Picking Gray Paint
Our kitchen has been this spring green color for twelve years. It is time for a change.
As you can see, I have ALOT of wall space - and not much natural light. The ceilings are 11.5' tall and I really need taller cabinets. But cabinets are not in the budget, right now.
I am planning to use a gray paint. Currently, I have painted the following Benjamin Moore colors onto white poster board to compare.
a. Coastal Fog
b. Revere Pewter
c. Coventry Gray
d. Harbor Gray
e. Gray Owl
f. Rockport Gray
Here are the same paints copied from the Benjamin Moore website....
I am leaning towards Gray Owl or Harbor Gray. My cabinets are a creamy white and I really don't want to completely change those, right now. They are super-cheap cabinets from the 1970's and I am ready to replace them. Any day, now. Just as soon as that money tree grows out back. Holding my breath. Any effort I put into those cabinets is hopefully wasted time, as the tree should be growing soon, and I can put in my new cabinets in the near future. Or sell the house.
I used Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray in my living room, here....
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As you can see, I have ALOT of wall space - and not much natural light. The ceilings are 11.5' tall and I really need taller cabinets. But cabinets are not in the budget, right now.
I am planning to use a gray paint. Currently, I have painted the following Benjamin Moore colors onto white poster board to compare.
a. Coastal Fog
b. Revere Pewter
c. Coventry Gray
d. Harbor Gray
e. Gray Owl
f. Rockport Gray
Here are the same paints copied from the Benjamin Moore website....
I am leaning towards Gray Owl or Harbor Gray. My cabinets are a creamy white and I really don't want to completely change those, right now. They are super-cheap cabinets from the 1970's and I am ready to replace them. Any day, now. Just as soon as that money tree grows out back. Holding my breath. Any effort I put into those cabinets is hopefully wasted time, as the tree should be growing soon, and I can put in my new cabinets in the near future. Or sell the house.
I used Benjamin Moore Wickham Gray in my living room, here....
I used Coventry Gray in my daughter's college room, here....
By the way - these aren't actually Benjamin Moore paints - these are Lowe's Valspar paints mixed by the Lowe's computer as BM paints. We have a Lowe's five minutes from my house and the closest Benjamin Moore store is 35 miles away. I wonder if the colors are different than actual BM paints, even though they are matched from the Lowe's computer?
One other thing I need to let you know - I am using an iphone inside my house on a cloudy day to take these photos.
Which color do you think I should choose? I could use the advice.
Comments
Good luck! Whatever you choose I'm sure the gray with the white cabinets will look great
I have an ace hardware close by that sells BM paint but I usually get it mixed in the ace hardware brand of paint (royal) that is half the price, I have also got it at Lowes before too. I think most places have the codes on their computers.