My kitchen will be painted this week. Like most, I LIVE in the kitchen, lots of light, light wood cabinets, and I sit, cook & play here.
Colors, trying to avoid white and cream, tan - thinking of pale mustard or a light forest green type hue to offset the lovely colors in the back yard. Needs to hide smoke on the walls. I'm often sitting by floor to ceiling wall that leads off to huge deck and my backyard. Help or suggestions with color. Something inviting but a color that wont make the kitchen smaller. I know this is vague but any suggestions would be appreciated.
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The other thing is think about the color in relation to other colors/finishes in the room - floor tile, backsplash, counter material/color, cabinet (wood tone or paint color), any fabrics, and so on. Again, I always test at least a couple of colors in situ to see how they all work together. A painter can do it really quickly - as long as you have your selections ready...it's well worth it.
Ben Moore makes small testers in many colors, so you don't need to spend a ton on testing; Sherwin Williams will make up a small inexpensive sample that's just the medium mixed with pigment - i.e., not actually wall paint, but good enough to test color.
Whatever color you consider, keep in mind that colors look darker on the [vertical] walls, so always hold your color swatches upright when looking at them...
Do you have time to do test swatches on your walls?