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Needing help with paint colors

16 years ago

I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out paint colors to paint my kitchen, morning room/dining room. I've played on the Sherwin Williams web site so much I think their going to ban me. So I thought I would seek advice from my fellow decorating wizards.

My kitchen cabinets are maple and the coutertop is black star laminate. The flooring is a mix of different colors and thats where I get stumped. The colors of my flooring are warm colors. Should I paint the walls warm or can I go with cool. The kitchen is open to the family room but there is a half wall dividing them. I really wanted to paint my family room a green color but didn't know if I should use a neutral for the open area. Also the windows are facing the north side of the house. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Comments (10)

  • 16 years ago

    I think you can pull out any of the colors in your floor...cream, gold, taupe, rust, brown...and have a successful color story.

  • 16 years ago

    If you have a left over tile, take it to the S.W. store and match one of the colors. Going cool or warm is okay as long as it's in the floor color. You can't go wrong. It's hard to see the floor clearly in the picture.

  • 16 years ago

    i think right now the pale blue looks a bit sterile and you can never go wrong with a warm pale neutral or a very dark neutral which will make the cabinets pop out.. I would lean toward the cream or warm taupey. I know one color that seems to be very popular is Kilm beige SW but IMO it is too medium and I prefer a darker shade on that swatch. Another cooler color I had in my old kitchen (although my cabs were white) was perfect greige SW which I got many compliments on. You can play with a room more if your walls are like a canvas and then bring out your color in your upholstery/accessories and artwork. Good luck.

  • 16 years ago

    I'd try a warm taupe like Benjamin Moore's Hot Spring Stones. Before it got its new fancy name HSS was called Ashen Tan, which is a little more descriptive of the color. It's a nice combination of some of the colors in your floor.

    For something darker and more dramatic, try BM's Raccoon Hollow.

    Here is a link that might be useful:

  • 16 years ago

    We just painted our kitchen and FR BM Wheeling Neutral with an accent wall in BM Alexandria Beige. I LOVE it. It is so warm and yummy. If you like a green palette, consider BM Rosemary Sprig in the kitchen and BM Soft Fern in the main areas. A gorgeous combo!

  • 16 years ago

    Thank you guys so much for all of your advice. You guys have gave me so many options. I really wanted to do my family room in green due to the fact of having brownish red leather furniture. But I really am starting to like the gray colors. I just don't want the rooms to feel cold.
    Should I do the open room in a color darker and the rest in lighter or vice versa?

  • 16 years ago

    I don't think you could go wrong with a grayish green paint color for your family room, and it would work well with your brownish red leather furniture. There are several pretty shades that come to mind, like EK Ashen Green, or Edgewood Green, Valspar's Bayou, or BM Hampshire Gray, Dry Sage or Windchime. If you go to the gallery and look at the green post, you can see real rooms used with each of these colors that might help you more than looking through the Sherwin Williams site. I've linked just one to give you another sample to look at. And this is an Aura selection, which is really great!

    Here is a link that might be useful: Windchime

  • 16 years ago

    I think warm colors would match your floor more...
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  • 16 years ago

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  • 16 years ago

    hi!

    I also have maple cabinets and I think my laminate is the same as yours! My kitchen is SW Bamboo Shoot, it opens to my family room which is SW White Raisin. Here are some pics.