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kitchen cabinet color

3 years ago

Finally finalizing kitchen plans for a diy remodel. I am ordering new shaker cabinets fronts . Going to have to paint myself. Now I have to figure out what color. Blue, sage , or white/off white. Will also need to decide on a backsplash. I am keeping my granite countertops (will be removing the back piece), and floors are staying the same. We have kids also if that helps. Will be purchasing new appliances and vent hood and sink. First photo is my kitchen rest are for inspiration.

white/off white
sage
navy

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  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Could simply ignore but am going to say NONE because what you have is much nicer. Maybe someone else can color advise but thats not the main issue when the scope of this project is considerable and the return will not be there. DIY for one thing [tons of work] and the quality of your existing fronts is good and you end with the same storage and everything else........ NEW appliances hood and sink.. [very expensive.] What's needed is a new LIGHTING plan....not even mentionned.........forget the granite..replace it and get all new lowers DRAWERS/SLAB fronts ..RTA saves money since no corners.... and get those painted the black or near black.... [could probably find Ikea] ...... and just leave the uppers. then get a granite that has the tones to work w floor /lowers whether painted or dark stained and upper wood tone..


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    Ikea lowers..I think they have even darker choice: did you even price out replacing to get drawers???


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  • 3 years ago

    White!! If you are going to all this work and EXPENSE go with longevity! Yes the blue and sage are beautiful but they will be dated before you finish!! White will always be a standard classic and no one will balk at it when resale eventually comes up. Colored cabinetry will devalue all your hard work!!! Too bad you aren't considering staining/refinishing a tish darker. THAT'S on trend and hard wood is always more valuable than painted who knows what.

  • 3 years ago

    I think white will make your kitchen look more expansive and less like a long bowling alley. (I say this as the owner of a bowling alley kitchen myself.) Combined with your floors it will make for a fresher look. I personally would leave the small strip of backsplash instead of going with full tile backsplash. This look is becoming more popular again, it saves money, and I think it looks better than tile, especially in your configuration where your walls don't come to a corner and the tile would just randomly end and have painted wall next to it.


    It is really hard to do a durable job of DIY cabinet painting. I think many DIY cabinet jobs tend to chip easily so be prepared to do a lot of touch ups over the years.

  • 3 years ago

    Keep saving your money to do this right. Although the door profile is dated, the wood is nice. A DIY paint job doesn't measure up to a factory finish. For DIY, be sure to research the process and don't try to shortcut it. It's a lot of work. But if not done correctly it will peel off inside of a year. Whatever you do, if you're not changing the flooring make sure the cabinet color is going to work with it. In the picture, it doesn't look like the countertop works with the floor. @herbflavor is right, the lighting looks inadequate. Are you doing this for yourself, or for resale?

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I really am not a lover of DIY cabinet painting . IMO it requires a dust free, area to spary the doors and drawer fronts and in my experience the result is still often not good. You have hardly any drawers for base cabinets and all the paint in the world will not make the kitchen function better. Base drawers are the best change you could make right after an whole new lighting plan.I think if you are actually getting new cabinets I would not bother with painting or replacing doors Better lighting will instantly make the spac feel and look better keep the granite backspalsh since trying to find something to make the granite and the floors work together will be a real PITA. Save the money until you can do an actual renovation is my advice.

  • 3 years ago

    I vote Navy because I think it will be strikingly beautiful with your countertops. I think the white will make the countertops look like they have black mold on them. I think the green will clash with the countertops. You said you need a backsplash, but with the Navy cabinets and that countertop, I think you will find your current short backsplash to be very nice. A silver wall paint with white trim would accent the Navy cabinets and your countertop.  A navy grey white runner on the floor would be nice. Under-cabinet lights really help with lighting the workspace.

  • 3 years ago

    It seems the kitchen needs more money than youre willing to spend right now to make your vision for it come to fruition. I think i‘d lean into what your kitchen currently is and keep the cabinets and get new countertops/backsplash instead. Also refresh the lighting, then paint the walls and spend some money on a rug and a custom window treatment and change up the decor/artwork.


    i think the floor would bother you after all the money and DIY effort you went through to update and paint the cabinets because it still doesnt really go with the gray counter and black appliances and light floor.