Decorating and Design - what color to paint my kitchen and hallway

My house was built in the mid 50's and my kitchen looks like it it has the older pine style cupboards, they are kind of a golden brown color ( would like to paint) my counter top is a lite and dark green swirl laminate that is trimmed in copper my back splash is also that green laminate my flooring is a goldish color. We are planning on remodeling the kitchen but not for a few years. So any inexpencsive ideas would be appriciated, I like the country look and colors like mustard, sage, red,etc.

What about choosing a tone of green from your countertop? Personally, I love deep green cabinets! Does that appeal to you? Or, you could go with a gold-tone that would go with your flooring, although I don't really recommend that. I'm not sure how that would look...and perhaps not all THAT different from the pine cabinets you've already got.

You could also paint them white. What color are your appliances? If your appliances are yet a different finish (ie: stainless, or off-white, or black) then I wouldn't introduce the white. You'll have too many different colors happening in the room.

Do you have a table/chairs in the room? What color/wood finish are those?
These are all things to consider!

I like that idea maybe go with the lighter green in my counter. My appliances are white. I've had white cabinets in the past and I really didn't care for them to much work to keep clean I like simple :) My table and chairs are a medium oak color. What do you think about a mustard color accents. Thanks for your idea if you have any more please feel free to let me know.

if your old green swirled formica is the stuff i'm thinking of (and what we had in our first house as plastic wall tile in the bathroom), it's too much on the blue side of green to be used as a sage or olive color, so mustards & golds probably won't be too good with it. do you like your gold floor? if not, stick-on 12x12 vinyl tiles are pretty inexpensive & very easy to install - that would be a quick cover for your gold floor. hunter greens will work better with the green you have. if you like wallpaper, find a small print that incorporates the darker & lighter greens & has other colors you like. there's usually not a lot of wall space in kitchens, so they can handle a little print, & it'll go a long way to add some color & pattern.

the cabinets could be painted white or one of the shades of green, OR you could paint the cabinet frame one color and the doors another color. that way, they wouldn't be one big expanse of any one color. especially if you decided to go with a dark green, which might be a little heavy on the uppers, by just having hunter on the doors with white frames, it will keep it visually lighter.

you can also paint the lower cabinets a different color than the uppers. that's very attractive & interesting, and lends itself well to a country style. get creative!!

How hard would it be to tile my counter top and back splash isn't that inexpensive also? I was thinking on changing my floor, can I just stick the 12x12 squares on top of what I already have? Then maybe not paint my cabinets and paint my walls a green with burgandy and mustard accents. :wall:

Are you handy? With the right prep work, you can do everything you mentioned (covering the current flooring with stick-on tiles, tiling the countertops/backsplash)...and it CAN be done relatively inexpensively.

We've covered linoleum with the press-on/stick-on vinyl tiles before (in our bathroom) and it's held up VERY nicely, and we're thrilled with the results! We view it as a relatively short-term solution, until we're ready to redo the whole room and then put down slate, etc. But so far, they're sticking just fine and it was a HUGE improvement to the room.

I'd mosey on over to the "Flooring" and perhaps "Kitchen" sections here, and see what people recommend. Any time that I'm approaching a DIY project that we've never attempted before, I overload on tips/info from people who are pros in the field, or who've done the same project themselves. Then cull all those tips & use what seems reasonable & applicable to your own situation.

As you say, redoing the flooring and countertops then means that you can decorate the room with the style/colors YOU want, and not be ruled by someone else's prior idea of what a kitchen should look like! Best wishes! :)

^^^^^ yep, what she said!!! ^^^^^ :D

i loathe trying to work with/around elements that you don't even like! if it's something that can be changed, that's the way to go. and since it would all be temporary, it's a good opportunity to learn how to do those projects. if they don't turn out perfect, you'll be redoing it anyway!!!

good luck! :thumbup:

thank's to the both of you for your ideas. I think changing the counter top and floor is what I'm going to do. Thank's again and when I need some more advise I'll be back. :)