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Picking a paint color?

13 years ago
last modified: 13 years ago
My granite is almost identical to the attached image. I don't particularly like it but changing it right now is not an option. Our cabinets are the same orange-y shade that's in the granite (why my husband picked it). We had our kitchen painted a peach shade by Benjamin Moore and as time has gone by I really hate the whole thing. I want to paint the cabinets and pick a new color for the walls. Does anyone have an suggestions?

Comments (12)

  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I like the movement of the granite.
    I would say your counter is not any issue as you pick the right color,I had a client who had a black cabinet and they didn't want to pain the cabinet and we update their kitchen and it look so different,
    can you upload any picture of your kitchen?it would be more helpful to see your lighting,how bright is your kitchen and you can choose your paint darker or lighter tone
    I would like Powell buff in Benjamin moor and Oc 85 or Straw for wall but I m recommending if you don't have enough light don't go with straw ,you can go with OC choices in BJ moor if your kitchen is not bright enough and more question to ask is you kitchen connected to any living room or dinning room >?
  • 13 years ago
    Does your countertop have some nice grays like the picture? You could sure work with that color. Pictures of your kitchen would be most helpful.
  • 13 years ago
    Ok here are the best 2 I could find on my work computer, never mind the munchkin. One is a decent shot of the granite, the other shows one of 2 windows I have in the kitchen. As you can see it's a very large window and let's in a lot of light, the other is just a small window over the other kitchen sink. The kitchen is kind of narrow, the widest and brightest point is that is being show in the photos. The rest is not exactly dark but without a light on, it is dim.
  • 13 years ago
    The munchkin is adorable (as well as the foot of another munchkin). I think a fairly light gray would be great in that room. I'd try just painting the walls and then see how you feel about the cabinet color. The granite is very nice.
    Sarah E thanked Ann
  • 13 years ago
    ok, here are photos from when we first moved and in and first had the kitchen done
  • 13 years ago
    I agree with Ann. Something in grey on the walls would be pretty and maybe smokey grey cabinets. The granite is pretty. If you don't want to paint the cabinets you can sometimes get a whole different look out of the wood with the color of paint you choose to put next to it. Actually I would pick a spot on the wall that gets the most variation of light in the room and paint a decent size section of the wall right next to the cabinet with three different shades of whatever color you are leaning towards...grey will draw out the cooler tones in the wood and the counter top.
    That might give you the look you're after. The granite in this picture has similar shades - paired with grey...very pretty.
    Sarah E thanked funbuzz
  • 13 years ago
    I am so happy that you are all suggesting grey since that was the family I was thinking to go with, I just really wasn't sure.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I do like you counter and it s look like you have enough lighting ,are you planning to change the floor or not?
    I do like this color or off white if you are planning to change your floor?
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I'd recommend starting with paint. Since there is gray in the grain of the granite slab in your kitchen, consider painting the kitchen a Pewter by Benjamin Moore.

    The next thing I would do is install a new backsplash. I think a subway tile would work well in your kitchen, our pearl could work really well, see here- http://www.granitetransformations.com/southjersey/products/mosaic-tiles/colors/subway/

    Once you've changed the paint and updated the backsplash, you might be happier with the slab and cabinetry. I like the slab you have personally. I think it's the overwhelming amount of orangish tone that's in need of a change.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    gray would nt go with your door style I would say its nice to add some grey to your kitchen but not these cabinet doors with all the line ,I would say you need to keep the character of your doors
  • 13 years ago
    Marc, I agree with EVERYTHING that you just said and N.O.R., yes I am going to change up the floor and I LOVE that picture. I think you are both right about staining the cabinets over painting, which would mean that it would be a thumbs down on the grey. Or, would it be more expensive to replace to doors on the cabinets to something simpler so that I could paint or to just stain everything? As I do really like the image posted by Funbuzz. Granite Transformations, I did like the granite when we originally picked it so I would agree that its the overwhelming orange that I am having an issue with.