Picking paint for Kitchen?

15 years ago

I'm a kitchen forum person, but I thought maybe I could get some good advice over here? I posted this exact question (literally) over there as well. Any thoughts?

Help - I actually didn't realize I'd be picking my paint color at this point in the process. For some reason, I thought that was one of the last things I'd do. But, my builder just told me that sheetrocking would be done this week, and then he'd like to paint before the cabinets go it. I guess that does make sense. (He said he could do it afterwards if I want to wait on the paint color, but it would be faster/easier/better if they did it now.)

So, here I am looking at making a quick decision. That might be better for me considering how long I tend to anguish over and second-guess all of my choices...

I have very, very little wall space in the galley part of my kitchen to be painted. The majority of it is the sink wall, where there will not be upper cabinets, only some shelves. Then, in my breakfast room, which I've said many times I'm trying to make more a part of the kitchen, there is a good amount of wall space to be painted.

I have thought about using wainscoting because I like that country look - that would be just in the breakfast room because there really is nowhere in the kitchen for it to go. I also have the vaulted ceiling in the breakfast room. My cabinet colors are a creamy off-white (the majority of them including a large floor to ceiling hutch/bar in the breakfast room) and a sage green (the open shelves, a narrow hutch in the kitchen, and my peninsula in the breakfast room.) My appliances are SS, and my countertop is a dark (I think it might be Labrador) leathered granite. My hardware, faucet and pendants are ORB, and my sink is Blanco silgranit (biscuit? - don't have the name right in front of me at this moment.)

I really don't know where to even start! Don't know what color family to think about! Help please? Thanks - SQ

Hmmmmm - the Sage with coffee glaze is shown here, but not the Chesapeake with coffee glaze...that IS what I ordered.

Here is a link that might be useful: My cabinet colors...

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Comments (2)

natal
15 years ago
Sounds like the field of possibilities is wide open. It's really a matter of what you like.

I have white cabinets, white subway tile backsplash, a red-stained cherry hutch, Kahlua quartz on the countertops and New Venetian Gold granite on the hutch. I chose Shaker Beige for the wall color in the kitchen and keeping room.
cliff_and_joann
15 years ago
What color are your other adjoining rooms?

I have a galley kitchen as well with arts and
craft style cabinets--stained a medium brown.
We painted our kitchen in a two tone tan/beige.
Our other rooms on the first floor we just recently painted a lighter beige.
I love the same family of colors, painted throughout the house. I find it difficult to choose
paint colors, and beige is safe.

Do you have pic's of your kitchen, both the galley
side and breakfast area? Perhaps if we see the area,
we could be more help.
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