I learned the hard way not to experiment too much with color in my house, made all my mistakes with my first house—and an unfortunate Fuschia wall in a rental that cost me my deposit. I love color, but I have a hard time being faithful to just one. Well, I could marry white, and love it more with every passing year. And I have an eternal crush on beige paired with sky blue. I fall in love with grey over and over again. The room that made me the happiest was my gym in my old house, where I painted the paneling Lamp Room Grey by Farrow and Wall.
But I regret the flings I had yellow, red, and dark blue walls
I never used color on my kitchen cabinets before last year. I always stuck to white or wood.
Cabinets are a commitment. It's a hassle to repaint them and changing them; it's too expensive.
When we put in the kitchen in at the beach house, I fancied dark grey cabinets. But Marlon liked a picture I had of a green kitchen. Now, green kitchens became a thing two years ago and could have become one of those trends that rules one year and is gone the next. But green kitchen cabinets are only picking up steam. A green kitchen is on its way to become timeless. And that's odd because green is a hard color to get right. You don't want it to be too acid, pukey seventies pea-like, or fifties minty or Chrismassy. It can be a harsh color; it leaves no room for error.
So after I was on board with the green cabinets, I went back and forth with Paul, our friend, who build my kitchen, to get the exact color. I chose a from a picture and a small sample and agreed to a long-lasting relationship. I wasn't physically there when the cabinets arrived. So with a lot of trepidation I entered the Beach House after the remodel. But the moment I saw them, I was so glad we went for it. A green kitchen perks you right up, and it makes the room.
Here are the Green kitchens I love now and the exact colors used to get them that way.
