Update to urban modern, suggest wall colours, prefer cool to warm colo
I like the urban modern look wood black and natural colours. My kitchen has warm oak cupboards And a cool grey white ceramic floor (high gloss) the walls are a stone colour but need painting. I’d like to update this kitchen eventually but in the meantime try and update with paint and soft furnishings/ accessories. What Colour would use choose to give this overall beigy kitchen a lift
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agono curtain, get a blind or a shade that's more modern looking than mini blinds. no valance
paint the window trim a shade that matches the countertopreplace the hardware w/bar handles or more modern ones.
paint the walls one of the top row colors
and paint the cabinets a soft gray tone. (if you paint them white, it might not work w/that countertop)If you paint it cream, it's going to clash w/those tile floors.
Graystone
curious as to why you picked those floors w/this kitchen?everdebz
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThese colors, esp. on outer part, could go with counters [?] and cool floor. New direction for organic and city concrete colors - oh the sky too !
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoLeave the wood imo - adding urban/industrial imo crosses over somewhat into what is currently there. Check rug's 2 earthy-warm colors.
Later if you re-do the room, then something else.
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Beth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agothe 90's oak? ever come back? No. And No to that door style.
Nothing is remotely close to the urban modern look you want. (Cabinet-wise) If you like country, shabby chic, farmhouse, 80's vintage,,,then you're good.
Luckily you only have the arch on the uppers. you could get a diff face for those doors. the drawer fronts are all slab front, so that's good.however, they look great painted
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Katie B.
2 years agoDark grey on the lowers and window trim, remove uppers and add wood shelves, change hardware, remove window treatments, white walls. This kitchen is from
a blogger I follow. It was dated oak before. They used SW Iron Ore on cabinets and SW Shoji White on Walls if you’re curious.
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2 years agoIron Ore and Shoji would actually be a good combo for this kitchen.
You could fill in your gap up top w/open cubbies or some add on glass cabs to the ceiling
or Peppercorn and Cloud White
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoWith current cabinets light/white on the walls and dark on hardware could be a nice look.
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2 years agoReply to all of you kind and lovely people.
It’s not perfect but it has been updated from some of your suggestions. I need to replace cabinets with IKEA just can’t afford it at the moment
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