08/20/2026
**Our local Home Depot has these beautiful pale blue cabinets that I stare at every single time I go in there 😅💙**
I finally had the color matched and brought a sample home… and somehow it looks way more **light gray** in my kitchen than the soft blue I fell in love with at the store.
I’m so disappointed because in person, those display cabinets are definitely blue — but the color barely even shows up that way in photos.
To make things more complicated, my husband says he doesn’t want blue cabinets, so now I’m starting to consider **taupe** instead.
I’ve included a photo of the store display and then the same color in my kitchen. What do you think? Is it just my lighting making it read gray?
**UPDATE:** Apparently I never really paid attention to my light bulbs… and yes, they’re definitely on the warmer side. 😂
I think I may have my husband convinced, though! I’m going to put together a whole mood board with the **backsplash, flooring, countertops, and cabinet color** so he can actually see the vision.
We’re currently finishing the basement, then ripping carpet off the stairs and re-treading them, then replacing the flooring on the main level…
Apparently I just keep adding projects. 🤣🤣