What colors would be best for my kitchen?

Question

We have medium dark wood cabinets, and faux dark-blue marble countertops. Also have all black appliances - stove, fridge, micro.

So we are getting the kitchen repainted and getting new flooring, what colors would mesh well w/the appliances, counters & cabinets? If I wanted it to pull it all together and make it look professional & contemporary. Looking for wall color & vinyl flooring color/style.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Answer 1

Perhaps the popular darker red one one wall would give you the professional contemporary look you are after.Taupe is a nice neutral paint color that blend well.

It is your kitchen - looking at samples is a great traditional method - myself I find it best to talk to a paint rep at a good paint supply place whether it beLowe's- Sevens, Rebcolite Paints, Home Depot,   where ever you feel comfortable.

It may help to view  color websites. Sherwin-Williams.com is a good color visual program.

HG TV.com:

www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_room_design/ has info.

Lowe's has an on line tool

Home Painting Tool by Benjamin Moore is one of the best

http://www.brandsconstruction.com/WordPr...

Wishing You the Best!

Answer 2

you should consider the colors throughout your house, especially the living areas, so that the kitchen looks like it is part of a whole, not dropped in randomly.  that said, and not knowing what colors you have elsewhere, i would go with a pale silvery gray on the walls and a dark gray stone look flooring.  sleek brushed nickle hardware.

Answer 3

You absolutely want to make sure the kitchen coordinates with areas in your home that are open to it. Most commonly, those are family room and dining room.

Failing to do so results in one of the top three remodeling mistakes people make! (See my kitchen design blog entry on this topic at: http://jgkitchens.blogspot.com/2008/07/t... ) That being said, here are a few additional tips for you:

1) Start by choosing your flooring, not your paint color. Flooring is a more expensive, permanent purchase, so it should be your next decision.

2) If you want your space to look larger, find a kitchen floor that will be close in color to the flooring in rooms that open into it, especially with an open floor plan layout.

3) Your kitchen floors should coordinate nicely with your countertops. Since they are your two biggest horizontal surfaces, they need to look good together. That doesn't mean they need to be dark blue. It would be beneficial if they have dark blue in them, though, maybe as accent diamonds, or in a checkerboard pattern.

4) Once you've found your flooring, you should take a sample of it, along with a cabinet door and a sample chip of a laminate like yours, (there are plenty of them at Home Depot and Lowes), to a paint store and see what you like with them. Off the top of my designer noggin, I'm thinking a cream color or very pale blue could be nice. The nice thing about paint is that it's inexpensive to change if you're painting yourselves.

Good luck with your project.

JG