help with my kitchen
Hi this is our kitchen that was renovated about 3 years ago and i loved what i chose then, but i think after too much "houzzing" and seeing a lot of modern grays and whites which i like, i developed a feeling that my kitchen looks dated. the only thing i can change is the paint colour as anything else is too new to mess about with. Would painting the walls white or lighter shade of beige help?Would you make any changes to this? The walls are painted in crown "liquor" that somehow looks much lighter after dark, tiles are karndean "espresso", carsacces and worktops wenge and doors beige gloss. the orangy tinges in paint and tiles are driving me mad every time i look at it as well as masses of beige and browns. All advice much appreciated. Rebecca
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8 years agoWould you be brave enough to try a deep/grey/blue on the walls?
Would make the cabinets pop and i think it would be nice with the floor.
You would need to make sure though that it won't make the space too dark.
V. quick photoshop manipulation.
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8 years agoDear comegetme
thank you so much for your comments! and i love your quick paint job you did on my kitchen ! i am consideringr the the greys but worried the darker shades would make it look too period? the kitchen has a huge 5 m long skylight above dining table and is very light but the front room and back room are dark and deep grey would make it even darker? the combo i have is still current in second nature, magnets and metris kitchens (mine is a metris design) etc ranges, im just trying to make the space look fresher.
Should i consider this?
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8 years agoHow about a green grey like Farrow and Ball French Gray? Sometimes it looks sage green, other times of day it looks very grey. It would work well with what you have. (Walls of pic are French Gray). You don't have to buy farrow and ball, you could have it colour matched.
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8 years agoThanks again, everyone. here few more pics of downstairs and kitchen in daylight. that is to get an idea if it could work all in white or in storm grey that comegetme suggested and which i do like. i am getting so confused over this, feel i don't like my own house anymore! help!!!
front room
i have full length off white lined voile curtains but too bright outside to register on pic. ill post one later.
flooring in back and front room is walnut. orange too! urghh!!!!
ghesp
8 years agoWe've just painted ours in Little Green French Pale Gray. It's off white enough to notice a difference and looks really nice
Still a work in progress but you can see the subtle different in the colours. Before anyone asks, the kitchen is white, we've just not taken the protective film off the cabinets yet ;)
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