More ideas for painting the kitchen popular kitchen paint colors.
Painting kitchen walls with dark cabinets.
Add a splash of color.
These days dark cabinets come in all types of wood materials and tones.
The light gray walls a popular kitchen paint color for dark cabinets provide subtle contrast and keep the room feeling bright and airy.
If you are interested in trying out a new look for your kitchen the dark side beckons.
Light wall colors create a visual sense of space while dark colors make a room feel smaller and more cozy.
Two to three coats depending on how dark your cabinets are and how opaque your primer is is standard.
Covering most of the surfaces in dark or colorful tones works best in a kitchen that has plenty of natural light to prevent the space from feeling cavernous.
Let s take a look at some creative color combinations to really make your dark kitchen cabinets stand out.
If your kitchen gets a lot of light and the walls are also light the cabinets are begging for a dark color to create definition.
You want to either highlight the undertones in the cabinets by pairing them with like colors or go with a high contrast look of dark and light or bright.
If your cabinets have a wood veneer essentially a very thin layer of real hardwood over a pressed material you will also need to sand before painting your kitchen cabinets but before you break out the sandpaper or paint carefully inspect the veneer for loose edges chips or cracks.
To help you achieve the farmhouse kitchen of your dreams you may also want to consider soapstone countertops and a wood slat backsplash painted the same shade of red.
This drool worthy shade called vine ripened tomato by magnolia home will add an inviting burst of color to walls that lend vibrant contrast to oak wood cabinets.
Repair these first with wood glue before sanding the veneered surface.
One of the most popular modern décor trends is dark kitchen cabinets.
The dark grey cabinets don t feel overbearing but rather inviting and riveting.
Carved painted inlaid with gold or minimalistic flat panels are some of the varieties of dark wood style cabinetry you ll see in this collection.
In fact black kitchen cabinets are popular but not as popular as deep rich dark wood kitchen cabinets.
While going for dark colors may seem to go against the accepted perception that a kitchen should have bright and warm colors you might be surprised at how well it works for most kitchens.
Just because you re painting your kitchen cabinets white doesn t mean minor discrepancies in tone won t be visible.
Forget about the backing.
A striking shade it can add a jolt of energy to the kitchen when used for an accent wall cabinets an island or even the floor.