Large white kitchen...PLEASE help me, I'm driving myself insane!!
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Comments (15)parma42: Thanks, I just wasn't sure and needed some re-assurance about the wainscoting. I too liked that small blue sample to the right of the other two. I wish I knew what color that was and why we nixed it. That was 15 samples ago (no kidding) and back when I thought, "this will be fun". I'll find it and put a larger sample on the wall and post for your opinion. Do you think it's too much blue with blue on top and white below chair rail for DS's room? I can't change his bedding since it's only 8 months old. Any chocolate color suggestions? allison704: That makes 2 votes for the small blue to the right of the other two. I'm definitely digging through my samples tomorrow. You're so right, about letting them be individual. Do you have a lighter blue in mind? miles661: I know it's really hard to give advice about colors from a computer screen, it's right up there with picking your color off a paint chip. Thanks for looking anyways. My youngest has the strongest opinions and wants to keep her pink walls. The two teenagers, they're another story. DS since turning 13 speaks in grunts and really could care less about what color is on his wall, just so long as it's not airplanes and fish. He really only picked the lighter blue for his bathroom because I promised him he could sleep in for another hour if he made a decision. That's about as good as it gets from my teenagers. les917: Youre back to help me YEAH!!! #1: We had to switch to a blue with more of a greenish undertone. The gray undertones looked beyond awful with the carpeting. #2: Do you pretty please have a creamy white or soft green color suggestion? #3: Same as above. Any taupe or beige colors in mind? I'm taking your advice about painting DDs BR white and running with it. Granted, I'm running in circles (haha) but DDs loved your idea. bluekitobessed: Just based on your screen name you must know your blues. HELP ME!! Grayer blue looks hideous with the carpeting. I'm nixing chair rail in DD(16)'s room based on opinions received tonight. Huge sigh of relief!! I tend to be more traditional and I too like white below the chair rail for DS's room. Did you not like either of the blues? No hurt feelings, any blue in mind? brutuses: You my dear new GW friend are the reason I'm keeping the pretty pink faux in DD(10)'s room. Your comment on a previous post made me take a really good look at her room. Her room makes her so happy and I always smile when I'm in there either waking her up for school or tucking her in. I only plan on painting over the faux from chair rail down. There are too many dings and scratches and it give the room a kind of grungy feel. Another nail on the head is the blue/gray for DD(16)'s room. What type of computer screen do you have? You saw the gray in the blues clashing with the brown?! Do know of any blues with a green undertone? Thanks for your input. kswl: I love the exterior of your home!! Have you decided on your iron railing? The large left sample is my DH's & DD's first choice. I really like it myself. Do you think that it would be overwhelming to have an entire BR that color?...See MoreOversaturated myself with info, need help with island lighting! Help!
Comments (2)Thank you Sina! Great reminder! I found that same rope light in a chandelier style with 3- 40 watt bulbs. https://www.shadesoflight.com/products/rope-net-glass-sphere-chandelier?via=57e1335569702d78ae0002c5%2C58d068de6170701a0b004f2f Given size of my island would you think the chandelier would be large enough/throw enough light? Or would I be better off with two of the smaller ones (1 40 watt bulb each)? Thanks!...See MoreLayout challenge: large family, small kitchen - please help
Comments (178)It's been several days since I have posted, but that is because I have been giving these ideas much thought and have been talking to many professionals. What is your style? Do you have pics saved in an idea book of the look you are going for? This is an excellent question. I have looked at thousands of pictures of kitchens, and I haven't seen one that I can say, "That's exactly what I'm going for." So, to best answer your question, I'll show you the materials I'd like to use: ginger maple shaker fronts, white solid surface counter, "oak" LVP flooring, "painted" backsplash tile, and, if I keep some wall on both sides dividing the kitchen and dining room, I'd put the blue paint in the kitchen, yellow above the chair rail and the blue below in the dining room, and yellow on the walls of the rest of the main floor. So I'm not sure what you'd call it - transitional? Although I am very excited about being able to see and chat with people at the dining table while I am cleaning up in the kitchen, I think I do prefer having the more traditional mental division between kitchen and dining room with even just stub walls, and I do like the chair rail, if I am able to keep a bit of wall on the sides. Maybe that is the very definition of transitional? But practical matters of the small house and large family and a limited budget must be considered above my personal preferences. Although the contractor said "it doesn't cost that much to reduce the bulkhead," "it doesn't cost that much to move the sliding glass door," and "it doesn't cost that much to move pipes for the clean-up sink," all of it together - with the cabinet vendor that he uses - did cost much. He just came out this afternoon to do some measurements and discuss ways to reduce cost. This plan below is what I discussed with him: (1) Instead of messing with the bulkhead at all, keeping the wall only as far as the depth of the bulkhead (about 23"), but then have little to no wall on the other side. I can't have 23" on the other side for symmetry, because that wouldn't leave enough room to walk around people seated at the table, but I'm hoping that would look fine if we put cabinets up to the ceiling in the corner where the bulkhead is. He liked this idea a lot, because you just don't know what's in there. (BTW, I offered to pay him to open it up and see, but he won't open it up to have a look, or do any work at all, until a full contract is signed, first payment given, and cabinets ordered.) He did warn, however, that the cost of the cabinets and counter there will probably cost about the same as what he was including for reducing the bulkhead - so this solution does give more storage, it doesn't actually save any money. (2) Instead of a sliding glass door, put in a 30" standard door using the opening for the existing window in the dining room. A sliding door would be much better than a swinging door that hits those seated at the table, but it will be rare that we have people seated while others are going in and out, so I'll do it if it saves a lot of $$. He loved this idea, and said it would save me about $1000, but when I asked about what he'd recommend about the HVAC register that is currently on he floor in front of the window, he said it would be too costly to move it, and I should just leave it. It seems the register plate would get kicked up and rusted with traffic in and out, so I am not sure how good of a solution this is, after all. (3) I thought having a pantry closet with shelves and doors would save money over the cost of cabinets and countertop in that alcove, but he said the labor to put the shelves, doors and drywall would be more, so I'll go back to the cabinets. (4) Lose the second dishwasher. If I have a prep sink, it won't be so bad having one dishwasher with dishes piling up in the clean-up sink. As you can see below, I'm concerned about clearances and flow; losing the dishwasher will cut the cost some but also will give better clearances if I have to keep the 23" of wall below the bulkhead. I played with a few designs with two dishwashers and only one sink, but none of them seemed to work nearly as well as this one. Bbtrix - the range is centered in this design :-) and I'd love to know if you think if the stub wall that would stick out about 6" would still create a strange divide between the dishwasher and door, now that the dishwasher and door are much further away from each other. He liked this idea, but it still requires moving pipes, so let's hope that "doesn't cost that much." (5) I've fallen in love with the white solid surface countertops and the painted backsplash I pictured above, but I may just have to go to laminate countertops with the 4" backsplash if that saves thousands of dollars. He recommended granite over laminate or solid surface. Many granites are beautiful, but my countertops are primarily a work surface that functions better if it is light-colored and simple, and I find granite dark and very busy, and the few granites that are lighter in color seem to stain easily. I've heard laminates have come a long way, I just liked solid surface more because it's more reparable, doesn't have seams, the integrated sink, and I like the soft feel of it - maybe that's not worth the extra $$. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me and has been liking my comments - I warned in my subject line that this would be a challenge, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into!...See MoreGooster
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