Hi, I'm decorating my house and getting stuck with colours now! I've got a large open plan kitchen / dining room. Kitchen is white with dark wood worktops. Any suggesting please? but not yellow! Ta
2007-06-24 06:59:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Kitchens suit fresh, crisp colours - try soft blues or minty sage greens, they'll look fab against the dark wood and white.
2007-06-25 01:17:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have the same type of kitchen. I put maple on one wall (maple is a peachy colour) and mint frost on the other three walls (mint frost is a medium to light green) The colours go well together. Pick colours you can live with that don't darken down a bright airy kitchen. Yellow is outdated. Cheers.
2007-06-24 21:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use bold colours for one wall in the kitchen which is the one thats opposite to the dining room, for the other kitchen walls use a contrast to this colour or maybe a lighter shade
good luck
2007-06-24 07:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Casanova 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to Lowes, look at some paint samples & bring the samples home, then hold them up to your walls. It'll give you a little bit of an idea as to how the color will look on your walls. If you wish to keep the large open floor plan, do not use dark colors, as it will shrink up the rooms in a flash. Have fun!! :)
2007-06-24 07:06:16 · answer #4 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paint or accessorize the kitchen and dining room all one color, such as:
rose
melon
sage
aqua
smoke blue
caramel
Then, paint the DR wall facing the living room the same color as those walls - creates a flow of color.
2007-06-24 08:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like with the dark wood a terracotta also but you can also go with a melon color. Then you can find pottery to hang on the walls with that color on them to accent it, and candles for the countertops.
Lowe's is a good place like one other said for getting good ideas. Yes, dark paint with dark cabinets will close you in and make room smaller.
2007-06-24 07:30:40 · answer #6 · answered by Gypsygrl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about doing a silver-and-gold theme? Do lots of whites/silvers and deep golds/yellows. Then, just drop some reds or greens in the mix. The traditional colors will pop out so much more in the silvery haze. Great idea... good luck!
2016-05-19 06:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know my colours honey i like minty/apple green for a kitchen it looks so fresh and wwont go horrible with the greasy a kitchen can create!!! good luck and try colour blocks on the wall first and live with them for a few weeks your soon warm to one!!!
2007-06-24 21:10:31 · answer #8 · answered by MoonBeamBaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its easy ,pick the colours you think look good.you will be in the kitchen more than any friends that you may wish to impress
2007-06-24 08:13:26 · answer #9 · answered by benjie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a deep red is always the prettiest... it will make the kitchen look like royalty and it goes great with any centerpeice
2007-06-24 07:06:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋