find an awesome tile you love for a backsplash and use that as your jumping off point for your wall color. It's easier to match wall color to your tile, rather than visa versa. Start saving up for new flooring unless you really love what is there now. All this can be done in stages without getting in over your head. Have fun!
  • 11 years ago
    it will be tricky to find the right cream or off white to work with the tiles' greyish tone and the yellow of the cabinet but that will give you most options for accent colors in wall decor and linens. I would paint the chairail the same as the wall to unify it. also you can get "stainless" contact paper to make the dish washer match the Sink. Pick accents in a color you love and they will standout with a neutral backdrop of the cabinets and cream walls. Hang your colorful serving pieces as art and for easy storage.
  • 11 years ago
    I like the blue walls, but that is my favorite color. I'd paint the walls and that wood on the walls white. I'd leave the cabinets alone.
  • 11 years ago
    Painting cabinets isn't nearly as easy as home reno shows lead you to believe if you want it to look good anyway. There's a lot of work involved, and you almost need to take the upper cabnets out in order to do them the right way. Taking the lower ones out isn't practical so you're going to down on your belly painting the lower portion of the boxes. You really need to spray them also if you want them to look good. If you aren't into DIY stuff, you're best bet is to hire it done so you get the look you're aiming at.

    You need to find a color that works with the tile. I would pull the lightest cream color from it if you want a light color. If you like color, but just not the blue, I'd look for a nice contrasting color such as a grayish or olive green that goes well with medium tone wood.

    You're going to want to get paint swatches to compare to the floor if you decide to pull a color from the tiles. Make sure the colors are the same tone or hue so they work together. A lot of whites/creams have either a pink or yellow hue, and if you mix them, they end up looking horrible so watch for that. You can see it if you get all the white/cream paint swatches in the display, and fan them together like a hand of cards.
  • 11 years ago
    Switch the placement of the dishwasher to the other side of the sink ,paint the walls BM Gray owl on top and paint the chair rail and below BM white dove