#paint-colors

#paint-colors

But, if your heart is still set on painting your kitchen with a darker shade, we recommend using deep shades of cool colors such as green or blue, rather than the heavier and more drastic shades of black, gray, and brown. These cool colors are also quite pleasing and easy to contrast with pops of warm color in the kitchen, such as an orange rug or a red KitchenAid mixer on the counter.

Paint regret is definitely a thing, and you may feel that regret even more strongly in close quarters. One regret you might have? Picking a paint color that makes the room feel smaller, not bigger than it is. To help you avoid that post-paint heartbreak, I spoke with four designers to find out what colors to pick - and stay away from.

For Morgan, the perfect shade for her interior doors was Sherwin-Williams' Urbane Bronze, a classy color that's basically a shade of brown-meets-gray that created a high-contrast look in her hallway.