Hi there Debra – I have a problem trying to find a colour for my kitchen. I need a few kitchen painting ideas.
The kitchen cabinets are a yellow – almost orangeish oak (similar to the picture asking about the Tuscan faux finish), the appliances are white, the tile is beige with hints of dark brown and the countertop is a dark grey with flecks of salmon (or pink) and other shades of grey.
I’ve tried painting it a terracotta colour – however most people that have come by said that the colour looks too red for the cupboards.
It’s a great colour on the kitchen wall with no cupboards but next to the cabinets it does look more red than orange. The kitchen is next to the family room which is a pale beige (more white than brown). I’m a fan of orange however I’m afraid the colour I pick will make the kitchen cupboards disappear. Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help ~ Sharon
How about a few paint color suggestions for your kitchen from Tawn?
Hi there!
My goodness it sounds like you have a lot going on in your kitchen! 
I’ll bet you love it! Okay, so here are the colors I got from your inquiry:
Cabinets: yellow/orange
Tile: beige, dark brown
Countertops: dark grey, salmon/pink, various shades of grey
With all of those in there together I’d go with a Sage color to tie them in and make the cupboards look good.
I know you said you are a fan of orange but you already went with terracotta and people didn’t like it or said it was toooo red.
If you want to stick with the terracotta but you think it’s to red as well, you could just try adding some more yellow to it to lighten it up (make it more orange) or even some brown to brown tone it down and make it more “burnt”.
OR…another thing you could do if you like the terracotta but just not next to the cupboards you could just faux finish the walls by washing some brown over those walls..the ones that the cabinets are on.
Leaving any walls without cabinets the terracotta color you like.
OR -faux finish with brown over all the walls and tone down your terracotta completely and make it more complementary to the cupboards and have all the walls the same.
Hope this helps with some kitchen painting ideas! That Painter Lady – Tawn
Tuscan Kitchen Paint Faux Finish
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Debra, I’d like your advice on this: I want to paint my kitchen using a couple of different blue green hues (teal and a shade or two lighter). My counter will be the speckled corian (light blue but specks of teal, white and black). The cabinets are dark brown. I would like to have the main wall in my dining area the darkest teal with some sort of texture and then the rest of the kitchen a lighter shade. I also have white tiles above the stove and around the sink area. I want to cover my patio doors with the dark brown wood verticals as I also have the dark brown paneling half way up to chair rail level. Do you think these dark hues are too much? I thought I would be a little more sutble with the flooring, blending the brown and just a hint of the blue. Thanks so much for your assistance.
Debbie
Oh, no, I don’t think it sounds ‘too much’. I love the richness the jewel tone will give you. The only thing you need to make sure of is that you have plenty of light in the room to keep it from becoming to cave like. When you are done, please send a picture and share.
I have a wooden pine floor, green countertops, what color should I paint my cabinets. Thank you Clista
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Hello there! I am moving in a new place and the people before us painted the kitchen cupboards a light brown,to try to match the counters, which are also a kind of fade brown.I only have the money to repaint the walls, not the cupboards.The living room next to it has wood floor and wood walls.I was thinking a green or even a red color for the kitchen walls…I don’t know which one or even if something else would be better??? It’s our first place for my husband and I and we really need your advices and suggestions!!! please help us!!! thank you
Yikes – light brown paint? hmmm. I love the idea of red walls… but with all that wood you will like (for a long time) the look of green walls. Green makes all browns and wood look better.
I am trying to change my kitchen/dining area color. It is currently a mexicana red. My cabinets are a yellow/orangish oak, countertops are tan/cream/grey speckled; flooring is a tan/grey/cream also. My appliances are black. I am having trouble deciding what color to pick; would love to paint the cabinets, but too big a job for me. Any ideas on a color?
Look at sage greens… they will look wonderful with your your black appliances and golden oak cabinets. Be careful to pick
a green that is a bit “grayish” so that it will blend with your counter and flooring colors
I have a center hall colonial with medium oak trim EVERYWHERE. Too much to paint over so we have learned to embrace with more modern colors. My kitchen is one continuous room with our family room. The family room is a taupe color with green, chocolate and rich red accents. Kitchen is artichoke green with standard oak cabinets, Oatmeal Corian counter tops and flooring a generic neutral cream/off white ceremic tile (that I want to replace with ANYTHING but this color). Applicances are black. Light fixture and faucet are a rustic bronze. The cabinets are dated and have no hardware. I am considering painting them until budget allows a full cabinet replacement. What are your thoughts?
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I am trying to decide what color to repaint my kitchen. My budget is limited so I have to work with what I have. The cabinets are oak, countertops are demin blue, stainless steel appliances. I have a white/light gray speckled backsplash and white/grey marble looking ceramics tiles. Presently the walls in a light gray color and I have black wrought iron accents (wall shelf, bakers rack and pot rack hanging from the ceiling over the island. The kitchen opens into the family room which is decorated in demin blue, grey sectional sofa, black accents, dark cherry wood floors and white trim. I am not ready to redo the adjoining the family room. Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help?
Don’t know where to begin with color. I have a newly renovated kitchen with browns/golds-colored granite countertop and a coordinated tile backsplash. The cabinets are a medium-toned oak, with oak window sills and molding. It is a larger country-kitchen styled room, with a bar (with stools) separating the kitchen from the dining area. Have a rather large area to paint around the dining area and hall leading up to it. Should I stay with the same color palette and add a zap of color to window treatments and other embellishments (have 4 double sided windows), or try to add color to the walls.