Floor choice with light gray cabinets
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Light grey stained cabinets... Alder, Cherry, or QS Oak?
Comments (7)I got a sample door of driftwood with ebony glaze on cherry and really liked it. I think I would have been happy with Starmark, but after figuring tax/installation/etc the difference between them and the custom shop was very little and my contractor really wanted me to use the custom shop. The custom shop allows things to be a little more "custom" too which is nice. They work together well with the contractor so it has made things easier than I think it would have been otherwise. I ended up matching a stained maple to Starmark driftwood with a black glaze. It's very close in appearance. The kitchen is still in progress so I don't have any finished pictures (probably 4-6 weeks out still), but here is a sample door with the stain. This isn't the door style we ended up using, its more for color. This is my custom shop's maple, but it looks very similar in color/tone to the cherry driftwood sample I got from Starmark. I think the glaze is important on cherry or maple to mellow out the underlying wood tone, otherwise looks really pink (was not a fan at all of that look). Oak might be able to get away with plain stain. It's a little dark, I thought about doing the whole kitchen in it, but ultimately settled on a mix of light grey paint (matched to SW Repose Grey) on one wall and the island/mudroom/appliance wall/desk all stained. Omega porch swing seemed pretty similar, I cross shopped that too. I think I would have done QS oak inset if I stuck with starmark or omega. I really liked Porch swing with a brushed ebony finish....See MoreColour choice of tufted upholstered bed with light grey wall
Comments (2)i will buy everything new in the bedroom because we moved from apartment to a house, our old bed will go to the basement as a guest bed, i bought yesterday an off white leather sofa with two teal chairs, which is opened to my dining room (which is my second major problem because i don't know about the colour too) and my kitchen cupboards are white...See MoreColor choice for cabinets in low-light bathroom
Comments (2)We will - that's part of the renovation. I was looking for ideas on cabinet color in the meantime. Would you like to see pictures with the current lighting?...See Morehelp with color choice. I want to paint the cabinets grey.
Comments (16)The flooring looks brand new. If so, I assume ripping it out is not happening! 😉 I think the grey green wall color is nice. You can definitely work with the floor. I do agree with ffpalms about the lack of natural light in the kitchen and not chosing a grey color like the bathroom cabinet for that reason. I also agree that you can easily go into grey overload if you are not careful. I would probably paint the cabinets a nice white to go with whatever countertops you chose. I really like how the wood cabinets are seen in that room in the background. Maybe adding wood accents like with bar stools, cutting boards, dining furniture, etc would bring in some warmth to contrast the grey tones. Here is a mockup for you using the slab you are debating. If you go with that stone or something similar, because of the pretty swirls, I would do a plain lighter colored backsplash. I toned done that fluorescent pinky color in the cut out above the stove. Isn’t it so weird how colors shiff on different walls?...See MoreJoe Blow
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