House design - nailing down the look
Over the past six weeks I've been wildly pinning hundreds of pictures of kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, stairs, foyers that I like and think might be right for our new house.
Now, starting with the kitchen, I'm trying to nail down the look or styles I seem to be honing in on.
The pics below are a semi coherent representation of one theme I am leaning towards. What would you call this style? Are these images coherent to you? What type of sink would you expect to see? My other pics are more modern with more wood, more in my typical comfort zone. With these pictures as inspiration I'm imaging a kitchen with these choices:
inset slab blue-gray cabinet drawers
inset shaker pantry wall doors, with some glass, maybe in white - or white drawers with blue pantry?
paneled integrated appliances
Light marble/quartzite or quartz counters with short backsplash
black modern lighting
wood floors
maybe brass/bronze faucet??? I'm not sure if I just like that because I'm seeing so much of it.
Maybe Kohler stages sink with karbon faucet?
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Only the second to last picture shows shaker fronts. The rest are inset slab, which I love. I opted for those in my bathroom and I am very happy both with the look and with the lack of ledges for dust to collect in.
I think of the slab inset as a interesting intersection of vintage and modern. (Not that I have any training or credentials to be talking). But I see other details in your inspiration pictures that also seem to fit that to me. Using marble for countertops (vintage feeling), but also running it up the backsplash (modern). thr chevron floor, the brass details, really simple hardware that could work in a retro setting or in a modern one.
I have a kohler stages 45 sink and I love it. It is incredibly functional.
I also happen to have blue cabinets--we kept the orginal to the house Hoosier style cabinets and painted them blue.
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Interesting, thank you! Funny none of you say traditional at all and I'm purposely trying to bring more traditional or classic in, my natural modern inclination comes through I guess.
Here is the house again, it looks older, but it's a bit younger than me (1973).
Here is the other direction I've been thinking for the kitchen, more wood and generally more modern I think. Which look do you think I should follow? Just add some wood perhaps to the first look?
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Rockybird, there will be dark blue, I promise! This will not be a white kitchen. I want the house to reflect the character of the house, but also my taste which is modern and European inspired. Sounds like I'm looking in the right direction. I'm okay with a slightly modern/industrial vibe too, this neighbourhood was very industrial in the 19th and early 20th century.
Here are some of my other favourite inspiration pictures for other parts of the house. Let me know what you think, or if any of these seem way off base.
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