We have been seeing this seafoam green color in more and more kitchens lately. It feels warmer than hospital green, and more sophisticated than mint. What do you think of it? We are inclined to like it — especially in this updated galley kitchen from a Craftsman home in Seattle.
The family that owns this kitchen has two small children and two big dogs. The kitchen as it was just wasn't working for them, but they wanted to stay true to their home's Craftsman bones. So they did add on a little extra room to their kitchen (just 8 feet!) and widened the space. It helped to open up the galley kitchen, and let them have a bit of space for an office nook.
We love the look of the updated space, and the color in the kitchen. It feels cool and contemporary and yet also vintage-inspired. What do you think? Would you use this color in your own kitchen?
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Absolutely I would. Especially with that pale yellow.
Definitely. It actually reminds me of the kitchen from the TV show "Chuck," except that one is more Spanish style, but just as pretty! http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/on-the-set-chuck-080944
This is a beautiful kitchen, but... if I moved into a house with a seafoam green kitchen, I think that would be #1 on my list of things to change. It's one of the retro colors I just don't like in large doses. I think I could learn to love a seafoam fridge, but not a whole kitchen.
...am I the only one who couldn't distinguish mint, seafoam and hospital greens without a colour chart?
(also, some of the places we've looked at - we're moving - 'just' eight feet would double the size of the kitchen - it nearly would where we are now!)
I like it but it also makes me think Martha Stewart circa 1990. Not a bad thing, just sayin'.
I really like it, but Slow Lorus is right Martha Stewart 1990. I do love Martha though.
I think it is a beautiful kitchen but I might grow tired of the green cabinets and would opt for white cabinets and perhaps that green color on the walls.
You also have to remember that the context of the color is updated. In the space it is paired with bright colored accents and a the adjacent wall is chartreuse. that is what makes it work and look updated.
An eight-foot expansion would double my kitchen size. My neighbor added a family room, bedroom and bathroom in a two-story, 12-foot addition.
Oh. Wow. Swooning. I absolutely, totally love this. Everything about it, even the color (don't listen to what the others are saying.)
Gorgeous!
While I really like the kitchen, and don't even mind the green, I think that after I would become less and less enamored with it.
That's too much seafoam green, imo. But to each his own!
It is a nice and well thought out space but I strongly dislike seafoam green in any context.
Love it! I even agree with the Martha Stewart comments, and love it anyway! It feels classic to me, and farm-housey, not retro exactly. The yellow is a really nice pop of color with it, too.
I wouldn't have both the cabinets AND the wall in green. That's too much.
I love the layout of the kitchen and I'd love to model my own kitchen after it, but where's the fridge?
i love this...very charming.
great use of color when most people would use just natural wood colors.
I think of it as '40s kitchen green, which makes me happy.
I like it alot - It's period-appropriate and absolutely charming.
I think my red teakettle would look great on that stove...
This is one of my favorite colors.
I use it as an accent color (along with red) in my kitchen.
Reminds me of my grandparents Craftsmen bungalow, in a good way.
Say what you will about Martha, she does have good taste!
I love it except for the cabinet hardware. It's probably period-appropriate (to match the retro appeal), but I think it's too distracting. If you use an unusual color in your kitchen, shouldn't you minimize any distracting elements? I'd replace the fittings with ones that match the faucet, just to keep the space a little sleeker.
PERFECT. Love it.
Lovely. And I'm not a fan of green kitchens (or green rooms in general).
But I'm not sure I'd call it "seafoam." I'd call it "Iced Jadeite." :)
And the warm ivories/pale chamois save it.
So pretty - this to me is such a tranquil, happy space. The one element I don't like (and this TOTALLY nitpicky) is the green wall caps in the first photo. I wish they were white to match the baseboard. But everything else is just lovely, and really strikes a nice balance between period and updated.
Regarding the name of the color - I worked with a solid surface material of some kind a few years ago that was called Beach Glass - it was similar to this color, and quite beautiful.
I like it. I also like that it's just paint so in a few years when it's banged up and everyone is tired of that color it can easily become something else without tearing out the tile and appliances.