Paint Color Advice for Kitchen With Maple Cabinets

Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

We are trying to find a color for the kitchen walls to go with our new medium maple cabinets. Would appreciate your suggestions. specific brand and color code is welcome. Thanks, Brad

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RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

Well Brad, it would help in suggesting if you included the type/color of flooring and counter tops. Even appliances can come into play. Having just completed a kitchen remodel I can appreciate it when it all comes together. Kat (04/02/2005)

By Kat

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

I believe a light Sage color would be beautiful. (04/02/2005)

By Annette

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to match white washed oak kitchen cabinets

I am moving into a new house with white-washed kitchen cabinets and am struggling with a wall color. The counter top is marble-like with white and gray swirls. The entire first floor includes an open floor plan that includes dining room, living room and family room. So a neutral color is my first thought. The floor is hardwood everywhere with cream-colored ceramic tile in the kitchen. Any suggestions? (09/07/2005)

By Debra

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

The walls in the colour "ginger" would be awesome with those cabinets. Cream would be my second choice. I would add something red to that kitchen to bring out the wood. I am in the process of reupholstering my living room. The sofa, chair & drapes will be raspberry velvet...sofa is done & looks totally awesome against the old hardwood floors & cream coloured walls. Have fun! Patsy

PS I am adding Native American items to the room, to bring these shades all together. (03/13/2006)

By Patsy

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Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Floors

Please help me pick a paint color for my remodeled kitchen. I need to pick out paint this week. We have light stained maple cabinets to ceiling. Matching new oak hardwood floors. Tropical brown (black/brown) granite countertops with Stainless Steel Applicances. I just orders 2" light wood blinds.

Currently no backsplash because I can't decide. Do I pick a neutral color for the walls around the seating area or do I pick a color - I sort of liked Sherwood green by Benjamin Moore. If I do have a backsplash what color tiles?

I also put in new 6 panel oak doors. Two of the doors are very visible in the kitchen. I would also like a new kitchen set. I was thinking about glass table instead of adding more wood. I would love your suggestions.

Eileen

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RE: Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Floors

I say go with a kitchen white. It will brighten up the room, provide a nice contrast for the wood, and just look fresh. Besides, should you decide to do something like add fabric, anything will match the white walls. Be sure you use a kitchen paint. They are designed to make it easier to wash the walls. The problem with using other colors is that you easily get cooking splatters and grease all over the place, and it is far easier to over look the dirt when the color isn't as obvious or bright as white. Besides, with all that gorgeous wood, why would you want to use a color that would wind up playing down the beauty of the wood. I used to like off white, but for some reason, as it ages, it starts to turn browner, and looks really awful in a very short period of time! (03/17/2005)

By skbeal

RE: Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Flo

I'd use something neutral for the backsplash, because you probably won't ever change that again. I'd also choose something light because it sounds like everything else in your kitchen is dark. Maybe white, cream, tan, or grey (I'd pick white).

I don't know what color Sherwood green is, but it sounds wonderfully foresty with all the wood in your kitchen. You might want to get a small container of paint and paint a large visible section to see how that will feel before deciding. Or if you have a sheet, blanket, tablecloth or some other big thing in a similar color, have someone hold that up against the wall to see if it feels too dark or anything. Make sure the color you choose goes with other things you will have like curtains and pictures.

One thing I noticed once about glass tables while watching a movie is that you can see through them to people's laps, so you can see them fidgiting and stuff. I wonder if anyone makes stainless steel tables. You could get a table with tile matching your backsplash (easy if you choose white tile). Or you could start using tablecloths on a wood table. (03/18/2005)

By Debbie

RE: Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Floors

Thanks for the help. I bought a sample bottle of the sherwood green and I don't like it. Then I went to a local paint store with my samples of wood and granite and they suggested a cream color wall. I have decided this would go well and it would show off the new cabinets. I could add accent colors with flowers, paintings and seat cushions. I still haven't decided on a dinette set. (03/19/2005)

By Eileen

RE: Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Flo

I also have new maple cabinets and I choose a redwood floor. With the maple color running through it. I thought it would be really dark. But it isn't. The color I have chosen for the walls is a yellow, much like a butternut squash color, with a lighter yellow on the ceiling. It has warmed my woods and brightened the kitchen. I chose a beautiful green quartz counter top. And my accents are a burgundy. I am very happy with the results. (07/21/2007)

By Dana

RE: Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Floors

I'd suggest using a cream or gold-just keep it neutral. I like Tobacco Road by Sherwin Williams (old color, will probably have to ask for it). I also like Whole Wheat by Sherwin Williams. (07/29/2007)

By Mac

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Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

I'm trying to determine what color to paint my kitchen walls. I have natural maple cabinets, white appliances, white tile floor with a little bit of a very light brown. Haven't selected the granite countertops yet, but will probably be gray-blackish. I was thinking about painting the walls a light yellow?

Todd from San Diego, CA

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RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

Your current colors are all neutrals so almost any color would match. Yellow would be nice, as would gray or sage green. (09/09/2007)

By perfume and powder

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

You could go with cream or a nice sage green. Maybe even go bolder and make one wall a really nice bright color and the others more neutral.

In my last house, I had natural maple cabinets with creamy white walls. The floors were a snap tile that looked a lot like flagstone, but with a bit of brown, tan and cream in them -- it was a really nice match with the cabinets. We used burgundy and sage for colors in the decorations and curtains.

I wish I could say I had had a nice granite top, but with 4 kids and a small kitchen we went with white formica figuring we'd change it later. Who knew we'd move 800 miles and have to start all over again? It should prove to be as much fun doing this new kitchen as the last! (09/11/2007)

By Trisch

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

I don't know your style, but I just painted mine a terra cotta color and it looks awesome, or Sage Green would also look great, or light yellow? Hope this helps. (03/31/2008)

By Heather

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

Hi Todd! I would be afraid that the yellow walls might sort of clash with the yellowish maple cabinets. Our house that we bought finished has maple cabinets, maple floors, and white walls. I prefer white because I can decorate with colors of curtains, pictures, etc. easier than I can paint and therefore change it as I get the mood (and $$$!). I added red as my accent color. I have red framed pictures on the walls, red covers for my small appliances (mixer, toaster), and red towels. I used green for awhile and just covered the appliances with green covers and used green and white checked valances for the windows. Back to your house. If I were to paint the walls in your kitchen I would go with a nice sage green. (09/01/2008)

By Glenn'sMom

RE: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

Definitely a warm red. Country Lane by Benjamin Moore looks awesome. (01/25/2009)

By Katie

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Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Floors

I was wondering if you could tell me which color goes really well with maple kitchen units?

JulieIrvine

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RE: Paint Advice For Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Oak Floors

I have light maple cabinets and love them because they are bright and versatile. My walls used to be two shades of peach, a very slightly darker shade sponged over a pale shade. Recently I did the same thing with very light greens and a metallic copper below the chair rail. It looks great. (10/09/2008)

By Beth

Paint and floor colors for light/natural maple cabinets

I, too, have natural maple cabinets on two walls of the kitchen. The floors will be tile. What colors or tones should I consider to balance and enhance the room? I am considering a dark tile and burnt orange paint. (01/07/2009)

By Debra

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What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

Need help picking out paint color for kitchen. New Maple spice cabinets. Granite counter tops are gold leaf, looks more tan/brown then gold. Floors will be light maple. No window in kitchen, not a bit of light. Please suggest color for walls. Was advised to look for a melon without going towards orange. Is there such a color?

hopeyoucanhelp from Columbus, OH

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RE: What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

They probably meant something like peach or apricot. Those colors or lemon yellow would brighten things up. (11/30/2007)

By perfume and powder

RE: What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

I would go with a sage green to counteract the yellow tones of the maple floor. My kitchen has pale maple floors and pale maple cabinets and white tops (not my choices), so I added red wherever possible: valance, pictures, and canisters. No window. You could put a mirror over the sink and even put fluffy curtains around it to simulate a window. I once used an old barn window and attached a mirror behind that and hung a gingham valance over the top. (12/01/2007)

By Glenn'sMom

RE: What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

Use light colored paint since there are no windows. Additional accessories could be brighter colored to balance the neutral tones: lemon, red, or brass, etc. (12/01/2007)

By Lorelei

RE: What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

I chose a color for my master bath at Home Depot. It is a Behr brand and the color is Guava Jam. It sounds like something you might like. It's in the same spectrum as peach or apricot. The lightest shade on the card was called Powdered Petals which I thought was too girly since my hubby has to share my bath. (12/01/2007)

By MartyD

RE: What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

Hold paint swatches up against the cabinets until you find one that coordinates. I'd lean toward yellows since you say you have no windows. I live in a shaded home with small windows and appreciate your situation. (12/05/2007)

By Carol in PA

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Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

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Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

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What Color To Paint Kitchen With Maple Cabinets and Granite Counter Tops

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Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets

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