Behr’s Midnight Dream to be exact. I picked up 40ish different navy swatches from a variety of brands (I try not to be a brand snob when it comes to picking the actual color–but by all means, go with the best paint you can afford when it comes to mixing it!) After sorting through all of those navys (navies?) I got it down to three and let Chris pick the final swatch. We were going for a blue-navy, not really a black-navy for two reasons. First, our neighboring living room is an almost black with blueish-green undertones and we didn’t want the base cabinets to be close, but “oh, are they the same?”. And second, our inspiration photo had real blue base cabinets. So we just went for it. Back to Chris deciding the final color.
He couldn’t tell the difference between any of the final three (Benjamin Moore’s Deep Royal, Behr’s Midnight Dream, and Ralph Lauren’s Sullivan). They were very, very close–but Behr’s Midnight Dream was the warmest so we went with that.
When it came to how to paint already painted cabinets, I consulted the pros…on Facebook.
I know it is hard to look past those gray countertops now–they’re really making our kitchen look like a Penn State or BYU stadium–or the gray walls that we can’t wait to tile, but we’re loving our navy base cabinets. And you? Would you ever?
How long did you wait to rehang the doors?
Thanks!
I think 2 days.
I found your blog looking for pics to convince my husband.
A note on Aura vs Advance. Don’t use Aura. The End.
Oh, you’d like to know why? In our last house I painted trim and builtins with Aura and wasn’t happy when three years down the road it was still soft. Doors would slightly stick together, things on shelves would stick a bit. It just wasn’t as hard as I was used to trim and cabinets (factory sprayed paint) being. About two months before we moved out I painted our vanity in Advance and t was a revelation. Not only were there a lot fewer brush strokes, it levelled better and dried really hard. I have a first coat of navy advance drying downstairs right now
I’ve been longing to paint a room navy! Seeing this shade made me realize I need to do it ASAP, and Little Green Notebook has a house tour showing a kitchen with it on the walls. I’m sold.
http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2011/03/hour-tour-melanie-of-plum-cushion.html
Thanks for the inspiration :)
They look great!! I’ve been debating two-toned cabinets myself and yours are a beautiful example!
this is amazing!! The hubs and I have been crushing on two-toned cabinets for a while and would love to do this to ours someday!