What color should my island be?
Hi- I’m renovating and designing my new kitchen and I finally found granite and quartzite that I Iove. I originally was going to go with white granite everywhere and grey island cabinets and white cabinets on perimeter. But I found this dark grey mercury
quartzite that I love and will be using on the island. Should I still do the island cabinets grey or should I switch them to white? Please help- I can use some input! In the pics the granite on the left is white river granite which will be on perimeter and the grey mercury will be a long narrow(33” wide) ten foot long island. The tile in between is the floor tile I’ve chosen.
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cpaul1
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6 years ago
beth09
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI have to agree that using both those stones would be too much going on. I would pick one or the other, for perimeter or island, and then pick a solid for the other and a different floor. Or, just use one of the stones on everything, and a simpler floor. Keeping it simple keeps things from fighting with one another for attention.
Here's a lovely kitchen with just white cabinets and the River White all around. And a nice wood floor. I love this look. Light and airy, easy on the eyes.
I couldn't find your exact stones but this gives you an idea of what you were suggesting. Notice they kept the island the same color as other cabs.
Here's something similar to what you were suggesting, though the island top and counter are reversed. However, it still gives you an idea. Now imagine this with a busy tile floor. It's a lot to look at. ;)
Hope this helps!
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