White kitchen owners - how did you make it your own?

9 years ago

It seems like so many of us (myself included!!) make so many of the same choices - grayish countertop, industrial/retro lighting, subway tiles, cup pulls, shaker cabinets, etc.

I guess this is like a little quiz!

What style is your kitchen? (traditional, transitional, etc.)

In what ways did you choose what's popular?

Did you do anything risky or did you play it safe?

How did you make your kitchen your own?

What is your favorite design element?

If you did go out on a ledge are you glad or do you regret it?

Did you name your style - e.g., Parisian bakery, beach house, 40s traditional, etc.

Post a pic if you feel like it or an inspiration pic

This post was edited by browneyes776 on Tue, Apr 29, 14 at 20:49

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marthastoo

9 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I'll play. We have a white kitchen, although not Shaker-style, no cup pulls, nor anything industrial (except maybe the faucet).

What style is your kitchen? (traditional, transitional, etc.) I would say transitional. It's not super plain - it has some glam items (the curves of the mullioned doors, the opalescent sheen of the capiz shell drum pendant, even the door style is sexier than a plain Shaker style.

In what ways did you choose what's popular? I wouldn't say I deliberately chose popular elements - I just saw a lot of things that are popular by virtue of the fact that's what's in magazine and on Houzz (er... the definition of popular) and I liked it. Things like marble (Did you do anything risky or did you play it safe? I think the commercial faucet was a bit risky - the safe choice would have been a polished nickel Perrins and Rowe bridge faucet (which we considered). I know some people think ours doesn't fit the kitchen, but I love that it is a change up of styles. It give a little edge to an otherwise classy and classic-looking kitchen. Plus, it is so much more functional that the bridge faucet. ::wub::

How did you make your kitchen your own? As someone said earlier - I don't have to make it my own because it is my own. I planned this kitchen 100% by myself, I picked out all the elements 100% by myself (ok, DH did have some veto power), so it's mine, for good or for bad. Simple as that.

What is your favorite design element? Hard to say. The beautiful Calacutta marble on which I can roll out all my pie crusts with ease? The banquette around which my entire extended family can squeeze? My oh-so-functional desk at which I sit while I type this response? My hidden dishwasher and refrigerators upon which water drips cannot be seen? My favorite design elements are the ones that are also highly functional.

If you did go out on a ledge are you glad or do you regret it? I don't think I went out on a ledge. I don't think I was safe either. My kitchen is me.

Did you name your style - e.g., Parisian bakery, beach house, 40s traditional, etc. Transitional - classic with a slight edge