We are buying a new house. The kitchen has med color oak cabinets and hunter green laminate counters. Does anyone have some suggestions for a color to paint the cabinets to minimize the green counter tops? We'll probably replace the counter tops in the future but I want to do something now to make the kitchen look better.
I would go with a rich cream with a glaze. Make sure you check out carefully how to paint oak cabines -- they can be done successfully but I believe you have to do quite a bit or "prep" work because of the grain of oak. Maybe get new hardware also -- something with an antique finish. If the countertop is a more muted green you could paint the walls a color like Plantation eige by Duron -- a nice neutral that is a bit golden but not at all yellow. Then use different accent pieces in a third color -- staying away from the green -- and you will have a nice look
may be that it is just as easy to strip the poly and some of the stain from the cabinet doors and paint the frames a cream and change the door pulls? a new coat of poly does wonders for old doors
My neighbor has dark cherry cabinets with her hunter green laminate counters, so going to a darker color may help. On the other hand, I can visualize the cream dominating the kitchen with its light and bright effect and therefore making the green recede. Green can be a difficult color to work with! Maybe you can fit a veneer over the top of it! Good luck!
