Countertop Color Choices--help, please!
Daina L
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Comments (143)I think the problem is the backsplash. Not that it isn't lovely, but it's got a large scale pattern compared to the granite which makes it pop. You certainly don't want to look for a granite that matches its punch. I do not think you will ever get the right colors in the slab of granite that don't create a different buzz.. I'm not sure is this application would allow it, but I've seen HGTV tile over tile....See MoreAnxious- & would appreciate counter choice help
Comments (11)If you're always drawn to darker counters, I think you should try to find a darker, not too busy counter of whatever material that makes you really excited. Are you in love with the multi slate BS? If not, and if it is keeping you from getting a counter you swoon about, maybe you can find a combination that you like better. Or keep the multi and maybe not a black counter, but a counter that picks up one of the colors in the slate. Anyway, it's a lot of money for you to spend on something you'll live with a long time. I think you should be in love with it and wildly excited about it, not trying to convince yourself it's OK. Just like getting married, really. Like the song says, you better shop around....See Morecountertop choice help please
Comments (32)Wow, that's better! Thank you Live wire! You're absolutely right, heavy is a good word for those dark uppers. I'm not sure what glass paint is? For painting glass or for making a panel look like glass... probably for painting glass, right? I was going to have a couple cabs have glass and maybe even stained glass, FWIW. So, it seems to me that if I keep the green stove, then it's the stove that drives the color scheme? I love that last light. There are a couple like that on Overstock that I've been admiring. Interesting. Herb: The knotty pine is only because it reminds my DH of his childhood and his heart is set on it, although it might be a good idea to order a sample of the fruitwood, which I acutally prefer... online pic-wise anyway. I'd have never thought of such modern cabinets with the knotty pine but that is also an interesting route to think about. I can't say that they are really my style... or at least I've never considered anything like that before. Seems like they'd be seen in a more 'cosmopolitan' setting than our little rural river house. Hmmm. You know, that knotty pine in the kitchen has been flummoxing me since the start. I have no problem with it in the living room but since the LR is wide open to the kitchen, it just felt like the two rooms should be visually cohesive... kind of like the kitchen should be an extension of the living room, if you follow me. Thank you so much for the input, you've both given me some new ways to think about this. Lord. I thought I was almost done deciding and now I'm not so sure. Woo. Hoo! j/k......See MoreCounter color choice - help please?
Comments (10)I posted this in my other thread, but wanted to throw it in here, as some of you have not seen that thread. Thanks for all the replies! I really appreciate having so many virtual friends to help! DH will go today to meet w/ kitchen designer, OK the door swap in person, and get the show back on the road. Christmas dinner will be in the crock pot, but that's OK, we're moving forward. I am posting some pics of the counter/backsplash samples on the other thread, but here's one anyway (can't resist). Tile size on left (11/2 x 1/2) is the shape, but the squares on the right show the tile color. It does look different on the card here than it did on the sample board in the showroom. I liked the sample board a lot better. Here's a picture from sonoma tilemakers' website. It's the same tile, in a 1/2 x 1/2 - color is jade. The color I chose is called minka. This just shows the reflectiveness of it. Here's the minka from their website. Sorry it's so small, I couldn't seem to enlarge it. It's got more grays/taupes/blues in it. What do you think? Be HONEST, please. Suzanne PS Floors are natural oak, kitchen is galley style. The pictures below were taken from the same location....See MoreDaina L
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