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I need help please with kitchen colors

2 years ago

I recently purchased a home built in 1937. I need help picking colors for the kitchen. In the photo you can see that the appliances are white, the cabinets are slightly off-white, and the floor is a different color of off-white. I am having the tile pulled up and the original hardwoods underneath refinished. It makes me crazy that the cabinets are a different color than the appliances. Also, the gray on the walls is much too dark for the space and makes it look smaller than it is. I am trying to determine a color to paint the cabinets and walls to brighten the space (I cannot afford to replace the appliances right now, so they have to be kept white). The cut out does look into a big den that currently has wood paneled walls that I will be painting a light green. In general, I prefer brass over silver and I do like colors. Do y’all have any suggestions? That island is no longer in the kitchen.

Comments (18)

  • 2 years ago

    It’s actually cute. Are you planning a bigger reno in the future? If so, save your money and live with it. You can paint the walls yourself. Do you have any art, or a rug, or anything else with color that will go in that space?

  • 2 years ago

    I’m not. I’m having to spend my renovation dollars on a new bathroom and some other things. It’s the off-white cabinets with the white appliances that is really getting me. 😂. I was thinking of even doing just a monochromatic color for the walls and the cabinets.

  • 2 years ago

    I like the color of your cabinets, and I know how expensive it is to get them correctly repainted. What I don't know is if you could get the appliance doors repainted to match? It might be worth investigating.

    I think you'll want to refinish your floors first so that you can coordinate your wall color with your floor color. You could do a white that matches your cabinets or you could go with a light green that talks to but is not the same as the color in the den.

  • 2 years ago

    Appliances don’t last forever. What appliances are white? Just the dishwasher and fridge? You can find out the age and projected lifespan of each. If replacement is in the near future, you could look into painting the appliances. That way you could leave the cabinets as is if they are in good shape.

    The fridge seems to be in a different room(?) so you might be able to ignore the off-color for awhile.

  • 2 years ago

    You will be amused to find out that the big box stores are charging MORE for white than for stainless steel in appliances, as white is now in.

  • 2 years ago

    Paint walls a green;like sage. It will go well with brass.

  • 2 years ago

    Wood floors will make such a huge difference! Start there and paint the walls. The mismatched whites really aren’t noticeable, at least in your pics. They also sell stainless stickers you can put on appliances to make them look stainless.

  • 2 years ago

    I agree with the above, there's stainless steel trim panels that you can cover the appliances with.

    This one is from Best Buy.



  • 2 years ago
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    How about Sage green for the kitchen walls and even the cabinets, or possibly a light blue or even peach? Go monochromatic with the walls and cabinets. Will look really nice.

  • 2 years ago

    Painting cabs is a huge amount of work…to do well. What about white walls, to match appliances…then add colour with a runner on wood floor…or pull some more white into the room…green walls, and a white green and cream runner? I think appliances could work with more white in the room. Paint some of the trim/cabinet accents white is another option.

  • 2 years ago

    Really cute kitchen…Agree with post that new floors and painted walls will make the white appliances much less noticeable. Then a runner with white in it, along the front of the cabinets will blend the white into the room.

  • 2 years ago

    That is a cute kitchen - i would wait till the floors are done and then would likely paint the walls and trim in the same color as the cabs. I’d look for a free standing island piece (parisian style?) and just lean into the whites and creams - maybe an overhead fixture with some additional watts?

  • 2 years ago

    There is a lot of cream and white inspiration in this article (with pics, scroll down):

    https://www.homeglowdesign.com/2016/08/27/cream-white-kitchens-stroke-genius/

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    2 years ago

    Weird. What if you have stainless steel or black appliances? LOL.

  • 2 years ago

    A friend painted her cabinets in Sherwin-Williams Evergreen Fog. It looked beautiful. I think it would be a nice color for your cabinets if it complemented the green in your other room.


    https://images.app.goo.gl/mWyZ7Q2waH5DmqM2A




  • 2 years ago

    A white & black rug at sink; get big.

  • last year

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