justme824 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I'm painting my kitchen cabinets in January and I need to pick a color. There are TOO many choices available to me and it is making me crazy. I am looking for a crisp, but warm white. I will also be painting our kitchen island a teal color - any ideas??? Oh, and I'd like to paint my walls a warm gray. Something not to cement looking, but not too brown either. I'd like to keep them pretty light because I don't want to darken my house. Any and all ideas are so greatly appreciated :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I'm painting my kitchen cabinets in January and I need to pick a color. There are TOO many choices available to me and it is making me crazy. I am looking for a crisp, but warm white. I will also be painting our kitchen island a teal color - any ideas??? Oh, and I'd like to paint my walls a warm gray. Something not to cement looking, but not too brown either. I'd like to keep them pretty light because I don't want to darken my house. Any and all ideas are so greatly appreciated :) Are you going with straight color or are you doing any distressing? When you say teal island, I can only envision a cottage-style look, which I imagine as having a character treatment. I painting my kitchen last year in a grey that is towards the warm side. It was named "Touchstone" and is available at Sherwin Williams or Duron. I also liked "Stonehenge," on the same spectrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 My bathroom cabinets are Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee. (There's also a Behr Swiss Coffee which is a different color... Any paint brand will color match across brands. They have the formulas in their computers.) The walls are BM Titanium. Grays and whites are so hard! I got a zillion samples and painted large pieces of poster board so I could move it around. It really depends on the light and other colors around the room (floor, counters, appliances, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "BM Titanium?" Seriously? Who names these colors? The 5 year old, potty mouth in me is :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "BM Titanium?" Seriously? Who names these colors? The 5 year old, potty mouth in me is :rofl: Sorry. BM is short for Benjamin Moore. SW would be Sherwin Williams. It's easier than typing out the whole thing each time and common when reading about paint colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 "BM Titanium?" Seriously? Who names these colors? The 5 year old, potty mouth in me is :rofl: I think the BM is for Benjamin Moore. But, yeah, sometimes the names are so out there. Sometimes the name really does influence the perception. Dh painted part of the basement in "Ironhorse" - a dark grey. I swear, he just likes the name. Sounds like a motorcycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2samlibby Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'd look at BM White Dove for the cabs and SW Sea Salt for the island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'd look at BM White Dove for the cabs and SW Sea Salt for the island. Oh, I missed the teal island. Pretty!!! SW Sea Salt is on my bathroom ceiling. :) That whole strip of colors is lovely. BM Soft Chinchilla is a nice teal too. There's a blog called House of Turquoise that has tons of great pics of teal and turquoise paint colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme824 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks everyone! I am off to pick up samples and test them out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks everyone! I am off to pick up samples and test them out :) Update later if you get a chance; with photos if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 BM Linen White.......I used that on cabinets many years ago. SW Analytical Grey and Nuance are two of my favorite SW colors. And the Swiss coffee or whatever color was mentioned above.......love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emcap Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I used BM white dove on mine almost a year ago. Our walls are a taupey gray color and it's just lovely together. I would figure for sure your wall color and make sure your white goes well with it. It amazed me how some whites complimented our wall color much better. Good luck, I sure love my white cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Swiss Coffee went purples in undertones when we did a ceiling on it. Sea salt is lovely. We have been using Revere Pewter on a lot of different spaces. It's a warm grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 My bathroom cabinets are Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee. (There's also a Behr Swiss Coffee which is a different color... Any paint brand will color match across brands. They have the formulas in their computers.) The walls are BM Titanium. Grays and whites are so hard! I got a zillion samples and painted large pieces of poster board so I could move it around. It really depends on the light and other colors around the room (floor, counters, appliances, etc.). Not always. We found a Disney paint color we loved. Home Depot refused to mix it on paints other than what Disney recommended saying it was patented and not allowed. We had to get a similar paint chip from another brand to get the color we wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Check out some of the ideas at this site: http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/paints.html I just painted my dining room in a green that was called 'Restful'. I think it was a Behr color. Fell in love with the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 My kitchen is painted teal and my cabinets are white Similar to this color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme824 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Update later if you get a chance; with photos if possible. Will do :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I painted mine last spring with Kelly Moore White Pearl. It is crisp, but a little creamy. I love the difference it made in my kitchen. Tried to attach a picture, but got the file is too big message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Not always. We found a Disney paint color we loved. Home Depot refused to mix it on paints other than what Disney recommended saying it was patented and not allowed. We had to get a similar paint chip from another brand to get the color we wanted. Disney does tend to be protective of its stuff... You could color match off the chip. Rip off the ears and it's just another color blob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 BM Revere Pewter is a really nice grey. We did our master bath in that last spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Do use test swatches--on various points on the wall, poster board you can move around, or similar. I was shocked at how different various colors looked in different rooms or even positions here. We have all the same flooring in the upstairs of this house and painted while it was empty, so it was purely lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 My kitchen is painted teal and my cabinets are white Similar to this color No advice to the OP but wanted to say love this combo. It reminds me of my college days. I had a kitchen very similar to this and enjoyed it each time I went in. Sooo cheerful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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