Kitchen cabinet colour Help

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Hi, so we recently finished with our house build, and i really don't like how the kitchen colour turned out. I chose black bench top with sea salt colour cabinet, It looks really dull to me and now i wana change the cabinet colour as bench top would be very hard to change at this point. Please i really need some advise on the colour combo. The splash back where the stove will be is grey tile.😭

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Austere Hamlet

3 years ago

Id wait until all the furniture is in before you change it. There is nothing wrong with the colour palette but all empty houses look stark and uninteresting. It's the reason why estate agents don't like to sell unfurnished homes.

Once you fully dress the room it's possible you will entirely change your mind about the kitchen or find some simple accessories that will bring it to life. Coloured appliances? That kitchen filled with kitchen stuff and against coloured furniture will be a different beast.

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suzie sueter
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3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

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dreamer
3 years ago
What kind of range hood are you installing? The splashback tile, as per your photos, is overbearing. If you are installing a large stainless steel range hood, then I would wait until the entire kitchen is completed.
At the moment you are judging the space, with out it being finished. By the photos, the splashback looks brown/green, not grey on my computer.
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User
3 years ago
It is a good neutral base . Look at pic 2 -- there is a jacket or something on the left hand side . Blue with a green lining ? It may not even be a jacket , but the point is you don't notice the blue , but the frog green gives everything a lift .

As Austere says , imagine say Orange appliances and bar stools ; or red or kermit green or citrus yellow -- yes , they are all available ! My house has orange kitchen accessories -- stainless and orange toaster , matching jug , smoothie maker , cake mixer . My office has candy apple red appliances -- including the cappucino machine ! The fridge is stainless though !

Probably too late , but I would have done 4 or 5 long conical suspended lights in your chosen colour , above the island . A textured glass would be my choice , but with the ceiling downlights already there , glazed pottery would also work . With 'interesting' textured cords -- maybe 1940's cloth 'iron' type ?

Dreamer thinks the splashback is overwhelming , and it sort of is without a rangehood , more-so without furniture , but I would have been tempted to double down , and actually do the front of the island in those tiles too ( the side facing the dining/lounge area ) to really reference it all , knowing stools and accessories will hide and accent it some more .
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suzie sueter
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you for all your input, i really appreciate. I guess you may be right in saying the house is not fully done and looks empty, pribablyprobably when we choose the furniture and bar stool and kitchen appliances might look better. I will send the picturepicture of the rangehood as we are getting the house keys tomorrow and that is when they will be dping the installation of appliances.

@User yes there is a jacket on the counter, and you are right the green does give a lift. I guess will look into some colourful appliances
suzie sueter
Original Author
3 years ago
Hi all, so we got the house keys today and appliances were done. This is how the kitchen looks now. I hope you are able to differentiate the cabinet colour. I took photos in brighter light this time.

Would love your inputs on the colour change I'm after. I want something glossy.
Anne Monsour
3 years ago
Changing your cabinets would be very expensive . Use coloured appliances , coloured day night blind , stools and other furniture. I would probably speak to your electrician about having pendants installed over your island bench and dining table .
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dreamer
3 years ago
The kitchen looks wonderful. There is a warmth about them. They look good with the floors.
If you wanted something glossy, this should of been chosen a long time ago.
Once furniture is in, it will look a lot different.
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User
3 years ago
I must have a different definition of wonderful dreamer hahaha . Usable , yes . Neutral , yes .Wonderful , no . When the splashback is the closest to having any sign of colour , you know you are in trouble !

I realise anonymousannes pic is to show ideas , I find a baby blue like that is 'cold' , and yes I like bright and/or warm colours , but I like the concept ! Imagine candy apple red appliances and stools ; orange ; sunshine yellow ; kermit green ; hell , even apricot or mid green would be a lift IMO !
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Austere Hamlet
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Ceramic utensil holder, toaster and kettle, bowl of fruit and three pendants over the island will do it. Personally I find the base you've got going on there pretty versatile it will go with almost any accessory except black (too similar). My personal favourite at the moment is copper accessories which would provide a warmth that is presently lacking. Can get various items in hi shine or brushed metal look.

You can see how well it plays with greys on Pinterest.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7c/a1/4b/7ca14b198bc73bf78cd4b38803ee06a5.jpg

grey & copper kitchen modern
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suzie sueter
Original Author
3 years ago
How about glossy white paint for cabinets ?

I mean you can never go wrong with black anand white combo i believe..
User
3 years ago
I assume the cabinets are laminate though -- it would be difficult to repaint them , PLUS a decent amount of colour will take the focus off them .

The walls seem to have a blue tinge to them -- to me ,that adds to the colder , austere look . If I was going to repaint anything , I'd actually opt to do the walls in a warmer English Cream , or even a slight Apricot tinge would be more my taste . And then , the right hand wall in your 'new'pic 1 ( I think it heads to the rest of the house ? Theres a door there ) I would wallpaper in a textured paper , again with apricot tones ,maybe something like relatively simple apricot and cream diagonals 12-15mm wide on a woven textured paper ? ) . And 'double down'with the splashback tiles on the 'front' of the island .

So that whole room would be English Cream or maybe a slight apricot tinge , instead of the slight steel blue tinge , with the warmer brown tiles , the pretty neutral floor , the slight coffee cabinets -- and then orange appliances and stools and pendent lights possibly . Obviously , you'd then need to go warmer tones for your dining furniture -- wooden frames , or black gloss and dark glass table , and creams , apricots , orange upholstery ?

Mind you , once your present furniture is added , that may be enough ? It looks coldish and too neutral now IMO , but nice furniture will divert most of that attention .
Austere Hamlet
3 years ago
Personally I think the combo you've got is hands down better than black and white which appears in every rental property on the market. You have a more sophisticated palette. Plus a painted laminate cabinet never looks as good as an unpainted laminate cabinet. Painting laminate is a stop gap measure when your kitchen is worn out and you want to get another year out of it. It would ruin a brand new kitchen as the paint does peel off on all the points that get wear like the door edges.

A gloss finish cannot easily be applied onto a laminate cabinet because the laminate substrate is very subtlely textured to make it appear matte. Gloss cabinets are usually a 2 pack paint treatment on mdf which has a slick smooth texture.

You would be far better off paying a stylist a small fee to simply style this kitchen with accessories to overcome your blah feelings about it.