Paint Colors for Kitchens

Paint colors for kitchens should help you to update items that you aren’t in love with anymore as well as work with the items that you can replace. This is going to be a very inexpensive makeover. It does require a lot of elbow grease.

White is a staple for appliances, tile, and even cabinets. Incorporating this color into your design is going to change drastically depending on the wall color that you go with. For instance, white walls are going to take this space and make it very contemporary. If you wanted more of the country design then dusty blue walls are going to work very well. Sometimes it can be difficult to use this in the Tuscan kind of design style because it seems contemporary. Try pairing it with mustard yellow walls and then going with a glazed ivory cabinet to still give you that neutral kind of look.

Kitchen paint should include more than just the cabinet color as well as a wall color. You’re also going to need to consider your trim. Do you want to keep it white like it is in the rest of the house or is this going to contrast too much with ivory cabinets? You also need to have colors for your island, as well as your kitchen chairs. Even if they are just off a few shades this adds an eclectic air to your space. This is important if you’re working with a lot of oak cabinetry and bar stools that were popular a few years ago.

Popular paint colors for kitchens are pretty neutral. However, you can really vary them up by going with different shades of brown. You could go with the light ivory on this cabinetry as well as chocolate brown walls. Add some relief to the stark color palette with tumbled marble tile that will have a variety of taupes.

Another popular tone that we see a ton of lately is going to be a gray. Kitchen paint ideas that use this should have a lot of stainless steel in them so that the room doesn’t seem too dingy. You might also want to add in pops of color but this usually has a very vintage effect. Otherwise it would seem very modern. The whole concept of these accent colors usually works better with a contemporary style. However bringing in warm peach granite on your wall colors keeps the space from seeming too oppressive.

Stencils also are a more updated version than wallpaper borders. Usually stencils themselves would be quite dated then any kind of word art is very popular. You could have a French bistro effect by giving your kitchen a restaurant or café name. You could also just use more of a block style lettering and paint a lot of words that are associated with food right on your wall. Chalkboard walls are another fun option. They can even flow from floor to ceiling in a kitchen nook. Then you can write out all kinds of grocery lists or even draw fun designs such as that night’s menu.

Sometimes it’s easy to get stuck on kitchen paint ideas. Pictures help you keep up with the trends so here are a few really popular designs.

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