Don’t know what paint to choose! Help!!
Stephanie Kendrick
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I don't know what color to paint my small dark kitchen.
Comments (10)I love your color paint. I really do. It looks like a paint color called Sangria by Benjamin Moore. A favorite of mine But... Your space is crying out for more lighting and someting to lift it from the heaviness of the cabinetry. You can transform this space with a new paint color. You are blessed with a light counter and this means you can do anything you want. Your kitchen What is your favorite color? What colors make you happy? Not sure, look in your closet? What color do you see lots of? What makes your heart smile when you put it on? Sunshine colors like this are always light. This can warm the room but not turn it to fire. PaleDaffodil by Benjamin Moore a super soft yellow that is creamy when it goes up and if you don't have a lot of undercab lighting can brighten the space. Sassy Blue Sherwin Williams is a soft blue that gives off lightness but will make your cabinets really rock. In a gloss finish this can bounce light around the room to reflect. Cooking Apple by Farrow and Ball paints. This is a great color with dark woods. Here is an example of a medium paint with white trim. Lenox Tan BM with white trim makes the dark cabinet in the room really stand out and give the space a lighter feel. Not oppressive. From a Gardenwebber. Yes, this kitchen has large windows which bring in the light, but notice the painted ceiling and the bright choice of color with dark cabinets. It helps to give this space a freshness. And this person kept a little red around the windows as clearly they love red. Don't rule out red accents for your space like your pretty picture on the backsplash. Use that as your guide. Lastly paint the ceiling if you can. White or one shade lighter than the wall paint. It really is the 5th wall in a room . Some other colors that I would love to put on your wall.... Pear Green by Benjamin Moore Chiffon Blue by Benjamin Moore. This is a great color with chocolate cabinets....See MoreHelp! Don't know which walls to paint! :(
Comments (8)I think you are in a situation here where you have to choose which hard surface you want to ignore, and which one you want to compliment when you choose a paint color. If it were me I'd choose to find a paint color that compliments the oak cabinets; the reason for this is that the oak cabinets take up more visual real estate than the grey countertops. I can't think of a grey paint that would compliment the oak cabinets. The colors I would consider to compliment the cabs are green, yellow, or blue. Do any of these colors appeal to you? Also, have you heard of full spectrum paint? Full spectrum paint uses more color variants for each formula than typical paints and therefore blend more nicely with surroundings. Benjamin Moore just released a full spectrum paint line called "Color Stories". BM paint is a bit pricey...but you might consider full spectrum paint. HEre is a link to Color Stories. Here is a link that might be useful: BM Color Stories...See MoreNeed to choose floor tile, don't know where to start.
Comments (5)Where your house is, and do you have preferences-something bolder, something subdued? With a lot of traction, or it's not a concern? are your floor planks on the narrow side, or are they wide? There are million of tile options, but when you start thinking about your own space they usually shrink real fast:) I can envision black and cream checkerboard floor in French Colonial(disclaimer: in no way I'm a specialist in French Colonials, or any other colonials for that matter. Just looking at the pictures for some time). I can maybe see brick..maybe herringbone pattern? I can see terracotta. I can see limestone. I can even see cement tile..with colorway and pattern that are not too wild. Lots of nice porcelain out there too, nowadays. So much depends on what else will be in the house, where it is, and what you're driven to. Stores can be really overwhelming-I know I want to scream and cry after an hour in a stone and tile stores row. Try to look at some images first in the comfort of your home-books, magazines, internet(Houzz, Pinterest, etc., etc.) See where are you leaning. (You will be leaning somewhere for sure. Even if just a little). Then try to envision how the whole scheme will look, and whether it makes sense functionally /speaks to you as a whole. Then you can start narrowing it down....See MoreWindow trim help - I don't know which one to choose. What looks best?
Comments (14)These options are so similar that I have to really look hard, as I thought all three pics are the same. The space between the windows is such a small sliver, it looks funny to show that space. I would just use wide trim that covers the gaps....See Morecat_ky
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