Espresso Cabinets: What Countertops, Backsplash?
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Comments (20)So tired of hearing " but that will make it look dated" or "it wouldn't be good for resale" Everything is going to be dated at some point, the kitchen designers, cabinet companies and appliance companies make sure of that. Example: stainless steel appliances were just coming on the market 15 years ago when we gutted our kitchen for a remodel. It was hard for me to find stainless in my area at that time, I live in a small mid western town. So, have you noticed in the past few years appliance companies have been trying to bring out new colors, grayed looking stainless, now ice white etc. they are trying to make people think their stainless appliances are soon going to be "dated". But I have read in several articles that stainless is still the number one choice. I chose a cinnamon stained cherry wood for our new build. I thought about white because that is the trend right now, but I reasoned cherry cabinets will always be in style while the white trend Has just a few more years. I won't be a slave to trends. Just my opinion....See MoreCountertop, backsplash and cabinet color
Comments (19)Romy: I was hoping you would comment. I love your taste and your kitchen pictures...I'm constantly drooling over! I'll look up the lighting options, thx. And yes, that is her kitchen! Love it! Lily'smom: I also have the antique brass version of that sconce saved too. I love brass but I'm hesitant to take the plunge! We haven't chosen our Quartz yet because we have yet to see slabs in person. I'm running out of steam and honestly just want to have a few options to choose from. Designsaavy: love the French farmhouse style! Absolutely love it! I've refinished some vintage French provincial furniture pieces and scattered them throughout my home. We are going with the Stages sink and Karbon faucet (probably in the Chrome/SS finish). Does anyone have any specific white paint colors I should look at?...See MoreWhat is the standard distance of a faucet to a back-splash?
Comments (38)You didn’t know what you didn’t know. And that's pretty much the rule for every project where a home owner works with a professional. If the home owner knew everything, they wouldn't have to hire anybody. If the professional asks an ambiguous question, and then deliberately skips the industry-standard step of visually confirming the layout with the client, then it's inappropriate to blame the client for not communicating well. This is a question that comes up with literally every single job the fabricator does. They should know how to verify instructions. We have had all sorts of counter tops installed over the years. Every single time, the fabricator would come to the house to do precise templating. And then they'd require that either the home owner or the general contractor sign off on the template before they'd make the first cut. These processes are in place exactly to avoid this type of issue. Yes, there have on occasion been mistakes. But when that happens, the professional eats the cost or finds a way to fix things that is acceptable to all parties....See MoreHow to pick Kitchen Backsplash for dark cabinet and dark countertop?
Comments (15)If you do a search on Houzz for "cherry cabinets dark countertops" many examples pop up. Create a "Kitchen Wood Cabinets" Ideabook with those features to get ideas about lighting, possibly changing out one or two cabinet fronts with glass ones, new countertops. Many pros on Houzz recommend living in a new house for a year before making major changes. Maybe by then the mania for all white kitchens will die down and you'll put your household budget to uses other than a major renovation. You have a very nice kitchen already. Here's just one of many kitchens in my Houzz Ideabook, "Kitchen Wood Cabinets."...See Morebmorepanic
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