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Going crazy on kitchen paint color! I have no idea!

13 years ago
This is a house I just purchased in the Houston area (Spring Branch) & after lots of $ in paint & samples, I still need guidance for wall colors. Help! my teacher budget is running low! :/ Right now, my kitchen cabinets as you can see are a creamy, yellow tinted color- I want to paint them a crisp white. However, I am open to other possibilities like painting the bottom cabinets something different, maybe something little spunky.
Right now, I would just love to find a wall color that compliments the brown speckled granite countertops & gives the kitchen a crisp, modern feel! Any help or advice is appreciated! :)

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  • 13 years ago
    last modified: 13 years ago
    Perhaps a blue gray.
    kakesg thanked User
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Hi....I think your idea of white for the wall cabinets, possibly BM White Dove would be great, then for the bottom cabinets BM Chelsea Gray. The wall color should be White Dove, as a backdrop for a large art piece (budget friendly wrap a large wood frame with fabric, possibly an Ikat). Do test the colors to be sure, your kitchen has a lot of light, and the countertop colors are important.
    kakesg thanked Matilda Bos Design Studio
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    If you want a clean and fresh look go for a crisp white as you have lots of shades of colour everywhere.I will pick up the white in the floor and cupboards.and brighten the room more. and if you have the space pull the table and chairs out from the wall a bit to tie it in more Could also change cupboard handles to chrome or silver and.use a nice bright colour for some accessories as in coffee and tea containers to give the room a bit of cheer maybe an aqua, orange, lime green or bright blue, as it is a nice room just needs a bit of brightening up.
    kakesg thanked Essentia Interior Design
  • 12 years ago
    Thank you for the great ideas! I loved them, so I did actually paint the walls White Dove; it has already made a huge difference! I'm testing out White Dove on the trim work (new baseboards in the kitchen and around the house) this afternoon. The cabinets I'm waiting on doing. Thank you again!!!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore... I love the cream cabinetry, as well as the counters, appliances and flooring. I think the green paint isn't the right look though. You need something that will help the color in the granite and appliances to stand out. The green overpowers everything else.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Youre welcome! Now you are thinking of new ideas, never know what you will come up with! gool luck
  • 12 years ago
    Or a dark brown
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    If you mean just the paint on the dining area wall! If you love a chocolate brown, go for it! but only for the kitchen dining room you dont have a lot of area there, so you can use a darker colour if you wish, but I would get a sample pot and test it before you paint as dark brown come in many shades and some are not as warm! the rest of the room is quite light so you could get away with a darker colour.You would need to change the colour on the picture frame you have on the wall as well!
  • 12 years ago
    Dining room green wall needs to easily blend into the kitchen.
  • 12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    The green wall could be dark brown to make the white kitchen units pop and match the counter top.
    Sometimes everything can look too muted.I did a chocolate brown accent wall, when I had a similar kitchen with similar colored floors and it worked very well:)
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    I disadvise using any warm colours in that kitchen. Granite countertop has a lot of multicolour warmth. I would balance this room by low saturation cold tones. Cappucino or navy blue (low saturation blues are fine).
    It is really hard to find a good tint. Some ideas in files :)
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    Sorry forget what I just said! Not looking properly! thought it was you kakesg in the last post saying you dont like the white and wanted dark brown, but it is a suggestion from jaber629! too many late nights on this site!!!!
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    Some more photos :) A good change would be painting the cabinets cold white. I am a great fan of light colours and well balanced interiors. If you can afford - change the lamp.

    If you decide to paint the wall brown, cabinets white - remember to fight for the colours with accessories.
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    The dining area looks good with greys, badly with browns and my best - navy blue...
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    a better brown, if only browns are your favourite choice :)
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    last modified: 12 years ago
    A matching best dining choice navy wall in kitchen area.

    And remember: numeric greys (0 saturation) appear brownish against greyinsh blues (low saturation blues).

    That's why brown pictures seem juicy brown against greyish blues.

    0 saturation - always a grey colour compound of two contrary colours (like red and green)
    100 saturation - a pure colour.

    When talking about colours on walls you might like to have 3 characteristics:
    hue
    saturation
    and lightness
  • 12 years ago
    How about white cabinets with the wall gray. Then, POPS of color with you accessories.
  • 12 years ago
    your accessories, that is......
  • PRO
    12 years ago
    light GRAY
  • 11 years ago
    personally I'd prob.go with a terra cotta or deep burnt peach look.
  • 11 years ago
    I love the greys. Medium to charcoal grey wall, lighter grey lower cabinets if you want more grey in the room. Cool grey on the dining room wall could work as well, but I agree that the space seems to need some additional contrast.

    Also, if you want to create more dimension in the space you could go for the crisp white upper cabinets (to match the trim on the far wall) and keep the lowers in the creamy white, if you like it. Lots of options!
  • 11 years ago
    Hi---two options for color... Good Luck!
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