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Paint color advice on kitchen reno that will create open floor plan??

4 years ago

Redoing kitchen and taking down a couple walls..creating an open floor plan in our 1988 split level/raised ranchish house. We moved here 4 yrs ago and inherited existing colors. But, since all open we need new paint (one thing leads to another..to another..to another :)

We chose kraftmaid cabinets in "canvas" = off white. The walls (green one) will be removed and island will go where 2 24" cabs are now. Small wall by slider is going and cabs going almost to sliding door. Doing laminate counter in Star Dune by formica (pretty basic cream w/ beige/brown design) "Grandfather Oak" LVP on floors. We have wood trim (1980s) and I do not want to paint it..previous homeowners painted kitchen window and half moon window in foyer white.

We have cathedral ceiling in kitchen, living room & foyer. Installing new ceiling fan in foyer (2 paddles) and installing 2 wall sconces for lighting in foyer. (We're getting older and don't want to deal with cleaning the light & changing bulbs up high!)

Kitchen will have recessed lighting installed and 2 pendants over island.

I am slowly getting "things" for over cabinets in kitchen and in foyer - we just stuck up stuff we had when we moved in..not the greatest by far, but, I am ready to settle in and make it ours! So forgive the "stuff" there now..haha!

I would like to paint foyer & kitchen a bolder color to accentuate the cabinets (which in kitchen part between windows & slider and cabs will not show much except up high near ceiling) and a neutral beige?? (husband not crazy about grey) in living room and down hallway.

The "downstairs"..three steps down with regular windows was painted by a pro - it's sand paint beige with grey accenting and maroon with dark grey accents under wood shelf that runs around walls on all sides and all walls

have a little glitter in them - have to catch it in the right light to even see it - with a brick fireplace - same carpet.

I have a terrible time picking out paint colors and do not trust myself...I thought about a blue..navyish or grey blue for foyer/kitchen and a creamy/beige for rest?

I attached pics of wall sconces/pendants and flooring sample. And pics of house as is (1st born had b-day party today and not all bowls of candy got eaten!) 1st kitchen pic - those cabs & walls are going, gonna be an island there. Then looking up and down to front door. Living room from the sliding door. And looking into the kitchen..but walls to left will be gone.

Any ideas??? Suggestions?

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Nina Batista
4 years ago
There are a lot of colors happening, it's a bit hard to tell what it will look like. Will the blues and greens stay or are you painting those areas? If those colors will stay, definitely go with something neutral in the beige or grey family.
lynnprecourt
4 years ago
The blue and green and brown are going...once 2 walls separating kitchen are gone it will all be open. It's gonna be a large space and new color will have to go down hallway too. Not sure what will look best with the carpet, trim and kitchen cabs. Go all one color? Go a darker hue of same color around cabinets/foyer? Do an accent wall? Keep it simple and just paint same color for everything?
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We had the same issue, as well, when we moved into our new home 6 months ago. I felt pretty overwhelmed by it and although I got so much good advice and help here when I posted a question about it, I just could not visualize the finished product alone. I ended up hiring a Benjamin Moore color consultant to come to my home to meet with me for an hour....she ended up staying an hour and 20 min and it cost $112...money WELL spent because I really did not know about undertones and which white to use for trim (who knew there were SO many?!) and flow and where to start/stop a color in such an open space, etc We used one color for our 2 story foyer, the stairway/catwalk area which opens to the back of the house, and the 2 story great room or family room, whatever...we elected to do this because visually when you walk in to the house from the foyer, you can see the stair/catwalk and over into the family room...I am happy with how that turned out. Our kitchen/morning room is adjacent to family room too, and we painted those one color... Our dining and living rooms are in the front of the house on either side of the foyer and they are each painted their own color So we used 4 colors in the big open space but they are complimentary and they flow well from one area to the other...Truthfully, I am still a little bit on the fence about the kitchen/morning room color. Great color although I NEVER would have chosen it myself, works very very well with the finishes in the kitchen, LOVE it in the kitchen itself, but not sure about it in the morning room....maybe too dark, not sure. But its paint and I can change it down the line if I want to. The biggest thing I learned is that really there are no hard and fast rules. Yes, there are things to consider, lots of things. But if YOU like the color then go for it.
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You have a beautiful home! I like your current paint color. Do you know the name of it? I would suggest one color for the entire space. You might consider going a shade lighter than the current color. Take a look at BM Pale Oak. As a side note, I would remove all the items that are on the very top of the wall unit.
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