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kitchen colour help

4 years ago

We are about to move house, me and husband are divided on the kitchen. The tiles are grey which is fine, but the cupboards and walls are a cream colour. I hate cream lol. He doesn’t want to paint the cupboards white (we have done this oncebefore). Would it look too odd having grey tiles, cream cupboards and white walls?? Not an option to buy new cupboards lol

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Rukmini Patel Interior Design
4 years ago
Hi Emma, congratulations on your new house! Looking at your picture closely, I think you could paint your walls a pale blue or a darkish blue to bring out the cupboards and also add a bit of depth to the kitchen. It will also look quite modern as well. Alternatively you could paint the doors as long as you use a primer.

Hope that helps

Rukmini Patel Interior Design
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The Designer and The Decorator
4 years ago
I know it sounds funny but a pale green grey would works well with the cream as it could bring the tone of cream down to make it feel more white. Here are some examples for you to see

It would still depend on the tone of your grey wall tiles as if they are a more blue grey i agree with Rukmini Patel Interior Design that a blue would work well too. Here are some Farrow and Ball colours that could work and you can get sample pots off to test. Which you can then colour match to a dulux or a valspar paint
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