DawnM Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 my kitchen? Cabinets are white, granite countertops are off-white with beige, black, and dark purple (Santa Cecelia Light if you want to look it up.) I want a medium sage green for the walls but greens are so hard to match. Anyone have it on their own walls and love it? What paint color/brand, etc...is it? Something like the 2nd or 4th picture here: http://www.ratecore.com/kitchen/sage-green-paint-colors-kitchen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams can look sagey in the right light. It looks great against white cabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 So, I just looked at the granite...if you havent painted the cabs yet, I'd use Chantilly Lace for my white and Revere Pewter for my wall color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Benjamin Moore sagebrush and sage wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 So, I just looked at the granite...if you havent painted the cabs yet, I'd use Chantilly Lace for my white and Revere Pewter for my wall color. Cabinets are already painted. I truly don't like the color or the crappy job the guy did, but I can't change it now. Revere Pewter isn't green is it? It looks gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have Restoration Hardware's "Silver Sage" on most of my downstairs rooms. Love that color. It's surprisingly neutral without being beige. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetoread Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I went through multiple sagey greens before settling on Benjamin Moore's Fernwood Green. I had a hard time because light affected the greens so much. I'd walk by in the morning and smile and walk by in the evening and cringe. I love Fernwood Green though, no matter the time of day. I ended up cutting it 50% which made it even softer. Edited to say I looked at your inspiration pictures and FG is lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams can look sagey in the right light. It looks great against white cabs. I second this color, but I encourage you only to buy it from Sherwin Williams. I have it in a "color match" from Home Depot paint (was in a rush) for a kid's bath, and it's not nearly as lovely sagey as the same color in actual SW paint in dd's bedroom. It's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 I second this color, but I encourage you only to buy it from Sherwin Williams. I have it in a "color match" from Home Depot paint (was in a rush) for a kid's bath, and it's not nearly as lovely sagey as the same color in actual SW paint in dd's bedroom. It's lovely. Yeah, I had this issue too. I had a paint color from Benjamin Moore that I really liked in our sunroom. I went to Home Depot to match it in Valspar and it doesn't look anything like the sunroom. I won't make that mistake again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have Sherwin Williams Clary Sage and like it in our bedroom and bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Revere Pewter is a griege that looks good with oak floors. It has some green undertones that pull through but is not a sage. I think it will look more modern than a sage. Restoration Hardware's Silver Sage is also quite lovely. Sages move a lot with light. Be sure to put test samples up on different walls so that you get a good representation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Are you still painting to sell? If so, I'm not sure I would do green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabet1 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I really love restoration hardware's paint. I have done the silver sage before and loved it. They have other sage colors too that look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I used Clary Sage in my kitchen. I love it. But do test swatches of various colors on actual walls. I used the same color in a bedroom, and the light there makes it look quite different. Still nice to me, but you wouldn't think they were from the same can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Are you still painting to sell? If so, I'm not sure I would do green. Yes we are. The rest of the house is pretty much beige. I wanted the kitchen to be a little more cheery. We are definitely not blue people, so blue would be out. Cabinets: White Backspash: travertine beige Flooring: oak hardwood I just think there is already too much tan/beige/brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificat Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sherwin Williams Svelte Sage looks nice in my kitchen with white trim and wood floors :). We also have an accent wall in the connecting family room in SW Connected Gray (the name always throws me off - but it is a darker, sage green!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Are you still painting to sell? If so, I'm not sure I would do green. Where I am a nice sage green is a popular color in kitchens. It sells well. Benjamin Moore has several nice shades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Whites on cabinets come in all kinds of different shades. To find the best sage for you, get a few samples (real paint-not just chips!) and compare how they looks with your cabinets, countertops and all the other colors in that room. Slight differences in shades make all the difference, so a paint that looks fabulous in one place can look bad in another. Greens, (which mix both yellow and blue), can be particularly tricky to get right. Get paint samples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yes we are. The rest of the house is pretty much beige. I wanted the kitchen to be a little more cheery. We are definitely not blue people, so blue would be out. Cabinets: White Backspash: travertine beige Flooring: oak hardwood I just think there is already too much tan/beige/brown All the woodwork, including cabinets, in my house is white. Floors are dark-stained hardwood. I have blue and white furniture in the living room; brown and dark blue/green plaid in the family room; white curtains on living room/family room/dining room windows; the silver sage looks great with everything. People comment all the time about what a lovely color it is. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 All the woodwork, including cabinets, in my house is white. Floors are dark-stained hardwood. I have blue and white furniture in the living room; brown and dark blue/green plaid in the family room; white curtains on living room/family room/dining room windows; the silver sage looks great with everything. People comment all the time about what a lovely color it is. :-) Oh, and I forgot to mention that the trim on the doorways is oak. So we have oak and white wood in that room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Cleary sage by Sherwin Williams. I paid extra for their premium paint for my kitchen and it has held up prefect the past 9 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 We painted our bedroom Eddie Bauer (Valspar) "pine needle" and it is gorgeous - not minty at all. You can get a small cheap sample can at Lowes. Here's a blog post someone made about using it. http://robertsonswoods.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Have them match the old Devine paint color called Manzanita. But don't get it in Devine paint. Devine sold the colors but not the formula to Home Depot or something. Miller Paints has the forumula (the base) and can match the color. Devine paints were so nice. Pooh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Have them match the old Devine paint color called Manzanita. But don't get it in Devine paint. Devine sold the colors but not the formula to Home Depot or something. Miller Paints has the forumula (the base) and can match the color. Devine paints were so nice. Pooh. I have never heard of Devine or Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I have never heard of Devine or Miller. I just Googled it and found out it is a Northwest paint company, Miller, that is. Oh well. The thing that made Devine (and now Miller) so special is that they made colors to fit the light in the region. The light in the Northwest is much "pinker" than the light in Colorado, for example, with is a softish yellow. It is interesting that it makes such a difference with the paint one chooses. Oh well. Benjamin Moore matched Devine Manzanita for me, and it was OK. I had that color in two different rooms in my old house, and because of the difference in the lighting, they looked like different colors, but they weren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafdog Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I used Benjamin Moore "Dillweed" in my last kitchen. Got lots of compliments. http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/dillweed Bonus - teenage boys think the name is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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