What color should I paint my kitchen for a dramatic look against golden oak woodwork & cabinets?

Question

My kitchen is huge and loaded with golden oak cabinets & trim everywhere; there is a sliding door, lots of 6' windows, a neutral tiled backsplash & floor and neutral corian countertops with specks of beige, white & black. There are no window treatments to match, as my views are all forestal. The current theme is a tuscany look and the walls (which I hate) are a pale greyish green. I would like to stay with the Tuscany look, however, I need to paint these walls and make them a little more lively; I do not want them clashing w/the cabinets or woodwork. I should also mention that it's an open floor plan, flowing into a dark burgundy colored dining room & a pale army green & taupe family room. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Lime Green. It looks so bright and inviting and very environmental. Trust me you would love it! It will just make everything open and spacious and not so grayish feeling.

Answer 2

Mix equal amounts of yellow and red.  You'll get a bright color that will accent your cabinets without clashing with them.

Another good color match would be equal amounts of yellow-orange with yellow added.

Answer 3

I'd go with a deeper green, red, or brown. Those are all tuscon colors, and would go well with golden oak. You could even go with a terra-cotta type color, like this: http://www.befurnished.com/images/produc...

here's a picture for inspiration: http://www.lifeinitaly.com/decor/decorat...

You might try googling images of tuscan colors to find schemes that go well together.

Answer 4

play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find something that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:

http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/

How about a faux finish? I think something like "lentil" (# 7165) or "saddlestitch" (# 7163) from their SoftSuede collection would look terrrific - and very dramatic.

You can also take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:

http://www.roomvues.com/

You can get color suggestions & they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.

Answer 5

i love cream with 1 lime green wall!