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Help me decide-countertop backsplash for "toasted antique" cabinets

5 years ago

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This is a small kitchen remodel (on a small budget). Cabinets are Caspian toasted antique with flat black hardware, seasoned wood rigid core vinyl plank flooring, deep black cast iron sink that was thinking it would be ok to use. There isn't a window over the sink and it's pretty dark small, so I was thinking lighter quartz countertops or ? Any help suggestions is GREATLY appreciated!

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J Kay

5 years ago

Here’s an example

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Nothing Left to Say
5 years ago
Do you have pictures of the materials you have already chosen?
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Vanessa Wright
Original Author
5 years ago
Hi crl_ , here's pic of cabinet with hardware on flooring and then a manufacturer pic so you can see cabinets better
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5 years ago
I would go with a light or brown with cream for the countertop. You can put a decorative mirror above the sink. It will help open it up and give you something to look at while doing dishes.
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Vanessa Wright
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5 years ago
What would I do for backsplash tile?
Nothing Left to Say
5 years ago
If the room is dark, I would work on improving the lighting. Undercabinet lights can make a big difference.

I would honestly reconsider a black black cast iron sink. My mom choose on in her last kitchen and it showed every water spot. Unless you want to dry it everytime someone uses the sink, I would not go that route.

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Nothing Left to Say
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Nothing Left to Say
5 years ago
My mother’s sink was a kohler cast iron so not a quality isssue. It is possible that siligranite or another material may show spots less. It is possible they had hard water (though she had no trouble with toilets staining or the like so I doubt it was very hard).
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Vanessa Wright
Original Author
5 years ago
The sink is kohler. Was thinking of doing quartz counter tops, there are a couple of places nearby that have slabs.

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