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Help me pick backsplash/paint color

15 years ago

Trying to complete kitchen. Can you vote on the best paint for the kitchen - White cabinets, Black granite? BM Kennebunkport green, Kittery Point Green, or Putnam Ivory? Also should we do simple white subway tile or do a framed harlequin over range?? Thanks!

http://s545.photobucket.com/albums/hh400/kiwihouse/

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sergeantcuff
15 years ago
What color will the dining room be? That would help posters give you advice about whether to go green or ivory?

When I painted my current kitchen, I narrowed it down to Kittery Point Green and Sherwood Green. I'm looking at the chips right now! I went with the latter, as I found the Kittery to be too pastel. If you don't mind the contrast, I'd go with the darker Kennebunkport. (I think the Sherwood is in the middle).

I meant to post about my colors today, I am thinking about BM Homestead Green (AC-19) which looks blue to me.

Everything's looking great so far! Good luck with your remaining decisions.
megradek
15 years ago
Kittery seems a little too "sea foam" to me. I like kennebunport, but it will give a lot of contrast to the cabs. Putnam is a very nice neutral - it all depends on if you want color!
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Had to step away from the computer in mid-post (renovation going on even as I type), and you got a lot of great responses I hadn't seen when I completed my post! All the options Boxerpups posted look great to me, sort of what I had in mind. You could go with the brick pattern tile (like in the 2nd option you listed) or all square, either one. I think we often get caught up in the design process, wanting everything to "pop", when really we need to step back & let some of the design be plainer & highlight other aspects. I am still having to convince my husband we need a plainer backsplash to offset the very busy granite we both like! However, neither of us likes completely plain, solid-color subway tile backsplash....
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Your kitchen is shaping up to be gorgeous. You're in the stage of your project that I was in mine a few weeks ago. I was going crazy trying to get a jump on backsplash choices. I finally realized I had to stop. I wasn't getting anywhere and was in danger of spending a ton of time only to make the wrong decision, because it was just too soon. Advice from someone a few weeks ahead of you in this process? You will only spin your wheels trying to work on backsplash now. It's hard, but just wait. Wait until every other possible finish is in. Your island top, sink, cabinet doors, paint, even your hardware. By then you will be able to instantly eliminate 75% or more of what seems like a possible choice now. I can't tell you the HOURS upon HOURS I spent in tile stores only to realize now that most of that time was wasted because I dragged home samples I never would have even picked up if I had waited until I had a stronger sense of how everything else was going to come together. So take a deep breath, maybe have a glass of wine lol, and come back with pics when things are more done. People will be able to help more then.
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sergeantcuff
15 years ago
Did you decide? I thought I'd bump this up, maybe you'd get more responses
caligal
15 years ago
I like Kittery or Putnam. Simple white subway will look great.

linked it for you.

Here is a link that might be useful: kiwihouse paint samples
lawyerlee
15 years ago
I'm partial to the Kennebunkport green and white subway tile. You can't go wrong with white Subway tile as far as I'm concerned.

Diana
boysrus2
15 years ago
My dining room is painted BM Kennebunkport. I attached a pic in case it might help. My trim is off-white. It's a fairly saturated color and looks more so in person that it does in this photo.
kiwihouse
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you all. How do you do the link by the way? Would love to learn.

Think I will do Kennebunkport in kitchen - it is a beautiful color. Would the dining room that has a pass through to kitchen work with Alexandria Beige?

Thanks again!!

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