Last minute kitchen design feedback
corimike
8 years ago
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Opinion on hardware choice for new cabinets - last minute! yikes
Comments (8)Wow - getting cabinets put in as I type.... The husband of KD here to supervise and once again, frowned at our choice of hardware. :( Now we are sitting here second guessing ourselves, but honestly can't find anything else we like. He suggested ORB, but the ORB hardware I've seen isn't very attractive. (Although, it's just stock stuff at Home Depot). We have 2 choices, don't install any hardware today OR go with the 7" stainless steel bar pulls... If we do decide to wait, how hard is it to drill our own holes for the hardware? Installers will not drive 40 miles back here to simply install hardware if we decide to wait and order something different....See MoreURGENT! Ordering today & last minute design jitters!
Comments (8)Thanks for all of the responses! As it turns out I'm going to be able to go to Ikea tomorrow so I will at least have this evening to hash this out. Thanks to all of your replies I have more things to consider and bounce off my brain. caligirl cottage - I'm going to order in person. IKEA is about 20 minutes from my house so it's not that big a deal to go there. The trick is finding a time during the week (when it's not crowded) that I don't have to bring my children with me. I have an opportunity tomorrow and I'm going to see what I can get done. I'll let you know how it goes. I agree with your point about the granites above with the carrara being too busy. I always think of carrara as being so serene that I forget that there really is a lot of movement with veining that would definitely compete with some of those granites. However, if I was ever to do granite it would be something green like the ones above. I love the concept of soapstone with a white marble because I think it is so classic and exactly evokes the look I want. Oddly enough, though, I HATE the feel of soapstone. It just scheeves me no end - like fingernails scraping a blackboard. (Which, incidentally, is a good thing because I can't afford soapstone.) However, I LOVE the look and feel of honed marble. Weird, eh? remodelfla- My floors will be natural red oak to match the rest of my house. I like the idea of a white backsplash but I think I'm stuck on the white marble for the perimeter. I just love the look of off white cabs with a white marble. rococgurl- Thanks for all of your comments. Just to give you more information, my goal with this remodel is to lighten and brighten a dark kitchen. I love turn of the century/vintage, cottage, and farmhouse styling. So, I guess I would say that my taste lies more in the traditional realm - as opposed to a modern one. I realize that IKEA cabs are very modern in general even if they do have some doorstyles that try to lean a little towards the traditional. I always see the Adel doors in more modern kitchens but I'm hoping to make them work in one that's more vintage inspired. Here are the rest of my inspiration photos that I've borrowed different elements from: The first 2 are from bunglogrl's kitchen. A link to her finished kitchen pics are below. (notice the crystal knobs) Different photo of same kitchen in previous post: The next 2 pics are from the same house. I love the white cabs with carrara but, in the second pic (the kitchen), I think it's a bit cold. However, in the first pic the little piece of white cabs with carrara look beautiful (imho) against the warm yellow with black accents. So...to give you all a complete picture (in case you don't already have one) of what I am envisioning I will run down a quick list: -Adel white perimeter cabs -Adel medium brown island -white marble on island and perimeter (so far anyway - busy taking in all of your comments into consideration around what to do about island) -crystal knobs and maybe crystal pulls -polished nickel faucet and fixtures (maybe rohl perrin & rowe or Grohe bridgeford) -off white subway tile with white accent backsplash (I would copy the backsplash in the first pic if I can find those accent tiles.) -Natural red oak floors -ss appliances -those warm yellow walls (I think it's BM Barley) -stained brown (similar to adel mb color) farmhouse table with wheatback chairs -Not sure of lighting yet - kicking around schoolhouse type lights, pendants in 3rd pic of this post, and/or black chandelier type like in the 4th pic w/the yellow walls (love that chandelier) or a combo. Ok - Like I said above, I'll have to bat around what I'm going to do about the island color\counter choice thing. Anyone else w\comments about that - please feel free to chime in. BUT --- rococogurl got me thinking about something else: Will I be able to pull this off with these door styles? I'm trying to approximate the adel doors with the doorstyle type in the last pic. Will the details carry this look or will it just look mismatched and odd. I haven't seen any other Adel kitchen like this or even any that are remotely traditional. They are always in modern settings. Am I forcing the issue here? Sorry to be long winded but I've been at this for a long long time (can you tell?) and I'm trying desperately to have the look I want within my budget. But please be honest. All of your comments are really helping me figure this out. Thanks again everyone. Here is a link that might be useful: Bunglogrl's it looks like it's original 1920's kitchen...See MoreLast minute kitchen redesign for new build? Yikes
Comments (25)Sorry, I'm going to fight for that window seat! LOL It's just too nice a feature....very 'Not So Big House' by Sarah Susanka, whom I really admire. I guess I don't see the point in screening the kitchen. Or blocking it off completely from the living room area, either. In smaller, fairly open-plan homes, it's sometimes easier to let the island divide the space. I think the tradeoff in losing light and views is just not worth it. Here are a few island ideas. Different color.... Different heights on island... Or maybe a space for cookbooks, with very homey/furniture feel.......See MoreLast minute design help!
Comments (40)Hi all, just a quick update on things. Based on your feedback we have decided to go back to the architect and see what could be done by turning this into a 2 story house rather than rancher. This would (in our thinking) be done by moving all 4 kids bedrooms + bathroom upstairs and relocating the master bed/bath/wic to the top left of the house where bed 5 and 6 currently are. The office would likely go to the south of the house near where bed 3 is at. Perhaps a toilet would be located near here as well. We will of course share the draft they come back with, but if you have any thoughts or other suggestions as to the best way to proceed with this exercise we would love to hear them. At the end of the day, your advice (while hard to hear sometimes) is what we want and need to hear. For example, if we move all kids bedrooms to the top with stairs located near the main entrance, that will bring many things closer together (laundry being one of them). Are there other issues with the way we are thinking of proceeding that you can see? With our view primary to the north and east, we have wondered whether having the kitchen sandwiched in like that may be the best idea - thoughts?...See MoreBuehl
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