Advice on kitchen wall color, please.
Heidi Beal
8 years ago
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Comments (1)can you post a pic???? i was thinking a barley color??? it's hard to suggest without seeing a pic though....See MoreAdvice please regarding kitchen colors
Comments (6)That is a beautiful tile. I don't think a creamy white works with that bright turquoise for the cabinets. The counter could look nice in a darker color, as shown. It depends on the cabinets. If it were me, I would opt for wooden/stained cabinets with those tiles, then a dark countertop would look perfect and you would not risk having the turquoise tile be too loud of an element in the overall scheme. Plus those tiles are somewhat rustic and painted white or cream cabinets are not rustic at all. What I have noticed in my projects is that you may think you have a few things you would like to see in your space, but sometimes, once you choose one element, it dictates many other elements....See MoreNew, Open-Concept Colonial Needs Fab Wall Color. Advice Needed Please
Comments (26)Here is the problem - you are looking for a paint color based on 2 inch square swatches compared to huge expanses of the colors already in your home. If you have a sample of the countertop that you can take outside - that it the ideal answer. If not you will need to make do with a gerry rigged method using the counter top in place. Get a large white sheet. Gather samples of the colors that must stay ( a drawer front, a sample of flooring that closely matches if an actual sample isn't available, a sample of the granite. Gather as many colors as you can from the neutral and heavily muted colors at the paint store. The lighting in the paint store will confuse your brain - pick up everything even if it doesn't seem good in the store - you may be suprised by what works when you get them home. If possible, take all the colors outside and cover a table with the white sheet. Lay the samples of the colors that must stay on the sheet and place one color sample at a time next to the colors that have to stay. If it works in natural daylight it will work anywhere. If it is not possible to take a sample outside cut a hole in the sheet and let a small section of the counter show through the hole in an area near a window. If that is not possible get a good lamp with a 5000k lightbulb and place the lamp so it shines on the hole in your sheet. You can limit the amount of any sample of the things that must stay by doing cutouts on the sheet. Typically one or two colors will feel right. This is going to be the hue you want. More than likely when you purchase a sample and paint a large section of wall it will read more vivid than the color you picked from a tiny sample. More space- more color. But you will know that you are in the right ball park and can use tools like EasyRGB to discover similar colors that are slighly less saturated. I worked with Miller Paint when I first discovered Devine. They were amazing. Don't know how they are today, as it has been 20 ish years ago. If I were in their service area I would work with them again in a heartbeat. Hope this helps narrow your choices :-)...See MoreKitchen Paint Color advice please !
Comments (5)same granite, different kitchens. just so you can see the diff coloring this shade of green is actually pretty. these green's you've picked on your wall are the wrong shade. too bright and too much yellow look at some of these. SeaSalt, Clary Sage, Filmy Green, might work. I actually like the white tone. I would paint the door and the baseboard molding....See MoreHeidi Beal
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