Things You'll Need:
- Cabinets
- Paint
- Eye for color
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Step 1
Think of your cabinets as an accent piece, like you would think of end tables in the living room.
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Step 2
Save the darkest color for the walls and use a lighter color for the cabinetry. Of course, this is just personal preference, but I always think light over dark is the way to go.
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Step 3
If you have a small bathroom and want to make it look larger, keep it all in the family. That is, if your wall color is green, choose a lighter shade of green for the cabinets.
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Step 4
A larger bathroom is more accepting of darker or more bold colors, but you will still want to keep your cabinets on the cool side. For example, if you have medium brown walls (warm tone) you could pair it with light to medium blue cabinets (cool tone).
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Step 5
Too many bold or dark colors combined, even in a large bathroom, become too heavy. If you choose dark colors, make sure the bathroom is well lit.
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Step 6
Maybe you have papered walls. If the wallpaper has a light background with a darker print you will want to pick up one of the darker colors for the cabinets if you want them to pop-out.
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Step 7
Suppose you have a cream colored wallpaper with rose vines crawling across it. You will want to try to pick up the green of the vine or the pink/red of the rose. You can even use both colors if you want to.
