Kitchen cupboard paint colour
You may or may not recall me going backwards and forwards with the decision to either replace the whole kitchen or just update. We've finally decided on painting the cupboards as we've already spent money on new worktops and titles and can't afford the luxury kitchen of our dreams just yet!
We've decided to paint the current red wall Inchyra Blue, which we love. But are totally stuck with what colour to paint the cupboards and cupboard ends etc. We had wondered about one colour on the cupboards around the room and a different colour on the island cupboards. What colours do you think would work in the space with the Inchyra Blue?
We're not keen on the oak cupboards and other oak detailing at all, so even if the cream cupboards stay, we'd want the oak gone! The room has low ceilings and not much light.
We will also be changing the door handles.
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E D
5 years ago
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Sonia
5 years agoI would paint the upper wooden unit fronts the same as the bottom cupboards. I don’t think a darker colour above would work. I think an off white would work as in the first pic below. I’ve also added a list of paints that work well with Inchyra Blue. Click on the picture to enlarge. Looking better already - get that paint brush out!
eainel
5 years agoColdwater
5 years agoThanks for all your input! That colour chart is really helpful.
I had considered removing the top cupboards, but we'd still have a lot of oak in other areas which I'm not sure what we'd do with. Also I wondered if it would be too much open wall as it's a large space. You can see from this photo of the kitchen before we moved in. The dresser unit has been removed.
I've also included a screenshot of a kitchen found online. What are your thoughts to this colour on the outer cupboards. Could we get away with a different colour or the Inchyra blue on the island?
eainel
5 years agominnie101
5 years agoI don't know if you're painting this yourself but personally I might make some updates before doing so. Kitchens are very expensive to paint and I don't think its money well spent if you don't love the actual design (just going on your ideabook though so may be wrong). I think your canopy along with the "fillers"is wide enough to do similar this in the first pic? If you decide to remove the cupboards I would do something similar to the 2nd pic and probably add some form of shelves to bridge the space between the oven. i would also make the end of the island into bookshelves. I think once the decorative pillars and fillers between the base units are painted they will blend in. You could try shaded or shadow white and see how it works with the worktop but they're quite good colours for dark rooms. I would keep the island the same colour as the outer units. I do love inchrya blue but just wondering if a light colour will make the ceiling seem taller (although the blue won't make it any shorter than the red!). Unless needed for privacy I'd remove the blinds and maybe think about wooden shelves on the rhs
Coldwater
5 years ago
Ribena Drinker
5 years agominnie101
5 years agoI think spray painting is normally the preferred option. I think with some tweaks to the design and the change of handles you will be amazed by the transformation. If you do opt for a hood, maybe consider replacing the architrave for something fancier as per the pic below? It shouldn't cost a lot at all. I thought you'd previously said about removing the wall units, I definitely don't think they have to go! I don't think the room is wide enough for a dark island unless you go dark all over personally. Why not use the inchrya on the opposite dining room wall too as it's a long room?
Coldwater
5 years agoColdwater
5 years ago
Juliet Docherty
5 years agoColdwater
5 years agoThe island is a black granite and the other worktop is BushBoard oak laminate. Hard to get the true colour of the granite with the camera.
Coldwater
5 years agoColdwater
5 years agoWe've been looking for inspiration for colours and would love to know what you guys think!
So we're thinking of a different island colour on the cupboards and wondering if darker would look ok. Perhaps downpipe as shown in the first picture. Then all other putter cupboards a grey. However we are unsure what shade would work well. Any suggestions please?
We have Dulux Egyptian Cotton on the walls and will be painting the red wall Inchya Blue. The shelves on the right are being replaced with similar to picture two. We have the tiles in picture three behind the hob which we don't want to change. Will it be too much grey?
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