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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Need help with choosing colours for my kitchen walls
Comments (4)I have been advised to paint the colour of the walls the same as the white cabinets to avoid highlighting how off white my cabinets are. However won't this make the kitchen look bland. Can you advise what colour I could use as a feature wall to add contrast /tonal. Also which wall(s) would you chose as a feature wall....See MoreNeed help on Paint for Kitchen & Living Room
Comments (2)Might be time to call in someone to help onsite - F&B have colourists who visit - as do Laura Ashley and then there's a whole host of independent designers - the main issue, I believe, when you want to get a look that's the same in both rooms - is the light ... you probably will need two shades of the same colour - one lighter for the darker room and one darker for the lighter room - then they should give the same tonal feel from one room to the next ( speaking from experience in my own home - I'm a planning geek not a colourist !) I think that little Greene do shades of the same colours - and obviously dulux do - ie choose from the same paint sample card - but if you really can't find the right shade - I'd strongly suggest you ask for someone to come to see what light/dark situation you have and they can advise accordingly ! It will be worth the investment!!...See MoreGot Kitchen Cabinets colours wrong, need help.....
Comments (51)Dear Azfar, I think your units are lovely, very sophisticated and much nicer than white. Your units and work tops are very similar to those I have in my kitchen, which also have black granite tops. I also have a wooden floor of a similar shade, please don't change this, it is lovely. I was aware when I had my kitchen fitted that the units appeared darker than in the showroom but this was due entirely to the colour of the walls they were installed on. To lift the units, and celebrate their beautiful colour, you should paint your walls a darker and contrasting colour, I have chosen a really shocking pink, Rock Candy, but there lots of options. The showroom I saw my units in used a burgundy colour, too dark for my Victorian kitchen. There are so many colour options which don't have to be expensive, play around with a few tester pots and see which you prefer. This is by far the cheapest option, and I'm sure you'll fall in love with your kitchen units again once your units are allowed to stand out. Incidentally your unit colour helps to visually integrate your stainless steel 'fridge, another reason to stick with it. If you want to add units in the future you could pick up on your new wall colour for a very stylish look....See MoreI need help choosing the colour paint for my refurbished kitchen
Comments (8)(A) painting an alcove a particular colour that pleases you. (B) Having the Island section a different colour. (C) A decorative blind adds a spark. I am not specifying 'the colour' or 'the fabric design', they are just ideas to assist. (D) Imagine using an idea like this as a splash-back, it acts as a work of art - there are many interresting tile ideas....See More- 8 years ago
If 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
chopface thanked A B - 8 years ago
- 8 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
chopface thanked Jonathan - 8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
8 years agochopface thanked rachelmidlands- 8 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
- 8 years ago
I 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
chopface thanked minnie101 
PRO8 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