Kitchen wall colours. Add a splash of colour?
The end is in sight for our kitchen and we are hoping to have it painted next week.
The kitchen is north facing with cashmere units (almost exact match to F&B elephants breath), oak worktops and white metro tiles. To keep the room bright we are planning to use F&B Wimborn White as the main wall colour and probably F&B All White for the ceiling, skirting and doors.
This will result in a very natural colour scheme for the whole room and we have discussed adding colour via a feature wall, different colour skirting (and doors) or prehaps even a feature wallpaper. We like bold green (such as F&B Calke Green or Card Room Green) but as the room in north facing don't really fell it would be a good idea using one of these for a feature wall. So perhaps another warmer brighter colour could work on one of the walls?
Alternatively we could just add colour through large art work on the large empty wall with the radiator (a dining table will also be placed near this wall) or perhaps a feature wallpaper on this wall?
Note: The door you enter into the kitchen faces the wall with the extractor fan and cooker (the door next to the radiator). The other door is to a small pantry.
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Mss D'Prö
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Carolina
6 years agoHave you made a decision on your floor yet?
I love the idea of a feature wallpaper. That would make it a wonderful, cosy, individual kitchen.
headers13
6 years agoBen
6 years agoSo we have decided on Wimborne White on all walls. We plan to add 2 or 3 very large pictures on the radiator wall. If we still feel this is plain we can repaint either this wall or the one with the shelves.
Header13 we really like blue and have used it in our south facing bedroom.
Carolina I'm afraid to say no. Picking the floor seems to be by far the hardest decision. We really cant decide on light vs (warm) medium grey. We have so many samples and I think it is just making it worse. We feel light should help keep the room bright but could make it all too plain and samey? Darker may give better contrast and more interesting?
Lighting in the kitchen is currently really poor (we took the lights down for plastering as they are being replaced) but here is some pictures showing examples of flooring shades we are considering.
Most of the colours seem to be falling in these two camps. White oak vs a grey/smoke oak.
PROKerry Bryan Interiors
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoCould you not restore you own floorboards? To a medium/warm colour, this would look perfect and provide a gorgeous contrast against your cupboards pulling through your worktop/counter colour.
A similar style to the below...
PROAndreea De Mirabela Design
6 years ago
I hope you find inspiration here, we have used Dulux Heritage & Zofanny paints.
Please give us a bell if you need a hand in picking the right colours.
Much love from Andreea De Mirabela Design.
Kerry Bryan Interiors