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Green Cabinet Makeover

5 years ago

I'd love to paint my kitchen cabinets green. Like my heart is really set on it! I'm also taking out my granite and putting in quartzite. Is this quartzite too much to go with the green? It's got blue in it.


I am also hoping to paint the rest of the house down the line - possibly next year - in a super light blue or white with blue undertones.

Comments (25)

  • 5 years ago

    It helps if you show us a picture of your kitchen and the color of green you have in mind.
    There is a quartzite called Sea Pearl that has green in it.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    This is my kitchen now. Backsplash would also be changed.


    I've seen some Sea Pearl slabs but they seemed too dark.


    I'd love a green likt this one


  • 5 years ago

    I am not liking that green with your tile floor….

  • 5 years ago

    That makes sense! Any suggestions on a blue-based green? :)

  • 5 years ago

    ACK! I accidentally deleted my post. Gist was don't pair blue-based with yellow-based, but looks like you got that.


    It's not as easy as just picking a paint color. Above poster made a good observation about your floor. You need colors that coordinate with the whole picture. On my monitor, you floor looks taupe (read: pink-based brown), so you definitely need to consider that.

  • 5 years ago

    Not a pro - I love the quartzite but not sure it would work with your floor. If it doesn't cause additional issues with transition to other rooms, perhaps change the floor tile and leaving the cabinets white?

  • 5 years ago

    The other quartzite I've Iiked is this one. Perhaps it would work better...


  • 5 years ago

    That's pretty - on my monitor, in natural light it looks like it might have some of the tan tones of your floor along with some gray. Can you get a sample of it to see in your kitchen light? BTW if you have any plans to change out lighting, this would be the time to do that.....

  • 5 years ago

    Not a pro but not a good match to me.

  • 5 years ago

    The first option can go with green cabinets but not your floors. I like the last option you posted, which would look great with green and the warmer floor color. Take another look at Sea Pearl also, which combines the greens with warmer tans like your floor. You could also use a solid white countertop like your inspiration and then use a tan/green/white backspalsh to tie everything together. Just stay away from too cool grays for the countertop.

    Ari thanked calidesign
  • 5 years ago

    Yeah, the 2nd option- the Kalahari- has warm tones. I think I knew deep down the blue was not a good option. It's a beautiful stone, though! Ahh, too bad. The Kalahari is very clean, and I do like that look.

  • 5 years ago

    That is about the prettiest slab I have ever seen. Breathtaking. I’d keep the cabinets white just to have that beautiful stone. And I would change the floor.

  • 5 years ago
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    prefer the first quartz shown with your floor. the outlining in the counter will be so interesting with the plain taupe floor.... Dont pick a muddled smokey counter. The lines and swirls are great. As far as green......maybe a warmer gray instead....like the shade of your floor mat . then just a little bit more gray for a backsplash tile. if you want green for sure try a deeper bottlgreen ... it will have a hint of blue. it can work w existing floor if its darker and hint of blue not yellow green like the one you have shown. just bring in the paint cards from the store. your lighting is a factor .

  • 5 years ago

    You have to bring all the materials together to judge. Bring large painted sample board of paint and floor samples to the slab place. Even if it’s in the wrong light it’s better than not doing that one simple thing at all.

  • 5 years ago

    So that floor is yours and it’s staying? It’s very pink and very bossy. If you don’t have a loose tile you can bring with you to see slabs then you have to bring samples home. I don’t think your green cabinet idea works at all with your first quartz or your floors. Any green will make your floors scream old and dated. Are the floors not in the scope of work?

  • 5 years ago

    If you’ve fallen in love with green cabinets you have to do your floors in a more white tile, charcoal tile or natural wood. If the floors are staying you can’t ignore them.

  • 5 years ago

    The other option for floors with green cabinets besides the ones I just noted would be patterned encaustic tiles. If your floor was more orangey like Saltillo tile color the green might work but yours is much more reddish pink. Again, bringing samples home is always best.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Best way to find out if green cabinets will work with your countertop is to take some plywood or other similar material, paint with a selection of greens to choose which (if any) would work well. Most interior designers have a good eye for color selection but there is not substitute for seeing it in real life.

    Ari thanked Norwood Architects
  • 5 years ago

    Like you, I love green and would want a green kitchen too. However, the green shade you chose doesn’t work with the slab and neither work with the floor. First question, if replacing the floor is out of the question, can you paint it? Floor tiles CAN be painted. Second, if you love, love, love that slab for the countertop you need a more blue-ish green. These three huge kitchen elements currently don’t go together. Which one is non-negotiable? Is there ANY way the floor can be changed out completely? Can you (will you) paint it yourself to get it to a better match for a green kitchen?

    Ari thanked RedRyder
  • 5 years ago

    Your floor tiles look fairly new, with a tan linen look, and can absolutely work with green cabinets if you choose the right green and the right countertop.

    The Courthouse Kitchen by Shere Kichens · More Info


    Ari thanked calidesign
  • 5 years ago

    While I'm set on green, I have seen various shades I like. This one was my 2nd pick, which I believe is close to that last phot posted above.


  • 5 years ago
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    That last one is better ... maybe one shade darker and keep hardware a cool metal and you are getting closer. i think it will be okay w floor if you darken the paint shade a bit and be prettier w counter too. There is a lot of play w greens .... keep at it.

  • 5 years ago

    I agree that green will not compliment your floors but possibly a backsplash such as the one below would compliment your floors (Decor Basma White Pav Porcelain 8 x8-The Tile Shop) and a countertop such as Viatera Minuet quartz may be a more cost effective option than the quartzite.



    or stick with neutral tones (taupe + white)

    or paint the lowers blue (Hale Navy BM)


  • 5 years ago

    Here's a VERY rough combination of the Kalahari, your floor, and the olive green cabinets.

    Unfortunately, taken in three different lighting conditions......so that factors in. I hope you can get a sample of the stone to take home, or at least have a tile to take to the stone yard! Thank goodness paint is so portable!



    Ari thanked L.D. Johnson