Kitchen paint colour help needed!!
We are finally on the last lap of doing up our kitchen - should be finished by the end of the week.
It has dark grey gloss units, a wooden worktop, copper splashbacks, amtico style floor tiles in the kitchen end and wooden floorboards in the dining end. We have a white sink, white dining table and white radiators. The chairs, lights and small kitchen appliances are all red. The kitchen end of the room doesn't get a lot of light but the other end can be pretty sunny.
Originally we planned the kitchen around the green walls that match our beloved marmite picture we usually have on the dining wall. However, now that the room is nearly done we aren't sure about the green - am suffering kitchen exhaustion! I know we don't want white, cream, beige, magnolia or anything like that. Here are the not quite finished pictures!
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chopface
6 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (20)I would choose something very close to that deep red/rust/plum (can't quite work out what it is) in the granite. It looks as if that colour is also in the tea towel on the right (hanging on the handle in front of the oven). Everything else is so light I think the room would take it well and it would give it wow factor. You need a warm colour, as someone else has said, to tone with the cream of the cabinets and the granite....See MoreA B
6 years agoIf you want something really bold how about that green/teal colour that copper oxidizes (?) to? Could work with some red too, but personally I would have a few hints of red and green as it is such a strong colour
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6 years agoJonathan
6 years agoI don't think the green has done what you want it to. Separately I don't like the green with the red accents which I assume have to stay.
Personally I would paint the kitchen walls a nearly white. You should critically look at the kitchen units to choose the right neutral. You might decide the cabinets have a brown or green cabinets undertone or you might choose a neutral with a peach/brown quality to work with the copper. The Farrow and Ball website is a great resource and helps understand the undertones of their range.
Nearly white does not mean brilliant white so it will feel homely especially with the warmth of the floor.
If you really like the green you could keep the French door wall painted green. If you do this but make the other walls pale I would get pale curtains
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoKelly C
6 years agoThis is an example of how the colours work. If you go for say a very pale pastel yellow, your picture would stand out against the wall and get its full effect rather than blend in.
Good luck
minnie101
6 years agoI don't know which way the room faces but It might be worth getting a tester of farrow and ball French grey. I might eliminate a little of the red by spray painting the sideboard. I love your french doors but might be tempted to paint them in a dark grey too
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PROAlwood
6 years agoHi Chopface
We are currently deciding on what colour of paint to use on a similar shade of furniture with one of our clients. At present we are leaning towards the attached shade Vert De Terre by Farrow and Ball which really compliments the anthracite.
I hope this helps
Alfred
Juliet Docherty