Kitchen Colour

9 years ago

Hi,

I'm looking for a colour for my kitchen units.

It's a south east facing room and most colours tend to look blue in it which is quite challenging.

I look for a bright ( yet not white ) calming colour however that has still dept in it for a classy timeless look.

I was thinking of elephants breath but I'm open to suggestions?

Many Thanks

Lital

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Lisa's Kitchen Design Company

9 years ago

ok, there are alot of creamy colours out there, but I would tend to go with something with depth in it. Elephants breath is lovely - but get a small pot, paint it on something and leave it in the room so that you can see it in all lights. Wait for a sunny day to make completely sure.
Why not also try a two tone look on your plinth, pelmet, cornice etc...to make the whole thing look more interesting - that way you can have a deeper colour as well.
Don't know the layout, but this design might help

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Lisa's Kitchen Design Company
9 years ago
Hello there - is the actual kitchen door colour you are changing?
litalryan
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9 years ago
Yes it's the cabinet colours
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Karolina Barnes
9 years ago
Hi, I think Elephant's Breath would be stunning. I used it before on a project in a open plan living and kitchen area in similar room position and it looks great. If you use the Elephant's Breath I would keep the cabinets one colour. The actual colour looks different at certain times of the day or under natural and artificial lighting. Sometimes it is more soft grey and dark and other times it's quite bright and light. I wouldn't go any darker than that. The tone is more in warm so no blue or cool grey. I would suggest that you mix the cabinet units with calacatta marble worktop and splashback which is a white marble. Or you can go the opposite way and use black marble like nero marquinia or dark granite. Natural wood would also look great. If you want another colour option I would also consider Old White No4. It's more into green tones and even warmer. I have a dining room project on my profile with the display cabinet painted in this colour. You can have a look there. Hope this helps. Karolina
litalryan
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks Lisa and Karolina for your feedback much appreciated and very reassuring.

I think I will chance the elephants breath based on your advice alright.

Many thanks again!

Lital
litalryan
Original Author
9 years ago
What tiles would you recommend with Elephants breath units then?
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Karolina Barnes
9 years ago
Yes, go for it. Regarding your tiles, there are tonnes of options in terms of colours. But in terms of style I would go for gloss metro tiles. I wrote a blog about it on my blog so head over there http://karolinabarnes.co.uk/blog/metro-tiles-for-kitchen-splashback/. Faux marble like calacatta and sorrento would look great as well, or if your budget allows it go for the real deal meaning real natural marble. I'm not sure whether you meant tiles for splashback or flooring. If flooring I'd go for really dark rich brown wooden effect porcelain tiles. They are super easy to maintain and clean especially with kids around. You can also go the opposite way and have light flooring like sandstone, q-stone which is very pale but with texture and bit of colour. Some are more in grey and some are more in warmer tones. All of these will depend on the choice of your worktop material. Hope this helps a bit. K.
litalryan
Original Author
9 years ago
This defiantly helps Karolina thanks!!
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Lisa's Kitchen Design Company
9 years ago
Sounds like you are sorted! Let us see some photos when you've done!!
litalryan
Original Author
9 years ago
What about skimming stone as an option for kitchen units guys? Any one saw it in a kitchen?

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