Working with existing tile
We have a lovely 1938kitchen with tile midway up the walls. This kitchen gets lots of lovely light and is also nice sized. Our plan is to paint the cabinets and redo our floors. I cannot for the life of me settle on a complimentary paint color, which in turn will decide the floor color. Wisdom is much appreciated.
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PROLisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoYou have a few options and your base color palette for what is staying includes the below.
I will do a separate post for each option with an inspo picture or two
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoYou could do black cabinets with a wood or cream floor and metallic accents
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoYou could do reprose grey cabinets with the wood floor (lpv) or a combination with fortitude for your lower cabinets.
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoOr network grey with wood floor and metallic accents.
Keep in mind these are all based on color match from the picture.
You can color match your countertops and back splash to confirm the colors don't change with the color snap app.
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3 years ago C. Brkns
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoThat floorinng would work with both. The flooring has some of these colors in it. Requisite grey is close to the Repose grey just a little different tone. Again based off what I am getting from the picture.
I would lay some floor samples down and either paint a cabinet door in two with each or put a large sample board in front of the cabinets to see it all tied together to make sure its the look you want.
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3 years ago C. Brkns
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3 years agoSimple white looks like a good contender with your counters and the floor
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoThe concern is some look nice with just a few but look like a lot when a full room. what is the sample you have? looking at a full room picture of it will tell you.
The first one is super busy, the second laid in a way that it has variation without being busy and the this is blended to be more of a cohesive color. I think the way it is laid out can also impact the look.
C. Brkns
3 years agoI don't think out preference so far would look busy, it's the main reason we're leaning towards it, and it's the more expensive option compared to the others we have. Here's another contender.
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoI like the original one you showed but I know its not everyone's cup of tea, so if you like it and when its laid the design in the boards is looked at it can be quite beautiful like the second picture I posted. This one looks very grey so that would change the color of the cabinets too.
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3 years agothese are a little different than your choice but to give you an idea of the look expected
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoI think it will look great. They will compliment each other. Here's some others where patterns are similar but colors are different so you have an idea.
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Lisa Caudill Designs
3 years agoThis one is close to what I had posted and would add some warmth to the space. I would go with either in the herringbone.
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