No-Frills
Desperate- please help.
No frills kitchen update in a no frills home. Maple Spice cabinets-full overlay raised-panel square door. 10 x10- no windows- very little natural if any. Pass thru window - neutral family room on other side. Replacing dark ugly oak cabinets. Floor will be last- have to go with engineered wood(slab home in Ohio). Dining room off kitchen also neutral. All walls neutral/off white- carpet neutral.
I’m set on getting granite counter tops even if it’s stupid! Please help me pick out the best color. I am color blind with little help. (ok I lied, not officially color blind, but I may as well be). I need a counter top color, wall color and color of wood floors. The rooms off the kitchen can all be re-done as far as paint color.
I like the Tropic Brown with the cabinets but you keep saying it has to be a large kitchen so that killed that idea. Today I looked at Bainbrook Brown and thought that might work. I was also thinking about something that would allow me to paint my walls some sort of green or melon/pumpkin etc… just anything for color but I’ll settle for creams. Can you help??? Husband is insisting on painting the walls before the cabinets come in 2 weeks. I know this makes sense but how can I pick out the granite if I don’t have the cabinets to work with? I’m having a hard time hooking up with pay pal for my donation, but I promise, I will keep trying. Please look for it. I won’t ask for it back.. even if you tell me to “give it up”.
Thanks,
Debbie
Hello Debbie
First of all, paint the walls last. After the granite and cabinets are installed, your room décor will change drastically. You need those elements in place or you will be repainting later! Trust me. Just plastic off the granite and cabinets and then paint the walls. In addition, you will want to caulk the granite to the wall with paintable caulking.
Then, paint the caulk when painting the walls.
Now then, you need to brighten up this no window, no color kitchen and here is what I suggest. I am not going to suggest anything too exotic for the granite because you mentioned simple formatted granite colors like Tropical Brown and Bainbrook Brown. That is a personal taste and I think it is best to keep in that direction since it can work very well. I want you to take a look at Giallo Ornamental Granite. This is light gold/yellow granite which will brighten your kitchen area up and compliment your Maple Spice cabinets.
Another color I would suggest is Santa Barbara Granite, which is a little darker and has a richer color. These two colors will not blow your budget and you can keep those black appliances!
For the wood floors I would select a natural maple color and finish. Walls can be darker now. You can bring in some rose and melon color as long as you don’t go toward the orange tints.
Review this pallet and let me know if you have more questions. You can see these colors swatches and more on www.GraniteStock.com but for a real feel of these colors, see the slabs at your local granite supplier.
Best wishes and thank you for supporting the Rock Blog’s World Vision kids!
