I agree with Beth. Snowbound is best. Lighter and brighter. :)

I love snowbound it is brighter

Ok good, of the three that was the one I liked as well. Oh, I've got a picture of them w/the trim, to make sure it looks ok w/that too.

Any others I should get samples of, or just get Snowbound and be donew/it? I went thru Samplize and tried to eyeball similar colors, and ended up w/like 15, but didn't order anything yet.

Sorry I couldn’t get it to stand up 🤦‍♀️

I think you will love it! It will really brighten up the space!:) looks really good with the white trim.

Did manage to paint a bigger area and turned the trim so it was standing (duh-I was trying to set it upside down the other day!).

Now the floor is in the living room and I don’t like the repose gray in there either. Pretty sure my husband is going to kill me...I painted parts of the walls down by the floor where the old trim was removed to see what looked good.

Stick with the snowbound it's like magic paint

Magic, huh? Well that's good, I need magic.

I had ordered some of those peel and stick Aspect tiles and forgot about them ..A couple of them I do actually like, which is funny to me after buying so many samples , but I think I’m better off just to paint. Haven’t said anything to husband yet..Would it be ok to paint just the stove wall, the bump out, and window wall? then leave the dining area? And I’ll do the living room as well. I’d rather just do the backsplash in the pantry, but the room is so small I bet the whole thing has to be repainted??

This is the repose gray in the living room with that piece of leftover window trim. Does it look bad? It looks better to me with the trim, but wanted to get opinions before I decide wether or not to dazzle my husband with a plea to repaint.

This is the trim laying down with snowbound and shoji white.

shoji has a bit too much yellow in it for my liking. but I like my trim to be white-white. I don't think the yellow tones go w/the grays.

You don’t like the trim with the repose?

I just painted the snowbound and shoji in the trim area bc I didn’t want to put it on the wall, not as an idea for trim

I really like the repose grey with the white trim. I think It looks fresh. And the snowbound in kitchen? That’s what I liked...

I won’t worry about painting the living room then, thank you. Now-do I need to repaint the entirety of the kitchen/dining/pantry the Snowbound? Just the areas that have counter? Kitchen/pantry and leave dining room Repose Gray? I’ll be checking roads tomorrow and seeing if I can get to the SW store for a gallon.

Hi Missi—sorry I missed this message on Sunday. What did you decide? :) if you only did the kitchen counter area, you’ll be able to see if you like the dining being a different color or not. It will probably work either way.

Getting paint Friday. Didn’t have poster board to paint to move around in the rooms so I used part of a white cardboard box with the sample paint. Later I think I’ll just find a spot in the pantry and put some on the walls.

Do I need to prime the walls again before repainting? The repose gray isn’t super dark or anything so would it really matter?

you should be fine w/2 coats of paint. you shouldn't need a primer if you're using a quality paint.

I figured, thank you. It will be SW paint, whatever they recommend for kitchen walls.

Got it started.

This bit is done so far. Slower going than we planned but hopefully by the end of the week the kitchen and pantry are both done

looks good Missi. I really like the white color too

Whew, thanks Beth! I feel better, walking into the room now than I did before. We'd talked about a white way back when we first started but he was worried about a white on white w/the trim, and I wanted a little bit of color, white seemed so blah..land sakes that was a mistake. Fortunately not a terribly costly mistake, considering it was just the cost of now three gallons of paint! He likes having the dining area still gray-there's no counter there to coordinate w/ and gives it separation...but we still have paint if I don't like it later. I'll be interested to see what the pantry looks like once that gets painted.

finish kitchen today

I like it!

Part of the pantry done

Part of the pantry done

I love the colors! It all works now.

Thank you! Not sure why the picture posted twice. It reads pink to me in the pantry (more so in the picture than in real life) but white in the kitchen-so I know it’s the lighting in the pantry, bc there is literally nothing else it could be. I did put my trinkets back on the counter and that took some of the pink away..tho even seeing a tinge of pink, I feel so much better when I go in there now. I’ll order regular light fixtures for the pantry for sure so I can have the bulb temperature that will look best out there.

Will be glad when this is finally completed-such slow going. Made worse by having to do it in micro-stages!

That looks nice

One whole wall done.

It could be the bulbs in those fixtures making the paint color look pink.

Go all out and paint the walls the same color as the cabinets. Or a different blue. Or use a big bold wallpaper that's waterproof. Kitchens, like bathrooms, can be a lot of fun to go wild in your design choices because they're not as open to the rest of the house as the living room and dining room, etc.. So have a lot of fun with the design and start by looking in copies of Architectural Digest for fab darling kitchens..

judra, she's already painted!

missi, it looks fine. glad you're finally winding down

Pantry painting done today. The lighting is getting changed soon...swore I’d gotten lights with bulbs that were 4K so the temp would be more neutral but maybe I didn’t. Eh well, I’ll get new ones ordered and these can go to the basement.

The upright freezer being big white box in there irritates me, so if anyone has ideas about that, I’m all ears. (Or it’s not a big deal and I should ignore it?) I thought about getting removable wallpaper or painting it.

build a panel for the fridge and paint it the same as the cabinets. (only way to hide that bright white. unless you find an appliance epoxy paint color to match the blue)

https://www.younghouselove.com/build-it-in-build-it-in/

https://www.chatfieldcourt.com/kitchen-reno-diy-refrigerator-cabinet/

do you need such a large freezer. you could look at other sizes . I hardly even noticed it but I get the issue...I don't think its the color as much as the boxiness and overall size...in a way it detracts. . We are a family that does freezing but as my mom got older she changed to a smaller one and it was ample and more suitable. Consider some options for yourself.

We just got it to replace the chest freezer we had. We do need that big of a size, yes. At some point maybe we can go smaller but that will be down the road, so for the foreseeable future, we need one this big. It’s a way of life in the Midwest!

I think you can just leave it. really paint or wall paper will not do that much in fact call attention to it more. You're fine.

missy, did you see the pictures of the DIY box you can build for it? (how-to link above)

you could paint it the same blue so it will blend, or paint it white. either way, I think it will look much more finished. Plus, you can have a little more storage on top of it. and it will give a bit of height to it, balancing out the look (I know you have that beam right there, so you wouldn't need to go up to the ceiling.

but just having an open box on top for things like bottle storage, or cookie sheets, wine, whatever, would look nice. seasonal things you could keep in a basket in the cubby

something like this. store books, or get some baskets.

or, just leave it flat top and have this:

any room on the side??

does anyone know that freezers have different spatial /venting requirements . 9 cu feet or more unit...3 in at rear /each side /and top / . Best is to check your manual.

I could probably get JD to put box it in on the sides and across the top, and rat around for the manual to see what clearance is required.

Building an enclosure will limit you to size for future freezers or a second refrigerator. I recommend living with the white freezer for a while. Maybe find a magnet appliance skin covering that is either stainless or like your cabinets color. You have a lovely remodel

victoria, building an enclosure and painting it to cover what's there now isn't a big deal. She has been living w/the white freezer for a while and wanted an idea to cover it. A piece of 4x8 plywood (while not super cheap at the moment, maybe $100 for a veneer birch or poplar) is relatively easy to make and paint to match the others.

the entire kitchen has been redone so why shouldn't the freezer? to me, this stands out like a sore thumb. Heck, you could prob get the same type of wood you did the pass through, or stain like the butcher block, and even stain the enclosure. (but I think painting it the same blue would look better)

enclosing it like they've done here looks way better.

and Missi, when you can get to it, see if you can switch out the florescent light bar.

They make them with LED now, expensive but saves a lot energy over time.

Thoughts on lights?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FDQZP1R/?coliid=I3IXD1Y99KS70L&colid=2SQX9VNRSZ8QS&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083JFMR16/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B083JFMR16&pd_rd_w=53K7l&pf_rd_p=085568d9-3b13-4ac1-8ae4-24a26c00cb0c&pd_rd_wg=eFKkz&pf_rd_r=DQ5CP2XG6ABB5H1D3YTJ&pd_rd_r=c90c9cac-dd4e-4f29-a01e-8653a50887d2&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFQM0pPWlA1Q0U3TUQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NjA3MDQxRkxVMkhNWkRIOVE2JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0MTczNzAyMzVUQlNSSU1GU0oxJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

this is another I thought would be fun, but maybe too foofy

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NY8MY8D/?coliid=I38HVLTDOXUQB8&colid=2SQX9VNRSZ8QS&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it#customerReviews

This is what is in the kitchen and dining room. Was figuring the pantry lights should be the same as kitchen and dining area, so would need to either get two more of these, or four of something else.

https://www.amazon.com/Flushmount-Dimmable-Room-Bedroom-Dining-Room-Kitchen-Changeable/dp/B07SRYCCPV/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_rp_c_3_1?pd_rd_w=IVHCO&pf_rd_p=26d392db-8b78-4d00-b33d-2981cba34f91&pf_rd_r=BTWQK8QV5RT7VK641H68&pd_rd_r=6fab09bb-1d8f-49a4-a11e-e336eea352b3&pd_rd_wg=HvloA&pd_rd_i=B07SRYCCPV&psc=1