Kitchen cabinet color trend back to wood tone?
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Comments (50)Ack, sorry again for my very delayed reply. As usual, LIFE got in the way - how annoying! ;) rebunky: I was so disappointed by how pricey the Calacatta tiles were that I didn't even want to take photos of them! Wow - I didn't know that $20/sq ft was on the low end for Calacatta. I think that nixes it for me then. :( namarie: I know your kitchen so well! ;) I didn't realize your tiles were Calacatta Gold - I always thought that CG had more brown tones than grey? I did some Googling and I see lots of tiles with the same colours as your tiles so it looks like I assumed wrong! I think your choice to do tile with very narrow grout lines makes for a nearly-slab-like look! I'd love to get the slab look too but it is WAY too pricey, and I wonder how the heck to remove a slab BS should I ever tire of it?? Kitchen Magic: I did really like the look of some mini bricks I saw at the tile stores I visited. I like how the ones like in your photo have muted colours so it gives me a multi coloured backsplash without being too busy. cpartist: how gorgeous are those cement tiles?? I've never seen cement tiles before and it looks like the design possibilities are endless, if you get them with some graphic design printed on. smm5525: Good idea. I will do that instead of dragging all of you along with me as I think aloud!! Sorry for that... I just really love to see all the different ideas you all share! mayflowers: Hmm... I agree that I can't have both the BS and the counters look busy. The London Grey is staying so I think I'll be going with a solid BS for most of the kitchen... but I'll still consider putting in a more "busy" mosaic tile somewhere, most likely in the hutch area. :) barncatz: I agree - I love the tiles everyone's shared! It helps me figure out and narrow down what I want for my BS tile....See MoreKitchen Update - Cabinet Trends
Comments (33)love this discussion and comments not much to add except: -glass backsplash. Make sure it's a good quality glass. Arabesque tiles(or lantern..not sure what exact shape you're talking about) are lovely..I have lantern tiles myself(flooring)..have star and cross mosaic too. But. The house is Spanish ranch..the pattern will always look right because used in the right context. It's also handmade-adds a lot to a cost but adds a lot to a feel too. The beauty of more elaborate tiles and shapes lies partially in the fact that somebody made them, worked on them with his own hands..we attribute to these traditional shapes, mentally, all the centuries long old craftsmanship involved. If you just take the shape, and machine cuts it-to me, three quarters of charm is gone. With simple tile, I don't always expect it to be handmade(even though it will be better for it too)-for traditional shape, it will have a staying power where it's made accordingly and goes with the overall style of the house. I've no idea which tile you're using and what's your house style, you might have taken it into account hundred times already, and it will turn out great and will have said staying power. I just wanted to point out that if you're looking for staying power-it's never just a color X. Every color can be warmer, colder, your more preferred color, your less preferred color, used beautifully, used badly..it's a combination of colors, textures, and even ideas behind these if I can say so, that determines the main feel. And it's the main feel you're after. It should be yours, and it should be your house's too, because every house has its own character and stands in a certain location and is unlike others. Take your house into account. Take your own loves into account. Don't take strangers from HGTV into account-they might live in Toronto, and you, in Hawaii. Whatever they see as timeless won't be timeless to you. Listen to your heart and to your house and the place it stands. (btw I do have as many of you know greige cabinets)) and I have off whites and greiges and tans and purples and greens and taupes only on my walls..and I don't care for trends unless they show me another great combo to love-I never stop loving a color, I can only start loving one color more..)) As long as one keeps to some similarity (I do tend to go for warmer shades of every color out there, unless it's very small touches)-one can love as many colors as he wishes. As long as one minds texture of the things and understands balance-one can love as few colors as one wishes. It all can be beautiful. If thought out well-it will be) Dark floors are hard to keep clean. Yep. Having said that-my own floors are medium leaning dark and I just love the grain and color too much(it's reddish walnut) and I know it's soft, and it gets dusty, and it's a PITA-well ok..I didn't find the flooring that I'd like better, at least not for this specific house of ours. Also all my childhood we had this gorgeous parquet (probably oak) and it was as white oak is, and still had to slave over it each day. Some people get very irritated with dirty flooring. I guess I'm one of these people. Lol. I tried not to be, but I am. If I didn't wipe the floor it's because I'm running a fever or something. And would be the same if was lighter. Had lighter speckled tiles for many years too..same thing. I have this cleaning thing, but with some weird selectivity. Some drive me crazy, can't rest. Some, I'm fine with. Floors, counters-drive me crazy. Need all my will power in public restrooms btw..and even there, I sometimes kinda try to clean LOL Anyway. That's interesting how I went from just enjoying reading everybody's comments to writing this long redundant post..)) Sorry.. Whatever you decide I wish you huge luck And. If you want really helpful suggestions..plan matters, space matters..post a plan of your kitchen, pictures if you can..some spaces can handle two toned cabinets, some, not really..some backsplashes will take elaborate shapes better than others..etcetera etcetera. Right now, it's very theoretical discussion....See Moretwo tone with a blue island and wood cabinets or all wood?
Comments (18)You could paint less than the entire island base -- perhaps not paint the sturdy wood post legs. There are other shades of blue that might (visually) "wear" better over time such as a darker steel blue/gray -- my personal favorite https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2b/35/cf/2b35cf6ca31617f2fd708fb482596b98--tom-howley-kitchens-tom-howley-kitchen-grey.jpg a medium blue that isn't as flat/muted as the one in your pic https://cdn.decorpad.com/photos/2017/08/23/blue-kitchen-island-with-gray-and-gold-barn-pendants.jpg a dark, bold cobalt blue http://dinahollandinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/06-hbx-midnight-blue-kitchen-island-boszhardt-0608-xln.jpg a more tourquois blue http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/7/5/1/original_Elizabeth-Swartz-colorful-kitchen-red-pendants-over-island.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.960.suffix/1400981479805.jpeg if your cabinets are light wood, you might consider a much more pale shade of blue that coordinates with the blue in a light fixture https://i.pinimg.com/originals/49/e1/28/49e12849541f17065d03ab66d03fdf9b.jpg ... perhaps you could chose two or three and get your husband to choose from those....See Morehow do I choose wood tones for floors, kitchen cabinets and finite or?
Comments (5)Your question is the thing we struggled with the most when picking things for our house. I wanted wood grain cabinets but felt like having a different color wood floor would be ideal to stay away from what we perceived as the "log cabin" look. We decided on a natural hickory color for the floor and medium brown for the cabinets with white quartz counter tops. It looks right in my head but my wife and I are both still anxious to see what it will actually look like. Everyone else has said to hire a pro. Our builders have a interior designer that goes over the selections with each buyer. The trouble is our "style" didn't match hers. We are confident enough in our choices but we would have never hired out that work to another designer. From a cost side but also I don't feel confident enough that they would be able to help me get the look I was after more than I was anyway. I don't know if that makes sense at all but there was a lot of doubt and second guessing. There still is. I think you just have to think about it long and hard try to be sure of yourself. In the end, styles will change and you'll repaint and change carpet and whatnot. Good luck....See MoreRita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
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