7 Colors To Consider For Your Kitchen Cabinets in Colleyville, TX

When you are looking to paint or repaint your kitchen cabinets, there are few decisions that you will have to make that are as critical as the one related to the color paint or paints you will choose for them.
There are so very many colors from which you can choose and one of the biggest determining factors of what is right is what ​works best for you.
With that being the case, let us look at seven colors to consider for your kitchen cabinets in Colleyville, TX.

1. Black

Black is what some might consider to be a non-traditional color for kitchens in that it is somewhat of a downer color, yet at the same time it is a color you should consider more carefully before rejecting it out of hand.
Black kitchen cabinets give your kitchen somewhat of a more contemporary look and have one really nice advantage that people don't tend to think about too often -- they're really good at hiding a lot of the stains that tend to come up during everyday use of the kitchen.
This is not to say that one shouldn't have a regular cleaning schedule for their kitchen, of course -- just that you may not have to jump on the microfiber cloth at the first small smudge!

2. White

Of course, having already discussed black as a possibility for your kitchen cabinets, we now turn to the color on the other side of the spectrum -- white.
White has the problem that black does not have in that you will immediately spot any kind of stain that may come about in your kitchen.
That being the case, you will also find that white as a kitchen cabinet color tends to open up your kitchen
space wise, and goes really well with other colors that you may choose to use as accent colors.

3. Brown 

For people that opt to stain their kitchen cabinets rather than painting them, the idea of painting your kitchen cabinets brown may seem an odd an even a laughable idea, but there is merit to it.
Brown is a classic kitchen cabinet color and can go really well with black as far as accent colors go.
Bear in mind that a key difference between painting your kitchen cabinets brown and staining them is that when you stain them, you're not going to see the grain of the wood the way you would if you stain them.

4. Green With Blue Accents

Green is a classic color for painting the interior of your home as well as the exterior to some extent and depending on the shade of green that you use, it can really look splendid on your kitchen cabinets.
Adding a blue accent to your green kitchen cabinets is bound to be an improvement to them, as the blue and green (or green and blue depending on how you look at it) tend to go well together.
Green reminds people of nature oftentimes, and blue the same, so when you put the two together you have a nice combination that works well in a kitchen.

5. Gray And White

​Gray is  just the right balance between black and white, and when you add white as a counterbalance to the gray, you really have a good look.
Gray and white kitchen cabinets tend to look particularly good when you match them up with stainless steel appliances.

6. Beige

Beige is a color for kitchen cabinets that is said to look good in just about any light, so you may find that it will work well for your kitchen.
Depending on how much light is in the room when you are looking at the cabinets, the cabinets can take on anywhere from a grayish-beige appearance to a darker gray with a hint of beige.

7. Light Yellow

Lastly, if you like a bit of sunshine in your life and therefore your home, you may want to consider a lighter yellow for your kitchen cabinets.
You should bear in mind that you don't necessarily have to have your kitchen cabinet be entirely yellow, if you think that there's a possibility that you will find the color to be overwhelming if it's the only color.
Black, for example, makes a superb complementary color to go along with yellow.

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5 Ideas For Painting Your Ceiling While Reducing Your Mess in Coppell, TX

Interior painting is generally a messy thing, with paint dripping during the process as well as the paint that spills from the various paint containers while transporting them and other messy factors.
There are things that can be done to vastly reduce the amount of mess that we make in the process of painting the ceiling, which tends to be a bit more on the messy side on account of the nature of gravity itself causing paint to come down off of the ceiling, as careful as we are while painting it.

With that being the case, here are five ideas for painting your ceiling while reducing your mess in Coppell, TX.

1. Use Heavy Cloth Drop Cloth For The Floor
Seemingly the most obvious of things to do is to cover the floor when you are painting in any case, but when you are painting the ceiling it is more important to wisely choose the material you will be using to cover it.
A lighter weight material such as a flimsy plastic tarp might work well at first, but as you are moving around the room it could easily shift and expose the floor area to  dripping paint.
There are certain lighter cloth drop cloths that are so thin that paint passes right through them and it isn't even worth having anything to cover the floor when this is the case.
A heavy cloth drop cloth will protect your floor from the dripping paint and also not shift about.
​If your drop cloth has a side of it that is plastic, it can help to better protect your floor from any spill that will happen during the painting process.

2. Remove Your Light Switch Covers And Outlet Covers
No matter how careful we are, it's nearly impossible to avoid getting paint on the light switch covers and electrical outlet covers while painting.
The better thing to do is to just remove them entirely and to use painter's tape to cover the exposed area.
It's a lot easier to remove the painter's tape after the work is done than to try to clean the switch / outlet covers.

3. Remove Wall And Ceiling Light Fixtures If Possible
In addition to getting in the way, ceiling and light fixtures often will be the very things that will get splattered with paint during the process of painting the ceiling.
By removing these light fixtures, you will avoid the possibility that they will get messy.
If it's not possible to remove the wall and ceiling light fixtures, you can cover them with tape and plastic as this also will help to prevent a mess.

4. Better Lighting For Smaller Messes
The better you can see what you are doing, the smaller the likelihood that you are going to make a mess or spill while you are painting your ceiling.
One of the best kinds of light you can get for interior painting is flood lighting, and flood lights can be purchased or rented.
Either way, you do well for yourself by illuminating your painting area.

5. Stir Paint In A Paper Bag
One way that messes get made while you are painting any interior space is during the mixing of the paint, which is necessary during a typical painting project.
To protect your interior from the kinds of spills that take place while stirring the paint, do the stirring inside a paper bag, the kind that you would typically get from a supermarket.
This contains any possible spill that might happen.

Need some advice on a project in Southlake, TX? Illuminate Painting can help you with your painting needs. Schedule an estimate or call us at (325) 305-6005.