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need color suggestions/help

9 years ago
My counters are marble green and the cabinets are pine. I just painted the walls and the front of the bar in a dusty grey I painted the beam white and I'm not liking how all the colors are going together anybody have any kitchen color suggestions to go with the muted butterscotch in the dining room? My camera did not capture the true color of the bar. it is actually the same color as the kitchen.

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  • 9 years ago

    Is the location of the table in the bottom picture, the "dining room?" Can we have a proper view of that room?

    The good news is that the dark green of your counters is now back in fashion.

    Are you keeping that blue on the island?

  • 9 years ago
    I do not like the color on the bar. It is actually gray and is casting off bad colors depending on the lighting coming in during the day. Here is the dining room. The whole area is an open floor plan with a great room off the dining room. Here is the dining room picture.
  • 9 years ago

    Have you tried the butterscotch from the dining room in the kitchen? I agree the grey paint isn't working.

  • 9 years ago
    I have not tried that color in the kitchen. what would you suggest for the front of the bar? Would you recommend any other wall color that would compliment the dining area? What color would you paint the dining room table and chairs?
  • 9 years ago
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    Do you like the knotty pine in its current yellow colour? Here are kitchen pics from your ideabooks



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  • 9 years ago
    not particularly. It has a lot of wear to it. I did think of painting it but it would then show all the years of distress. The ceiling in the great room/dining room is also vaulted and paneled in the same pine.
  • 9 years ago

    The higher the gloss in the paint, the more it shows gouges. Deeper ones can be filled before painting.

  • 9 years ago

    In a great room with kitchen, I am a fan on using one wall color throughout all adjoining open rooms. You can try the butterscotch in the kitchen- However, I really think that butterscotch (at least as it is showing up in the pics) is too dark and similar in color to all the cabinets and floor- and doesn't work with the white trim. So I would paint all the walls a lighter tan color as in the next photo:

    Kitchen and Bath in a Mt. Kisco Colonial · More Info

    or you could paint the cabinets in a white (just throwing it out there!)

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  • 9 years ago
    Do you think painting the cupboards would be the best idea? I love the look of the first picture you posted of mine. I sould take a of the great room in the morning so you can get the full view of everything.
  • 9 years ago

    It's up to you if you want to paint the cupboards. If you do, Houzzers can advise you. Here's food for thought


    https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/colourful-ways-to-make-over-your-kitchen-cabinetry-stsetivw-vs~47209069

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    The quality of your light in this room is an issue. Bring the green over to the island

  • 9 years ago
    I love those light fixture ideas! Am I able to play with the color of the kitchen on this app like you are able to?
  • 9 years ago

    How about sherwin williams softer tan for all walls and dover white for the trim. I personally have a very similar kitchen cabinet, floor, and countertop color scheme to yours (I can't convince myself to paint the cabinets), and those two wall colors look good against my kitchen. It will look like the walls in the first picture I posted above, and the trim will look better than your current white one because dover white has beige undertones.

  • 9 years ago
    Can I see a picture of your kitchen?
  • 9 years ago

    the lighting is showing up weird at night:

  • 9 years ago
    that is beautiful!
  • 9 years ago
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    The SW Softer Tan seems like a good choice. BTW, what is so bad about Antique White? May we see?

    Don't paint your cabinets. I don't think white would look good with the dark green, also, your cabinets are nice.

  • 9 years ago
    brown wood and brown paint don't look good together. personally I feel painting the walls a bright white and leaving the kitchen cupboards the way they are would be pretty. also pine isn't a wood that looks good mixed with a lot of different finishes so get a pine table and chairs maybe.
  • 9 years ago
    It is way too bright for our taste and doesn't seem to go with the rest of the house. I do love the look of white kitchen, tho! It's just not working here with the rest of the rooms.
  • 9 years ago
    Here is a view of our great room.
  • 9 years ago
    The posts and beams are not wrapped in pine yet.
  • 9 years ago
    Actually this is a current picture taken of the island. Sorry
  • 9 years ago
    If I paint the kitchen the butterscotch that is already in the dining and great room what color should I paint the panel on the bar?
  • 9 years ago
    I think painting the kitchen the same color as the rest of your house is a good idea. Your great room has beautiful architectural detail and the furniture is very unique and eclectic, so it isn't lacking in visual interest. The wooden cupboards are very cozy looking and make the room look warm and a bit rustic . a pop of color is just going to look like too much in the room. Painting them would take away a very beautiful element to the house.
  • 9 years ago

    The bar might look nice in the butterscotch color.