Bringing New Life To Your Kitchen Cabinets
9 Cabinet Ideas To Help Make The Kitchen
In Your Seattle Home Look Brand-New
Time-Tested Suggestions From The Trusted
Professionals At Amsberry Painting
Kitchens are the heart of a home. They are a place where we spend time preparing food and where we gather and share life together. This fact explains why cabinet painting in Seattle can be so important.
After all, when you host guests, they probably won’t see your bedroom. But they’ll definitely spend time in your kitchen!
If at all possible, you’ll want to make a good impression. However, that can be tough to do if your kitchen looks and feels outdated.
A full kitchen reno is one potential solution to the problem. But there’s also a less invasive and less expensive option – refinishing the cabinetry you already have.
Interested in this cost-effective method of updating your kitchen? At Amsberry Painting, we specialize in cabinet refinishing and repainting. With our help, you can choose an upgrade approach that suits your needs in every way.
Popular, Effective Cabinet Painting Ideas
Eight of our nine recommendations involve changes to the color of your kitchen cabinets. Just choose the approach that appeals to you the most.
White Kitchen Cabinets
White kitchen cabinets are what dreams are made of. Well, maybe just my dreams.
But without a doubt, white is by far THE MOST popular kitchen cabinet color trend right now. White cabinets are littered all over Pinterest and home décor magazines.
Why? For starters, white reflects light around a room, causing the space to feel bright and airy. It also looks clean and crisp and creates a sleek look.
What’s more, painting cabinets white can help make a small kitchen look bigger. That’s a big perk for some of us!
Grey Cabinets For Your Seattle Kitchen
Talk about a hot neutral! Grey is where it’s at. Grey is so popular because it’s a neutral that’s warm, relaxing, and not to mention classic!
It’s a free-for-all when it comes to shades of grey, so go ahead and pick anything from a blue-grey to a greige (gray + beige).
Greige, btw, is HUGE! You’ll see a lot of this grey tone when you’re scrolling through blogs and Pinterest.
Different shades of grey give a kitchen a different feel. A light grey gives a similar feel as white and brightens up a space. A darker shade of grey brings drama and even more warmth.
Staining Your Kitchen Cabinets
Another way to refinish your Seattle-area cabinets is to leave the wood grain showing but change up the stain. There are a lot of options to choose from, from warm browns to dark tones to weathered grey.
The choice is really up to you. But consider the other wood tones in your kitchen and how well they’ll go with the stain color you’re considering. For some inspiration, check out our Pinterest board dedicated solely to stained kitchen cabinetry!
Dark Vibes
Going ultra-dark makes a big statement. It says, “I’m not afraid to go BOLD, like really BOLD.”
If you go with dark vibes, send me photos because I personally LOVE this look! Dark cabinets are moody and unexpected.
The most popular colors to do this with are black, dark green, and dark blue. I’m totally digging the dark green kitchen cabinets in this YouTube home tour by one of my favorite interior design companies, Studio McGee. This style is moving in, and we’re seeing it more and more!
A Pop of Color During Cabinet Painting
Another trend is bringing a major color pop to your kitchen by painting all your cabinets a bright shade. What better way to liven up a room than to really make your cabinets stand out?
Popular colors for this approach are shades of blue, green, and beige. But don’t let that box you in. If you’re a lover of bright colors, go for something unpredictable!
What’s your favorite color? Is it a cheerful yellow?
Run with it! It’s your kitchen, after all, so make it a place you love!
Two-Toned Cabinets For Your Greater Seattle Kitchen
If you want to have it all, a two-toned cabinet look may be the thing for you. In this approach, you paint your upper-level cabinetry white or a light color and the lower cabinets a darker color.
The most popular dark colors for the job are shades of grey, blue, and green. We’ve also seen some people go super bold on their lower cabinets with black paint or a dark stain. The two-toned kitchen cabinet look is growing in popularity, so expect to see more of it in the future!
The Distressed Look
This look is most often seen in rustic and farmhouse-style kitchens. It’s very country-chic and oh so pretty! It also provides a lived-in look that makes your greater Seattle home feel just like that – home.
You could go with a white or cream to incorporate a light, airy feel with a weathered twist, or you could choose literally any other color you’d like! You have free reign in this domain because all colors work with this look.
Cabinet Finishing Options For Your Kitchen Island
Guess what? When it comes to your kitchen island, you can have your cake and eat it, too!
That’s true because it’s totally acceptable and totally cool to have a different finish on your kitchen island than you do on your perimeter cabinets. Let’s just take a moment to enjoy this.
Eeeeeeek!!!
Okay, let’s dive back in. Since an island is more like a piece of furniture anyway, it’s an easy mental jump to play it up.
Making a statement with your island adds a punch of personality to your kitchen. One popular option is to stain your island and paint the rest of your cabinetry. The cool colors on the block for this approach are black, navy, and chocolate brown.
Updating Your Kitchen Cabinet Hardware
No discussion of kitchen cabinets is complete without touching on hardware. That’s true because your cabinet hardware should complement the cabinets themselves and add to your kitchen’s overall appeal.
Right now, simple angled hardware is where it’s at! Silver and antiqued bronze are the most popular metal colors, with gold being used more and more frequently.
Call On The Cabinet Refinishing Pros At Amsberry
So there you have it! Do our recommendations have you relishing the idea of refinishing your cabinetry? Call Amsberry Painting today for your consultation and free project estimate.
We’re your source for all the forms of cabinet painting listed above. (Although hardware installation is better left to a finish carpenter). For a look at what’s possible, check out our online gallery.