Attention amateur decorators! Consultation needed

[supermom262]

I like the darker color and love the picture that OL posted. I love the painted wood walls.
I also think you could add a row of blue and green mosaic tile and bring in a blue color above. I'm not sure how this would look with your terra cotta though. I'd have to see more. I just love the colors of the sea, with your greens, you have a great start. Post some more pics and we can help you better!

 

[Mermaid]

Peapod, what exposure is your kitchen? How the light plays in the room will have a lot to do with what color will work best. Also, you can buy little sample bottles of paint now. Benjamin Moore and Lowe's both offer them, and I bet S-W does as well. I think each sample covers a patch about 2' x 2'. If you're wanting to go bold, it might be well worth your while to do this extra step before committing.

 

[TooFarTampa]

OK I had some funn over at the Benjamin Moore website. I know you don't have Ben Moore chips there but I used those colors since they are what I am familiar with.

I tried to match the lighter green, since I'm assuming that the darker green is only an accent tile.

Personally I like a sunny pale yellow with those green tiles, a salmon, or a medium peach. I like the two colors you have chosen but I also think they are so intense they will overwhelm the green. It depends on how much wall space you have versus how much cabinet space, however.

I like the idea of playing off the mustard and terracotta's in the other room, just lightening it up a bit.

This is Ben Moore's "Ansonia Peach" (the green color I chose is Sage Tint):

This is Ben Moore's "Montgomery White." It is NOT white but a pale yellow.

I'm sticking with the BM Historical Colors collection for the walls. It's just easier when you are dealing with an older house.

Just imagine a line of that darker green separating the two.

 

[Mermaid]

TFT, you are in your element.

 

[TooFarTampa]

TFT, you are in your element.

Watch me, I'm going to stay up all night doing this.

This is Desert Tan -- not a Historical Color but a favorite of many:

 

[TooFarTampa]

Here's Classic Brown. It looks pretty close to Seal Skin. Cool combo, esp if you have lots and lots of white.

 

[supermom262]

I love that one!

 

[TooFarTampa]

Here's Orange Blossom. I can't exactly tell but it looks pretty close to your chip. I like the brown better ...

 

[Mermaid]

Take a look at this, from Lowe's Creative Ideas newsletter. It's a PDF, scroll down to page 47 (give it a minute or two). The headline is "A home that exudes depth and vitality."

http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/pdf/CiJnFb07Full.pdf

 

[TooFarTampa]

Take a look at this, from Lowe's Creative Ideas newsletter. It's a PDF, scroll down to page 47 (give it a minute or two). The headline is "A home that exudes depth and vitality."

http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/pdf/CiJnFb07Full.pdf

Paint porn .... (sigh)