looking for advise with kitchen remodeling: door style and color.

Eugenia Lubin

6 years ago

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chispa
6 years ago
Have you looked at Houzz photos for inspiration? Save the ones that catch your eye in your ideabooks and then go back through and see if you find a pattern in your choices.

In this space, I would certainly remove the soffit and do cabinets to the ceiling.
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Anglophilia
6 years ago
I'm a big fan of Shaker or a simple slab style. They are classic and timeless and will never date your kitchen. I know - there are naysayers that say Shaker is "on its way out". I don't believe it. It's a style that's been around for decades. Shaker and subway tiles aren't going anywhere as they are simple and beautiful and that's how a kitchen should be.

Yes, remove the soffits and take your cabinets up high with trim above so they go to the ceiling. I have 8' ceilings and I used 36" cabinets with trim above. The proportions look right - taller cabinets would have not looked right at all.

New lighting will make a huge difference in your kitchen. Use pot lights in the ceiling, and under cabinet lighting. It's transformative!

I get the feeling that your kitchen is a dumping ground for whatever someone is carrying and doesn't want to put away. Try to find a place other than the kitchen for this. I think you might be able to find a better place for the refrigerator, and I would recommend getting a counter depth one.
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CurryUp
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Not knowing anything about your personal taste and budget ,my one piece of advice

Your floor looks gray in the picture

make sure your new counters and kitchen colors don't clash with your floor color. Not suggesting that your kitchen should be gray in color. Rather to keep in mind the cool tones of your floor when choosing your kitchen palette
Eugenia Lubin
Original Author
6 years ago
Since we are planning to leave existed grey granite floor need help with the kitchen color, backsplash and counter top.
Thank you in advance.
chispa
6 years ago
Do you love the kitchen tile floor? The worst thing is to remodel and be tied to a major element that you don't really love ... you'll never really love the end result either. Been there, done that!

If I didn't love the floor, I would postpone the remodel and save up so that I could increase the budget by the necessary amount.

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