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blue overkill? need advice!?

i am painting my kitchen a light ice blue.. kinda gray but more on the blue side.. all of my bakeware is a cobalt blue glass... i need to know what color would look good in a backsplash\?? i was looking at cobalt blue.. but then thought WOW that's a lot of blue.. so any ideas?? the cobalt blue bake-ware i already own.. i can go a different color on the walls and then use the blue back splashh but what color?

So the paint and the back splashh aren'tt set in stone.. but i want something that goes with the cobalt blue??

Thanks in advance!

Update:

thanks so far.. but the color i am using on the wall ( well the one i want to use) is a really pale blue.. so white might blend in .

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  • 1 decade ago
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    mm... thats tough. You could do a complimentary color (yellow) which would create a really WILD kitchen. but if done right it could be very chic and unique. My suggestion to you would be to do a white backsplash: it will help to lighten up your kitchen, and really make all that cobalt "pop" (cobalt is really pretty isnt it?) I know that white isnt ideal- but if you get a glossy paint it will still be a breeze to clean. Some people tile in their back splash areas which is a nice look that you can even incorporate cobalt tile into to tie your colors together. check these out.

    http://img2.timeinc.net/toh/i/g/0707_three_kitchen...

    http://www.kitchendesignnotes.com/2008/04/blue-kit...

    http://images.meredith.com/bhg/images/2007/07/ss_S...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    White with cobalt blue splattered?

  • 1 decade ago

    you could go with the brown, like a chocolate brown, or maybe a green, it all depends on what kind of a look you're going for. a bright green will pop against the cobalt.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think that an soft warm orange or fust color tile would look awesome. It would really make everything pop. Orange is blues complimetary color.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Some white accents sounds like they would go well.

    Maybe you could try some different pastels, too?

  • 1 decade ago

    He's right with the brown. It looks very rich....

    Ooo did you look at a color wheel? http://kingfish.coastal.edu/marine/Animations/Imag...

  • 1 decade ago

    Not white...I would do a very light taupe or brownish tan!

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