social

Kitchen Moulding Paint Color Advice?

I have my kitchen cabinets picked out and they are called "coconut". It is an off-white colour. Not too far off white, but not completely stark white. I am wondering what color crown moulding, doors, door headers, and window mouldings I should use. Should I go off-white? or white? Does anyone have any pictures of this type of kitchen that they are willing to share? Thank you! :)

Advertisement

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

April 18, 20161 found this helpful

Personally, JLaura, I prefer to keep things simple and matching. Stark white is, well, stark. It also shows dirt more readily than a creamier shade. Too (and again this is a personal preference), I find a room more restful and relaxing with very few colour changes / variations. A decorator friend once mentioned that contrasts keep the eyes busy and lead to feelings of restlessness. Hope this helps with your decision making, but maybe check Google Images (try various descriptors to get an idea of the possibilities)?

Reply Was this helpful? 1
April 19, 20160 found this helpful

Here's an image of the coconut colour versus the stark white cupboards. I have decided on going with coconut- I'm just debating the crown moulding and doors.

Advertisement

Should I do maybe a cloud white? Or a more creamier colour?

 
Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 523 Posts
April 19, 20160 found this helpful

I'm not familiar with cloud white, so I can't say. You can't go wrong with a lighter version of the coconut for mouldings, doors. You could use equal parts coconut and white, or more or less white depending on how much of an accent you want. Your coconut swatch appears to be a little on the drab (not warm) side. For this reason, I don't think a creamy white would be a good choice.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 523 Posts
April 20, 20160 found this helpful

1. I went to Lowes website and got their version of coconut.
2. I found the mid point between coconut and white
3. I added white as a reference.

Advertisement

Unless you want to accent the moulding, doors; I still think a lighter version of coconut would be best.

 
Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 523 Posts
April 18, 20161 found this helpful

The crown moulding, doors, door headers, and window mouldings need to be defined, even if only to a subtle degree. The kitchen is a place of activity (and food, if it is an eat in kitchen). A monochromatic 'color scheme' is not ideal for a kitchen.

I would suggest that you paint the moulding, etc. mid way between the coconut color and white, using equal parts of each. I googled coconut colored cabinets (What I found may not match yours, but will give you an idea of what I'm talking about), and made a color by mixing equal parts coconut and white. I also added white to the swatch just for reference.

 
Reply Was this helpful? 1
April 19, 20160 found this helpful

Thank you so much, the coconut is a littler more white than your swatch. I was thinking of going with maybe cloud white for the moulding, doors, and frames.

Advertisement

Do you think that will match the coconut cupboards? The coconut is just slightly off white.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
April 19, 20160 found this helpful

Here's the coconut colour against a pure white cabinet

 
Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!

In This Page
Categories
Home and Garden Home Improvement Decorating Paint Color AdviceApril 17, 2016
Pages
More
🎃
Halloween Ideas!
🍂
Thanksgiving Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Contests!
Newsletters
Ask a Question
Share a Post
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2022-10-22 09:23:22 in 1 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2022 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Kitchen-Moulding-Paint-Color-Advice.html