what about this? https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/colour-overview/find-your-colour/colour/1010/rose-dust?utm_medium=display&utm_source=houzz&utm_content=ca_colorpicker&utm_campaign=2016National&color=1010

Maybe finding a design seeds palette with the existing colors would give you some inspiration? These are just a couple of quick examples. You can explore more at https://www.design-seeds.com

Looks like there some different light bulbs in the mix.

1st get lighting hue to the way you like it by changing the bulbs.

Lighting gives off different colors & change colors. It's quite amazing how much.

Then choose colors for the space.

Fyi, Red is 1 of the hardest colors to paint over. A good quality paint with primer suggested. May need several coats.

I’ve heard having the primer tinted grey helps with covering red.

Tell the paint store painting over red for other suggestions.

I would get rid off red accent wall.

Took us 7 coats of paint and primer before our burgundy accent wall stayed covered :(

Updating -- it's not actually an accent wall, it's the whole kitchen -- there are a ton of cabinets so it's really only 2 full walls and some backsplash area, but it's enough to be irritating and agree will need super high quality paint and multiple coats. :/

I think @artistsharonva may be right on this one. All of the existing stuff will probably have to stay (unfortunately) this is part of a house makeover that has a lot of rooms that need attention, but a warm grey or cream might do.

The colour of the countertop and cabinets would not be my choice but hoping to make it work for a year or two until we can afford a re-do.

While I love red (painted my two main doors red and the 3 walls of my guest bath red), I agree the red does not work in this kitchen.

However those cabinets are actually quite nice and could work with either a warmer or cooler palette. I could see picking up the cabinet color in a lighter tone for the walls and doing a fabulous ceramic backsplash in a navy blue as an accent.

I agree if you don't like warm palettes, the counters eventually need to go. (I personally like it. LOL) When you redo, I could see a white marble looking counter such as calacutta which would also pick up the cabinet color and then wood floors.

What I'm saying if the cabinets are quality cabinets, I wouldn't throw out the baby with the bath water. I'd reuse the cabinets and redo the rest.

Hiya! Well, I lean the most toward doing a backsplash in the kitchen, which would eliminate having to do a paint colour that is probably out of your comfort zone on the walls. That doesn't mean you can do a cool/gray tile, but I would look at a travertine which is a beautiful stone. This means that the remaining wall space will be a 'bit' removed from directly connecting with the countertop and might give you a wink more flexibility (but not tons...). You might need to listen to the particular needs of this kitchen and then transition out to your comfort zone in the other rooms, creating more of a palette - think of it on the large scale, rather than just this one room. OF the cool undertones, I would say that the cabinets, in a few photos, look like a neutral with a green undertone (like JUST barely). You could check out the likes of SW Gossamer Veil, it's a bit of a chameleon and might flex between the needs of your kitchen and your personal tastes. You could also look at BM Natural Linen, which is more of a tan that leans a wink grayish.

Try to start calling the "taupe" a new name, "greige." That will start the update in your mind. If not already done, I would paint any doors in and out of the room white to match the crown and baseboards. Start covering the red wall with KILZ or Zinzer. As it gets whiter and whiter, you'll see the room brighten. You can live with the white for a while as you're making other decisions. Then it is ready for your color when you decide. Start the hunt for backsplash and new countertops, if that's in the budget for the winter reno. Meanwhile, you can make it feel better to you by upgrading the lighting to something you love and can envision working with anything you determine you'll change.

Professional photos published of Olive Green Kitchen · More Info

I agree with decoenthusiaste,

Start with. ..

" covering the red wall with KILZ or Zinzer. As it gets whiter and whiter, you'll see the room brighten. You can live with the white for a while as you're making other decisions."

I'll add to get the light bulb hues cohesive next.

Then please repost updated photos after to help Houzzers help you pick colors, if need more opinions.

Once that red is stopped, it will dramatically change the room colors. It will stop the red color hue from reflecting on your color samples, too.

Part of the trouble on the light is that there's a vaulted part in the centre of the kitchen and the inset ceiling area is painted -- wait for it -- yellow.

So, that skews the entire colour projected from there in a major way. And, as you can see in the first pic -- there are decorative beams -- so a painter needs to get up in there to give a coat of ceiling white.

@decoenthusiaste "Greige" - ha! I love it. That's a great inspo photo. It'll for sure look super neutral for the short term but yes, agree on focusing on getting rid of the white and the colour correction first.

@Kylie M Interiors The gossamer veil is definitely a contender -- I'll throw that in the mix. You're right on the slight green undertones -- occasionally they have an olive/taupe look (depending on lighting.)

Yellow on the ceiling! Yikes!

Thank goodness, paint can be painted over.

Paint the red walls the same color as the white trim after priming enough to cover the red. The yellow ceiling can be ignored for a few months if you are DIY painting.

I remember your earlier colorful house dilemmas. For some painting over the bright colors, it may be much smoother family-wise to use more of the most neutral of his mother's choices (namely, the white trim color) than to jump the gun with an all new color scheme before she moves out. New white paint (or just white primer) is an excellent base for new colors.