Pro tip: Take a cue from your cabinets.

And choosing the right paint color for a small kitchen can play a role in helping itfeel more spacious.

“Consider that color in the scheme, because it counts!

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Natural wood is brown, honey, tan.

Stainless steel is gray.

Marble is white plus other colors in its veining.

Pointing white paint from Farrow & Ball

Pointing.Photo courtesy of Farrow & Ball

It all has to play nicely together, adding to the harmony of the room.”

Skimming Stone, another paint color by Farrow & Ball, makes a great complementary cabinetry hue.

it’s possible for you to use this shade on either the cabinets or the walls.

Misted Green Benjamin Moore Small Kitchen

Benjamin Moore

Krane suggests it for cabinets in particularbut it could make a bold choice for the walls as well.

Blue Note 2129-30 paint swatch from Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore

Farrow & Ball Pigeon No. 25

Farrow & Ball

Cheviot Sherwin Williams

Sherwin Williams

Green Stone by Little Greene

Little Greene

White Sesame

Sherwin Williams

Chimichurri by Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore

Van Deusen Blue

Benjamin Moore