Are you looking at your kitchen and realizing it’s time to have your kitchen painted with a new fresh color, but are struggling with all the choices? 

In this post, you will learn how to choose paint colors in neutral, cool, and warm tones that will work with most kitchen sizes and styles. We hope we can help you feel sure about your color decisions and love your kitchen again.

How To Begin Picking Out A Paint Color

Here is one approach for picking a new paint color. Begin with pulling together all the main elements that make up your kitchen, which would be your cabinet color, flooring color, backsplash, and countertops. 

If you have a sample of each of these, (a designer’s dream) you will have a much easier time choosing the right color. You can unscrew your smallest cabinet door to use it for this purpose, temporarily. Arranging these pieces together helps you see the undertones in each element.

Do you see the undertones? Are they cool, warm, or neutral tones? Even when countertops or tile may seem neutral, by placing putting them together on a white background, you may notice blue, yellow, green, or purple undertones.

Now, start pulling paint swatch samples. What style kitchen do you have? Are you trying to create a farmhouse style kitchen with clean shades of blues, greens, or creamy yellows? Or do you like a modern and sleek style that uses monochromatic colors and lots of whites? 

We know sometimes you may not really have a style, you just want a beautiful kitchen with paint that looks perfect. Here are some paint colors from Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Willimas, and Behr to help you choose the right one for you.

Go With Soft Neutral Paint Colors

Neutral paint colors are great to use on kitchen walls. They are perfect if you just need a soft muted color or if you a trying to sell your home. Neutral colors help to pull together a kitchen that may have boldly painted cabinets or a kitchen that you would like to keep light and bright. 

A great place to pull beautiful neutral tones out of is your natural countertops and tile. This will guarantee a subdued and appealing color pallet.

If you have an open floor plan, soft neutral paint colors give a calm transition between rooms. Neutral paint also allows the best features in your kitchen to stand out and not be distracted with a wall color that may be overpowering. 

Here are some neutral paint colors that look great with any cabinet color, and will help your backsplash and countertops to stand out.

Benjamin Moore Calm

Benjamin Moore Pale Oak

Behr Silver Drop

Behr Swiss Coffee

Cool Toned Kitchen Paint Colors

It may be a little tricky to figure out cool colors. Especially with the hundreds and hundreds of gray paint colors. There are both cool and warm grays.

So, if you are looking for cool paint color, look for one with light purple, blue, or green undertones. They will remind you of the sky, water, or snow. 

Most people find these tones to be very calming. These colors will work best with white or dark cabinets.

Sherwin Williams Alpaca

Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray

Sherwin Williams Kingston

Sherwin Williams Lazy Gray

Warm Hues For Kitchen Paint Colors

For warm colors, think of tones you see in the sunshine, wheat, or desert landscapes. You might call them earth tones. Colors with warm tones tend to make rooms feel cozy and inviting, which is especially nice for a kitchen.

A beautiful warm color can make a kitchen that gets filled with morning sunshine in the winter feel cheery even on a cold overcast day. 

If you have painted white, natural, or oak cabinets, you will find these colors will be a great compliment.

Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter

Benjamin Moore Coastal Fog

Benjamin Moore Classic Gray

Sherwin Williams Sedate Gray

Dramatic Kitchen Paint Colors

Bold colors may be what you are looking for if you want a dramatic look. This year the color industry has introduced deep dramatic hues in wall paint. There are lots of great new jewel-toned colors. 

Deep paint color can add character and make your kitchen have an individual style. Use it on one wall to make a feature or statement wall.

Here we have picked out three colors in blue, green, and gray that will look great in any kitchen. They all look fabulous with a wide range of cabinet colors, whether they are white, oak, or dark.

Sherwin Williams Sea Serpent

Benjamin Moore Bavarian Forest

Sherwin Willims Gauntlet Gray

Professional Interior Painters

Are you ready for new kitchen paint? If you live in the Raleigh area, call us today at 919-446-1442 to schedule an estimate for your home’s interior painting needs and color consultations to choose the perfect color. We’d love to make your kitchen look amazing.

Ah, you can’t wait to get home. But when you pull up to your home, do you find yourself thinking, I wish your porch felt more welcoming? Would you like your front entrance to be more inviting? Here are five ways to help you create a more welcoming entrance and have something to feel good about when you and your family come home.

Clean up & Declutter

Before you come up with a plan for your porch or entrance, first and foremost, make sure it’s clean and clutter-free. Doing this will give you a nice clean slate to look at and imagine what you would like to update or add. Remove furniture, plants, shoes, toys, dog leashes, whatever may be on it. Sometimes we don’t even realize our entrance looks like a used shoe sale or jungle until we start cleaning it up. You’ll be glad you took some time to tidy it up. 

Roll up your sleeves and remove all the cobb webs and give it a good power washing. Make sure to take this time to see if your home is need of exterior painting. This is the perfect opportunity to have it done.

You may also want to take a good look at your doormat. Has it had a good life? Toss it and replace it. Does the furniture need a new coat of paint or do those faded cushions need replacing? That’s an easy Saturday afternoon project. 

Finally, you will want to trim back hedges that are overgrown and spilling into the walkway. If you normally enter your home from the garage, you may not even realize the growth. Your plants will love you for it, too.

Front Doors & Paint Colors

Sometimes a nice pop of color can be a refreshing change and help draw your eye to your front entry. After a few years, front doors get scuffed and weathered. A fresh coat of exterior paint will help give it a clean and new feeling. Need some ideas for color? Here are several exterior paint colors from Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore to think about for your front door. 

SEA SALT SW 6204

TRICORN BLACK SW 6258

NEWBURYPORT BLUE Benjamin Moore

CLASSICAL YELLOW SW 2865

Door styles have come a long way. Your options may seem endless and you may need help choosing. Our designers can help you find the perfect paint color and door style that will compliment your home. 

Think about choosing a door with nice big windows. This will make your entrance more open and inviting. If you are worried about privacy, choose a texture like rain glass or stained glass. Again, you will have several options. This will allow light in but not peering eyes. Last, choose door hardware that complements the style of your home and brings together the exterior finishes.

Brighten Your Entrance with Outdoor Lighting

It’s amazing what new and up-to-date outdoor sconces or hanging lights can do to invigorate your front porch. You can add drama and personality by selecting larger lighting fixtures. You can choose from many styles like lantern, barn, contemporary, rustic, or craftsman which come in a huge variety of finishes. 

Also, you can add a few nice landscape path lights that lead right up to your entrance. These will project a nice glow on your walkway, which also adds safety when there are steps or stones. Path lighting is available for hardwiring installation or can be solar-powered. In hardwire landscape lighting you will have a wider selection of styles, sizes, and finishes to compliment your home that will last for many years.

What’s Your Address? House Numbers

House numbers may seem like a small thing, but they’re so crucial to first impressions. Funny how such a small purchase can have a surprisingly big impact. It’s all about adding character with necessary items like numbers. With a quick online search, you will see all you can do to personalize them. 

They can be made of metal, copper, black iron, etc. This is a nice example of a vertical number plate made right here in the US and will not rust, and you have size and color options. If you have a more minimalist style, you can purchase large individual numbers or have a custom sign made to your exact taste even allowing you to add a last name.

Is your house number visible from the street? Most homes have small house numbers that may be hard to read from the street. Be sure to place them where they can be easily seen from the road or driveway. This placement will guide you to getting a vertical or horizontal style. In any case, have fun with them!

Plants & Pots – What To Do

Bring some life to your porch or entrance with potted plants. If you select different types of plants, make them feel cohesive by using the same pots or the same color pots. It’s important not to go crazy with the number you choose to use. 

If you don’t have a green thumb you can keep it very simple and have bright colorful flowers like Vinca’s or Geraniums that require little care. Place these at the top of both sides of your porch landing. This will draw your eye up to the front door. Your front door will not feel cluttered and you won’t be overwhelmed with plant care. 

If you want planters with variety, plant a few different plants in each pot, using the same kinds of plants in each pot. Make sure you include a variety of tall, medium, and cascading plants. 

Perhaps your porch or entrance is symmetrical, use 1 or an even number of plants on both sides of your door. If your door or entrance is not centered to your porch or entrance, use an odd number, 1, 3, or 5 plants to only one side of the door to balance the weight. Stagger the plants in size so you can see all the plants easily.

These are just 5 ideas to make your entry welcoming. If you live in the Raleigh area, call us today at 919-446-1442 to schedule an estimate for your home’s exterior needs. We’d love to make your home’s entrance welcoming.

If you’re like most homeowners, you’ve probably noticed that the proverbial honey-do list has increased exponentially since many more people are staying home due to the pandemic. Fix this, get rid of that, refresh the other. 

It’s true now, more than ever, that people are stuck inside and taking a more critical look at their home. Those four walls may not be closing in, but they sure could use a dash of color to bring them back to life. Not to mention the outside, which gets beat up from the elements. 

Exterior House Painting by the Pros

One of the quickest ways to add value to your home, increase curb appeal, and give it a quick facelift is to paint your home’s exterior. If you live in an area that is governed by a Homeowner’s Association (HOA), you may be limited to their color palette selections, depending on how strict your HOA is. We can work with any HOA color scheme or give you what you need to get colors approved. 

On the other hand, if you have more flexibility, it’s nice to have some options with exterior paint colors. One of the trends is to keep the majority of your home a neutral color and then add a focal point on a gable with a more daring, darker color such as a deep burgundy or navy blue. 

Another way to jazz up your exterior is to paint your door a contrasting color. In days gone by, whenever the mortgage was paid off, homeowners would have a note-burning party and paint their front door red. Today, red still looks great with many neutrals and shows off a bright, white trim. 

Interior House Painting in a Snap

As you look around your house these days, every little item that you want to be changed seems to stick out like a sore thumb. One of the best ways to give your home an overhaul is with a new paint color. If you have bold colors, switch to muted tones. If you had an accent wall, try some consistency throughout. 

Does your home follow all the latest trends or does it have more classic appeal? If you have contemporary furnishings, you may be in favor of the latest color trends (look for that more in posts to come). Or if you are more of a traditionalist, you’ll probably want to stay with neutral colors. 

Painting your home is one of the most desired and least expensive home improvements you can invest in. But doing it right by repairing any flaws and having the professionals do it for you is your best bet. 

Honey-do or Honey-don’t?

If you want to cross the house painting items off your honey-do list, call Riverbirch Painting at 919-446-1442 so we can handle your interior and exterior painting projects and you can enjoy your day…while still making momma happy at the same time. 

At Riverbirch Painting & Carpentry, we are committed to the health and safety of our clients, staff, and trade partners. With regard to the rapidly evolving developments of the COVID-19 (The coronavirus), we want to ensure our community that as a business that interacts in people’s homes, we have instituted the highest standards of the protocols recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

We began this week with an all-company meeting to review the guidelines outlined by the CDC. We discussed how each of us can support our project managers who are on the front lines in overseeing the strict adherence of the CDC’s guidelines for the protection of our clients and work sites.

We have reviewed good hygiene practices for our field team and will have our project managers enforce them for our team and all trades on site. We have given our project managers discretion to send sick workers and subcontractors home. We are asking our clients to let us know immediately of any illness in the family and agree that work will stop if anyone in the household has to be quarantined.

In addition, we are monitoring the guidelines of the CDC daily to make certain that our procedures are meeting and/or exceeding their guidelines and are up-to-date with any new developments.

If you have concerns, questions, or suggestions related to our policies for the coronavirus, please feel free to reach out to us at 919-446-1442.

The health and safety of our community is always our #1 priority.

The Riverbirch Team

You’ve poured over interior design magazines, watched HGTV, and explored Pinterest for hours and hours. Finally, you’ve chosen the perfect paint colors for your home. Now comes the harder decision, do you paint it yourself or do you hire a painting contractor?

Interior painting projects are exciting because it is the simplest way to create a new look & feel for your home. Changing wall color is an easy way to stay up to date with new home design trends. Even though you’re excited, interior painting definitely can seem overwhelming. You might be thinking, do I really have the time, patience, and know-how to spend money on all the paint and supplies for it to come out not quite perfect?

Quality Matters

While it might feel awesome to be able to say you painted it all yourself, you secretly hope your friends don’t take a closer look and see the splatters and paint drips. Don’t worry, we’ve all done it. Remember, painters, paint day in and day out, it’s their profession. They pull up to your home with all the ladders, painting equipment, and supplies needed. But, more importantly, they know expert techniques. A pro knows what type of paint works best for each room, and how to prep your walls correctly and quickly.

With a pro interior painter, you won’t see spatters on your beautiful hardwood floors, paint drips, or wall paint on your ceiling from accidental bumps of the rollers. Instead, angles at windows and doors will be cut clean. The correct coats of paint will be smooth and consistent.

Your Time Matters

Maybe it seems reasonable to think it’ll take you just a couple of days to knock out the project. But did you figure in the time it’ll take for moving furniture, all the prep work, and clean up? You may have to run back to the store because you didn’t buy enough paint cans the first time. What might end up taking you a week to finish might only take a painting contractor 2-3 days, which includes touch-ups and clean-up. The disruption in your life using a professional painter will be minimal in comparison to DYI.

Paint contractors have a system down which enables them to finish a job efficiently. They’re also dedicating entire workdays to your project until it is done. On a larger project, a painting contractor can also appropriate additional crew members as necessary.

We Can Help With Your Interior Painting Project

Are you looking for a professional painting contractor to tackle your interior painting needs in Raleigh NC? We service Raleigh, Apex, Cary, and the surrounding areas. Call or text us today to set up your free reliable estimate with Riverbirch Painting & Carpentry, your professional Raleigh NC painters.

There’s so much to love about living in Raleigh, N.C.

What does living here have to offer? Everything from museums, shopping, nightlife, art, food trucks, top-rated restaurants, parks, the state capital, breweries, live music, performing arts, nationally recognized universities, and the state fair just to name a few. It’s a booming metropolis with a beautiful mix of historical charm and a modern flare.

What Raleigh Has To Offer

Raleigh NC offers truly diverse and exciting restaurants you must check out. Among these are Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar, where you will not only find amazing authentic Italian dishes but an atmosphere that makes you feel you’ve escaped to Italy with inside and outside dining. Or if you are looking for a spot with a little bit of everything you must go to LaFayette Village. Here you’ll find dining, café, shopping, beauty services, pharmacy, interiors in this European style village. Need a park to take the dog or the kids? You must visit beautiful Pullen Park.  Just minutes from downtown. Take a stroll around the park, have a picnic, ride paddle boats, let the kids enjoy a ride on a historic 1911 carousel, enormous playground, and train ride for everyone.

Homes In Raleigh

This perfect sized downtown is surrounded by upscale condos and quaint residential areas. If history is what you like, there are homes restored and ready for restoration. The variety of homes range from traditional, bungalows, cape cods, brownstones, and modern homes and condos. No matter your lifestyle you are sure to find something right for you.

Your Raleigh Home Partner for Remodels, Renovations, and Painting

Have you found a home in Raleigh NC and are in the need of a home renovation? Or are you looking into the Raleigh, NC area and would love to buy a house to remodel to settle down and call home?

Riverbirch Painting & Carpentry is the area’s most trusted homeowner partner in home renovations. We pride ourselves on the most professional crews and best customer service in the industry.

Call or fill out our online request form to schedule an appointment for our quality home remodeling service.