Kitchen Wall Color Advice With Black And Cherrywood?

I would play off the color of the cherry wood cabinets perhaps (if they are that very dark almost- pinkish woody tone) and maybe warm the room up just a little bit with a slightly warm beige. You could also do an eggshell white and add a couple drops of red or raspberry paint to it so that as the day progresses you see just a faint hint of color playing off the cabinets as the lighting changes with the sun, indoor lighting needs, etc. A border of wallpaper, ceramic tiles, or one wall an accentuating, bold dark color like raspberry might work well. Burgundy all over may work, but it may get an overpoweringly dark and macabre feel to it. You could have a light mauve on all the walls and a darker mauve, and light and dark gray stripes go around the room as a border (varying widths, the whole thing not being wider than 6-8 inches). You may opt to go with a light-to-mid gray on all the walls (maybe have a painted border with grays and black or mauves and berries, grays and black) and have a modern decor of brushed steel or other metal accents on drawer pulls, light fixtures, doorknobs, and such. I think that would be the most impactful, would give the pairings of black and cherry some purpose, and would just look very unique and modern-industrial almost. Keep things simple with good use of space and no clutter. Use clean lines in furniture and make sure that they have performance and function and are the same wood or black like black lacquer. The metal might be an interesting accent here and there.

Please let me know how it went and if I helped at all!

Kelly W. from Kalamazoo

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A green color. Most likely a grey-green, to offset the sharpness of the red and black, and keep the space looking fairly light and airy. I was actually going to do something similar for my kitchen.

Looks good with stainless steel
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Get yourself a good color wheel, or look at a painting color theory website.

This is your call, favorite color. Most any blue, green, taupe, cantalope, or that exotic "egg plant". If the room is tiny or small , use the lightest shade of whatever you choose. If medium in size, you can paint a feature wall a darker shade, the other walls the lighter shade. If a dark room, lighter is better. If plenty of light, you can use ANY med. to dark color.