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kitchen colour, should I change it?

4 years ago

I’m not convinced with my current kitchen cabinet colour which is a cherry wood.

I like olive green and wanted to ask for your opinion? I would change the counter top to something lighter.

I have attached a photoshop image of what I ad in mind and 2 other images of a kitchen I really like and one I would like it to look like.

Along with that I could put a black Tap and change handles to black.

So, what are your thoughts?!

Comments (16)

  • 4 years ago

    Change everything else except the cabinets -- they are fabulous!

  • 4 years ago

    I LIKE the green! It's different in a good way.

  • 4 years ago
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    If you paint the cabinets, have it done professionally. It is going to cost a lot, but the cabinets are too good not to do it right. Add to that cost new countertops. Spending too much, IMO, to fix something which doesn't need fixing.

    Try painting the walls first. Blue will go with the cabinets as it will with the countertop. Just pick a silvery blue.





  • 4 years ago

    I think your wood cabinets are in great shape and lovely, I would not want to paint them. A lighter colored countertop would look great. If you want green in your kitchen, add some green accents: towels, bowls, utensil holder, rug.

  • 4 years ago

    I haven’t calculated cost yet. Maybe changing the countertop to a lighter colour would be the first step. They too is an expense in itself but I just find something with the current kitchen off… here are two other designs I had in mind.

  • 4 years ago

    Not so much olive, but green cabinets are trending now.

    My problem is your gray floor. I'm not a fan of it with the wood or the olive.

    I see the inspiration, but for me the gray being and the olive is not a good pairing.



  • 4 years ago

    Paint the walls the olive green you like the best and leave the rest. Then find a color that goes well with the green for accessories. The cabinets are beautiful, do not paint them. The wall color (which I do like a lot), is not right in your kitchen, and its throwing everything off.

  • 4 years ago

    Agree with cat_ky that the wall color is what is off. It's the wrong tone, and it's making the room feel sterile. Green or blue walls would make a huge difference. Although more color on the walls will probably make lighter countertops even more desirable.

  • 4 years ago

    I’ve read everyone’s feedback and I really appreciate your comments. Any thoughts on this look?!

  • 4 years ago

    I much prefer your last photo than the green cabinets! And if you tire of the green, so much easier to repaint walls :)

  • 4 years ago

    So much and pulled together with the green! As a color scheme, I love it. As a weird personal hangup, I get vertigo from having white floors and backsplash, then dark green at the top of the walls. Maybe think about a dark green area rug, and some more green countertop accessories, to ground the room and help everything relate.

  • 4 years ago

    Yes, the green on walls improves the room a whole lot. I wouldnt change out the countertops, though, until you have actually put the green on the wall. I think you just might find, you like the darker counters with the new paint.

  • 4 years ago

    I wouldn't paint the cabs -- they're beautiful. I would suggest changing the countertop to a light creamy color that coordinates with the cabinets (warm white but NOT grayish white) or something like Sea Pearl quartzite, and do a green backsplash.



  • 4 years ago

    No, don't paint. That's a color that has a very limited appeal.

  • 4 years ago

    I like the green on the wall. If you are drawn to it I would make sure that you get the colour that appeals by making sure to test the colour you choose in every part of the day and evening. You want to make sure the colour you choose plays well with the daylight and your night time lighting.


    Use a poster board painted with the color you are testing in order to get a really good picture of how it will look in all the light.


    Apart from that accessorizing and putting a rug down of a similar color as the green wall sounds like very good advice to me.

  • 4 years ago

    I agree. Good compromise.