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Bianco Antico, backsplashes and cabinet paint color...

doityourselfgirl

13 years ago

I LOVE THIS FORUM!

I have new bianco antico granite counter tops with a 6" backsplash, stainless appliances, a blanco silgranite Black sink and tons of oak cabinets.

So far I have sanded and primed all the cabinet boxes...my cabinet doors are "vacationing" in the garage. I am trying to figure out what color of SW Pro Classic paint I should use for the cabinets...true white almost makes the granite look dingy...I've gotten 3 samples so far.

I've got 12 inches above the granite to do a backsplash....I've been looking at Port Decor "Kick*ss Glass" in Chai or black...

My QUESTION...with bianco antico, what color did you paint your cabinets and what did you use as a backsplash?

(I'll post pics when I get home, our family room kitchen has a whole wall of windows that face south...lots of light)

Thanks in advance for you help!

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donnakay2009

13 years ago

Here's a photo of our granite, cabinet color and backsplash, facing south. This was taken before we put our little table and chairs back into the breakfast nook. It had been a back porch (house is 80 years old). Our cabinet used a super-white paint, and our painter took some of it to Benjamin Moore to match the trim color. The guys at BM said it was the whitest white they'd ever dealt with. The subway tile came from Home Depot--nothing special, but we wanted old-school tile to match the era of our old house, anyway. Hope it helps! We love our granite!

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beekeeperswife
13 years ago
Yay!!! Another BA-er!!! Woo HOO

I know exactly what you are talking about.

I painted mine BM Cloud White. I chose this one because I knew my oil based paint would yellow slightly, so I planned ahead, so to speak. It seemed a little "white" when I chose it, but it has come into its own slightly creamy color. There was another choice that was slightly creamier on the paint chip, but for the reasons I just mentioned the other one won out.

Here's a picture:
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Beautiful Kitchen photos! Our bianco antico countertops and 6 inch backsplash are being installed next Wed/Thurs!!!! I'm going to paint the cabinets white (not sure about the island yet-maybe black/chocolate brown). I love the browns in the granite...I want the gorgeous granite to be the focus of the kitchen and the backsplash to be an accent...so since we only have about 12" to tile (and a space above the built-in desk) I am thinking of using a tile by American Olean/Urban Canvas in the Matte Nutmeg 2X4 with the Ellipse Accent 1/2 X 8 1/2 in French Mocha. Click on this to see the tile http://americanolean.com/series.cfm?series=144&c=49 My first thought was that we would use white subway tile, but the brilliant white is so close to the antico bianco that the granite looks dingy. ...I will make my final decision after the granite is in...oh, so many decisions! So much work to do! So little time! I may be back on here with all my pictures to ask your opinion! Good luck with your decision! Suzanne
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KA - How did your trip to the granite yard go? Did you find your slab? I agree that Delicatus and BA are cousins, if not siblings. Love the light color and the sparkles in both. Bee - I could look at pics of your kitchen and new backsplash all day long and never be bored. I do like the stingray a lot and was wondering if there might be a color that would look good with BA, as you and DonnaKay both went white and redroze is pretty close to white with her Ann Sacks tile. I need to get a variety of samples, but some of my early ideas will clearly not go with the BA (which I totally love by the way -- it looks fabulous with the cherry. It's far and away the home-run feature so far). Anyway, I'll try to get a sample of the stingray. My paint is silver sage and I think it would go with that too.
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Love your fabrics. I recovered my dining chairs with a fun circle pattern too. I found a great fabric protectant that I used on them and on the upholstered chairs in my kitchen sitting area. Already got to test how well it released a red stain from one of the upholstered chairs. It makes the fabric water repellant to which is great for liquid spills. If you want to go with those fabrics maybe you could use the product I used. I posted some info previously about this on 2littlefishies post about her banquet You could search for it if you want Here is a link that might be useful: Fabric guard
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willis13
13 years ago
My kitchen is not built yet, but my cabinets are also going to be BM cloud white. I looked at other whites, but the creaminess of cloud white won out. Again. My walls are BM revere pewter. I will decide on a backsplash later, so be assured I'll be posting for help later too!!
Suzy
13 years ago
i didn't officially pick my granite yet because my cabs are being installed now, but i'm pretty sure i'm going with BA and revere pewter on the walls. my cabs are ben moore white dove and i love them!
willis13
13 years ago
My kitchen is not built yet, but my cabinets are also going to be BM cloud white. I looked at other whites, but the creaminess of cloud white won out. Again. My walls are BM revere pewter. I will decide on a backsplash later, so be assured I'll be posting for help later too!!
megradek
13 years ago
well, my cabs are stained so no help on white paint color from me! But, my walls are BM Revere Pewter (I'm seeing a trend!). This color blended so well with my slabs that there was a drip of it in one spot for over a week after painting because we couldn't see it!!!
doityourselfgirl
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for all the tips! This weekend I painted all the bottom cabinet bases and the island SW Black Bean...it looks AWESOME...will post pics later. I think I am going to keep the top cabinets SW origami white...I want to lean toward the brown/gray rather than the yellow.

I may put some type of frosted glass in a row of upper cabinet doors.

Now I need to pick the hardware so hubby can drill the holes and I can start priming the drawers and the doors!

I found a great glass backsplash when I stopped into Tile Outlet...I'll find out what the name of it is and let you know.

I can't wait to see BM Revere pewter...I need a color for my walls....decisions, decisions...more later!
redroze
13 years ago
DIYGirl - This forum is awesome isn't it??? I can't wait to see photos of your space and Bianco Antico. I never, ever tire of seeing Bianco Antico.

We painted our cabinets Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace. Our backsplash is a colour called Chalk White, and is a handmade ceramic 2x8 subway tile from Ann Sacks.
byzantine
10 years ago
Oh, I'm so glad I found this thread. This is one of the tile options I've picked out for my remodel. It looks very bit as splendid installed as I imagined! Thank you!

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