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Help with selecting paint colors for open plan kitchen

last year

Hi! I need some advice ... We have a have an open plan kitchen / living room area which is tricky as the kitchen end is flooded in light but the living room end is much darker due to a combination of exposure and covered porch. The cabinets are also a cream color and the wood is red oak with very pink - golden undertones depending on the light; we don't have the budget to change either of those. I put a few samples on the wall - none of the "neutral tans" quite work for me but most colors seem too dark. (ignore the window treatment, that will be replaced). What you suggest?






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  • last year

    What paint color is on your cabinets (do you know the brand/name)?

    What color is your trim (crown/baseboards/window and door casings/doors/etc.) painted?

    What is the current paint color of your walls?

    What paint color was used on your ceilings?

    What is the sunlight exposure(s) through your kitchen windows (N/S/E/W)+ your living room?

    Do you want a neutral "tan" for your walls? What furniture will be in your living room?

  • last year
    last modified: last year

    Hi! We bought the house with this already done, so I don't know the color of the cabinets for sure (haven't been able to match to any of the most common creams out there). Based on the paint pots they left behind, it seems the crown molding next to the cabinets was color matched. The paint pot reads SW N1 Raw Amber 64:1 and Y3- Deep Yellow 31:1 - also attached a pic. On my picture with the fireplace it is the paint sample #1 to the left. The walls it seems are Sweet Bluette from BM. The ceiling might be Behr Ultra Pure White or McCormick Paints Super White. The bottom trim I think is BM Aura Base 1. The exposure is the following -- the kitchen sink window is full W facing. The windows that are to the right of the fireplace are full south but there is a covered porch there so the light is dimmed from that. The windows to the left of the sink facing the island are also full south so they get a lot of light. The result is half the room (kitchen + Island) get lots of light from south and west and the second half (living room) gets less light during the day and long rays of evening light from the W/SW kitchen windows.

    we don't really own any furniture aside from a 15 yrad old Ikea couch the rug you see and the old table that has our TV currently sitting on it, so we are going to be buying furniture for the space. Most important for me was to find a color that helped neutralize the wood a little. Depending on time of day & the light, it goes from dark honey to having very pronounced pink tones. And I am struggling to find something that works well with the floor, the creme colored cabinets and the fireplace stone which all have slightly different tones.