Asked on Mar 09, 2015
What color to paint above the kitchen cabinets
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Reginaeaster
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So I am stumped, as you may have seen from some of my other post, I am adding blue to my kitchen and family room. I'm trying to get out of the red's, greens, golds etc....should I paint above the cabinets the same color as the rest of the kitchen? Or repaint the entire kitchen and family room, but what color...PLUS I want to repaint that dining room you can see peeking through. I was thinking maybe the same color as my living room...it is a soft creme yellow and then maybe a soft blue for the dining room...hum...
sorry the photo is a bit dark...want to get rid of that red above the cabinets...thinking the same color as the rest of the kitchen or redo the kitchen in a soft creme like the living room pic.
this is the soft yellow...one day hoping to add blue into this room as well along with the dinning room....will need to recover the sofas for sure...
16 answers
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paint above the cabinets white, that way whatever you display up there will show nicely. the dining room I would do a light grey blue. have fun
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Pat Mountfort
on Mar 09, 2015
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I'd use the same cream color...will look so much lighter & bigger....
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Geri P
on Mar 09, 2015
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I think the same cream as in the living room....is that possible??
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Geri P
on Mar 09, 2015
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Or you could do the opposite and paint walls cream and the cabinets the light blue
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Teresa C
on Mar 09, 2015
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My software ? makes the red above cabs look black. My first impression was that is really sharp! I see red through the door. My thought was to continue with black frames for your 3 pics and paint the applique over the double doors black, too. The background in your living room rug also shows black which carries through from the kitchen as it shows. As it shows, I thought it looked nice.
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Marion Nesbitt
on Mar 09, 2015
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I think you need some color on your walls. Gray would be beautiful. I would paint the walls all the same color to bring it all together. You need contrast between the cabinets and the walls. I would recommend Sherwin Williams comfort grey or any of the greys on the same color sheet. Also paint the wall above your cabinet the same color of your walls.
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Anne Marie
on Mar 10, 2015
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Paint the area above the cabinetry the same color as the rest of the kitchen.
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Melly
on Mar 10, 2015
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How about a dark Navy? Also check Pottery Barn's March catalogue, much of the decorating is done with blues. I also like the idea of gray in your kitchen too. Gray is the new neutral.
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Ann
on Mar 10, 2015
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Regina you have a beautiful home. I think that painting your dining room to match the living room is going in a good direction. How about painting the ceiling a light sky blue. Then paint your island that same blue and the space above the cabinets the same color as the family room walls.
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Pam Bolton
on Mar 10, 2015
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@Pam Bolton what a great idea! @Reginaeaster your home is beautiful. Anything you do will look great. Gray is definitely coming to the forefront in home decorating.
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Joann Locascio
on Mar 10, 2015
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I'm just here to say - beautiful home!
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Marie Buschenko
on Mar 11, 2015
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Add some contrast by doing a different color on the island. I have several more pictures on my website CkCustomRemodeling.com
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C&K Custom Remodeling
on Mar 11, 2015
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So.....what did you decide to do??
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Geri P
on Mar 13, 2015
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Like the soft tans and crèmes. Would continue them into dining rm to keep all looking spacious. Yes, rid of the red over cabinets; no more black.
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Suzanne
on Mar 14, 2015
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so here's what i ended up with..i still need to put the blue items back up...thanks again everyone...now to finish off the family room then maybe my bedroom or dinning room....you can follow my blog on my redo's here:
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Reginaeaster
on Mar 15, 2015
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:-)
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Geri P
on Mar 16, 2015
Pat Mountfort
on Mar 09, 2015
Teresa C
on Mar 09, 2015
Marion Nesbitt
on Mar 09, 2015
Anne Marie
on Mar 10, 2015
Melly
on Mar 10, 2015
Ann
on Mar 10, 2015
Pam Bolton
on Mar 10, 2015
Joann Locascio
on Mar 10, 2015
Marie Buschenko
on Mar 11, 2015
C&K Custom Remodeling
on Mar 11, 2015
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