Desperately need help with kitchen paint colours please
We have just extended our kitchen and it is now an L Shape. The 'old' part has no windows and all the light it receives is mainly from the spotlights, however the 'new' part has 2 rooflights, a window and a glass door so receives lots of natural sunlight (if there is any!) in the morning. The new kitchen units are gloss grey, with v light worktops. Flooring will probably be mid grey slate. I have so many colours painted on bits of card that it's driving me mad: Dulux Dove White, F&B Ammonite, Dimpse & Blackened. We are planning to do the whole kitchen in the same colour but I'm not so sure now. We will also have to paint above the upstands behind the units. I'm thinking of cancelling the painter.... I will add some photos to help.
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Comments (0)I have cream units with dark charcoal work tops and medium oak floor. The tiled splasback is three colours of cream, light and dark grey. I painted the walls in a truffle colour but it's turned out a lilac grey and I hate it. Can anyone help with a colour for the walls please. I don't like bold colours....See MoreKitchen paint colour help needed!!
Comments (17)Wow, I had to make a cup of tea for this one. Orange and red are your two main colours here (copper, wood, worktops and red items) and yes, green or blue/green is the complementary, but there are a million options and they don't need to be saturated. At the moment the red and green are fighting for attention so the new wall colour needs to be 'quieter'. If you want to show the true beauty of the copper, then I would avoid strong colours and go for something moody. I would paint most of the walls a cool pale neutral and then go for one wall in a punchy edgy colour that complements the red without having a fist fight with it. It could be a cool neutral with Mouses Back (which looks fabulous with red). My favourite edgy colour is Little Greene 'Light Bronze Green" 123 which I have in my kitchen with Skimming Stone - see below (and image 2 with red picture). Does any of that make sense?...See MoreKitchen Paint colours - Please help!
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Comments (8)Hi, Using colour: I would stay neutral for the walls above the units; a great colour example of this is 'Strong White' by Farrow and Ball and then for the wall on the left of the photo I would have this as a feature all and go for a darker tone such as 'Green Blue' by Farrow and Ball. Using lighting: spotlights are great as they can provide an even spread of light in your kitchen, especially if you are limited in natural light. Due to having a dark coloured back splash, having under cabinet spotlights on a separate electrical circuit would provide additional lighting on the worktop area in the evening and night hours. The installation looks great so far ! I'm an interior designer so if you need any help or tips feel free to have a look at my website www.rebeccafullertoninteriors.com or get in touch via email info@rebeccafullertoninteriors.com...See More
8 years agoIf you look at the following images, they are pretty all over grey and cool but both are drenched in natural light. The first one has the bright orange to break it up, the second one has lots of wood. I would hate to tell someone not to use the tiles you were given, but all I can say is if it were my kitchen I would be wary. I think balancing the colour temperature in a room is an important consideration. What do others think?
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8 years ago- 8 years agoI agree that the dark tiles would sit better in a sunny room or with very pale cabinets.
Personally I think wood tones work well with grey. I would try to choose a contemporary coloured finish- ie- washed grey rather than red and regal or orange and rustic
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The kitchen leads into a utility room with white gloss units and pale worktops. I could use the tiles in there I suppose. There’s a small WC off of the utility that has already been tiled. Is 3 types of flooring too much?
What wall colour in here?? I’ve got cooks blue on the wall & purple. There is no window.
Or a yellow ish shade?
Jonathan - I love your flooring suggestion
colourhappy - the orange looks great in the first picture
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Jonathan - I’ve just got home and the new part of the kitchen is v sunny. The old part isn’t though .
- 8 years agoYour kitchen extension sounds very similar to mine. We went for grey wooden laminate like the photo above. It goes really well with the grey gloss kitchen. We’ve not decided on wall colour think we are sticking to white for a while
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The colour of your bag on the counter looks pretty good as a potential colour on perhaps one or two walls, like this:
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