Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge 1 Jan 29, 2015 12:48 pm Long time fan here but very rare poster! Would love some feedback on a grey paint query. We are going to renovate an 80's home/kitchen (currently there's beige EVERYTHING) and are going for a Shaker-style kitchen (I know everyone is doing it but we've done it before and know our tastes). Given that I have two cattle dogs AND a new baby and an aspiring amateur chef husband who manages to get everything filthy - I'm thinking of a two-tone kitchen with either Dulux Flooded Gum base cabinets or Dulux Stepney (in an effort to combat obvious dirt), with lighter/white wall cabinets. My issue is that if we go with full strength Flooded Gum for the base cabinets I'll likely go with either 3/4 or 1/2 strength Dieskau as the wall paint (with Solver Designer White ceilings/cornices). Personally though, I prefer the more 'true' grey colour of Stepney for the cabinets. The problem is that I'm not sure which lighter grey colour would work for the walls if we go with Stepney. I can't go too light/white as the painter has said that I won't get the coverage (with two coats) of the beige if I do, and already the paint job is about $15k! Any thoughts? I've been combing the RGB info of just about all of Dulux's greys and its just about done my head in! I'd get a Dulux consultant in but we aren't in the property until June and with the new baby it's just not realistic for me to spend an hour or two walking through the house with one Re: Two Tone Kitchen - Grey? 2Feb 08, 2015 7:46 am http://professional-plastering-perth.co ... olours.php Half way down the page of the above link to is a pic of an exterior in Dulux Stepney and Dulux Winnow. I think the two tone well together (although please note I have never seen them in real life only on the computer) If you are after a lighter grey than that, the winnow half looks like it might fit your criteria, ie cover in beige in 2 coats and tone well with stepney. Re: Two Tone Kitchen - Grey? 3Feb 08, 2015 1:41 pm Have you considered a half or quarter strength? The exterior of our house we painted flooded gum and tristan and then did the eaves in quarter strength flooded gum and we were really happy with how it turned out. Re: Two Tone Kitchen - Grey? 4Feb 08, 2015 4:08 pm Hi, check link below to see Guest ensuite cabinet in Dulux flooded gum half strength http://buildingacoastalhome.com/tag/colorbond-surfmist/ The wall colour in the bathrooms with the flooded gum cabinets is Dulux Dieskau (looks like half strength.) Very nice !!! http://buildingacoastalhome.com/2014/11/21/bathrooms/ Hi, We're building a double-storey in Perth and I'm undecided with the kitchen sink situation. I'm set on having the main sink with dishwasher in the scullery - and… 0 21474 2 3406 The price you're seeing for a high-spec 2-storey home in Perth sounds steep, but unfortunately, it's kind of the norm these… 8 9992 |