Cabinet refinishing — rough concepts

Eight color ideas, on your own kitchen.

These are your photos with the cabinets repainted, so you can see roughly how each color would sit against your granite, your floor and your light. They are approximate concepts to help you work out what you like — not the finished design.

Tell me which ones appeal to you and what you would change. From there I put together the final version with your notes, and a price.

Nothing here is fixed: the color, the hardware finish and how far the paint carries can all still change.

Drag across any image to compare it with the kitchen now. Tap the arrows in the corner to open it full size.

01

Pewter Green

SW 6208 · Brass hardware

A dark green with a gray undertone — quiet from across the room, clearly green up close. Frames kept warm white so the kitchen doesn't lose light.

Now SW 6208
Peninsula
Now SW 6208
Fridge wall
Now SW 6208
Corner run
Now SW 6208
Sink & window
02

Urbane Bronze

SW 7048 · Antique brass hardware

Warm charcoal, with the frames and boxes painted the same color as the doors so there are no pale seams between them. Picks up the brown flecks in the granite.

Now SW 7048
Peninsula
Now SW 7048
Fridge wall
Now SW 7048
Corner run
Now SW 7048
Sink & window
03

Shiitake

SW 9173 · Matte black hardware

A mid-tone warm mushroom. Light enough to keep the room bright, deep enough to read as a real change from the current cream.

Now SW 9173
Peninsula
Now SW 9173
Fridge wall
Now SW 9173
Corner run
Now SW 9173
Sink & window
04

Iron Ore

SW 7069 · Brass hardware

A warm near-black across all the cabinetry. Makes the white granite and the white tile the brightest things in the room.

In this set the plaster inside the window recess is shown painted too. That area is wall, not cabinet — it can stay as it is.

Now SW 7069
Peninsula
Now SW 7069
Fridge wall
Now SW 7069
Corner run
Now SW 7069
Sink & window
05

Ripe Olive

SW 6209 · Brass hardware

Dark, saturated and earthy rather than gray. The warm olive base sits with the terracotta floor, the depth holds the veining in the granite.

In this set the plaster inside the window recess is shown painted too. That area is wall, not cabinet — it can stay as it is.

Now SW 6209
Peninsula
Now SW 6209
Fridge wall
Now SW 6209
Corner run
Now SW 6209
Sink & window
06

Alabaster

SW 7008 · Matte black hardware

Everything, including the navy bases, in one creamy warm white. Leaves the kitchen with two colors: the granite and the floor.

In this set the plaster inside the window recess is shown painted too. That area is wall, not cabinet — it can stay as it is.

Now SW 7008
Peninsula
Now SW 7008
Fridge wall
Now SW 7008
Corner run
Now SW 7008
Sink & window
07

Cordovan

SW 6027 · Brass hardware

Deep oxblood with a warm brown base. Same warm family as the floor tile, and the highest contrast of the eight against the white granite.

Now SW 6027
Peninsula
Now SW 6027
Fridge wall
Now SW 6027
Corner run
Now SW 6027
Sink & window
08

Khaki + Iron Ore

SW 6150 / SW 7069 · Matte black hardware

Two-tone — warm khaki above, near-black below. The dark bases hide wear, the lighter uppers keep the ceiling feeling high.

Now SW 6150 / SW 7069
Fridge wall
Now SW 6150 / SW 7069
Corner run
Now SW 6150 / SW 7069
Sink & window