Need color ideas for my kitchen (NTTGPR)

amandaloren · August 2010

I have slowly been trying to improve my house to add our touch to it. When we first moved in we were content with the way it looked but now I am adding our own personal touch to the house. I am redoing our bedroom in red, black, and white.

So, now i am moving on to redoing the kitchen. I have slowly made it into a wine and grape theme. My kitchen walls are currently white (dirty white I might add from people touching the walls) The top border of the kitchen is a wallpaper trim of grapes. I have lots of fat chef stuff and most of them are holding grapes or wine. I have purple curtains and a clock with grapes and a bottle of wine on it... So I have alot of purple wine colored accents in the kitchen and am trying to think of a color to paint the walls. What color would look really good with purple accents? TIA! (I tried to add PIP's of my kitchen, but my computer is being goofy right now sorry)

MayBug19 · August 2010

How about a nice green? Like sage?

ishka338 · August 2010

I bet a olive green color would work. It may play off of the vines of the grapes.

amandaloren · August 2010

Yah, I had green in the back of my head because I had a family friend suggest that or a sand color. For some reason I can't get yellow out of my head though. I will probably go with the majoritys vote though lol

cvl105 · August 2010

I think a green could look nice, but I also worry that there will be too much green and purple in the kitchen with all the other accents.

What about a tan color. Keep it neutral since you have lots of accents in it already?

MandaS08 · August 2010

I would do a neutral and go with tan or taupe, but something with the same undertones as the purple you have.

amandaloren · August 2010

KimML17:

What kind of wood are your cupboards? Green is hard to match with oak at times depending on the color that your cupboards pull out (a lot of times oak cupboards will pull yellow out of things and don't always look good with green depending on the quality of oak). I would think even a nice tan color would go with that theme.

I'd be careful with yellow. If you are looking for an Italian theme (wine, grapes, fat chef) yellow isn't generally associated with that culture as much as it the Mexican culture. I think it just depends on the color yellow you are looking at. I've seen a lot of people do a deep red with that theme as well. It just depends on how brave you are. )

GL!

Yah, the cupboards are a light oak color. And right now we have light tile (white and tan colors I think) But they are shabby looking and when we get extra money we plan on putting in wood floors.

btaylor19 · August 2010

I would go with either a sand color or maybe a grey with purple undertones. I recommend going to Behr.com and playing around.

SC1977 · August 2010

btaylor19:
I would go with either a sand color or maybe a grey with purple undertones. I recommend going to Behr.com and playing around.

I vote for gray too.

maybebride · August 2010

I was going to suggest yellow. My kitchen is sort of a wine/Italian theme and I picked a golden yellow tone. I don't have anything purple up against it--I have more burgandy, but I think it would still look really good with purples.

HazelEyez24 · August 2010

I would say a mid sand or tan color. That way you can change even the accent color from purple curtains to green one day if you wanted to switch it around.

Dawneecakes · August 2010

Hi...just popping over from TTCAL

I have the whole wine/grape theme in my kitchen/dining room and one side I painted an olive green and the other side I painted a purple. I dont think its too much with the accents.

Noreen and Chris · August 2010

MayBug19:
How about a nice green? Like sage?

this!

Noreen and Chris · August 2010

MayBug19:
How about a nice green? Like sage?

this!

Oatoa · August 2010

HazelEyez24:
I would say a mid sand or tan color. That way you can change even the accent color from purple curtains to green one day if you wanted to switch it around.

This. Although if you want to go a little lighter/brighter a sunshine yellow (not primary color yellow or banana) is always a nice way to brighten a kitchen.

dana1318a · August 2010

I immediately thought of a deep wine/purpley color because I'm pretty bold with color choices- until I read that all of your accents are already that color. Then I went to a sandy color like some PPs said. I'm not sure about the green, it sounds a little ninja turtle-y to me (but thats probably just me..)

If you're trying for a bigger overhaul, I definitely say go for the plum/wine color and just slowly replace your accents with more neutral colors. But if you're not interested in that much work (and money) go for tan or gray.

amandaloren · August 2010

I really appreciate the opinions guys! It helps to get other peoples perspective on things sometimes:)

Edit to add: I plan on doing this project in a couple weekends so I will take before and afters in case anybody will want to see:)

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