Update of 80's country kitchen finally complete!!
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Update on old post - Finally completed (almost) backsplash
Comments (29)Beautiful combination of pattern and color. Aren't you happy you waited for the backsplash that ''spoke'' to you? Even though you had to ''translate'' the message by transplanting a few tiles here and there. Perfectly done. Congratulations. Sandra...See MoreWhat is this granite??
Comments (9)Yes, it is Absolute cream. Not as many black lines as Delicatus. Thanks for posting the link to our project. Sooooo glad it is over and just got done cleaning the kitchen and still love wiping down my granite. Like admiring jewelry with all the quartz and blingy stuff! lol...See MoreWhich kitchen style for my 90s-era house?
Comments (38)I don't think it was actually about trends for me. I suspect I'll like what I like now for most of the rest of my life. I think it was more that I'd never really considered kitchens before. Or my home. I'd just bought my first home when I started pinning and had never had the choice to decide how my kitchen looked before or flipped through kitchen pictures before. For instance, I don't think I'd seen an all-white kitchen before, which is a clean, crisp, appealing look. So I pinned a bunch of those. And then later I found some multicolored kitchens I liked so much more, and now I could never go back to all white. So it was more of a you-have-to-kiss-a-lot-of-frogs thing at work. With no perspective and nothing to go on, I had very little idea of what worked for me and what makes me happy, and I'd seen very little of what was out there. I also knew nothing about kitchen function. But now I've seen a bunch, learned a bunch, and thought a bunch, and I think I can happily marry this general concept for the long haul: lots of windows, green view, decidedly informal low-to-mid-range finishes, overall light and bright in tone, some wood, and some actual color on the walls or cabinets (yellow, green, or a warm blue). The real problem is that my husband hates yellow and green and prefers dramatic, dark, and fancy stuff, and I'm also married to him for the long haul....See Moreupdate 80s/90s contemporary interior
Comments (9)To figure out a whole home palette you start with what must stay (budget restraints)/ what will stay (you like it). Second step is to determine the colors you love. If you love the fall burnt oranges and greens you will want very different neutrals and whites to complement your art, furnishings and accessories than you would want if you love charcoal and lime green or peach and cornflower blue. You pick your neutrals and whites to complement the things that must stay/will stay and the colors you love. Trim does not need to be white or wood. Ceilings can also be white, the same color as the walls or an accent color. Most people do white or wood trim and white ceilings because that is what they think it should be, but there really aren't any rules that say you can't do something different....See Morenosoccermom
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