I don’t know what color to change my countertop to.

Marcelina
by Marcelina
Need a color to compliment backsplash and flooring. Flooring in dining room looks brown, but it’s a combination of dark and light greys together. Dining room and kitchen are connected. Really looking for that HGTV look.
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  • Sue Dunn Sue Dunn on Jan 25, 2018

    I'm getting ready to do my counter tops and I'm going to use Shaw flooring in a grey for my walls and then light rose for the tops. Hoping this will lighten up my kitchen

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jan 25, 2018

    pull a common color out of both

  • Pg Pg on Jan 25, 2018

    To help you make the choice, I would go to a paint store or big box store like Lowe's or Home Depot, and get several paint chips in colors you would consider. Then take them home and place each one on the countertop and look at how that color goes with your backsplash, the rest of the kitchen and the dining room. That way, you will come up with a color most pleasing to you that will also complement everything around it. It may take several trips and some time, but should be worth it in the long run. Happy decorating.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Jan 25, 2018

    I wouldn't change a thing. It is the perfect balance of all of your colors.

    • Marcelina Marcelina on Jan 25, 2018

      I want to lightening my kitchen. To give it a bigger feel. Any suggestions that would make it stand out?

  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Jan 25, 2018

    I like they way they look. In the picture they blend well with the light color of the wall showing under the cabinets and the ceiling. If you really want to change them, I would go with a lighter color of grey that matches the gray you say is in the floor. I wouldn't go dark, you need some light color in the room to contrast all the dark that is already going on in the room.

  • Mogie Mogie on Jan 25, 2018

    If it were my kitchen I would stain those cabinets to lighten the feeling. Sand them down and apply a lighter stain so it isn't so dark in there. Some new hardware on the cabinet doors would help it feel like a new area.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Jan 25, 2018

    The only change I would make to make it look visually larger would be to change your backsplash to a brighter neutral (butter cup or another softer yellow or a very rich cream) and paint the barstools to match....very inexpensive changes that can always be changed back. I still think the "bones" of your kitchen are perfect.

  • Sharon Sharon on Jan 26, 2018

    Whole lotta brown, needs a pop of color..... I like Fiddledd224 choice of soft yellow..... but since I love brights I would go lime greens, pale pumpkin....

    I would get some samples of colors you like, and paint a big square on the wall to the left of where your microwave is for each color.

    Don't know what type of countertop material your going with laminate, granite, quartz or recycled glass but I would get samples of the ones you like and stick them on the counter next to your color choices and see what speaks to you.... me I would like some aggregate with either glass or metallic flecks in it. Coppery color would be nice with all your browns.