almond kitchen cabinets

i'm not a big fan but we're renting...not a big kitchen and needs to be repainted. I don't want to make it too dark but i'd like a spash of color. any ideas? the floor is ceramic tile speckle pattern. The cabinets are that almond color with oak color handles & counter. Thanks.

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We had almond color cabinets in my old house. We went with that color because it was a small kitchen and we planned on selling the house within two years. Turns out it was 6 months

They are wood and the stain is called Seaspray.
As they are Birch there is not much grain in the wood so they look pretty solid.

Here was a before (original, 1957 knotty pine cabinet... looks a lot better in the pics than in reality ) and after.

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Re: almond kitchen cabinets

How about a light mossy green? Or a latte color, about two shades darker than the cabinets?

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I had those cabinets in white w/oak in a rental a long time ago. Sage green always looks good with oak & almond, I think that would be your best bet. Its easy to find kitchen towels & acessories to match sage too.

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Tahweezah - that looks great!! I don't think i described my cabinets right - mine are beige/almond color and they have oak trim. my counter is oak too. I LOVE the green shades but DH is convinced it would be too much because its small. thanks.

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I think the lightest shade of sage would make it feel brighter. If your DH is opposed to color I'd go mono-tone & try to paint one shade darker than the almond color, it will be plain looking though.