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berekann

Kitchen cabinets

10 years ago
Cabinets are espresso. Painted the island "storm cloud" and plan to paint the lowers the same color. What color should i paint the uppers?
Lighter colors - either Olympus white on the left or misty on the right; with either of these, i would paint the walls the middle color krypton.
OR, i could paint the uppers the krypton color and leave the walls their current color, misty.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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    10 years ago

    Assumption is you are wanting a brighter kitchen - I would paint the perimeter cabinets (uppers & lowers) all Misty (appears to tie in best w backsplash). This allows the center island to take on a free standing furniture appearance. I also like the Krypton color for the walls. Good luck!

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