Paint colour: Kitchen/Family room

[Gini99]

I'd really appreciate any advice on paint colours (and types) for a large kitchen/family/dining room. The room has high ceilings and is reasonably light. The kitchen isn't in yet but will be white/grey. Floor also not in but probably light oak.

I am terrible at visualising how things will look and really want to get the colour scheme right. I was thinking of a pale grey (then using furniture/art to make the room more interesting and add colour). Any advice really welcome!

Pale blue?

We have dulux egyptian cotton on most walls in our kitchen diner - it looks grey in some lights and a sort of warm ivory colour in others. I also have wallpaper on some walls as I find all paint just looks a bit blah.

Our kitchen is porcelain and charcoal blue and we will have rustic Oak flooring ...we have high ceilings also and we have a very pale grey all through ...Shetland sweater from valspar ,tiles are blue grey

Have a look at F&B or a copy Blackened. It's a pale blue/grey/ dark white depending on the time of day.

I'm going to be honest and say I'm not a fan of grey walls, although I know it is quite a popular trend right now. I just think it's naturally quite a depressing colour. What about something like duck egg blue?

Thanks all!
Yes I have also thought of grey as a bit of a depressing colour kitkat but it does seem to go with a lot and create quite a restful room if done well. Pale blue does seem that other obvious colour but I am a bit concerned that colours on walls often look very different to testers and I don't want to over do it.
I will have a look at Blackened thanks (any good copies...!)

Blackened is particularly cold. Use with care and maybe nip into a F&B showroom with photos of your kitchen and ask them for advice - you don't have to get F&B but they do have gorgeous colours. Maybe look at colours such Cornforth white - it's an extremely pale grey but warmer than blackened. Given you've an oak floor a warmer tone may work better. If you fancy blue Borrowed Light (a gentle pale blue) is my fave and looks lovely with Wimborne White. If your not keen on blues & pale greys then Skimming Stone - very very pale beige/grey could be a lovely option. I'm not very familiar with palettes other than F&B - I really need to get out more!!!

Thanks Snowglobes. I am not sure we are going to stretch to F&B but their colours do seem reliable. We bought some dulex testers this morning and frosted steel looked nice but online lots of people say it come out lilac! I find it very difficult to visualise what any will look like on large area and in different lights.

Have you looked on Pinterest Op? Also the F&B website has inspiration where you can see real people's colour schemes.
Lots of paint retailers will copy paint colours for you, ours has the F&B and LG paint charts under the till and does very good copies.

Dulux Swansdown is a lovely pale grey that's not cold (it's a Dulux Trade colour so you'd need to get it mixed at a decorator centre.)

We have F and B Cornforth White in our bedroom and it is lovely - restful, changes colour as the light progresses through the day from pale grey to sort of greige, it is a warm colour and we have a range of different colours of bedding and curtains - purples, cream, grey, teal, beige, pink , duck egg- not all at once of course- which all go really well with it.

Someone on here suggested painting lining paper with the test colours, rather than painting it on the walls, then you can carry your bit of paint sample round the room to try on different walls and take it to the shops to match for curtains or compare with other colours.
I don't think you can recommend a colour as the amount of light, colour of floor etc makes it look different in different surroundings. You have to try a sample of the paint in the room.