Redoing pantry - need my consultants!
When we built our house, the pantry was always meant to have a cabinet with a counter top and shelves above. Instead, we got some dinky shelves and put a wire free-standing shelf underneath. It's totally functional as is but not what I wanted, so we are finally getting around to prettying it up (the other pantry thread is perfect timing!).
I don't want to spend much money so DH has trimmed out the shelves and installed a stock cabinet from Lowes. Next, we are going to tile the counter top with tile we had left over from our laundry room. So those are the givens.
What's up in the air:
- Paint for the walls and shelves. I want the same color for both, something neutral but not too white. So far, I like BM Misty Air. Has kind of a gray tone. But I'm open to suggestions. The kitchen paint color is SW Ecru. Which I dislike and will be changing at some point.
- I have no idea what color to paint the cabinet. I don't want to stain it because it's a cheap cabinet and I would never be able to match my Alder kitchen cabinets.
---I have leftover paint from the laundry room cabinets, but not sure if the green (EK Tulip Leaf) would work well next to my stained/black combo kitchen cabinets. At first I thought it would look good to coordinate the pantry and laundry room but the two rooms are no where near each other.
---My second thought is to paint the cabinet black like my kitchen cabinet except I wouldn't be able to duplicate the distressing, or does that even matter?
---Or some other color . . .
So here are some pics, hopefully they will unconvolute the above!
Here's the pantry with the cabinet installed and the trim on the shelves. (yes DH started working before I was able to take out all the food!)
The pantry is located in the corner of the kitchen and here is what you see to the left and right of the pantry while standing in the doorway:
This is an up-close of the black kitchen cabinet:
Here is my laundry room cabinet and tile. The tile for the pantry is exactly the same. I'm considering using the same paint color. The cabinet on the left most accurately reflects the paint color:
Here is the tile actually laid out in the pantry and a swatch of the paint color I'm considering:
Paint for walls? Paint for cabinet?
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jlc712
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Comments (18)Thanks for clarifying some important issues, like budget. I was thrown a bit before because you were talking about Wolf appliances. What is on your must have list? Is it flow? Is it that cooktop? Since the walls have already been fixed up, where are the existing power, gas, ventilation and sink drops? Are you on a slab or raised foundation? That Wolf cooktop is going to require ventilation, for example, and moving ventilation can get tricky. To me, the options open up (and flow improves) once that wall between the kitchen and small dining area is opened up. You could extend the island and also move some of the storage and appliances over a bit, while still retaining those lovely pocket doors. But the costs definitely would begin to rise, due to the existing layout. With the existing plans, don't rotate the island, you are creating a barrier to the fridge, cooktop and sink. LIkewise, putting the sink opposite the cooktop is not ideal, without a greater space in the aisle. You need a two-bottom kitchen, it seems. Thus, 48 inches from that Wolf cooktop (that sticks out three inches) to the opposite counter edge is needed. Hopefully some of the pros will chime in....See MoreMagdalenaLee
9 years ago
MtnRdRedux
9 years agoMagdalenaLee
9 years ago
OutsidePlaying
9 years agojlc712
9 years agoThere is a color I have been considering for my living room - SW Brainstorm Bronze- that as I thought about it, would be so pretty with your tile.
It was funny, as I was looking at the sample, in another thread, Aktillery mentioned she is repainting with this color.
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The second pic shows Believable Buff walls with Brainstorm Bronze trim. I think it would be so pretty to do your pantry walls in the Believable Buff, and do the cabinet and shelves in the Brainstorm Bronze. I also think it would be a great color for your gorgeous kitchen, when you repaint.
riosamba
9 years agoMagdalenaLee
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoThank you all for the kind words and advice!
Brainstorm Bronze. That's it, I'm in love. Thanks Jlc!
I'm not sure I'm up for painting the shelves a different color than the walls - makes my painting job much more difficult. We'll see...Funny BB is a SW paint. I ended up going there yesterday and picked up a couple of samples. SW Alabaster, very pretty creamy white. Not too yellow.
The other paint color is SW Oyster White. I prefer whites that lean towards gray (vs. yellow or red). While it is a gorgeous color and looks great with the tile, I think it looks kind of mauve.
I've always painted with color, so I have no idea how to choose a white paint.
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9 years ago
riosamba