Duck egg blue if you wanted to go a paler, cooler way. Looks fantastic with cream and black. Or even a paler blue.
Cream and black go with most colours - though white will make cream look dirty so don't go there. I'd probably stay away from most yellows (including green) and would keep it a pale colour so it doesn't combine with the black to make for too dark a room.
A warm grey colour would look great, look at some of dulux Calm Neutral colours. You can add some colour with accessories, utensils etc. Sorry but I think anything red/terracotta would look dreadfully dated. Very late 90's...
A warm grey colour would look great, look at some of dulux Calm Neutral colours.
For me, it depends a lot on how bright the room is. Grey, cream and black in a poorly lit room could be very depressing.
When I put colours together, it's not all about what's in fashion but more about colours ability to affect mood. I think greys and blues are too mood lowering, especially when sitting alongside black - but our preferences are all different and that's why I asked the OP what colours s/he likes generally.
If you go on the big paint companies websites they have colour schemes that you can mix and match for various rooms so you can see what they look like.
We've got cream units and black work tops and it's in painted duck egg blue.
It was already like that, I didn't choose it, but it does look really good, the 3 colours go really well together.
I have wood and cream cabinets and a darker cream worktop, so opted for a camel brown paint. Wood floor. Accesorized with stainless steel appliances. That said, I prefer the neutrals as a rule!
they are neutral colours so virtually any colour you prefer. Personally Ive never thought red suitable for kitchens but whatever. Plus I hate red/black combo.
choose a colour that you will be able to buy accessories to match with.
get some tester pots and a roll of lining paper , paint the lining paper and hang the pieces in the kitchen , wont cost a fortune and should give you an idea , maybe 2 colours would work , use a dark colour on one wall and a lighter complementary colour on the rest
Duck egg blue if you wanted to go a paler, cooler way. Looks fantastic with cream and black. Or even a paler blue.
Cream and black go with most colours - though white will make cream look dirty so don't go there. I'd probably stay away from most yellows (including green) and would keep it a pale colour so it doesn't combine with the black to make for too dark a room.
A warm grey colour would look great, look at some of dulux Calm Neutral colours. You can add some colour with accessories, utensils etc. Sorry but I think anything red/terracotta would look dreadfully dated. Very late 90's...
I agree with these two posts.
Soft, soft, soft and muted colours.
The trend I think will be moving away from an industrial looking kitchen and to a more 'living room' comfy feel so add a cosy armchair to a corner and jazz up with some retro 1970's style accessories.
Dark red walls in a kitchen ? Never in this world ! You need to stick with neutral colours - nicer to live with and makes it easier to sell your house if you ever plan to move later on.
...and makes it easier to sell your house if you ever plan to move later on.
I think there comes a point where you do things for yourself and redo if you plan to sell. Otherwise you are only ever decorating for some undefined person at some undefined future point... which may never come. Walls are easy to repaint...
I love that green kitchen, Meilie, but a lot of my liking comes from the light and airy feeling that high ceiling and the glass roof gives.
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What colour is the floor? How much light does you kitchen get? For eg, is it south facing with large window/s or does it get very little sun?
And what colours do you like? Very clear colours or slightly muddier colours?
i have black tiles, cream units and a black/grey worktop and painted my kitchen in dulux redcurrant and it looks great
Cream and black go with most colours - though white will make cream look dirty so don't go there. I'd probably stay away from most yellows (including green) and would keep it a pale colour so it doesn't combine with the black to make for too dark a room.
When I put colours together, it's not all about what's in fashion but more about colours ability to affect mood. I think greys and blues are too mood lowering, especially when sitting alongside black - but our preferences are all different and that's why I asked the OP what colours s/he likes generally.
Dulux, Crown etc
Another vote for this
It was already like that, I didn't choose it, but it does look really good, the 3 colours go really well together.
Yep. My old kitchen had black tops and cream cupboards and looked great with pale green walls.
choose a colour that you will be able to buy accessories to match with.
I agree with these two posts.
Soft, soft, soft and muted colours.
The trend I think will be moving away from an industrial looking kitchen and to a more 'living room' comfy feel so add a cosy armchair to a corner and jazz up with some retro 1970's style accessories.
Muted colours are boring and dreary.
I love that green kitchen, Meilie, but a lot of my liking comes from the light and airy feeling that high ceiling and the glass roof gives.