Splashback and wallcolour advice for a Wimborne White kitchen please

5 years ago

We have just had a hand painted kitchen installed painted in F and B Wimborne white with a light beige Bottocino worktop from Classic Quartz and light ivory limestone floor. Am struggling now on 2 counts - what colour to paint the walls and what to use as a splashback behind the cooker. We originally painted the walls in Paint and Paper library Ivory 1 as wanted a creamy ivory but not sure they look right now and our designer wants us to paint them Joas white which I don’t want to do as don’t want to go any more brown. Any other suggestions? Dont want to go grey as kitchen is quite dark which is why we’ve gone light units but not sure what else goes or could just keep the current colour.

Also any splashback suggestions please - was thinking the Ca’ Pietra mirrored Roccoco tile in mercury or Winchester Tiles Pendragon tiles in soft green but not sure if need some more colour in the kitchen. Any help gratefully received please Thank you very much

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Juliet Docherty

5 years ago

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I think that blue will look discordant with the worktops which look to contain red undertones - that is why your designer has correctly suggested Joa's White as it comes from the same colour family. The tonal range (how broad or narrow the range of lights and darks are) looks very narrow so a darker wall colour may be worth considering. I would look at Little Greene as Farrow and Ball don't do a large enough range of tones and colours. In the meantime, paint a large sheet of card in Joa's White and prop it up to see how it looks.

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A J
5 years ago
We had units similar to yours in our previous house- also painted in Wimborne white. We chose farrow and balls ‘borrowed light’ for the walls. It looked beautiful. I think it would look really nice in your kitchen x
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Cas B
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5 years ago
Thank you for the advice - have looked at borrowed light but not sure if the blue goes with the worktop which is quite beige - browny but will have a think about it - thank you - what splashback did you have ?
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Stunning kitchen. Just my kinda thing! I think your walls could take a bolder shade. How about something like Overtly Olive by Dulux? Similar shade to the plate on your cooker hood. I would then keep the splash back quite calm and neutral so it doesn’t clash.
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We have our kitchen walls painted Wimborne White and our cabinets are painted in Paint & Paper Library Slate II which is a pale warm neutral - I think they go well together.

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Cas B
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you to everyone who has commented and tried to help me - I will think about all your contributions over the coming days as don’t want to rush a decision and make a mistake after all the effort of getting to where we are. Your help is much appreciated
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Your kitchen looks lovely with colours now. I would go with simple metro tile, white or ivory as your island top.
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Hi Cas B! What color did you end up going with on your kitchen walls, and have you been happy with it in the years since? All best!
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Look at an app like the Dulux visualiser to help you choose different wall colours. I find it a great help to give a rough idea what shades are likely to work.

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