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Paint colors & ceiling light to finish this bathroom & kitchen reno?

4 years ago

Hi, I'm looking for suggestions on paint colors for this kitchen and bathroom (walls, ceiling, and trim/doors), and a ceiling light for the bathroom. I appreciate any help you can give!


Kitchen notes:

  • The window over the sink is northwest facing, the window on other wall faces northeast
  • Right now the trim & doors match the cabinet color which we just painted Natural Cream by Benjamin Moore. I tried a sample of Chantilly Lace as that’s what other people used with Natural Cream cabinets/Montauk counters. But after painting a sample over the primer, I think it might be too stark and makes the “Natural Cream” trim too yellow. If we did do a white paint color, we would probably need to paint the trim & doors the same color as the walls.
  • I’m open to painting the trim/doors a different color than the cabinets
  • We will be painting the kitchen door, or staining it a different color. I’d love suggestions! It opens to a mudroom painted all white with windows/lots of natural light.
  • Also - The beadboard on the ceiling is not done, we still need to patch the seams, paint it (thinking high gloss paint?), add trim/molding around the ceiling. I have a brass sconce coming for over the window over the sink. I'm thinking of adding shelves or a picture + shelf (as a drop zone for keys, wallet, etc.) on the wall behind the bar stools.


Bathroom notes:

  • There is one window, facing northwest
  • I just installed the beaded chandelier but I’m not in love with it. I go back and forth between thinking it fits in well but then thinking it looks a little princess-y for the space. So I’m looking to return (two of the sockets are broken anyway) and get something new that coordinates (but isn't too match-y) with the pendants over the vanity. I'm not sure if square or round would look better. The current chandelier is 15" wide.
  • The ceiling in the bathroom is 8 ft, so the fixture shouldn’t have a height taller than 12ish inches, so that limits me to a flush mount or semi-flush mounts
  • All of the bathroom fixtures are polished nickel, I also have a tub faucet coming that’s polished nickel.
  • There are two doors, one to bedroom & one to hallway, and two small doors on the closet to the right of the vanity

I’m thinking that whatever color I paint the doors in the bathroom I may have to carry into the rest of the house since the doors open to other rooms. (The kitchen I’m okay with having a different trim color/doors than rest of house.) The trim in the rest of the house was painted “Roasted Almond” by a previous owner and I’m thinking about repainting each room one by one if I find a different color I like better as it can be a bit too yellow. Probably not white since the house is older (1900) and has so many imperfections in the trim that would show more with white, but some lighter color than what we have now.


Thanks in advance!








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