Paint Color Advice?

I live in a townhouse and they recently redid my kitchen with Oak honey spice cabinets and purple / gray marble countertop. They are going to put in a new tile floor but it is almost identical to the countertop! Now I don't know what color to paint my walls because the floor and counters are extremely similar. Does anyone have any advice on what color I should paint? My kitchen is pretty small and I don't want the floors and counters to make it look dark and closed in. Please help!

 

White or Off White?

 

I would have to see the colour of the counters and floor, but picking a light colour for sure is important. A nice bamboo-white sounds like it could be good - it light and airy, but has a warmth to it compared to white.

 

I agree. white, off white or eggshell

 

I would almost think more of a greyish tint... verrrrry very light, though. I think that would best tie together your color palette. Good luck!

 

you can use cream yellow or off white..

 

Hello Apub:
A light pastel yellow would brighten the kitchen considerably and yellows make us hungry (according to the 'experts').
Glenn

 

^^^Agree- a light yellow would be a compliment to a purplish gray, and is a nice, warm "kitchen" color.

 

Take a look at Whisper Violet 2070-70 or Cloud White OC 130 by Benjamin Moore. The first one is a very very light grey that would complement the purple tone. The other is a pale yellow-toned off-white that would be warmer without being yellow. I worry about a lot of yellow shades because they can be strong. You wouldn't have to get the brand name--they can match anything these days.

 

I think I'm going to have to agree with ryans442.

Granted, I'm only imagining the colors in your countertops and tile, but I think something along the medium to light grey hue with a very, very discreet touch of blue or slate would work well. The warm, rich colors don't necessarily "close" a room in. Often these rich hues make a room inviting and cozy.

Obviously you don't want the entire room to scream grey, but the white or eggshell shades always seem cold and sterile to me.

Hope this helps.

 

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This kitchen has a grey granite with cream walls. It looks excellent, because they used the multi-colored back splash to break up the starkness of the white walls. Perhaps something like this may fit your somewhat dark kitchen.

 

Have you thought about a red tint?

 

There are designs and decorations will add them soon to Minty

 

I think You can use Light Pink color for it.

Thanks

 

I think it is better if you apply a light color like blue or white, I guess it really looks good and compatible. You can choose either of them.

 

Since you have only 2 colors in the kitchen (yellow and purplish-gray), I would recommend you to add a new color to the scheme. The best-looking color schemes have 3 or 4 colors.

My suggestion is sagey-green - it will coordinate beautifully with both your cabinets and countertops/tile. Try Svelte Sage (Sherwin Williams) - it has enough gray in it to work with the countertops/tile, and enough green to complement the yellow of the cabinets.

 

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As you've said. Your kitchen is small then you must use a light color paint to feel it more spacious. And I agree with them, use a white or off white. Good luck on decorating your home.