Kitchen paint samples -- Round II

Last week I posted some samples from Devine Color that I was thinking of using for my kitchen (and potentially elsewhere in my house). This past weekend I made up some sample boards using a few Benjamin Moore colors that I thought might work even better. These samples were also courtesy of Hirshfield's (with no strings attached).

No, I still haven't gotten around to stripping the wallpaper backing from my walls, so I again tried these out on tag board. The benefit to this is I can more easily try out a whole bunch of colors. This is especially important when you are picky like me and choosing a potentially difficult color like aqua.

Here are the colors I sampled.

Row 1 (from left to right):

• Tropicana  Cabana
  
• Jamaican Aqua
• Florida Aqua

Row 2 (from left to right, but potentially mixed up):

• Honolulu Blue
• Ocean Breeze

You can buy Benjamin Moore paint samples online, but I'd recommend finding a retailer near you. There's something to be said for getting that in-person attention and advice. Hirshfield's didn't ask me to write this, but their Uptown location was one of my first stops after I closed on my house. I had done my research online, but the folks at the shop were great at helping me choose the tools I needed to get my home painted properly with the paints I chose. I bought a lot of paint that first day and they recommended their Color Club so that I could get discounts. They also keep track of my color choices in their computer so that if I ever needed to touch it up, I could always find out just what shade of pink I used in my bedroom.

OK, back to the paint samples. I think I have a winner in this bunch. Tropicana Cabana is very appealing, as you can see in this cute kitchen. However, it might be too much POW with my not updated kitchen cabinetry, so I'm currently leaning toward either Jamaican Aqua or Florida Aqua. The other two were too baby blue for my liking. My next step is to get rid of the wallpaper backing and then sample the contenders on the wall.

Comments

[yahaira]

I was going to say, I'm loving florida aqua. tropicana cabana is pretty rocking too

[Amy]

It's hard to tell, but I think I might have mixed up Florida Aqua and Jamaican Aqua in the photo. Florida Aqua looks distinctly green when held up against the walls in my kitchen. I'm thinking it's going to be Jamaican Aqua all the way, but I want to splash some of it on the walls to be sure. If I was redoing the kitchen with new cabinets, I'd totally go with Tropicana Cabana.

[Jennifer]

I just found your blog while searching for "Jamaican Aqua" ... my kitchen is actually the one you've linked to above - with Tropicana Cabana walls! After living with the color for 3.5 years, I've decided it's just too much for me. I painted the adjoining mud room Jamaican Aqua and LOVE it, so I'm thinking of re-painting the kitchen in the same color. I may even consider the lightest color on the swatch, Barely Teal.

Really enjoying your blog, by the way.

-Jennifer (aka Jennyology)

[Amy]

Thank you so much! How funny that google brought you to my blog. I think I originally googled tropicana cabana and found pictures of your kitchen (maybe on flickr?) and I think you had mentioned the Jamaican Aqua. I still haven't de-wallpapered, so I haven't painted yet and have had too much time to mull over color choices. I think I might go lighter too. The Jamaican Aqua is lovely, but it might be too much for this room. There's time to decide because the de-wallpapering is time consuming. Thanks again for commenting!