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Re: Wall color suggestions for my small kitchen.

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@house_cat wrote:

I have a small kitchen. 

  • White wood cabinets.
  • White subway tile backsplash.
  • Dark gray quartz countertops.
  • Stainless steel major appliances.
  • Black small appliances - KA mixer, toaster
  • Wood floors.
  • Palm green Le Creuset pots that are on the stovetop 24/7

 

Right now, the walls are a lemony yellow.  I haven't been happy with the color since I had the kitchen painted three years ago.  I was thinking of repainting it myself this summer, but I can't decide on a color.  Any suggestions?

 

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Here's what I would do!  I would run a white chair rail around the painted walls and paint either below or above a nice shade of white.  Then later, you can paint over the yellow if you want.

 

I think in a small space a chair rail and two-toned paint really visually enlarges the space.  

 

I just thought more about this and you might want to just try a nice wide white chair rail at first.  That may be enough to visually enlarge without painting!  I am a huge fan of chair rails and wainscoting!  

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Re: Wall color suggestions for my small kitchen.

@house_cat  How about some green and yellow window toppers or chair cushions?  Green and yellow is so pretty, or even some fabric with other colors too like blue? 

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Re: Wall color suggestions for my small kitchen.

I fugured out early that as much as I love the color yellow, I don't function well in it.  Our first kitchen had yellow walls and I wondered why I didn't like working in the kitchen.  Colors have an important impact.  For me, light taupe is soothing and I often pair it with red accessories.  Red makes me feel like I have the energy I need.  I couldn't do a red wall, but a few pops of red is just enough.  I also love a crisp white, but again, not too much.  So if you know what colors you live well with.... pick one of those....

        

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Re: Wall color suggestions for my small kitchen.

@151949

 

That sounds like good advice.  My kitchen is not sunny. It has only one window which opens to a covered porch area. That could be the reason I have never liked the yellow.

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@Sooner

 

I also like chair rails and had them in my previous house, which included a breakfast nook. However, this kitchen is much too tiny to warrant it.

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@BirkiLady

 

They don't stay hairless for long.  She requires a lion cut every 4 mos.  The photo of her at the beginning of this thread was right before one of her cuts.  We resisted it for many years - DH thought it would traumatize her. In reality, she seems to enjoy it - no hairballs when it's short.

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Re: Wall color suggestions for my small kitchen.

@house_cat  Look through some decorating magazines and put tabs on the kitchens you like. You will be surprised at the pattern that will start forming. You might surprise yourself.

 

 

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@house_cat

 

I guess you don’t want my paint job for your kitchen!

This is Behr Retro Pink taken from the swatch you posted.

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@Bri63

I love that Blue/Grey

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@LTT1 wrote:


 

I guess you don’t want my paint job for your kitchen!

This is Behr Retro Pink taken from the swatch you posted.


@LTT1

 

Yuck.... that won't be happening.  I'd already ruled out that color and your photo just comfirms it.

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