HELP UPDATE THIS KITCHEN
Genevieve Oberlin
6 years ago
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Please help update this kitchen!
Comments (17)Thank you all so very much for your comments and suggestions! Some thoughts: (1) We'd also *love* to move the rangetop to the wall. It's an external wall so venting would be easy. Unfortunately, that will pretty much mean gutting and re-doing *all* the cabinetry on the L walls. The rangetop is a Viking 36" and the upper cabinets on the facing wall are three 30" cabinets, so there's no easy way to add a hood without removing the entire bank :( As StanZ mentioned, messing with the cabinetry in the L will also trigger a domino effect with the other walls - since we won't be able to get matching cabinetry. We'd probably have to paint all the other cabinet walls and butlers pantry white, and then get contrasting new cabinetry for the L. Seems like a lot for moving the rangetop, though I'd much prefer it there as well. (2) An option would be to downgrade to a new 30" smaller cooktop and remove the middle 30" cabinet bank. Do folks believe that's a good idea? (3) Thank you all for your advice on saving money by keeping the cabinetry. We weren't sure if it looked too dated with everything in this sort of natural cherry tone. The floor is also sold oak with the standard swedish finish, and the window is stained the same color, so everything looks very medium yellow. (4) Since we're definitely redoing the island - we really hate the two level thing - we'll need new base cabinets there. Any suggestions on contrasting colors that might work? White? Dark stain? (5) We'll take everyone's advice and add pulls and remove the pendant lights! We're also going to replace the backsplash and granite with some lighter color. (6) I'll also try aprilneverends suggestion to find someone cut open the square uppers and put in glass panels (any suggestions on someone in the Seattle area?) One problem here is that the inside of the cabinet boxes are white, so we might have some issues with that. Perhaps obscure glass would help. Thank you all so much!...See MoreNeed HELP, updating a 1967 kitchen!
Comments (6)First off, I also quite like the current layout! Functional and timeless. I would do a frameless style cabinetry in a wood finish. The wood finish goes better with your style of house I think If its within your budget absolutely open up the wall. Even if you have a pilar on the end of your island. You can frame the island nicely with decorative pillars on both sides, perhaps incorporate some brick into it so to tie it into your fireplace. If you are removing the wall I would also remove the unnecessary paneling over the cabinets and take your cabinetry all the way to the ceiling. I would also update the built in near the fireplace, however for budget sake you may be able to just replace the doors and keep the rest, depending on the colour of cabinetry you choose....See Moreneed help updating kitchen ideas
Comments (3)Look at photos in Houzz for “backsplash with gray granite counter”. I see gray marble small herringbone used with countertops similar to yours, but it could be too busy with your countertops. Go ahead and browse for a backsplash, but wait until AFTER you have painted the cabinets before making a final decision and purchasing. Without the dark wood, the kitchen is going to look totally different. In one of your pictures, the countertops look gray, but in the other - I see brown tones. Agreeable Gray also has a brownish/greige tone. Your floor is definitely gray. If the countertops are gray and white with no brown, I probably would not choose the Agreeable Gray, and go with a purer light gray for the walls. I don’t see much natural light in your kitchen? so be careful with your wall color. First paint your cabinets, and then finalize your wall color and backsplash....See MoreHelp updating tan/brown kitchen
Comments (11)I'd remove corbels, get new countertops and backsplash. Painting the back of that angled portion could also look a lot better. If you don't like that beadboard look, it can easily be faced prior to painting. The granite you have looks like santa cecelia. it was popular 20 years ago. as was the style of your island. very Tuscan-esque. check out this one. almost like yours https://bella-tucker.com/2017/10/two-tier-kitchen-island-update/ you could try modifying like this: or this maybe even go to one level? hard to say. BTW, this is what it could look like Sorry, I can't find any of these angled kitchens with anything other than what you already have (keeping the wood cabs). Plenty of make-overs w/painted cabs though. I'd start shopping for some lighter granite and tile. I've seen this Blue Roma w/your color wood cabinets and it looks very pretty. Taj Majal quartzite would be another excellent choice. (both of these can be a bit more than what you already have)...See Moreapple_pie_order
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