Best Colors to Paint a Kitchen Wall
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38+ Energizing Kitchen Paint Colors That Will Brighten Your Home
It's time to spice up your cook space.
Dylan Thomas
Magic happens in the kitchen, and we're not just talking about your latest culinary masterpieces. It's the space where families bond over breakfast, hostesses stun guests with carefully executed spreads, and children learn cooking tips from their grandparents. With all the time spent in the kitchen these days, this space deserves to be just as beautiful as the rest of your home.
Adding a pop of color to the kitchen is one of the simplest ways to freshen it up without completely renovating the space. Before selecting a neutral or unexpected paint color, think about where you would like to deploy the color and amount of lighting that area gets. A satin aqua color on cabinetry can do wonders to make a dim kitchen feel lighter and brighter, while a glossy black on the kitchen island and walls can dial up the drama in all the right ways.
From opulent white shades to finish off your rustic theme and bright blues to refresh your cozy cook space, we've gathered 30+ kitchen paint color ideas from top designers to help guide your selection. It's time to get cooking (and decorating).
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The Londoner Kitchen
Juicy apricot and aqua shades animate the ground-floor kitchen and breakfast room of this London rowhouse. Boston-based designer Gary McBournie preceded to cover the mix of casual furnishings in spirited patterns, including the Indian-inspired fuchsia and orange ikat, to make the space feel even more livable. The cabinetry is painted Teresa's Green by Farrow & Ball. The refrigerator is by Sub-Zero.
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The Mosaic Kitchen
The original mosaic tile in this Upper West Side pied-à-terre inspired Anthony Baratta to work with a steel grey palette in the kitchen. Glossy grey tones on the cabinetry reflect the light filtering through the window and its pelmet-style treatment. The banquette is upholstered in diamond-patterned leathers (Dualoy).
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The Penthouse Kitchen
Designer Richard Ouellette and architect Maxime Vandal of Les Ensembliers stuck to a neutral palette for this statesman's kitchen to keep the attention on the impeccable views of Montreal from the window. The soft red banquette and cane-back chairs pop against the delicate white cabinetry and trim (Pointing by Farrow & Ball).
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The Cherry Kitchen
For those not ready to paint all of the cabinetry or walls, experimenting with vivacious colors on the kitchen island can be a great place to start. Designer Cathy Kincaid boldly painted the island a cherry red shade to energize this Dallas penthouse kitchen.
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The Black-and-White Kitchen
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The Lakeside Kitchen
This Lake Toxaway, North Carolina kitchen designed by Platt Architecture and designer Cliff Fong features a soothing palette that reflects the lakefront mountain landscape with a custom-green center island fitted with Juno limestone counters, which also forms the backsplash, and natural wood-hued cabinetry.
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The Rustic Kitchen
At this Northern California ranch designed by Ken Fulk and Ike Kligerman Barkley, the guest house kitchen exudes beautiful rusticity with ceiling-height wall tiles in alternating dimensions (Waterworks), reclaimed brick flooring, and oak countertops—all anchored by jet-black cabinets.
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The English Country Kitchen
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The Parisian Kitchen
Soft, smoky tones lend a high-fashion, sophisticated touch to the alluring kitchen of this 18th-century flat in Paris. The upper cabinets feature mirrored églomisé facings that "almost look like venetian blinds," notes decorator Jean-Louis Deniot. The lower cabinetry paint color is Midnight Oil by Benjamin Moore.
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The Midcentury Kitchen
Today cohost Jenna Bush Hager overhauled the entire midcentury kitchen in her spirited Long Island cottage to give a sense of openness and ease. The pastel blue cabinetry pops against a fireclay apron-front sink (Rohl) and glazed wall tiles (Waterworks). The cabinetry paint color is Wedgewood Gray by Benjamin Moore.
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The Gallery Kitchen
With an eye-catching gallery wall, mohair banquette (Holly Hunt), and custom globe lighting (O'Lampia) taking center stage within this Connecticut kitchen, decorator Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey opted to keep the walls neutral with a clean, white shade. For a similar shade, try All White by Farrow & Ball.
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The Cozy Kitchen
Dark, inky cabinetry asserts a cozy, lived-in feeling with the spacious combined kitchen and den in the gracious Georgian-style home of Alabama-based designer Caroline Gidiere. The stainless steel countertop seamlessly connects to the satin nickel hardware and appliances. The cabinetry is painted Off-Black by Farrow & Ball.
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The Ferryman's Kitchen
This charming butler's pantry apart from the kitchen at this reimagined cottage invokes the spirit of its 18th-century roots with a recolored historic Parisian pattern (Adelphi Paper Hangings) that would have been developed around the time the house was built. Designer Cathy Kincaid opted for green-gray cabinetry (French Gray by Farrow & Ball) to further bring out the soothing tones in the wallpaper.
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The Countryside Kitchen
In the kitchen of this Hudson Valley estate, designer Lynne Stair complemented the natural hues of the copper hood and coarse limestone flooring from Paris Ceramics with a warm white shade on the cabinetry. Architect Cynthia Filkoff trimmed the hood with brass straps and rivets, echoing styles found in European countryside homes. The barstools are from Restoration Hardware, and the lighting is by Rose Uniacke. The cabinetry paint color is Pointing by Farrow & Ball.
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The Blue-and-White Kitchen
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