What colour to paint kitchen units?

6 years ago

So last year I painted my kitchen diner a soft pink, Little Greene's Light Peachblossom to be specific, and i love it. BUT I don't love the dark brown kitchen units, and i want to paint them. The worktop is stainless steel so fairly neutral. The only idea I have so far is to paint them the same colour as the walls, as I've seen kitchens with matching unit and wall colour and they do look cool. What are people's thoughts on this? And does anyone have any other suggestions for colours? Bear in mind the adjacent living space is painted green..

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A S

6 years ago

Hi,

I too think greys would work very well, but IMO, opposite to the combination suggested in the above post... I think the wall units should be lighter and the Base units an anthracite/dark grey. I feel where the wall units are, it seems slightly dark; darker units on the wall would just overpower the space and make it seem more darker and smaller.
Also, you will be able to achieve a nice contrast between the units, floor tiles and worktop by using the darker colour for Base units.

I've attached an image of something similar to what I'm talking about (light grey for wall units as opposed to white). Couldnt do a proper mock up as I'm using my phone (sorryy).

Good Luck

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Sara Jar
Original Author
6 years ago
Another photo;
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6 years ago
Love the wall colour. I bet it flows nicely into the green room too. I would probably stick to a neutral off white. Im not a particular fan of grey, but it does look nice with pink.
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Had you thought about a grey tone, perhaps Little Greene's Urbane Grey 225 or the more earthy Mono 218. Both work really well with that dusty pink tone, and the darker grey tone would really work well with the stainless steel worktop.
Sara Jar
Original Author
6 years ago
The only reason i don't want white is because the white floor tiles are quite overwhelming, if the floor tiles were darker i'd go for a shabby off white finish for sure! The greys are super interesting, you think it wouldn't be too similar to the steel? And i'm just wondering if you guys vote yay or nay for doing the same as the wall colour? Thanks!
Carolina
6 years ago
I vote nay on the cabinets same as wall colour. But that's just because... a pink kitchen... nah. Pink kitchen walls, okay. Pink kitchen cabinets, nay. Personal opinion though.

I would suggest a darker grey on the cabinets along the wall, lighter grey on the island. Table base same light grey.
Sara Jar thanked Carolina
Carolina
6 years ago
Something like this?
Sara Jar
Original Author
6 years ago
The dark/light grey combo is very cool thanks for that mock up!
Carolina
6 years ago
Hmm... I went a bit further...
Carolina
6 years ago
As suggested by A S., so you can see which look you'd prefer.
Sara Jar
Original Author
6 years ago
Hmm food for thought. I have to say I'm not keen on a different colour for base and wall units, but maybe dark grey on the island units, and light on the main bit. I'll have to get samples of those greys and see.. Thx
Jonathan
6 years ago
I am also not keen on kitchen cabinets being pink because I feel it could be a little syrupy.
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A S
6 years ago
Oops, meant to say island, not base... you get the idea. Thanks for the mock up Carolina.
Juliet Docherty
6 years ago
I wouldn't make the base units any lighter than they are as they work tonally. I am possibly alone in thinking it actually looks balanced as it is, but if you are going to change it I would match the base units to the window colour. The pic shows a very similar palette to yours, but maybe replace the dark brown to a charcoal colour. White and pink is very feminine. It needs the slabs of dark to balance it.
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laurz84
6 years ago
I think the darker units on top actually go better. I think you do need a stronger colour to ensure the pink doesn't look sickly
Carolina
6 years ago
I like the dark units on the wall side and a light island better too.
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I think it depends on the colour, but in my opinion I don't think it would work in this pink, although I do love some of the pink units I've seen.

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JUSTIN SIDNEY
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Pink and White too light... go for the same pink the steal work tops will brake up the top and bottom and actually just go for it all the way !! with pink and silvers..retro diner style comes to mind..
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JUSTIN SIDNEY
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You can get lots of pink retro style items just now such as toasters bar stools mixers... it would be bold esp with those super white floors go for it I say !! look up retro american diners.