Spencer I went to Glidden Today to find that color and the lady told me it must be an old color because she couldn’t find it. I found one that might work “ toasty grey”

I’m also considering “ agreeable grey “ SW. do you have a pic of that in a kitchen ? That is so helpful

everyone has been so helpful. Thank you

I have decide to go with agreeable grey. Shall I add a different color around desk and above railing?

Keep it simple--if you like Agreeable Grey, use it on all the walls.

T HIll -Ill check out pashmina- good to hear similar situations and what others have used

Thanks Diana-it looks dull and boring -I'll need some oomph somewhere

So get your "oomph" from accessories--rugs, curtains, lamps, chair pads, table runners, decorative items on walls, plates, pottery, vases, plants--you get the idea!

I was going to have chairs painted but am thinking they may chip easily -maybe look for new ones and I could easily make chair pads.

If I keep my island clean , your eye travels to the perimeter counter

I was considering painting the railings and was wondering all one color or spindles white and base white and handrails and tops " dark brown" as in desk top?

I guess the wall I see from front door has always been my accent wall and takes one into the kitchen. I’m open though to all one color . Having second thoughts on “agreeable grey” may need to call in a decorator for help

decorator is coming to the rescue-we found agreeable grey too"gray"

I do thank you for all your help

Yes I have heard paint should be last. I have tried a few curtains at patio doorand they look either gray or pink beside my counter.And then I don’t know what to do at windows to bring color across I think the problem is the amount of light we have and not a lot of areas for accents Even my husband said agreeable grey was very boring . Maybe I have had too many colours home and need a fresh eye

Marlene you must have a good eye for color

I have Edgecomb gray in one of the bedrooms in the basement, I like it but my daughter said that she wish it was a shade darker. This gray gives off a bluish light grey with my rustic brown floor. The rest of the common area in the basement is chantilly lace....which turned out really well. At first I thought that it would be too white, but surprising it turn out very well. In comparison, the Dune White is beige looking.

So many choices. I did contemporary white in a powder room w no window and dark vanity . It is lovely

Yes I yri d revere pewter and found it looked green. My sister has it through her halls and it looks blue

what a big kitchen. One thing about my kitchen is the lack of space for accessories

I also have a white floor so I need some texture some where

well the decorator was here and even though we kept telling her we did not want grey, she ended up recommending "grey owl or collingwood as wall color.

Back to square one. My husband does not like spending $$$ on decorators for this reason

Grey owl we have in one house south facing....it did not look good initially. But we got use to it and over time it became ok. You will get use to whatever you decided on.

As far as window coverings are concern first decide if you wanted modern look which could include blinds and shades..........or more tradition look which would include drapes, valences, and curtains. Some modern shades which are very popular are the ones where you could see to the outside and outside can not look in unless you have the inside light on.....then one can pull down roller shades behind that.

One friend years ago decided on draping the top of her curtains with fancy folds etc....and today when I look them I think of funeral parlours!

nsc6

I need something on my patio door and could leave windows uncovered unless I feel the need for a blind in the spring/summer when the sun is higher. I am more of a plain, traditional minimalist-"casual sophistication"

Marlene I was hoping for a neutral more on the brown side in which I could change accessories to blue , turquoise, pink, yellow. but this decorator insists that grey is "now" and I will love it

Patio doors? How about vertical blinds that can be pulled to one side till needed? Too bad not new doors, BC the built in horizontal mini blinds between glasses would be best.

Marlene I have a patio door and a window on the east, a window on the west and two south facing skylights.

nsc6 -are you thinking white vertical blinds.. We just had new windows and door last year-installer talked us out of blinds between windows-he said that's the biggest recall flaw

Don't understand why cloud white is so popular with some.....it is a yellow white. White dove is a darker white. Simply white is a clearer white, if white is what you are after. The clearest white is chantilly lace.

might be worth it to pay your painter the difference with BM colour. He gets a lesser discount with BM paint. Don't think you will be disppointed. BM paint stores have people in the store that can give you info about which color will go with what. They will definitely be able to tell you the undertone colour of the paints.

Marlene

That is the look I had in mind. I'll try winds breath , I've had the other two home.

nsc6 I notice the yellow undertone on the sides of my skylights -presently my kitchen ceiling is cloud white. We had the painter color match white dove to the chip and my cupboards have a real yellow undertone not like the chip-apparently because of the lacquer.so I need to color match my door frames and repaint.

It was suggested to paint the ceiling the same color as the cupboards-again I'd need to color match and the interior of the skylights will look yellow as the cupboards do right now. So do I match the ceiling to the cupboards or would using Chantilly lace be too much of a contrast with the white dove cupboards

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There will be a contrast but not a bad thing. As I had said before you can not colour match exactly to another company's paint BC of the base paint. When you step back and take a look you can see the difference between the real McCoy and a match from another company. If you are not fond of yellow like me, I would ask the paint store which of the paint colours would give off a yellow cast or a pink cast. I think cloud white is not a good colour at all under whatever lighting one have.

i would not paint my cupboards or trims again, just be happy with it and repaint the ceiling (or walls) if you must. Walls of Skylights are naturally a bit coloured anyways, depends on the glass used....the colour of the glass, if it reflects, if it is solar etc etc. Can not do much about that but if you give it a clear white, that is the best you can do. Imagine having a yellow cast paint when the sun shines down...everything will be even more yellow!

lovely kitchen btw. What shadow line do you have cupboards to ceiling? Do you like the shadow space? What height is your ceiling?

I lost my response from my phone

nsc This is the door and frame that I painted before the cupboards were done

On the patio door on the other side It is not as noticeable but I want to paint the railings beside it so would you suggest that I pain them the same as cupboards or

what do you mean by shadow line?-I'm not fond of that space but we have a cathedral ceiling

I would keep all door casings, jams and baseboard trims all the same colour. Doors could be same as cupboards or trims. Not a fan of ceiling ..fans..Cathedral ceilings are great!

Sorry do not see the railing you are talking about. Have no more than 3 colours in a space is fine. I think I am seeing a wonderful fridge.

The railings are behind the table overlooking the fr. (above pic)They are also seen on entering the house

I was going to do spindles and corner posts and base all white. Railings and horizontal "Night horizon" same as desk top across from railings

Well....I was thinking leave the posts and horizontal tops and bottoms in wood and do the spindles in white or black. But think all three choices are good, just whatever you like. Too bad can not remove just the spindles and replace with black metal spindles....there are so many choices then.

Yes we thought of that but need to get metal spindles big enough to cover the place where wooden ones were attached

Waterloo, I think your cathedral ceiling is crying out for attention. Not sure what just yet. My home (completed 1869, gothic revival) has high ceilings every room but highest as in library. Needed a ceiling fan but had to be great one. Found that for good price. Houzz didn’t exist 11 yeas ago. But you have more options than I did. Art wall + light fixture; paint (even one color multiple sheens can be a wow) + track lighting; that sort of thing. Wow what a space.

I do have 2 - 4" skylights in my cathedral ceiling,

I do want a different light fixture. Its convincing that I need to work on lol

What did you decide on?

we went with SW agreeable grey

I'd like to do something with railings , spindles and handrails. Maybe all white ?

Also need an opinion on what to do with Table and chairs

Run LED lighting along the top (toward the back) of the upper cabinets to get rid of the gloominess of the ceiling.

Paint table and chairs black. If you want some wood, leave table top wood.

Here is look. I would do table top black and leave base wood. Then add bread dough bowl to table.

jbtanyderi - my husband is an electrician and he has lights above all the cupboards that come on with a counter switch- we use those at night.

Flo-I think some wood would add some warmth My thought was to paint railings white and base of table white. Leave table top wood

I was actually thinking of making a small black and white striped valance on the windows

I think you need contrast so black brings that. You can add flowers and colored appliances to counter to bring warmth. It looks great.