Family room
It's time to make a decision after five years of indecisiveness. What color should I paint the built-in? The room will be ivory with a whiter trim. I ordered doors for the shelving (shaker, unfinished maple). Wood mantel is old barnboard. Can't find large enough board for a counter. Granite's too expensive. Main worry is that if I paint it the trim color, will it look terrible with such a dark countertop.
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TanCalGal
9 years agoI'd paint the built-in black for the reasons you state. You want to keep the barn-board mantel and any other color for the built-in would seem odd with the black counter on the built-in. A matte black to repeat the fireplace surround. Maybe burnished brass hardware to repeat the fireplace shovel etc.
I'd copy at least some of the ideas in the photo below for a more colorful eye catching mantel display.
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9 years agoI like the idea of getting rid of the upper shelves. I also like the cabinet hardware.
The black fireplace surround helps to tie in the black counter top.
photo 1 & 2: I think you can paint the lower shelves white or black or gray or ivory. The black counter top is not limiting paint color choices. Print out photos 1 & 2 and color the cabinet counter top black. The black counter top will look pretty good with white or gray or black or ivory lower cabinets & your fireplace too (especially with the black surround).
photo 3: to tie the black counter top in with the fireplace & mantel even more you might have an art with a black frame above or resting on the mantel.
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9 years agoI'd paint the cabinets white. I ended up painting my similar built-ins white to blend with our white walls.
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