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Kitchen Wall: colour inspiration needed!

5 years ago

Hello All, I’m after some colour inspiration for a wall in our kitchen. We had a new kitchen installed three years ago. The walls cupboards and worktops are white. The island is grey, but a warm grey, sometimes a bit of a mushroom colour. Behind the island we have an oak dining table and black chairs.

We want to add a bit of interest by painting the wall behind the sink. Opposite that wall we have bi-fold doors to the garden, facing west. We’re totally stuck. Should we go for something very dark to add depth? Any ideas on where to start would be appreciated (I plan to get lots of sample pots to get the right tone once we have a starting point).

Thank you

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Sonia

5 years ago

A popular subject on Dilemmas, me included! Lovely kitchen, you are right it needs some colour. To tone in you could go a deeper mushroom colour than your island, or maybe go a bit bolder. I recently used a Farrow & Ball paint and I loved the saturation of colour. Their colours are quite muddy and calm which makes me love them. I noticed your door looks 1930’S style? Their period colours would look good, and I love Little Green Paint Co colours too. You can order their colour charts online for free, so worth a look? They also sell their match pots online and the paints so you get what you want rather than what’s in store. Here’s a few ideas.

Pigeon

Cooking Apple Green

Brassica

Think this is Oval Room Blue

Good luck!

Comments (13)

gina c
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you for your ideas Forzaitalia. It’s a 1920s arts and crafts style house. We extended and rebuilt the kitchen but we’ve kept the rest of the house in a very traditional style.

I really like the look of Brassica and the wall colour last picture. Do you know what it is?

I’ve ordered the Little Greene and Farrow and Ball colour cards too. We have LG Mortar in our study, it’s a really lovely paint.
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Yes I liked the first pic just with the dark greys. The dishes will look great on the wall! If you do want to add colour though why not just build on the green and blue accessories you have? Perhaps add a large piece of art over the sofa in deep greens and blue? It doesn't have to be botanical, an abstract might also work. I quite like this one on the link. Then pick up the colour for a cushion another geometric or an ikat could work, maybe with a little fuschia in. I agree with MATH, I might move the fridge to the opposite wall. It's hard to tell from the pics what's there though. You could always buy a plantation style screen to hide it and maybe paint it in a deep Caribbean blue. I like your light but wonder if the room needs something more substantial like a large wooden/ply style? I'm not sure if tiles are needed as you've got an upstand and splashblack? The splashblack may break it up a bit? I personally quite like that wall white as the boiler blends in https://attikoart.com/collections/all/products/marino-stone
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The world is literally your oyster -- you could go for any colour you like! Don't be afraid of strong colours. But one way to take away some of the "whiteness" without going the whole hog is to have the splashback area under the cupboards a stronger colour. That could be either a glass splashback (which you should consider at least behind the cooker), or hard-wearing paint. You could use a stronger colour below the cupboards, and a lighter version on the bigger walls. We used a strong blue here; the under-cupboard lighting made it look a bit lighter:
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Sonia
5 years ago
Well done. Once you get the colour charts you can then spend hours, days or weeks mulling over the colours! The last colour is F&B Off Black. Your house sounds lovely. Good luck with your colour choice.
Carolina
5 years ago
I’d go with a lighter version of the island colour.
Carolina
5 years ago
Or, go dark(ish) grey and paint the door and doorframe the same colour.
tamp75
5 years ago
Is that clear glass behind the sink? It looks kind of aqua but maybe that’s just the light? If it’s clear, maybe an aubergine colour would help to warm it up? If it’s aqua, I’d go with a deep teal.
Lilith
5 years ago
I would do a forest Green, warm grey or a teal/petrol blue shade then compliment it with a few copper ornaments/decorations ( not too many)
Juliet Docherty
5 years ago
I would try Charleston Grey or London Clay. They may work with the floor and he island but test pots are essential.
Dan
5 years ago
I think your island looks like farrow and ball pavilion gray http://www.farrow-ball.com/pavilion-gray/paint-colours/farrow-ball/fcp-product/100242. You could match it to tie in your island or contrast as per suggested paint colours on their website. I would start by finding nearest colour to your island on a chart and work from there.
gina c
Original Author
5 years ago
Tamp75, I’ve never really noticed the splash back before. It is a plain clear glass (or at least is supposed to be) but it does look a little aqua up close.

Thank you all for the great suggestions, I like that they are quite diverse. I’m going to get testers of each and paint them onto lining paper. I may repost for opinions once I have the swatches.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
5 years ago
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Dan
5 years ago
First one is so nice
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Cottonwood Interiors
5 years ago
Hi Gina,

You definitely have style Gina, I like the layout of your kitchen too. The great news about your kitchen is that you have a big blank canvas to work with. It will look fab with an injection of colour! I have attached a few trending kitchen ideas for you to think about. I would definitely go with F&B paint, Its a no-brainer

Good Luck!

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