Help! What colour should I paint my kitchen?
I am having my new kitchen installed. The cream cabinets and a wood laminate work surface have already gone in. The kitchen is quite small and (partly due to a deep bay window) quite dark early mornings and evenings. I've had it tiled to the bottom of the wall cabinets in cream and plan to accessorise with a purple blind on the window and the Morphy Richards purple kettle to brighten things up, but just can't choose a colour for the walls. I liked Mellow Mocha on paper but it is too dark when painted on the wall. Part of me fancies something bold like a bright purple, but I think this would probs be too dark especially round the bay window. In summary I am looking for a colour or neutral which:
1. is not too dark;
2. does not highlight the slight difference in colour between the cream tiles and cabinets (now they have whitewashed the walls with a base coat it is much more apparent so I am guessing any shade of white is out!);
- goes well with cream, wood and purple accessories.
Any thoughts? I am really stuck :-(
Thanks soooo much in advance for your help. I wish I was better at this sort of thing!
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8 years agoJade Brindley
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8 years agoHow about trying to match the main paint colour the cabinets but making a feature of the very unusual window by having a lovely patterned blind -
The top fabric is called Quadrille by Clarke and Clarke
The bottom fabric is called Martinique by Prestigious fabrics
They might go well with your cabinets and kettle.
I think your kitchen looks lovely simply cream.
Jade Brindley