Why not Cotton Balls or White Dove? Sure, and then you would’ve asked, Why not Simply White? I can only choose one. I know that you’re wondering why I chose Simply White. In the case of the Stoffer cabinetry, they might be completely custom colors.įor consistency, I am using all Benjamin Moore colors. In most of these cases, I have NO IDEA WHAT THE COLOR ACTUALLY IS. I would love for her to design my kitchen! Most of these colors were inspired by Jean Stoffer’s cabinet colors. Okay, time to get into the 12 no-fail kitchen cabinet colors. But, no matter what could end up looking lighter. Or, sometimes, it’s a stained wood finish. Okay, 99% of the time, we paint the island a different color. In any case, I would say that 100% of the time. Of course, some of this depends on window configurations, etc.īut, in general, if you paint everything one color, the upper cabinets will appear to be one shade, the bottom cabinets which stick out another foot, a little lighter. The worst thing you can do is look straight down at a color. However, that is why you must look at your wall color choices with the color FLAT AGAINST the wall. One reason for this is that colors usually look lighter higher up on the wall.īut, another reason is that the closer a color is to the wall, the darker it will appear maybe not all of the time, but usually. This play of light is true, especially with the island. The other phenomenon I have discovered is that the upper cabinets almost always appear to be a darker shade than the lower cabinets. They can do some interesting (aka: weird) things to the cabinet colors. On top of it, you’ll most likely have some kind of overhead lights. However, the kitchen is the one room where the lights are almost always on. Guys, you probably know by now that I always implore you to choose your colors in natural light. Hopefully, it’ll be helpful for those of you who’ve never designed a kitchen. The post I think you’re thinking of is this beautiful post about my favorite FARROW & BALL colors for the perfect English kitchen.īefore I get into the colors, I would like to share some info I’ve discovered over the years. Wait, Laurel? Haven’t you already written this post? But it applies to walls and all kinds of cabinetry. Gosh, I could easily come up with 12 whites and off-whites alone.īy the way, if you’re looking for a great white, here are the only six shades of white I’ve ever used. Like a lot of list posts, it’s challenging to come up with only 12 no-fail kitchen cabinet colors. Still, please always test your colors before going ahead. In fact, here’s a post about a reader who’s “no-fail” paint color, failed. Right? Alright, back to the topic at hand, which is 12 no-fail, classic kitchen cabinet colors. (the reason for that is in the post too.) You’ll never guess where the chandelier is from. It’s about that stunning crystal chandelier in the Jean Stoffer living room with the Anthro mirror and beautiful green velvet sofas. Some of you may have read the post after I added what I discovered and know what I’m talking about. It’s SO good I almost sent out another email. OH, many of you did not see something I added to the post on Sunday night. Truth be told, I am still plotzing over those two mother and daughter interior design teams we talked about on Sunday for the mother’s day post. But, it’s relatively complex, so I’m starting with 12 No-fail, classic kitchen cabinet colors. Well, this post started as something else, and the other post is one I want to do.
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