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Post by LeaP on Jul 8, 2018 18:52:25 GMT
Look at the color called Fossil. We just used it in our kitchen and I really like it. One other thing to keep in mind, the light from outside reflects inside so colors can be very fiddly.
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Post by quinlove on Jul 8, 2018 19:00:48 GMT
I recently painted my kitchen. My whole house is warm tones. We have medium toned hardwood floors in every room except the kitchen and the bathroom where we have warm colored tiles. I decided on a light taupe for the walls, a medium taupe for the cabinets, and orange for the soffet. I love how my kitchen turned out. I used valspar paint from Lowe's. Love this, jeremysgirl. Especially love the Windows. Are they actual stained glass ?
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 8, 2018 19:06:32 GMT
I recently painted my kitchen. My whole house is warm tones. We have medium toned hardwood floors in every room except the kitchen and the bathroom where we have warm colored tiles. I decided on a light taupe for the walls, a medium taupe for the cabinets, and orange for the soffet. I love how my kitchen turned out. I used valspar paint from Lowe's. Love this, jeremysgirl. Especially love the Windows. Are they actual stained glass ? It isn't. I didn't like the fact that my kitchen window faces my neighbors bathroom. So I found that vinyl cling and my DH put it up. I just love it. But I have a good friend who does tattoos. In his spare time he plays with stained glass. I have talked with him about doing a real stained glass window there. When we actually do a kitchen remodel (when the kids are grown) I will most likely have him do a real one.
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Post by peano on Jul 8, 2018 19:26:40 GMT
We have SW Accessible Beige with Alder wood which has a similar honey tone to oak. I love the paint, it’s a very warm neutral choice. Beside greys are on their way out. Have you thought of a warm white maybe too? What have you seen replace grey as the new trend? Dark and moody paint color. Wallpaper.
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 8, 2018 19:29:35 GMT
I disagree that grey is on its way out, but I think that it’s really important to get the right grey, and very few people understand undertones enough to do it. Having said that, in my new house the walls are painted white, with a pale grey (BM’s Balboa Mist) trim and white oak floors. I’m assuming your oak is red oak, though, and has warmer tones than mine. I think the most important thing to do is ge something with a warm, yellow undertone. So, if you go with a blue, make sure it leans more aqua/green than true blue or purple-y blues. Here are some examples of colors that I think look good with warm oak: Definitely check the colors in your house. I live in the woods, so all of the light coming into my windows is filtered through the leaves, and it affects the color. The way the windows face can also change it quite a bit, too. Once you choose a generic color, grab 20 paint cards, and look at them in your home. Narrow it down to 5-10, and get actual testers of those. SW doesn’t sell test pots, so I would have them done at Home Depot or something. Once you get down to your final 1-2 choices, get the SW quart, to make sure you’re looking at the true color. Paint a square in the middle/to one edge of a poster board (so there’s 10” of white on three sides), and move it around to different walls, at different times of the day. That way you can see the color against your trim, but have a white break between it and your existing color. It will be worth it.
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Post by peano on Jul 8, 2018 19:32:38 GMT
I disagree that grey is on its way out, but I think that it’s really important to get the right grey, and very few people understand undertones enough to do it. Having said that, in my new house the walls are painted white, with a pale grey trim and white oak floors. I’m assuming your oak is red oak, though, and has warmer tones than mine. I think the most important thing to do is ge something with a warm, yellow undertone. So, if you go with a blue, make sure it leans more aqua/green than true blue or purple-y blues. Here are some examples of colors that I think look good with warm oak: I totally agree Gennifer. Gray is out if you are on the cutting edge of design, but I suspect it will be around in middle America for several years. If you get the right gray, it really makes the woodtones sing, like those images you posted.
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Post by chrissyc72 on Jul 8, 2018 19:32:45 GMT
Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter is the best color ever!!! You can ask the paint dept for a color that matches for shewrin Williams.
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 8, 2018 19:40:53 GMT
I absolutely LOVE Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. I have white trim and doors but oak cabinets. I don't have $50,000 to redo my kitchen cabinets, so I'm learning to live with them. I love beachy blues and greens and Sea Salt was suggested as the perfect color for oak cabinets somewhere else I was reading. I am going to be painting my kitchen in the next few weeks. I'll post pictures for you when I'm done.
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Post by calgaryscrapper on Jul 8, 2018 19:47:14 GMT
Look through a bunch of show homes and open houses in your neighbourhood to see how the colors look.
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 8, 2018 20:06:21 GMT
Look through a bunch of show homes and open houses in your neighbourhood to see how the colors look. When we were planning and then building our home we went on a lot of open house tours, especially the Parade of Homes tours. It gave us a chance to see what we liked - and didn't like - and all kinds of styles and colors and features. It's a great way to get an idea of what appeals to you, as well as showing you options in a real house. You still have to see to see what works in your own home, where the natural light may be way different, but it gives you a chance to see whole rooms/houses already painted.
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 8, 2018 20:26:56 GMT
I absolutely LOVE Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. I have white trim and doors but oak cabinets. I don't have $50,000 to redo my kitchen cabinets, so I'm learning to live with them. I love beachy blues and greens and Sea Salt was suggested as the perfect color for oak cabinets somewhere else I was reading. I am going to be painting my kitchen in the next few weeks. I'll post pictures for you when I'm done. Did you check it in your kitchen? I had Sea Salt in my master bedroom in my previous house, and my best friend had it in a bathroom in her house. They didn’t even look like the same color. Hers was a baby blue, and mine was pretty minty. It was pretty, but it definitely varies. I know someone else who tried it in a basement, and it was awful there.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 8, 2018 20:45:14 GMT
Look through a bunch of show homes and open houses in your neighbourhood to see how the colors look. We have gone to the Tour of Homes for years, and also have looked at many existing homes. The problem is that the Tour homes typically have white or dark trim, floors, and cabinetry (or a combo of white and dark). I love the colors and the "feel" of the homes but they are quite different than our house structurally as well as the woodwork. The existing homes usually have oak everything, but the colors are not what I would consider to be updated or what I want to use. So that leaves me trying to envision what the color would look like in my home. Even the photos that were posted above leave me wondering if colors like accessible beige would look good with the style of my house (not as fancy as the ones posted) or if it would just look blah.
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Post by mikewozowski on Jul 8, 2018 20:53:10 GMT
grey is not on the way out in my house. it is on the way in. and also in every other house that is being redone due to the flood. most of the people aren't on the leading edge of design.
i am not up on the latest trends ever, but i feel like it was beige, then more goldy, then greige, then grey. some people are going back to all white. our house is 14 years old and the previous owners had it painted beige with beige trim ... BORING.
i am doing grey with white trim, white cabinets and medium dark wood floors. black hardware. i like it. hope my friends do, too, but if they don't, i really don't care.
and don't fret about your oak. it may not be the most current color for wood finishes these days, but it is not the devil either. it is not hideous like some people here seem to suggest. i actually like oak. i have several pieces of oak furniture that i have had a long time and that i love.
i am not sure what colors it goes with. i would google it. i am sure there are some bloggers or decor sites that will have some good suggestions.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 8, 2018 21:05:08 GMT
I did stop in at the sherwin Williams store to get more paint chips. Accessible beige is the lightest one. Op let me know if you want names of any of the other colors.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2018 21:07:37 GMT
I have a home built in 1980 & it has oak flooring, cabinets & interior doors. White trim. And oak paneling in the den, which is still pretty & we like it. So it is staying. Currently, most of the walls are painted SW Buscuit. Or croissant, I can’t remember. It’s a creamy color. But I think I’ll go a little lighter next time. A soft warm white. I like gray, but I prefer warmer tones for my home.
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Post by dewryce on Jul 8, 2018 21:09:05 GMT
Though SW doesn't have test pots they do sell small quantities. Is it a pint or a quart? When you catch them on sale they cost around $6.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2018 21:13:05 GMT
I did stop in at the sherwin Williams store to get more paint chips. Accessible beige is the lightest one. Op let me know if you want names of any of the other colors. Thanks for showing us a variety of choices next to your oak cabinets! Mine are a little darker than yours. I like your cabinet handles. Of course, I have antique brass hardware all over the house, which I actually like, but the last 10 years or so it’s been impossible to replace a light fixture or change out the cabinet pulls because antique brass has been so OUT! But that’s a whole new thread, isn’t it. 😁
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Post by dewryce on Jul 8, 2018 21:13:26 GMT
I did stop in at the sherwin Williams store to get more paint chips. Accessible beige is the lightest one. Op let me know if you want names of any of the other colors. Of these, I think the first on the left Analytical Gray looks best. The 4th and 6th from left seem too green. The 3rd too pink.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 8, 2018 21:13:55 GMT
I did stop in at the sherwin Williams store to get more paint chips. Accessible beige is the lightest one. Op let me know if you want names of any of the other colors. Thanks for showing us a variety of choices next to your oak cabinets! Mine are a little darker than yours. I like your cabinet handles. Of course, I have antique brass hardware all over the house, which I actually like, but the last 10 years or so it’s been impossible to replace a light fixture or change out the cabinet pulls because antique brass has been so OUT! But that’s a whole new thread, isn’t it. 😁 Our cabinet pulls were brass but we spray painted them.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 8, 2018 21:18:53 GMT
I did stop in at the sherwin Williams store to get more paint chips. Accessible beige is the lightest one. Op let me know if you want names of any of the other colors. I like the third one from the left...JMHO...
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Post by fridaycat on Jul 8, 2018 21:42:58 GMT
You all are amazing - all of your input is exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you! Kristin, our cabinet shades are very similar. If you don't mind I would love to have the names of the paints. I am sitting among a sea of paint chips myself so I'm sure I have them to compare.
Earlier today I was really focused on SW Oyster Bar as it's a bit warmer than Accessible Beige. But now, I don't know if it will give that 'pop' I'm looking for. I do like SW Silvermist quite a bit but am concerned how it will look with a chair that we are about to order.
My biggest challenge is that we aren't in the house yet. We take possession August 8 (but may be able to be in as soon as Aug. 1). The painters arrive August 13 to paint the entire house. This is a dream come true and a nightmare all at once!
Keep any input and thoughts coming - this is a tremendously helpful conversation.
Jeremygirl - your kitchen is amazing. You have a great eye for color and pulling it all together.
Gennifer, some of the pics you shared remind me a lot of the Silvermist. I also like Oyster Bay. Sea Salt is what I have picked for 2 of the 3 bathrooms.
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Post by Gravity on Jul 8, 2018 22:06:32 GMT
I have SW Sea Salt in a west facing bedroom. Depending on the time of day, it looks green or blue. At night it looks gray. It’s ok, but I’m not crazy about it.
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 9, 2018 0:37:13 GMT
I absolutely LOVE Sherwin Williams Sea Salt. I have white trim and doors but oak cabinets. I don't have $50,000 to redo my kitchen cabinets, so I'm learning to live with them. I love beachy blues and greens and Sea Salt was suggested as the perfect color for oak cabinets somewhere else I was reading. I am going to be painting my kitchen in the next few weeks. I'll post pictures for you when I'm done. Did you check it in your kitchen? I had Sea Salt in my master bedroom in my previous house, and my best friend had it in a bathroom in her house. They didn’t even look like the same color. Hers was a baby blue, and mine was pretty minty. It was pretty, but it definitely varies. I know someone else who tried it in a basement, and it was awful there. Ugh! No! I don't want it to be baby blue or minty. I don't want it to be gray either. I know exactly how I want it to look. I just can't seem to find it in a paint chip. I want it to be super faint in color, like sea glass, but I don't want it to look pastel or like a baby's room. And I am not painting my cabinets so it has to look good with them.
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Post by wimom on Jul 9, 2018 2:13:11 GMT
I used Sherwin Williams Ivoire in most of my last house. It was a soft beige in low light but definitely yellow in the sunshine. I loved it, made me happy and sunshiny too. Whatever colors you are considering, it would be a good idea to paint patches on a wall or two so you can see what happens with the color in low vs. bright light. Good luck!
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 9, 2018 4:41:19 GMT
I totally agree Gennifer. Gray is out if you are on the cutting edge of design, but I suspect it will be around in middle America for several years. If you get the right gray, it really makes the woodtones sing, like those images you posted. I'm pretty cutting edge, honestly. I painted my house grey 6 or 7 years ago, long before it became "the thing." I think it's a neutral that will never go away, because (unlike beige) it's not limited to warm tones. It can also be cool, or light, or dark. A barely-there hue of pink, or blue, or green. Grey isn't actually a color, it's a desaturated version of another color. That means that there is literally a grey for every single color in the universe: Take all the reds, pinks, yellows, blues, greens, etc., add them all together, and that's how many greys there are. With that many options, you have a much higher chance of picking the wrong one. It's not an easy color to choose, especially for someone who doesn't understand undertones, hues, or tones. Grey is not going out of style, but people are naively choosing one at random, and getting sick of it quickly because it doesn't work.
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Post by hannahruth on Jul 9, 2018 6:46:29 GMT
I love French blue or greens - not your bright green but colours like fixer upper Silver Strand or Sherwin Williams Sea Salt.
You have lots of wood (btdt) so you gave decorate around it. Don't try to make your home 'trendy' as it won't work and you will be dissatisfied. Work with what you have.
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Post by fridaycat on Jul 9, 2018 11:08:03 GMT
Alrighty, with the help of this thread I'm figuring out what paint colors are truly calling to me, if that makes sense. I really like the french blue color suggestions some of you made. With blue being opposite on the color wheel from orange (honey oak), I feel like it will work. But the blues have to have grays in them to make them a bit more earthy.
I will try to post a picture of my paint chips but right now I'm looking at Sherwin Williams Silvermist, Quietude, and Comfort Gray as the front runners.
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Post by fridaycat on Jul 9, 2018 12:18:45 GMT
I cannot for the life of me figure out how to post a picture. I'm using the 'Direct' link from Photobucket and the 'Insert Image' icon here.
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 9, 2018 15:41:45 GMT
With blue being opposite on the color wheel from orange (honey oak), I feel like it will work. It will make the woodwork look more orange. Is that what you want?
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Post by gardengoddess on Jul 9, 2018 15:43:24 GMT
SW 7015 Repose Gray is the perfect griege for oak.
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