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Kitchen color scheme...thoughts?

7 years ago

So, our kitchen Reno starts in early Sept. So far the color scheme is simple: cabinets will be SW Filmy Green, which is almost an exact match for these plates. Counters will be soapstone. Walls, I think, some variety of creamy off white. Floors, hardwood. Appliances, stainless. I’m doing lighting and cabinet knobs in a matte or antique brass.





In the dining room next door, this is the color scheme. The teal-ish blue appears again in the living room and we have shades of red/rust around too.






I‘m thinking the kitchen will be primarily the pale green and black/charcoal (counter) and white. I’ve got green dishes, white dishes, and might add in some black and white dishes/bowls. I was thinking about a teal/dark turquoise accent color, but then I started thinking pink. I don’t know why, I keep going back to pink. But the rest of the first floor has a lot more dark/jewel tones (though most walks are light). Maybe Filmy Green and pale pink is too wimpy. Maybe a coral instead of pink? Or do we like a turquoise better? Finally, I also have an old tin with the pale green, black, and yellow, and that combo could also be cool.


Wanna vote? Or make other suggestions? The “accent” color will pretty much just be in dish towels and some dishes so nothing huge. I am considering wallpapering the adjacent mud room, so I could pull the accent color in there too.

Comments (26)

  • 7 years ago

    Few pics with color combinations I like:








  • 7 years ago

    I like the pale green, black, and creamy off white. And your rug, where does it come from? Love it.

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    Bunny, we bought that rug at a local rug shop that imports mostly from the Middle East. They have amazing rugs but it’s one of these tiny stores where they’ve got guys who just flip through the waist-high piles of rugs all day. I always feel sort of guilty standing there while they flip over all those rugs.

  • 7 years ago

    Found these on Etsy — I really like this color.




  • 7 years ago
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    I love Sueb20's color choices. It so happens that I have some dishes in similar colors. While the style of the dish pattern isn't right for you, I thought seeing the colors might be helpful. You can see that the dishes have sort of a chartreuse green rather than yellow, plus a light olive mixed with the shades of coral and teal.





  • 7 years ago

    Definitely coral, instead of pink, and teal. Great flow and feeling through the house.

  • 7 years ago

    My gut reaction is that either pink or coral changes the relaxing vibe of your color scheme of pale green, cream white and charcoal. Pink and green is classic, but will evoke prep. The terra-cotta or coral is pretty, but is at odds with the tranquility of the other colors. It's probably just me, but I wouldn't introduce an accent color as I love the mood of the others by themselves. I would stick to your original color plan and layer your use of whites. Your kitchen is going to be so beautiful!

  • 7 years ago

    I love, love, LOVE your color scheme and the entire vibe you're going for here. Can't wait to see it all come together -- it's going to be gorgeous! I think that the right coral would be fine in the mix, but I wouldn't veer too far towards pink. The kind of coral that plays well with a persimmon color is what I'm thinking. (And speaking of persimmon, Fiestaware makes a color by that name. It's nice!)

  • 7 years ago

    I just love light green kitchen cabs. I am so over white everything that your colors are refreshing to see. For the walls I’d stick with white, not too creamy. Gosh, I love the idea of turquoise or coral accents. Either one would be so pretty., just don’t go overboard with either. Can’t wait to see the finished project.

  • 7 years ago

    I love the colors! I have lots of greens and teals in our house as well.

  • 7 years ago

    I love both pinks and corals as accents..I think one can have both. well I know I have both. Lol.

    (and teal too)). It's really a matter of how much and what's the surface.

    I love your green for the cabinets, and soapstone idea, and I hope you share as you progress! will be gorgeous

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  • 7 years ago

    You guys are the best! Everyone has made good points. I will definitely share pics when it’s done. And I might have to order those bowls from Etsy.

  • 7 years ago

    I love the kitchen colors. I am partial to the pale shades. But with your other rooms, I think your kitchen will be too "different" (for lack of a better word). I think adding in a darker color such as the coral (or maybe a deep pink??) would make the rooms flow. I also think you could use a medium to deep blue instead of pink/coral. If it were me, I would find window fabrics and/or a rug that I loved for the area pulling the colors together. It will be beautiful - especially those cabinets!! We have beautiful custom oak cabinets, but I think soon we will bit the dust and go for painted cabinets. I also plan to use brass knobs/pulls.

  • 7 years ago

    I love the green cabinets with the soapstone counters - it will be beautiful! I think a bit of poppy/rust here and there would be great with your rug in the adjancent dining room. Looking forward to seeing it all come together!

  • 7 years ago

    I love your color scheme of green and soapstone. I like the coral and would personally like a little charcoal and a bit of slightly deeper turquoise to coordinate with the green of the cabs.

  • 7 years ago

    Succulent tones. So serene. But then you could have guessed how I'd vote.

  • 7 years ago
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    Tina, we won’t have window treatments in the kitchen and probably not a rug either.

    I have this random pot that I keep on the stove top just because I like the color, which is my inspiration for the idea of a dark turquoise or teal accent.



    The more I think and “listen” to the discussion above, I am thinking the accents will be there but really limited. A few colorful dishes in the glass cabinet, dish towels, oh, and art. Funny enough, we have a paintings on the kitchen wall now that incorporate these colors and I hadn’t even realized it. They all won‘t stay but at least one will.







  • 7 years ago

    As much as I prefer TEAL to CORAL I think that lookng at your photos, the coral just goes and it's such an uplifting combination. With the art work you are showing, both colors work fantastically. With your latest comment, both colors will really go well and if you tire of the coral then plop some more teal around

    Looks so lovely - all of your choices. I agree you have great taste and it will just be wonderful. (and so happy looking).

  • 7 years ago

    sue, I just saw your post over in Kitchens. I'm wondering what your plans are for the backsplash?

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    Haven’t decided but it will be tile, and neutral... nothing too busy.


    I haven’t begun to look IRL yet but some pics I have saved...












  • 7 years ago

    I like them all, but the second from the bottom seems most like your vibe to me... handcrafted, artisanal, special but not "fancy" IYKWIM

  • 7 years ago

    Off topic... Sue, I thought you had painted your walls a more neutral color after moving in (or maybe it was before)... what color are your walls currently? It is a lovely color. I do understand wanting to go more creamy with the walls given the cabinet color being light green. I love all of your choices and remember you posting photos of your new home. I remember it was gorgeous! I am sure whatever you do it will look fantastic.

  • 7 years ago

    You know, I can’t recall the color name but it is too strong IMO for the incoming cabinets. Too yellow.

  • 7 years ago

    Mtn, that‘s my favorite too but I need to determine if there’s any reason why we might not be able to do a niche over the range.