Mix dark cabinetry with a colorful island or buffet paint the windows or doorways a bold hue or install a vintage countertop in a fun complementary color.
What color to paint kitchen walls with dark cabinets.
While there are few rules in a casual home to keep the kitchen from feeling like a box of crayons use no more than three primary tones and be sure to use some neutrals in the room.
The light gray walls a popular kitchen paint color for dark cabinets provide subtle contrast and keep the room feeling bright and airy.
But even i can t help but be wowed by these dark kitchen cabinet colors against clean white walls and upper white cabinets.
We love to use white dove oc 17 from benjamin moore for when painting kitchen cabinets white.
White painted cabinets can make a smaller kitchen appear larger just like painting the walls a lighter color can do.
The blue color on the island is benjamin moore whale gray 2134 40 and the rest of the cabinets walls windows doors etc.
Are benjamin moore owl gray 2137 60.
With an open layout and oversized island this expansive modern kitchen feels anything but stuffy.
However you don t necessarily need to put your bright colors on the walls you could try something a little different by painting a bright kitchen island or using colorful furniture to add that unexpected element.
Opt for light colored wall paint if your cabinets are unusually dark such as mahogany or ebony.
Below are three examples of kitchen that we recently painted white using white dove.
The dark grey cabinets don t feel overbearing but rather inviting and riveting.