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Help with colors

6 months ago
last modified: 6 months ago

I am really struggling with my kitchen cabinet colors. I love bright eclectic, farmhouse, and mid century. I know all over the place. I was going for Teal and Terracotta cabinets the Terracotta was too pink. So then I went with a light yellow/green from the same affinity collection from BM Dragonfly for lowers and Grasshopper for uppers. I thought I loved them and now that I am trying to figure out what to paint the wall next to them, I am starting to think I messed up again. I am not sure what to do. I was thinking maybe black hardware might pull it together.

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  • 6 months ago


    These are my cabinets currently trying to figure out what to paint that blue wall or if I repaint the cabinets again..

  • 6 months ago
    last modified: 6 months ago

    What colors have you used for the adjacent spaces? Do you have two refrigerators?

    Moving into blues for the fridge wall is a good idea, but think green blues. I like Agean Teal. But if anything, your colors look a little jarring against that stark white on the walls. BM recommends Cloud White as a good partner for Grasshopper, and you can see how popping that between your uppers and lowers might soften the space. Are you planning to install a backsplash?






    confusedcait thanked eam44
  • 6 months ago

    Yes we have two refrigerators, we are very big drink people, I also make our ice in that fridge freezer it's hard to do with pull out freezers. Throughout the house it is Rock Candy for all walls and Trim is Online SW. Like this picture. My office setting plaster farrow and ball.


  • PRO
    6 months ago

    Not loving the bright two tone colors with the rustic floor, they just don't work together. I think it would all look better one color, and I'd go with an off-white for all cabinets.

    confusedcait thanked Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
  • 6 months ago

    I am not a fan of this color combination. I would repaint the Grasshopper cabinets with the Dragonfly. The Dragonfly looks good with the navy wall. I think the Dragonfly is a deep, unexpected, fun, and colorful choice. You don't need 2 tone cabinets, and these colors may have some "affinity", but they don't work well together in this case. I think black hardware would look good on the dragonfly. The knobs above the microwave are poorly aligned, and the black handles will recede and that won't be so noticeable. Good luck.

  • 6 months ago
    last modified: 6 months ago

    A STRONGER/ more cohesive composition in the U shape thus allowing a "forgetting " of 2 fridges will help. I would 1. paint the upper cabs same as lower [like the color] 2. install a backsplash with visual energy /focus 3. change window treatment to -texture/ color/pattern whatever !! 4.paint over the gray blue wall where clock is 5. find mats or single long runner with blues/greens and strong pattern 6. spend on updated lighting [needed no matter what else happens]

    color is a plus....your teal is great....just continue .... below--spaces w cabs wrapped in color..notice some terra cottas and browns /earthy shades for tile backsplash....I'd grab tile samples right away....


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    confusedcait thanked herbflavor
  • 6 months ago

    I love the color of the lower cabinets. I do not like the yellow colored ones on top. I would repaint them, same color as the lowers. If you must have the yellow color somewhere, then put it on the walls. Two toned cabinets look outdated. Much nicer to have them all the same color.

    confusedcait thanked cat_ky
  • PRO
    6 months ago

    The upper cabinets are awful color but the lowers are good. I am not a huge fan of multi colored cabinets in a kitchen it is already a busy space with everything needed. IMO swap out a fridge for some storage too. An extra fridge can go in the garge or the basement or just use ice to chill drinks .IMO stop painting with no plan in place . Slapping paint on cabinets is a bad way to add color .

  • 6 months ago

    I would look for a peel and stick wallpaper that has both colors in it to try and bring this room together. It’s obvious you like color. Bring in a patterned peel and stick wallpaper and see if it works. I say peel and stick, because you can buy one roll and see if it works. You don’t like it, just peel off.

    confusedcait thanked njmomma
  • 6 months ago

    Thank you all I had a plan in place took me over a year to pick colors and it didn't turn out how I thought. That was my orginal plan. The terracotta was too pink. So then I panicked and took a week to pick another color. Here is the backsplash I have waiting till we get butcher block to install it.

  • 6 months ago

    Have you already purchased that tile?

  • 6 months ago

    I love your choice of cabinet color. It is okay not to paint everything white or gray or beige.


    This wallpaper has your colors and shows it with some different tones, mostly light wood and wood toned neutrals. With the rest of your home blue gray those tones may not work as well as more blue grays.


    Maybe paint the refrigerator wall black - not bad as dark navy blue. You will need to pull some of the bright colors into the adjacent room to make it flow. Bring in some smaller and some larger pieces - Art, centerpiece, area rug, decor items . . .



    confusedcait thanked Jennifer Hogan
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