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Help! Are cream cabinets ok with white trim?

13 years ago
Hi there! We are re-doing our kitchen and my plan was to use the creamy oyster-colored cabinets on the right with an amaretto glaze and with an antiqued black island. But the kitchen has white trim, including white French doors leading out to the porch. Am I better off using the white cabinets on the left with the amaretto trim? I like the cream better but I'm worried it might look dirty next to the purer white? The walls are Benjamin Moore Gray Owl (light gray). Thanks for your help!!!

Comments (9)

  • 13 years ago
    If you are really in love with the cream (I can see why you are) then simply repaint the trim the color of the cabinet facing minus the Amaretto :)
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    keithandronni thanked Jana Menard
  • 13 years ago
    I thought about that! The problem is that the trim in the kitchen flows to other rooms in the house, which we just had painted! My husband won't let me change it so soon. ;) I have to leave the trim the color it is.
  • 13 years ago
    Neither would bother me....woodwork is a whole different thing than cabinets. I am not a matchy person. Love that you will be doing black on the island, too. Repainting the french doors would open a whole other can of worms.
    keithandronni thanked Patricia Kent
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    13 years ago
    Generally as a rule I would say that if the cabinets and trim look different enough that it looks intentional than you are fine. If it looks like you tried to match them but missed, then one of them should change so that they either match or there is some contrast between them. Remember that a floor can change from room to room... wood to carpet etc. So can the trim. You CAN have a different trim color in a room, especially a kitchen or bathroom because there are other design elements that effect the trim in those rooms.
  • 13 years ago
    I wouldn't let the white trim stand in your way too much. Your cabinets are a huge investment so choose the one that you LOVE.
  • 13 years ago
    I don't see any problem with cream cabinets and white trim. Like Amy said they are 2 different things. Go for the cabinets you like!
  • 13 years ago
    I had a similar dilemma with my new house. The windows are all almond but I didn't want almond trim. I am using a white that's not quite white (Westhighland White SW) and it looks great. I think that your cabinets are a totally separate thing from your trim. I have realized through this building process that you can get so focused on one thing that it's hard to see it clearly:). No one will ever walk in you kitchen and say "oh, how beautiful this could have been if only the trim were cream" :). Beautiful room!
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I have the same dilemma. I did end up painting the door that exited into the laundry room because it stuck out like a sore thumb in the middle of the cabinetry as it was. I still grapple with it, but it is too expensive to paint all the trim in the house to coordinate. I also like white everywhere else because it is cheerful and clean looking. I would love to hear any comments about it! I posted after pics and a before picture at the end of this post.