Kitchen wall color with gray and white cabinets?

kwill3104

DH and I just redid our entire kitchen. New floors, backsplash, and painted the upper cabinets BM Simply White and lowers are BM Fieldstone. It's beautiful, but we are having trouble figuring out a color for the walls. I would like to do something a more neutral since our backsplash is a gray and white marble in a chevron pattern, but DH thinks we should introduce some color since it's all gray and white. I'm stuck! Any suggestions for some semi neutral colors that have a little color to them? The kitchen is also open to the living room which is painted SW Agreeably Gray so I want something that works with that too. Any ideas would be SO helpful!

BlueBirdMB

You could do a color, but I prefer to introduce color in accessories, not in wall color, especially in a kitchen.  How about a coordinating, very light gray paint?  Then pops of something bright- I have yellow- in other things.  I have a yellow watering can out, black, white and yellow posters framed, plus yellow baskets- one on the island and one on the kitchen table.

SJU1982

BlueBirdMB said:

You could do a color, but I prefer to introduce color in accessories, not in wall color, especially in a kitchen.  How about a coordinating, very light gray paint?  Then pops of something bright- I have yellow- in other things.  I have a yellow watering can out, black, white and yellow posters framed, plus yellow baskets- one on the island and one on the kitchen table.

I agree with all of this.  Keep the paint neutral, and find other ways to introduce some color. Bonus, it will be easier to change things up  in the future.

jynxiie

I'm really partial to grey and a light blue - something that has some grey tones in it.

Merry_Chris

Keep the pain neutral and add color with accesories like artwork, plates, baskets. 

You can even add a rug, indoor/outdoor, in the kitchen.  This will give you the pop of color that you need.  And you can also pain the inside of your cabinet a fun color.  

robheat

An easy solution to tying colors together is to use wallcoverings that match your color scheme.  In my opinion wallpapers are easier then painting

JrsyLwyr

I would pull a light grey from the veining in your backsplash. Introduce color through accessories.

crankyturtle

Accessorizeeee yellows, burgundies, or purples...any of those would be nice.

Ethelsimmons

I like giving it a cream shade!

christianjoy00

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decorchic89

robheat said:

An easy solution to tying colors together is to use wallcoverings that match your color scheme.  In my opinion wallpapers are easier then painting

totally agree.  I love wallpaper for when I need to tie multiple colors together

MrsT4433

I love a pop of bold color with the greys and whites. I say go bold with your accessories - if it was me, I would go with a rich eggplant purple. I would suggest something in a darker shade, nothing too pastel - contrast is a good thing, it moves the eye around the space. Don't be afraid of color, as long as you stick to a theme it's good to push yourself a little outside your comfort zone.

We have crisp white bead board cabinets and white subway tile, with dark wood floors. I painted the walls apple green. My mother in law thought I was crazy when she saw me open the paint can, but everyone who comes into my kitchen says "I want your kitchen" now. I'm a graphic designer though, so color doesn't intimidate me.

LilMisfit

MrsT4433 said:

I love a pop of bold color with the greys and whites. I say go bold with your accessories - if it was me, I would go with a rich eggplant purple. I would suggest something in a darker shade, nothing too pastel - contrast is a good thing, it moves the eye around the space. Don't be afraid of color, as long as you stick to a theme it's good to push yourself a little outside your comfort zone.

We have crisp white bead board cabinets and white subway tile, with dark wood floors. I painted the walls apple green. My mother in law thought I was crazy when she saw me open the paint can, but everyone who comes into my kitchen says "I want your kitchen" now. I'm a graphic designer though, so color doesn't intimidate me.

Totally agree!  I love bold colors mixed with neutrals.  Do you have a pic of your kitchen, MrsT4433?  I'd love to see it!