Post # 1
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Blushing bee
So my husband and i are currently in escrow on a house and i have been trying to plan paint colors out already (im very excited can you tell?) the only problem is the house has more of a cherry accented cabinetry in the kitchen and on the stairs… I am more of the espresso color kinda girl and always wanted to jave nice grey walls with accented white crown molding and expresso floors and furniture. Obviously this wont be happening due to the already installed cherry wood (i think it is? see pics). I really want to try the grey in the kitchen and it will have to be the same for the living area due to it all being in one massive room.. however i am not sure if it will really “go” with the cherry/brown wood.. I am so sick of beige but i still want something somewhat neutral since it will be in both rooms. What do you bees think? yey or ney on grey with cherry/brown wood?
Post # 3
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Honey Beekeeper
@nellie_pie: Get a sample size can of paint and try it out. You need to see it in the room next to the cabinets in the light that you will be dealing with.
It’s next to impossible to decide on colors based on pics online.Everyone’s monitor settings are different.
Post # 4
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Honey bee
@nellie_pie: I agree, you have to see samples or a paint chart in the room with the cabinets. There are many shades of grey, too – with Cherry, on the whole, I like a creamy off white. You’ll know when you see the paint charts what looks good.
Post # 5
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Helper bee
@nellie_pie: We are planning on painting grey and the house has a majority of cherry wood.We chose Broadway and Trail Print from Behr for our walls, they are warmer grays so we feel that they play off well together and dont really fit as some greys are cooler and looked weird.
They also have virtual rooms online that you can see the paint colors against different wood stains in the kitchen to help you visualize better to narrow down choices for sample tins.
Post # 6
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Buzzing bee
I think a warm shade of gray would look very nice, or maybe a taupe
Post # 7
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Blushing bee
@waitingforthering2: wow thanks for the idea! ill take a look!
Post # 8
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Busy bee
I have cherry cabinets in my kitchen, and used Benjamin Moore Horizon Gray. It is a gray that has greenish blue undertones, and it looks great, IMO 🙂
Here’s a blogger’s post on the color, and the buffet server in her dining room is more cherry colored so you can see what it would look like:
http://evolutionofstyleblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-horizon-gray.html
Post # 9
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Blushing bee
@KMoon5314: wow! that color really does look nice with the cherry! thank you!
Post # 10
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Honey Beekeeper
I don’t have a specific color in mind, but definitely invest in sample sizes and put up huge patches on your wall. Greys are very tempermental, but a great neutral cause of all the different undertones it could have. It may take some trial and error but I’m sure there’s one with the right undertones to go with cherry. I almost bought an entire can of paint for our exterior cause it looked SO perfect on the little swatch, but my husband convinced me to get a sample and thank god he did! It was so much lighter and so purpleish once we put up a big test patch.
Post # 11
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Honey Beekeeper
Actually, I used Ben Moore Galveston grey in my bedroom. Very warm grey, which I love with my wood trim/doors.
Post # 12
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Blushing bee
@pinkshoes: wow that looks great!
Post # 13
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Buzzing Beekeeper
- Wedding: August 2013 - Rocky Mountains USA
In general, I love wood and gray! If the wood is darkish, you’ll want to keep the gray fairly light. This is a pic of our wood and gray house 🙂
Post # 14
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Helper bee
I think a light grey would look awesome with that.
Post # 15
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Helper bee
@nellie_pie: Try a warm grey (a “griege”) instead of a cool toned grey.
