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Too much blue?

13 years ago
I LOVE color. My house if full of bold colors - a plum living room, a navy dining room, and a kiwi green sitting room. They are all "jewel" colors and flow seamlessly together as I pick up colors from rooms to the next. I am renovating my kitchen with white cabinets as this is the safe and universally appealing look...and we don't want to go extreme with things that can't be changed easily like paint. However, I absolutely need to inject my personality into this kitchen. I am working with the Amish on cabinets and they are doing a few glass ones for me to open up the space. I will be doing a cobalt blue backsplash.

Would it be too much to have the inside of the glass painted blue? There are only 2 cabinets next to the range and it just gives me that extra color "as if" I could do cabinets in blue.

Denville, NJ kitchen renovation · More Info

Comments (39)

  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Too much posting. Please delete one of these threads to save confusion. Hope you get answers. Think about yellow!
  • 13 years ago
    I like seeing the blue accents from you dishes just as well. All blue seems heavy here.
  • 13 years ago
    Please delete one of these identical dilemmas. That said, I think painting the interior of the cabinets blue would be overkill, and would be visually chaotic. Leave well enough alone. And, I agree with Studio 1001, let your pretty dishes be the accent.
  • 13 years ago
    I would use white knobs. I personally do not like those little white tiles mixed in with the blue tiles. I would paint over those with porcelain paint or something.
  • 13 years ago
    sorry don't know how to delete...looking!
  • 13 years ago
    roscoe - delete using the X that appears when you scroll over your post.
  • 13 years ago
    LOVE the blue tile! No, don't paint more blue. It will take some of the 'pop' away and just seem too much.
  • 13 years ago
    Using the picture provided as a guide to what you're doing, I agree with the others that a solid cobalt blue cabinet interior could overpower. Why not just use a wallpaper, wrapping paper or fabric to give yourself that effect (and possibly) a pattern. If you tire of it or put the house on the market in the future, it's easy to remove. And you can vary it with trends over time. (On a side note, the blue cabinet knobs seem to distract from the more sophisticated backsplash and counter, which work well together. The example above might look better with glass or chrome knobs.)
  • 13 years ago
    I agree with studio10001 ... I like seeing the blue accents from the dishes. Also, I would change the knobs for bronze color like in your faucet or black or white. I like the backsplash and the counter.
  • 13 years ago
    Looking at this again, I think you have to be the one who is happy with the space. I love the cabinets and the fixtures and the country sink. It is a great small kitchen!
  • 13 years ago
    If you really must, either a blue and while toile or blue and white delft wallpaper in the back of the cabinet would look nice.
  • 13 years ago
    Have some thin plexi in blue cut to size and temporarily attach it. If you like the look, go for it.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I'm with pinkstarling - don't overkill it !
  • 13 years ago
    Don't paint, just tape up paper of some sort (wallpaper, art paper, contact paper....anything). That way it can readily be changed or removed. Lots of beautiful papers are available and since it will be behind glass, durability is a minimal issue.
  • 13 years ago
    Roscoeandjones, I changed my mind about my above comment: You never asked about the knobs, so I say that if you liked them and they make you happy, that's was is most important. As for the inside of your cabinets, you may experience with large construction paper like sheet of 24 x 36 and see if you like it.
  • 13 years ago
    Are you going to have that counter also?
  • 13 years ago
    Roscoeandjones, I am really not good at photoshop but I did try very quickly what would blue look like inside the cabinets. Actually, I like it ... it makes the white stand out
  • 13 years ago
    One more thought: If you find your kitchen is blah compare to your adjacent rooms,then I say, go for it.
  • 13 years ago
    smgolf12, could you try that with a sunny yellow?
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    I would leave the kitchen painted as it is now. I think more blue would be too much.
    Just for fun, cut out a piece of cardboard the same size as the back of one of the cabinet spaces. Cover it with aluminum foil. Does the reflection add to or detract from the look you desire?
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    I would put more blue dishes in the cupboards and remove the blue knobs and change to white or bronze like your faucet. Don't paint the inside of the cabinets blue. Maybe think of adding more colorful tiles to the blue so you won't be so limiting.
  • 13 years ago
    I may change the knobs to a nice stainless or glass. Is it really blue behind the dishes. If so I would also go for a nice steel grey. Pick up the gray from your granite counter top. Love your country sink. Also little late in noticing your faucet. Try that color in knobs. Go for white behind the dishes. Good luck. I love blue and white also.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    why not try placing blue paper in the cabinets to see it in real life before you paint anything ?!
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Ok sorry about the blue behind the plates. I was looking at smgolf12 picture. I think Grey would look nice behind your dishes. It's a neutral and you need something to go with your grey counter top. The grey will also help your white dishes stand out.
  • 13 years ago
    Again, sorry for the poor quality of my attempt. I plan on learning more about photoshop
  • 13 years ago
    I reviewed your initial post and realized that THIS IS NOT YOUR ACTUAL KITCHEN. It is a Houzz kitchen you are using for inspiration. Please correct me if I am mistaken.

    I agree with leaving the backs of the cabinets white. Just think how much color you could add with Fiestaware or Talavera tile design dishes! You could get a maximum punch of color in the room with your dishes and foodstuffs.
  • 13 years ago
    I like the idea of adding colorful dishes inside the cabinets and I also like the cabinet backs' in grey steel.
  • 13 years ago
    Frickety-frack. I call foul,Post-and-Runner!!!
  • 13 years ago
    I think white, too, eztia. Do your color accents with dishes. I visited a home that had a collection of Fiestaware pitchers in all shapes, colors and sizes. It was amazing. You know that would be a great business for Fiestaware to get into....colored tiles for backsplaches! Similar to this.
  • 13 years ago
    Thank you for all the comments. This is not my actual kitchen but I am doing the exact same thing... and before I have it completed with my Amish cabinetmakers I thought I would ask. Most people say leave it clear as too much blue is overwhelming. I tend to like overwhelming color but maybe not do it permanently with the cabinetmaker...do it another way so I can change out. Thank you!
  • 13 years ago
    Good thinking roscoandjones
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    I would use bronze knobs, don't add the white to the tile keep it the cobalt, then I think you could paint the back of the cabinets blue without it being too much and accent in white pieces.
  • 13 years ago
    I just would like to inform you that I changed my username from smgolf12 to suzanne_m.
  • 13 years ago
    I like the blue backsplash but to me it is too glossy. If it had a more muted finish it wouldn't overwhelm. I would not use blue knobs as others also say. But knobs are cheap so you can always change them
  • 13 years ago
    Do you have an idea of what type of faucet and finish you will use. I don't like this one in here. Too busy and the wrong tone
  • 13 years ago
    Change out the knobs to oil rubbed bronze to match the faucet.
  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    I think it looks too busy with the glass doors and the blue background….all I am seeing is lines from the shelves and the mullions. That blue is a statement and I would go with solid doors, brushed stainless hardware, and a blue wall, lighter than, but from the same strip or white walls and a blue countertop. I prefer not seeing that blue stand alone.

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  • 13 years ago
    When you put in your cobalt blue backsplash, please use undercabinet plug mold and move any switches. Seeing those white outlet covers in that beautiful backsplash drives me crazy.
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