Color for island in an open concept home
Connie Hildreth
5 years ago
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Open Concept Issues - Island/Cabinet colour
Comments (5)Why are you doing an entertainment unit at all would be the question I would ask? The days of giant space hogging furniture are over thanks to flat panel TV's and IR repeaters. The second thing I would say, is that check to be sure that the bones of the home support so much white wood in it. In an open concept, you have to ground things in the style of the home first. Secondarily, you have to plan the use of the color around the entire open space. You can't do dark wood cabinets in a space that has bamboo floors, white sofas, and a pale gray wall. It would weigh down that side of the room too much. It's the same with white cabinets. They have to be integrated into the space as a whole, and not just float on the kitchen end with nothing to balance all of that lightness out elsewhere in the room. Step back and look at the room as a single room design. Because it IS!...See MoreCeiling color in an open concept home
Comments (11)My house is more transitional but it has open space for kitchen, LR, DR and hallways, sharing a common ceiling which vaults to about 13 ft. in the LR. I have traditional white ceilings in my bedrooms, but I opted for the same color on the ceilings in the open spaces. I was apprehensive about doing it, but I love it. I have SW Antique White in full strength on walls and ceilings. Its LRV is 74, compared to 61.63 for the color you're considering. Yes, it does appear darker in some places, but not all. I don't have crown molding either. It creates an enveloping rich feeling. Sometimes, in certain light, you don't even see the demarcation between the planes of wall and ceiling. If you really like your color it can be the best thing....See MoreClosing up my small, open concept home.
Comments (12)I can see why something is neccessary to delineate the space, but not want to reduce the floorspace. A question to ask could be how thin any construction could be. This might help with any decisions. It might be worth exploring custom options to fit a full floor to ceiling screen located as I drew out above and exploring materials - maybe frosted glass ? wooden floor to ceiling slats with glazing between? or another material between? or just slats set at an angle ? or slats that can have the angle adjusted so they can be 'open' for light to travel, or 'closed' to obscure the sight line, or partially opened? It could be a combination 1/2 wall with glazing above or slats. Another option might be to consider not having an island and placing the 'wall' at the lounge edge of the island bench so the kitchen becomes a galley style so only the dining space and bench with the stove is visable....See MoreWhat color would make this house happy? Open concept
Comments (31)A much belated update; I had a few familial emergencies that zapped my time. Maybe it was better. I really had to live with the house before making big decisions. Anyway...just reread your comments to me and--- You were all right about the backsplash. I hated that horrid backsplash from the first morning I stayed there. Despised it, actually. I wasn't a fan of the outdated granite but couldn't afford to change it. I looked. Sooo...can live with it. Since I'm at the beach I just think of it as the color and picture of wet sand ... That backsplash drove me crazy. First--so freaky busy. Second--sooo outdated (and this house was built '15 or '16). I've been to every tile store with hundreds of samples and the tile I think looks best is this one: Tantan Beige 4×4 - Style-Access. I don't know how the color shows up on monitors. Now the big decision is 4x4 stacked or 3x6 stacked or regular brick look. While the 4x4 is modern, I don't know if it goes with the cabinets/area. What do you think? 4x4? 3x6? What about layout? regular brick layout? stacked? To me, diagonal is waaay too much for the area. What do you, as experts, think? It's not a big area, as pictured in the first post a year ago. Then, I'll be off to explore paint colors for the entire house!...See MoreConnie Hildreth
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