Where to Get Ideas for Kitchen Wall Colors
Selecting your kitchen wall colors can be simple if you allow the other components of your kitchen to make the decision for you.
Where to Pull Wall Colors From
Choosing your kitchen paint colors can be a daunting task. Not only are there walls to consider, but there are cabinets, furniture and adjacent rooms. If you're looking for ideas of kitchen wall colors to choose from, start by looking at your kitchen. Chances are there are some accent colors already in place that would look great on the walls. To help find the right color, start by looking at the following:
Granite Countertops
Granite counters will frequently have flecks and veins of secondary colors running throughout them. Pull one of these colors as the base for your wall color.
Pottery and Dishes
If you love to collect Fiesta Ware or any other type of pottery, why not take your color cues from these pieces? If the colors seem too bright, just tone them down slightly to get a complementary shade.
Wall Décor
Wall décor and wall art in the kitchen or in an adjacent room can be full of subtle shadings of color. Pull one of these colors out to paint the kitchen walls.
The Kitchen Backsplash
Sometimes your kitchen backsplash will be a very simple off white subway tile. But if you're using a glass tile, or a handmade tile that has some variation in it, why not pick up one of the secondary colors to use for your wall color? This can really help pull the whole room together, since the backsplash generally is selected to complement the counter and cabinets.
The Kitchen Size
If you've narrowed down your color choices, but still aren't sure which one to go with, try looking at your kitchen's size. The tone or temperature of the color can really make a big difference in how you perceive the size of the kitchen.
Cool colors, such as blue, green, white and gray will recede visually when you see them. Warm colors, such as red, gold, yellow and orange contract when viewed, making a room seem smaller. This is why warm colors are generally viewed as "cozy". If your kitchen is on the smaller side, choose a cooler toned color to help make it feel larger. If your kitchen is large, choose a warmer toned color.
Colors can run the temperature spectrum from one end to the next, so don't feel that if you love the color green, but have a large kitchen, that it won't work. Simply choose a warmer shade of green which has tones of yellow in it, rather than a cooler shade with tones of blue.
Using an Accent Wall
If you have an eat-in kitchen, a breakfast nook or a kitchen that opens into another room, consider the use of an accent wall along with the rest of the kitchen colors. An accent wall can help designate an eating area, separating it from the rest of the room. It can also help you in your color selection if you're having a hard time choosing between two colors.
Make sure your accent wall color is in keeping with the rest of the color choices made in the kitchen, and use the same color selection process to keep the design consistent.
Suggestions for Kitchen Wall Colors
If you're looking for a way to narrow down your choices, or if you just aren't sure what color to work into the rest of the room, try one of these ideas.
- Use a bold wall color such as red in an otherwise neutral kitchen
- Choose a very soft shade of blue or green in a kitchen with a lot going on to provide a backdrop
- Use a complementary color to an adjacent room such as yellow if the next room is sage green
- Use a soft, off white in a kitchen with a lot of gray to add a warm contrast to the room
Your kitchen wall colors are one of the easiest colors to update in the kitchen, so don't be afraid to try a trendy color such as turquoise, apple green or red if it works with the rest of the room. You can always paint over it again if you get tired of it in a few years. Keep the colors complementary to the rest of the kitchen design, and let the kitchen give you the hints you need to make the right color choice.
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