Urbane Bronze Kitchen Cabinets: Dark Doors and Light Counters

The decision for this particular color

Urbane Bronze can be considered for kitchen cabinets if its color and depth suit the space; the first design question is bronze-like depth beside stone and metal. Urbane Bronze offers brownish-gray depth where a stark black is not the desired relationship to stone.

A metallic bronze sample changes with reflection; the paint can complement it without needing to reproduce the metal's highlights.

Put the countertop and lower door together

Place Urbane Bronze beneath the worktop overhang and on a tall door position. The lower sample may read much darker, changing how the countertop, handles and cabinet edges connect. Decide whether the full run needs that depth or whether one smaller architectural area gives the intended effect.

The Urbane Bronze comparison to make in this room

Urbane Bronze has an LRV of 8; Sherwin-Williams Black Fox SW-7020 is 7. The difference is 1 points, with Urbane Bronze returning more light under the reference measurement.

The condition for keeping Urbane Bronze

Compare actual metal finishes in shade; a painted brown-gray should complement the hardware rather than imitate its reflectivity. The trim color comparison covers that related choice. The coordinating color options covers that related choice.

Select a coating intended for the actual cabinet surface and follow its preparation, priming and cure instructions. The SW-7048 color code does not establish adhesion, stain resistance or cleaning performance. Approve the intended sheen on a sample door; reflections on a finished cabinet can differ from those on a flat wall board. The wood-floor pairing guide covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.