Clueless bachelor, need help picking new cabinets hardware
Mor M
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I need help picking wall colors with cream cabinets
Comments (14)Congrats on your new home purchase! Once the terracotta walls are primed and not reflecting you will be able to really pick a nice color to compliment. Your cream cabinets have a lot of red undertones which can read a little on the pink side. The wood on the island and floor also have peachy or orangey tone. So I would avoid like the plague anything with a yellow, green, or blue undertone as that will just make the pink/peach stand out even more. Since the crown molding and trim looks a very bright blue based white, I think you definitely should paint them a neutral white. I liked the SW pure white, but I'd wait until you pick the main wall color. Whatever brand you look at just look for colors that say they are a neutral. I have been searching myself for a nice neutral wall color all day. It's tough! I was at SW, and liked either Repose gray or Agreeable gray from them. They really are not a true gray color like I think of "gray". I'm not a gray fan, but I do like a neutral "greige" as they call it. Both of those colors have a brown taupe undertone. I always look at the deepest shade on the color swatch to see what I'm dealing with. If it is really yellow or green khaki or blue I'd rule those ones out. Hope this helps. I'm no expert so take that fwiw! Ha! Oh and if you are drawn to a touch of gray which has purple undertones, or are interested in a richer more deep color you might like weimeraner. But actually I think anything with purples might pop the peach wood. Oh this one will be a challenge, but I know it will be great! Once you prime your walls, if you want to repost a new picture, I can try to do a mockup for you. Best wishes....See MoreNew contruction need help with fixture, hardware, & finish colors
Comments (7)I think it is important to think of what "feeling" (i.e. cozy and warm, classy and clean, etc) that represents you and the home you want, and then to pick pieces (not randomly, but put together an idea board or a list) of things that represent that feeling to you, and that speak to who you (and your family) are. You will quickly probably sort out what speaks to you, and what does not. To me, it is senseless to worry about what is or is not "trendy". If you like something, you like it regardless of whether it is in or out of trend. If you don't, well, you sure don't want to pick it and live with something you don't like just as it is on trend. EVERYTHING comes and goes so just stick with what you love...you are almost guaranteed to be on trend again anyway when it comes back around - In fashion and interior design alike (look at the return of 80s clothing style not long ago, and the increased popularity of MCM style interior design. I love gold too, though for me I would prefer to introduce it in small pieces that can easily be changed or moved, like a gold thread in some throw pillows, or a gold framed mirror, a gold lamp, than necessarily faucets, or hardware that will be on my cabinets for a long time. If you love that light, then go for that light, it does not mean you need to do every other fixture in gold too. I do think, however mixing metals is fine (I do it on my body...indeed right now I am wearing a mix of platinum and yellow gold, so why not mix in my home?). Your preferences of course, may be different. P.S. you are brave letting your phone get down to 4%, I start looking for a charger long before that, ha ha....See MoreClueless Husband Needs Help
Comments (80)Color palettes are heck. The main thing is that your major pieces blend/go together. For you, that looks like it is going to be furniture. Are you buying all new stuff or are there some things you are going to use from other areas of the house? I would nail down my functions for the room, and then set up furniture that's going to accomplish those goals first, see that it all plays nicely, and then find a rug to "tie the room together." Curtains and art and tchotckes can then be added once you have the bones in place. That's how I've always decorated my rooms - got the furniture in there, nailed down the placement, and then you can paint or accessorize....See MoreNeed help picking Kitchen Cabinet Paint Color
Comments (27)Laurie, I too love your inspiration picture. No one I know can afford to renovate their home every 10 years and keep up with the latest trend. I have found the key is to pick out what I will be happy with in 10 years or 20 years or longer and getting what makes me happy. I wish picking the perfect cabinet color was as simple as saying BM Simply White or SW White Duck, but to get just the right white is a bit trickier than that. If you have a sample of your back splash I would take it to the BM store or the SW store and look at all of their whites next to the back splash. Pick out a bunch that are close to the lighter colors in your back splash. Then go outside in the sun and look at them again - eliminate the ones that are not quite right. Sunlight will give you the truest vision of the color. Whites are quite funny and can appear too blue or too green or too yellow or pink next to other colors. If you will be using a satin or gloss finish the cabinets may appear lighter than you expect because light will reflect more from shinier finishes. Keep this in mind when selecting the color samples. Get a pint of your final selection and paint another sample before committing to the color for all the cabinets. After you find 6 ish good candidates order a few samples from https://samplize.com/ or buy a few sample cans and make your own samples. I like using 140 lb water color paper for samples from Michael's. Heavy enough not to curl or warp. Get a pint of your final selection and paint another sample in the same gloss you will be using for the cabinets before committing to the color for all the cabinets. You can always use this paint as a first coat if you decide that it is too light or just a bit off....See MoreMor M
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