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Need help with paint for open Space Concept Home.

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

Hi Friends! Posting here for the 1st time. Please help!

Our new home is in construction and our Kitchen backsplash and Cabinetry was done today. We do like it but also feel it looks kind of busy? What do you ladies think?

Anyways we have to live with it. So my question is about paint. 1st floor is open concept with lots of natural light. I initially wanted to use the gray in my backsplash as my main color on walls through out 1st floor and hallways with a darker accent wall (dark gray). My choices were Colonnade Gray SW 7641 ( as main color) and SW 7642 - Pavestone (as Accent wall near Foyer area).

However, after seeing my backsplash today, I am not sure if I am going in the right direction. Could you please suggest any other color which would look better than my choice of colors? I have standard white walls all over with blank slate. So I am open for any suggestion.


Great Room

Dining Room

Comments (25)

  • 9 years ago

    please advice :)

  • 9 years ago
    Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter is a great color. It would go well with your backsplash and dark wood cabinets. It really is like a greige, depending on the lighting and time of day it can be gray or beige color.
    Anoosha Reddy thanked amhers104
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    You have to make up sample boards to put in the space and view at various times of the day. Your artificial and natural light in the space will turn colors in crazy ways. With your dark cabinets I would be careful of grays, because they can go purple on you. What other furniture will be placed in this space? Wood tones? Fabrics?

    Anoosha Reddy thanked Flo Mangan
  • 9 years ago

    Thank you! Only glitch is my painter's preference is Sherwin Williams. I heard a lot of good things about BM Revere Pewter. Do you know of any color in SW which is closer to Revere Pewter?

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    SW Accessible Beige is nice soft leans to beige color. Revere Pewter is more beige than gray in most lights.

    Anoosha Reddy thanked Flo Mangan
  • 9 years ago

    Hi Flo! I will keep that in mind. I have a dining table which matches dark cabinets in the Kitchen and have gray leather couches. We have light creamish tiles on the entire 1st floor. I plan to buy big area rugs for the great room and install plantation shutters for the windows. I am very nervous about paint colors because I don't want the walls with purple undertones!!!

  • 9 years ago

    I'm not a lady but the backsplash is busy. I do not believe people should choose this type of tile for their kitchen or any space for that matter. It's just so dominating. But it's up there so that's that. You can still have a lovely kitchen. lol

    Anoosha Reddy thanked Tems
  • 9 years ago
    Pick the lightest color gray of the backsplash -- i would suggest BM gray owl -- it is a very subtle gray. I have it in my entire living room and my dining room and I have yet to find a reason not to love seeing it everyday. Also put in consideration of What color your floors are and your furnitures in the closest room. What accents would you like to bring in.
    Anoosha Reddy thanked Junee Bug
  • 9 years ago

    lol sorry! I take back the lady term back! I agree with you about the backsplash :(. I was more inclined towards marble white but somehow ended up with this! This is our 1st home and I guess got it all wrong.

  • 9 years ago
    Anoosha- I don't think you got it wrong at all – the right color paint, simple accessories, and a few things on the counters I think your kitchen will be beautiful! May help to know name of your countertop and/or picture. New construction is always a work in progress – the end result will be beautiful!
    Anoosha Reddy thanked amhers104
  • 9 years ago

    Thanks for the suggestion Junee! I will see if SW will match it for me and try a sample. My painter's preference is Sherwin Williams.

  • 9 years ago

    @amhers104 - It is a Granite Countertop. The picture shown is taken with artificial lighting.

  • 9 years ago

    wow it does look great! My dining table n floor tiles are also similar looking. Thank you!

  • 9 years ago
    New construction is very stressful and so hard to visualize the end result when selecting everything. I am in the same boat right now trying to decide on countertops and backsplash for new house we are building. I actually posted on Houzz for advice earlier in the week. Very stressed trying to make final decision – meeting with our builder on Monday and I am supposed to have my final decision made. Yikes!
  • 9 years ago
    Yes SW will match it. I also like knitting needles from sherwin Williams although i still prefer gray owl because of the green undertones vs purple. The undertones on that gray in your backsplash is more green I believe-- I have exact same ones from my previous house but I had maple cabinets vs your black-- your backsplash says modern, nothing wrong about it if that is your style-- those are not cheap either so you will have to learn to love them -- what is your countertop color
    Anoosha Reddy thanked Junee Bug
  • 9 years ago

    amhers104 - Good luck to you my friend. I am sure you will nail it!

  • 9 years ago

    @Junee - I agree. Backsplash cost us around $3500! We had to select from builder's design center. I wish I found this site when we were selecting our options. I would have had more insight!. It is not bad, just needs some getting used to like you said :). My counter color has beige/brown/red/blank in it. I will check out kinitting needles, thank you!

  • 9 years ago

  • 9 years ago
    Maybe agreeable grey
    Anoosha Reddy thanked Irene Morresey
  • 9 years ago
    I used agreeable gray and anew gray. Love them!
    Anoosha Reddy thanked jddeppe
  • 9 years ago

    Hi jddeppe, where did you use agreeable gray and anew gray in your home?

  • 9 years ago
    Be sure to put up some nice polished nickel or chrome pulls on those cabinets to bring the look together. It looks unfinished - which I am sure it is. Live with the backsplash for a while.
    Anoosha Reddy thanked gtcircus
  • 9 years ago
    SW Alpaca may be worth looking at too, a bit more like your colour choice and perhaps a bit deeper than agreeable gray
    Anoosha Reddy thanked Irene Morresey
  • 9 years ago

    Irene - Nice color...looks like it leans towards beige more? I like the contrast color too...I am looking for some dark colors to use on a accent wall which goes with main color.