Gray kitchen backsplash - advise with wall colors
We have a open floor plan with the kitchen flowing into the living room. The cabinets are white and kitchen backsplash has gray glass tiles as shown in pictures.
The flooring will be dark distressed wood throughout the space. We are not able to make up our mind on a color for the walls. The gray backsplash tends to be the eye catching portion of the space. We considered going with some matching gray shade for the walls but it seems to be making the already small area smaller and darker. We do not mind a color that is on the lighter side & contrasts the gray backsplash tiles in the kitchen. Please advise. Thanks !
The flooring will be dark distressed wood throughout the space. We are not able to make up our mind on a color for the walls. The gray backsplash tends to be the eye catching portion of the space. We considered going with some matching gray shade for the walls but it seems to be making the already small area smaller and darker. We do not mind a color that is on the lighter side & contrasts the gray backsplash tiles in the kitchen. Please advise. Thanks !
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i think if you put the exhauster in black too, it will look perfect. on the floor you can put black & white big tilles like a chess...
1. Revere Pewter HC-172 is the perfect light gray for your kitchen, a nice warm gray with some taupe/silvery light in it.
2. Silver sage 506, a very Restoration Hardware looking light silvery sage.
3. Perspective® CSP-5 it is the chameleon of grays, depending on the light and what it is near it can be light gray and faintly blue and smartly silver-white.
4. Silver Satin 856 a very light gray really more a neutral white with tone (gray) in it. It is very pretty on, and looks like a nice clean shirt when paired with bright white trim.
All are very pretty and perfectly bright and toned or shaded to give you that WOW every time you walk into your kitchen.
Have a blast! and post after pics... I seriously love your kitchen. You get my vote for fav kitchen of 2013 so far! :D
I went with Ralph Lauren's line of REGENT METALLICS. My color was Silver Plate-I believe-and be forewarned...it is a difficult paint to work with! But it is absolutely the most fabulous paint on the walls that you can image.
The metallic base allows a bit of reflection that alters the light, so there is never that flat-dull look to the walls. Gray can be very boring-this is the total opposite.
I had a painting contractor that was Ralph Lauren certified-but his website does offer phone assistance with reliable and knowledgeable staff that will walk you through step by step should you chose to paint yourself.
It is quite an undertaking, and I can promise you that it's a job perhaps best left to the pro's if you have quite a bit of wall space to paint.
I opted to have the painter apply vertical finish strokes lengthwise-floor to ceiling-to mimic same color stripes. A subtle play on intensifying the metallic sheen, as I have a lot of natural light, and ample uncluttered wall space.
The trick to working well with gray is to keep everything around it shiny, glossy and bright.
I see you have done that already-the tiles are lovely-and I'm certain you feel refreshed in your kitchen when you are in it.
I currently am using colors in the citrus family as accents-but I have recently done blue and of course the old stand by....black.
But remember to keep it simple if you do chose to go with intense walls-I wish you happy decorating!
Once the BM revere pewter is put on the walls , we r thinking of trying out some dark color furniture (may be dark gray) with artwork, pillows , rug and curtains etc in red, gray/beige tone to strike a dual combination of gray & red in the room.
We r cautiously optimistic with all of these because red could be such a make or break type of color. Hopefully , it pans out well in our open floor plan.
Red is my absolute favorite color and I don't think you can ever go wrong with red accent pieces. Of course here in Ohio (Go Bucks!), we see our share of red and gray rooms :)
The sunlight in the house was a little inconsistent when I took the pictures , so I apologize.
As you can see, the house is ready to furnish now. My better half is leaning to mix of red,white & gray for accents, couch, drapes , rug etc. Please free to share thoughts & suggestions.
I am so jealous - I absolutely love how it turned out. Thanks for posting :)
As far as color and the rest of the home since you have such a nice flexible neutral you really can go any direction.
Have fun! Beautiful job.
Feel free to drop suggestions & pictures ( if any) based on your visualization of the decor potential in this space and we promise of giving a serious thought to each of your input. ~ cheers