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Kitchen Color Scheme Thoughts - April update

4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago

Hello,

Doing a mini kitchen remodel (new appliances, painting cabinets, new countertop and hardware). What are your thoughts on this scheme? We have red oak throughout the house, and beams in the vaulted kitchen. The walls are already the green shade, and the tile floor is down. We have a dining table similar to the image (eat in kitchen). I would say the rest of the house is designed with traditional/rustic elements.

Kitchen is south facing with floor-to-ceiling windows on the south wall, so it gets a lot of light. The showcase of the kitchen are the windows, so I want the cabinets to almost disappear into the background.

Initial Idea:

April Update:

Alright...I'm back. Appliances are being delivered next week, cabinets getting repainted end of May. I found my exact wall color (Behr Dune Grass) and I'm loving the look of BM Pashmina. They almost blend together during the day, but at night, the cabinets turns a darker stone color. The more I looked at Stone Hearth, the pinker it got, so I scrapped that.

Would almost matching wall/cabinets look weird? I kind of like how it all blends together and then the pop of wood. We weren't planning on repainting the walls for a couple of years, and ideally it would just be the same color. Settled on a backsplash and still planning to go with butcher block counter tops and dark bronze pulls.


Comments (15)

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    I need pictures please .

  • 4 years ago

    Kaitlyn, you might want to take a look at this video. He describes the paints and how they will affect the presence of surrounding rooms. I use his advice often. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgsWEk6Xs4U 

  • 4 years ago

    Old photos from flooring days, but you get an idea of the current color and the windows.





  • 4 years ago

    Yayagal thanks. I have a test cabinet in the the kitchen currently painted stone hearth and I think Its look great, not pulling pink, which is what I was most worried about. We spent a lot of time picking the green walls because we didn't want them pulling them the pink from the red oak floors, so that's definitely helping now.


    I'm more concerned that the scheme is too bland. I'm thinking the countertop is going to make or break the look.

  • 4 years ago

    What’s happening with the cabinets? Sorry it’s hard to follow because I think those are new floors but old cabinets? You mentioned a test cabinet with paint? Can you post more pics of what you are working with?

  • 4 years ago

    elisejames the cabinets are getting painted and new hardware. They're in really good shape, just an awful color.

  • 4 years ago

    At got it. Thanks. That makes more sense (and gives faith on your other choices!). I like your scheme in general though I think I might look for slightly grayer tones of paint - not gray, but cooler than what you have. The woods are lovely. I think cooler tones will allow them to pop. And agree - no butcher block. Maybe concrete if you want something different. I think it would work well in your space.

  • 4 years ago

    New update posted in original message.

  • 4 years ago

    Love your updated choices! Can't wait to see the finished kitchen.

    Can you tell me what appliances you ended up going with? I cannot tell from the picture.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    njmomma went with GE, a mix of their profile and regular line, all fingerprint resistant stainless, it was the only brand with a small enough french door fridge to fit our space (counter depth, 33in). I loved the look of the kitchen aid appliances though, but I didn't want to mix brands.

  • 4 years ago

    @Kaitlin

    Thanks for the info. I am also updating my kitchen. Surprisingly, my Cabinets still look new after 25 years and another surprising thing is that my appliances still work! but they are white and my stove is electric and I want an update. Fingerprint resistant stainless appliances and a gas slide in stove with stainless backsplash over the gas stove and hood is the look I am going for and I also have issues finding the correct appliances to fit the space that it would be needed in. I am willing to go the extra $ on the gas range, because I cook almost everyday. So I don't have a need to match. Hopefully, I will close in on picking soon.


    Thanks again for the info. Will check out the fridge. I love a counter depth fridge.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    njmomma We're switching from a propane range to an electric one :). They did a horrible job with the lines and we have a really bad air-to-propane ratio, so we get a lot of soot build up. Luckily the range was the only thing hooked up to propane, so its a fairly easy switch.

  • 4 years ago

    I really love these colors you’ve chosen. I came acrosss this bedroom photo on another thread today and immediately connected it to your scheme. I’m posting this in case you’re pondering your accent colors.



  • 4 years ago

    That looks wonderful! Looking forward to more pix.

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