cherry cabinets --what color countertop?
naan
14 years ago
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homey_bird
14 years agoBuehl
14 years agoI have medium cherry w/polished black counters. Dust can be a problem if you don't wipe the counters daily...we do so we haven't had a problem.
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Comments (8)Well, I do think there is a problem with that pic you linked, jama. The inspiration island and your virtual feel like furniture to me, quite fine. While I always think of function first, in this case, the BB gives me a sense of disconnect. I also wonder about the BB getting used and more rustic looking over time, thus widening the gap in formality. Personally, I don't agree with the decorator about the piece looking odd without wood. I am trying to see his/her point but I just can't. Did this person give you a reason why? If the pronouncement cannot be backed up with some kind of explanation, I tend to move on. You mentioned in the first post that you can't do soap stone because the room is too small. I would not rule that out just yet. Another way to look at the "too-small" issue is to think in terms of avoiding busy-ness. I would consider avoiding the highly speckled granites or things with lots of movement. Unless you love the look, that mid-tone speckled granite on BP's first and last big pics is what I am talking about. (Thanks BP for providing all the illustrations!) If you go for a more serene look, you may be able to pull off a darker color. Using one material for both perimeter and island, you'll have fewer changes and that may also be better in a small space. I have seen very small kitchens done in dark colors that are just smashing. Think jewelbox. I happen to love the dark island with the dark glossy top in one of the pics above. Then, you could do marble on the backsplash. (I would like to see you have your honed marble!) In fact, I would encourage you to go fall in love with some marble backsplash tile and then revisit the countertop decision....See Morequartz or granite countertop & best color for cherry cabinets w/b
Comments (24)NervousNancy... Our pendants and DR chandelier are Murray Feiss and I purchased them at EXPO Design Center (owned by HD). There are 2 finishes...ours are in Antique Pewter. There's also a Grecian Bronze (similar to ORB, I think). The DR chandelier isn't very big b/c our DR is small. They do have larger chandeliers, if you're interested in those as well. P1095AP - 1-Light Morningside F2050/5AP - 5-Light Morningside Our faucet is the Kohler Vinnata® Kitchen Sink Faucet (K-690) in Vibrant Brushed Nickel with the handle on the right. The handle location is adjustable: it can be on the left, right, or middle...it's up to you. The nice thing about being adjustable is that if you don't have enough room behind the faucet for the handle to work properly, you just mount it in the front. We bought it at FaucetDirect.com. There are 8 finishes and it comes in 2 sizes (main sink, the one we have, and prep version (K-691), which is a couple of inches smaller). We love our location as well! Actually, we're on a 3-acre lot w/a street on the other side of the berm in the back then a horse farm/farm under agricultural preservation. We do have neighbors...across the street from the front yard and on either side of us...you just can't see them from our back windows! Plus, we planted a double row of evergreens on one side to block the NW wind that also blocks our view of that house (to the right). Our neighbors on the other side planted a row of pear trees so we didn't feel we could plant evergreens there. But, they're farther away so it's not a big deal...plus we have nice neighbors! Looking at the pictures again, I just realized that those are the pics taken before I cleaned the granite! So, it still has the granite dust on them from the work they did when installing the sink side. (The other side is not done yet, the granite is just placed on the counters, not aligned or secured. We're waiting for a replacement for the cabinet they damaged when they began the install on that wall.) Good luck on your choices & welcome!...See MoreNeed advice on what countertop with my natural cherry cabinets
Comments (7)Hi I think the white quartz with gray veins would work very nice with your cherry cabinets and a light grey paint on walls. Also consider a 7 or 8 inch high backsplash in the same marble we have that with our countertop and it matches perfectly and an alternative would be black puntertop, a search on house should reveal some inspiration for black...See Morewall paint color/figured cherry cabinets/London gray honed counters
Comments (1)May we see the kitchen?...See Morelexluthor
14 years agoWe have medium (maybe a little darker than medium) cherry cabinets with Peacock Green and I think the dark granite looks nice. We do have a very well lit room so with the medium cabs and dark granite (though, under natural light, the granite isn't as dark as it might appear to be) doesn't make the room dark at all, especially with the light floor as well.
kkcooks
14 years ago
Circus Peanut
14 years agoI have medium cherry shaker cabs with a lighter countertop (copper), to give you an idea of a lighter tone that could work too:
Jodi_SoCal
14 years agoWe have medium cherry cabs and Impala Black granite. I went with black to cool off the look of all the orangy-red. I felt anything in the brown tones would make the kitchen look too dry. Does that make sense? I wanted something with a cool, nearly blue color without actually being blue. This granite fit the bill perfectly. It's really a dark gray, is not fussy (i.e., no movement) and there was no stress hoping, wondering if the seams were going to match up.
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grendal_fly
14 years agoWe have light- medium cherry Cabs withn Ocean Green(Stone) which is a drab olive green with lots of white and grey movement.
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