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How to Choose the Best Kitchen Cabinet Color
Choosing the right cabinet color can feel overwhelming. The goal is to choose something that fits your space, works with your existing finishes, and still looks good years from now.
If you are planning a kitchen cabinet painting project in Metro Detroit or Southeastern Michigan, color selection is one of the biggest decisions you will make.
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Consider Your Kitchen Layout and Lighting
- Small or darker kitchens: Light colors such as white, cream, beige, or light gray can help the space feel brighter and more open.
- Larger or brighter kitchens: Darker colors such as navy, charcoal, black, or deep green can add contrast and depth.
- Modern kitchens: Clean, simple color combinations like white, gray, black, or soft neutrals usually work best.
- Traditional kitchens: Warmer tones such as cream, muted blue, green, or greige can create a more classic look.
Match Existing Elements
- Busy countertops or backsplash: Neutral cabinet colors help balance the room.
- Simpler countertops: You have more flexibility to go bolder with cabinet color.
- Stainless or black appliances: White, gray, navy, black, and many neutral tones work well.
- Wood flooring: Cabinet color can either blend with the floor for a softer look or contrast with it for a more updated feel.
Think About Hardware
- Brass or gold tones: Work well with white, black, navy, and warmer cabinet colors.
- Silver, nickel, or chrome: Pair well with gray, white, black, and cooler tones.
- Hardware can always be updated to better fit your new cabinet color.
You can also review cabinet hardware options while choosing your color so the full look works together.
Use Real Samples
Always look at real paint samples in your kitchen before making a final decision.
Lighting changes throughout the day, and colors that look good online or in a store can look very different once they are in your home.
Paint Brands to Explore
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Behr
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