#How To Choose Kitchen Paint Colors - Kitchen Wall Painting Ideas

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► Nadia s tips on choosing the right kitchen paint colors:

○ Picking Colors and Materials

- Go with warm tones that compliment your cabinets

- Get color inspiration from the foods you regularly leave on display

- Consider wallpaper

- Get funky with chalkboard paint

- Paint your ceiling

- Paint your wood or concrete floors

- Get a professional cabinet painter

- Create a pattern with stenciling

○ Using the Right Paint Type

- Use a semi-gloss finish for easy clean-up

- Go green with environmental friendly paints for little to no smell

More Tips:

○ Deciding on a color scheme

First, decide on the tone you re going for, cool or warm. If you re keeping your cabinets as they are, this may dictate your direction. For instance, warm wood tones go really great with blue and green colors, but if you have dark brown, black, or white kitchen cabinets you can go with any paint scheme.

Be sure to keep in mind the color of your kitchen tile and your flooring. You wouldn t want a paint color for your kitchen walls that clashes.

○ Visualize your kitchen color scheme ideas with 3D design software

If you are painting the walls, a home and kitchen design program such as Homestyler can save you a lot of time and money. You can create 3D designs of your kitchen and experiment with everything, including paint colors, so you can play with swatches in the program before you buy samples of paint. You can even look up a specific color from the paint manufacturer s library, so there s no question what you re looking for when it comes time to purchase.

Another idea--consider wall treatments. They come in a variety of textures and even stripes. Experiment with Homestyler until you find ideas that feel right for you, and then share your designs online with family and friends. Then print out a list of your paint colors and take it with you when you re ready to purchase.

○ Fun painting ideas for the kitchen

Paint a single wall a bright color

Paint your ceiling a color other than white

Experiment with stripes, wall treatments, and accents

Whether it s a single wall, just a ceiling, or some carefully chosen accents, you ll be surprised how different a change of color can make a room feel.

How To Choose Kitchen Paint Colors - Kitchen Wall Painting ideas

A quick way to make your kitchen feel like new is to refresh with paint. Now, it s easy to visualize colors and tones in your space without committing to a swatch. Join professional designer Nadia Geller as she shows you how to cook up some color with a program like Autodesk Homestyler, the free* online 3D home design software.

*Autodesk Homestyler is a free online service that provides access to home design software created by Autodesk. Free products and services are subject to the terms of use that accompany them.