# Help me pick out a paint color for my kitchen! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 17, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827 "2012-01-17T20:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/21 "2012-01-31T14:53:59Z")
Beautiful colour! Doesn’t everything look so nice and tidy with new paint? ---
**Author:** ![ChicagoTom25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@ChicagoTom25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChicagoTom25)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/22 "2012-02-14T21:03:36Z")
Paint can do wonders for a room. It just gives it a new identity. I love your floors too. What kind of floor is it? Is it an epoxy flooring? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/23 "2012-02-14T21:32:29Z")
Wow, your kitchen is going to be AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/24 "2012-02-14T21:50:57Z")
Some kind of rust color would go well with what you’ve shown. On second thought, after seeing the photo of your actual wall, I think one of the greens would be more appropriate. The rust would be if you had some kind of half-wall thing that needed to blend in but still be vibrant. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/25 "2012-02-15T01:58:29Z")
The floors just went down today–not sure what you were seeing–maybe the backer board? I just uploaded a picture of the floor so far, because I LOVE IT. [Slate tile](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32229518@N00/6878631615) ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/26 "2012-02-15T02:29:01Z")
Love the kitchen design, **Drain Bead**! Had I caught this earlier, I would’ve tried to steer you toward some of those slate blue/dark turquoise colors you had in the tile and the flooring. (Like[this](http://www.homedepot.com/Turquoises-Aquas/Paint-Paint-Samples-Posters-Fan-Decks/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbo8pZ1z13auq/R-202179477/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051), [this](http://www.homedepot.com/Turquoises-Aquas/Paint-Paint-Samples-Posters-Fan-Decks/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbo8pZ1z13auq/R-202182000/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051) or [this](http://www.homedepot.com/Blues/Paint-Paint-Samples-Posters-Fan-Decks/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbo8pZ1z13o7a/R-202181615/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051), for example.) However, I’m a fan of high contrast, which is not to a lot of folks’ taste. Love the yellow and green, though. Glad you went with a bolder color-- so many folks are afraid of putting strong colors in their rooms, and that’s what makes a home inviting to me. 😃 I am _quite_ envious of your flooring, as I love slate tile. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/27 "2012-02-15T02:54:31Z")
That tile really is gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/28 "2012-02-15T03:27:48Z")
I’m putting a very similar slate down in my downstairs guest bathroom. I like it! Soon, I think. They demo’ed most of that room yesterday. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/29 "2012-02-15T09:08:34Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > The floors just went down today–not sure what you were seeing–maybe the backer board? > > I just uploaded a picture of the floor so far, because I LOVE IT. > > [Slate tile](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32229518@N00/6878631615) I love that tile! One of my favorite things is a tile floor that doesn’t line up in perfect squares or diamonds. That calico one lower-left of center is especially adorable. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/30 "2012-03-20T12:25:37Z")
Just wanted to bump this with an almost-finished picture, so you can see the end result of this thread. [Colored stub wall](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32229518@N00/6999747829/) [The back wall](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32229518@N00/6853626092/) You can’t see it with the lights off, but there is a LOT of green in the lighting that comes out when they’re on. It looks great with the paint and the slate (which unfortunately you also can’t see right now thanks to the cardboard). Thanks so much for your help! ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/31 "2012-03-20T12:27:06Z")
Bravo. Looks great, even with cardboard. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/32 "2012-03-20T13:03:56Z")
I’ve got to say, it’s _really_ impressive. Excellent work. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827/33 "2012-03-21T04:07:51Z")
Well done! It looks fantastic. I wish I had room in the kitchen to have an island. And to do the built-in oven thing. But that would have involved moving some structural walls, and completely redoing some basic layout of the house. I, of course, am jealous, because my reno is going sooooo sloooooow. But I’ll get there! -D/a [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-out-a-paint-color-for-my-kitchen/609827.md?page=1)