himom
08-19-2004, 07:40 AM
We're moving in a few weeks and since the move & logistics are stressing me out I want to think about something more fun. I want to fix up my new kitchen and I really could use some opinions on color scheme.
The floor is a light brown ceramic tile with dark brown caulking, and I can't change it for a while so it needs to factor in when figuring out colors. The kitchen is also pretty small, and is U shaped with cabinets on both sides and a window on the bottom of the U. Currently the cabinets are a dark colored wood. There are no pulls on the doors but I definitely have to add some to make them DS-proof. The stove and fridge might eventually be white but right now the stove is black.
I should also note that DH really hates yellow, which puts me in a bit of a bind as it's "the" kitchen color now.
So, what I need to decide is:
wall paint color
whether or not to paint the cabinets
what color to paint the cabinets if I paint them
what color pulls to get
Any amateur decorators out there with some ideas? I'm pretty conservative and on an extremely tight budget, but this place is SO drab right now it just needs help. I was leaning toward a green, but pastels seem weird for kitchens and I don't want to go too dark or that place will be a cave.
Genevieve? Lorne? :)
Jodi
Mommy to Joshua, born February 2003
The floor is a light brown ceramic tile with dark brown caulking, and I can't change it for a while so it needs to factor in when figuring out colors. The kitchen is also pretty small, and is U shaped with cabinets on both sides and a window on the bottom of the U. Currently the cabinets are a dark colored wood. There are no pulls on the doors but I definitely have to add some to make them DS-proof. The stove and fridge might eventually be white but right now the stove is black.
I should also note that DH really hates yellow, which puts me in a bit of a bind as it's "the" kitchen color now.
So, what I need to decide is:
wall paint color
whether or not to paint the cabinets
what color to paint the cabinets if I paint them
what color pulls to get
Any amateur decorators out there with some ideas? I'm pretty conservative and on an extremely tight budget, but this place is SO drab right now it just needs help. I was leaning toward a green, but pastels seem weird for kitchens and I don't want to go too dark or that place will be a cave.
Genevieve? Lorne? :)
Jodi
Mommy to Joshua, born February 2003