Thanks, 18:07- those are helpful. My color scheme is similar to the second one. I do want to avoid too many colors but the wood floors in the dining room, living room (very light cream) and entry (very pale yellow one shade darker than the living room) look good with warm colors.

I think the white kitchen needs a cooler color although I do think a light yellow would be fine. I guess maybe I'll try a gray or a light blue like 14:25 suggested. I do have some dark blue accents in the dining room. DH didn't want more yellow. Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is your home a rainbow of colors? My home is all the same color, then the bedrooms are slightly different colors in the same tone. It feels soothing and updated. Your home sounds like my first apartment, loud with color! Your kitchen sounds nice. I would stick to neutral wall colors and add your color to replaceable/interchangeable items.

Boring and old lady.

Actually, OP's house sounds like the 1960s mid-century color schemes. Orange and yellow does not sound appealing. Tone it down with some white/neutral.

Anonymous wrote:Why is your home a rainbow of colors? My home is all the same color, then the bedrooms are slightly different colors in the same tone. It feels soothing and updated. Your home sounds like my first apartment, loud with color! Your kitchen sounds nice. I would stick to neutral wall colors and add your color to replaceable/interchangeable items.

Boring and old lady.

I would do the pale yellow. Maybe in a slightly different shade than the front entry hall, but I think that having too many different colors is very jarring. The fact that your dining room is orange would make anything other than yellow (or a neutral, like grey or taupe) look like a kindergarten classroom.

Anonymous wrote:Coffee maker, teapot, rugs and chair. It is just so bland in there I needed some color! Maybe sea glass would work...

I think you're on the right track, OP.

Google blue, orange, yellow color schemes to find something that speaks to you, e.g.:

http://sarahhearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/orange-yellow-blue.jpg
https://rottencupcakes.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/comfortcool.jpg
https://jasmineray.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/color_scheme.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/9a/fb/c0/9afbc0f7511277d7c8c0b4c7f7d34dde.jpg

Anonymous wrote:Why is your home a rainbow of colors? My home is all the same color, then the bedrooms are slightly different colors in the same tone. It feels soothing and updated. Your home sounds like my first apartment, loud with color! Your kitchen sounds nice. I would stick to neutral wall colors and add your color to replaceable/interchangeable items.

To each there own, PP.

dove grey

Or a slate blue - BM Van Courtland Blue - like the hutch in this kitchen:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/518828819542934596/

Why is your home a rainbow of colors? My home is all the same color, then the bedrooms are slightly different colors in the same tone. It feels soothing and updated. Your home sounds like my first apartment, loud with color! Your kitchen sounds nice. I would stick to neutral wall colors and add your color to replaceable/interchangeable items.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dark grey - charcoal? Maybe tending towards warm?

Like this
http://m.benjaminmoore.com/paint-colors/color/chelsea-gray

Example:
https://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=99749

Anonymous wrote:Dark grey - charcoal? Maybe tending towards warm?

Like this
http://m.benjaminmoore.com/paint-colors/color/chelsea-gray

Dark grey - charcoal? Maybe tending towards warm?

Coffee maker, teapot, rugs and chair. It is just so bland in there I needed some color! Maybe sea glass would work...

Red accents don't sound like they go with mint green. What are the accents, exactly? How about a blue, or sea glass?

Struggling with choosing a kitchen wall color. White hi-gloss cabinets, light gray countertops, white tile and backsplash. Red accents. I am leaning toward super-light mint green but my dining room is orange and I am concerned the contrast might be a bit jarring. Also thinking about pale yellow but my front hall and entry are pale yellow so I want to avoid yellow overkill. The walls previously were wallpapered gray and to me, the kitchen sort of had a dentist-office feel.

Any suggestions? Thanks!