Attention amateur decorators! Consultation needed

[peapod1980]

OK, all you decorators out there, I have a project for you. We live in a 1930's house and have a kitchen with details typical of that era, i.e. interesting color tile covering nearly 2/3 of the wall. The funky green tile is staying (there are two shades), white woodwork will stay, wallpaper has been stripped, it's time to paint. We are not faint-hearted painters; the walls in our house are very colorful, and the kitchen will be no exception. I've been trying to choose a color scheme and came up with two ideas. Have a look or offer a new option!

 

[Miss Kitty]

I prefer the brown, but will it be too dark in there?

 

[mleigh]

OK, all you decorators out there, I have a project for you. We live in a 1930's house and have a kitchen with details typical of that era, i.e. interesting color tile covering nearly 2/3 of the wall. The funky green tile is staying (there are two shades), white woodwork will stay, wallpaper has been stripped, it's time to paint. We are not faint-hearted painters; the walls in our house are very colorful, and the kitchen will be no exception. I've been trying to choose a color scheme and came up with two ideas. Have a look or offer a new option!

You can work with that Green! Pick out some wallpapers that you like with a hint of these geens and pull out other color(s)of your liking. Keep it bright with the white!

 

[30A Skunkape]

Maybe consult the Sherwin Williams 'preservation pallet' color scheme for period-appropriate colors?

 

[TooFarTampa]

I have a soft spot for those tiles. Classic 1930s. Good move not taking them down. I've taken down some exactly like that (only white and black) and it was quite a project to fix the walls underneath.

Two questions:

Cabinet color -- also white?

What wall colors do you have in the other "public" areas of your home? Good that you are not afraid of color. :clap_1: But whatever is in your kitchen ought to mirror the intensity of color in the dining or living areas, IMO.

 

[peapod1980]

I prefer the brown, but will it be too dark in there?

I could have typed those exact words; that's why I ended up rethinking the brown--I'm afraid it'll make the space too dark once it's on all the walls. But I think that's the color combo I like better.

You can work with that Green! Pick out some wallpapers that you like with a hint of these geens and pull out other color(s)of your liking. Keep it bright with the white!

mleigh, paint only--no wallpaper. Just me, but I don't like the stuff.

Maybe consult the Sherwin Williams 'preservation pallet' color scheme for period-appropriate colors?

Ooooh, good call. I didn't even know about those. Thanks!

I have a soft spot for those tiles. Classic 1930s. Good move not taking them down. I've taken down some exactly like that (only white and black) and it was quite a project to fix the walls underneath.

Two questions:

Cabinet color -- also white?

What wall colors do you have in the other "public" areas of your home? Good that you are not afraid of color. :clap_1: But whatever is in your kitchen ought to mirror the intensity of color in the dining or living areas, IMO.

Sorry, I did leave out some important details. Yes, the cabinets are white, which is one reason I thought I might be able to pull off the brown, but I'm not so sure now. Our front room walls are mustard, our dining room walls are a terracotta color a little to the red tone. Those are the two spaces closest to the kitchen.

 

[Beachmom]

Could you take a pic. of the whole room?? Could be really cool....I'm with you on the wallpaper, once you've stripped it, you never want to see anymore, ever!!

 

[Ocean Lover]

What about a lighter shade of brown or a sand color?

 

[Ocean Lover]

Check this out

 

[Beachmom]

Love it!! Grayt floors:clap_1: