Faucet Needed for Traditional/Transitional Kitchen
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Comments (6)I agree w/ happytobehome. I've seen soapstone look perfect in the most traditional of kitchens in 100 year old houses, and in very contemporary spaces. My kitchen is transitional-leaning-contemporary and I think the soapstone is perfection with it. Because I have cherry shaker cabinets, I could make my kitchen look relatively traditional with just a few changes: hood, barstools, lighting, faucet, possibly backsplash. Here is mine for a look at soapstone in transitional space: Anita...See MoreKitchen Reveal - Traditional Quiet White Kitchen
Comments (64)@erinf8 - The crown molding detail in our house is very odd. It is actually 1-3/4" picture molding mounted approximately 1/2" from the ceiling. Since the house is so old and the ceilings far from plumb, the 1/2" space can vary in dimension in any given room. The kitchen ceiling was terribly out of level as well. We feathered down the plaster as best as we could so the variances wouldn't be obvious. The final crown detail was actually a big disappointment of mine in this room. I could not get the cabinets guys or my carpenter to come up with a solution where we could get that 1/2" reveal at the top of the cabinets. We would have had to create extremely long scribes and had we not been running out of time, they might have figured it out. So at the cabinets the shadow line you see at the top is because the molding doesn't touch the ceiling there. It is a big compromise but when I look at the whole room, I try not to dwell on it. Sometimes working in an old house can be really challenging. I am glad I stuck to my guns and kept that little molding when I got a lot of unsolicted advice to use something larger. It just would have looked SO out of place next to the other rooms in our house. The space between counters and uppers is 18". The light colors make it all appear more airy, I think. Don't you love that salt box? I just got it two weeks ago at Crate and Barrel (Homestead Salt Cellar $9.95). It is the perfect size and it has a lid....See MoreRental house: Modern versus traditional/transitional kitchen
Comments (13)I agree with Pam about the function things, but, at least where I live, having the kitchen fit the style of the house, aesthetically, will have the greatest visual appeal. Make the whole house cute! Use the original kitchen as a style cue. Sochi phrased the plea not to lose the MCM as personal--I'll extend it to the rentability. Renters want function function function since there's nothing they can do about anything. Having the whole house read as a single style makes it so much easier to furnish and live in, and makes the house make sense to the renters when they're walking through while it's empty. I've lived in a '30's beauty of a rental with an unadorned, clean '70's kitchen, which wasn't bad. It was all function, white slab cabinets, white tile, and newish appliances. The kitchen had no charm but had lots more function than the '30's kitchen would. Lots of cabinets. Separate cooktop and ovens. Garbage disposer and dishwasher. So that was fine, if unexciting. The rest of the place was really cute, and had the original hardwood floors and walk-in closets, plus original tile and huge tub in the bathroom. Then there was the early '60's place with the panelled wall in the living room, panelled den with built-ins, and pink kitchen. Original, very clean, appliances. It was cute! The whole house was cute. The original kitchen, with it's display cabinet peninsula was cute. The panelling was a bit of a gulp, but it was clean and unmarked, and went so well with the style of the house. My furniture looked just fine. And the kitchen was very functional, other than too wide an aisle. Lots of cabinets, and more in the laundry room. Okay, as a former renter? LOTS OF CABINETS!! That's the ticket to pleasing a renter. And cute. Renters want the place to look like something. Keep that MCM thing going. Anyway, slab cabinets are easier to clean between renters. :) I also have experience from the landlord perspective (including surveying the competition), which also says that closets and cabinets are worth extra $$$, but generally, you'll get your rent based on location, pleasantness of surroundings, space, upkeep and storage. Utterly bland will rent at full price. Too much character (e.g., mauve walls or anything "weird") won't rent well, but a little style with neutral colors goes a long way....See MoreTurning traditional kitchen to 'farmhouse' - need help
Comments (15)Our friends had a great KD who took their kitchen from blah to absolutely beautiful and kept their stained cabinets on the perimeter. Their perimeter cabinets also have the cathedral arch and you don't even notice that now. Their L-shaped layout is exactly like yours except that their frig is to the right of their range and they had a kitchen desk where your frig wall is. They kept their hardwood floor. Here's a few things that their KD did. Changed out the double stainless sink for a white short-apron Kohler Whitehaven / Added an ORB touch faucet / Added white subway tile backsplash/ Removed the stained island, enlarged it substantially with painted gray cabinets and added a Sharp MW drawer and trash in the island / Added large dark lantern pendants over the island /Removed laminate countertops and added marble look quartz / They had an electric stove with the MW above and changed it to a stainless gas range with a stainless slant hood /Added stainless frig/ Kitchen desk was converted to a coffee and beverage bar / Removed panels in the upper cabinets that had been above the desk to lighted glass mullions / Removed desk and added beverage and wine cooler. I see that you also have additional wall space on your sink wall as they did. The KD had a cabinet maker match the stain and added an extra base cabinet there. Their trash had resided there previously. My neighbor also had a similar situation with 30" wall cabinets. Her KD added stacked cabinets above to the ceiling. Huge beautiful change....See MoreRelated Professionals
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PRO6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoBridge faucets are no more difficult to adjust than any other faucet. Try a modern style like this Graff.
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Don't do a bridge faucet. It is a PITA to have to turn two handles every time you want to turn the water on and off, or adjust the temperature. Think how many times a day you do that. Do a single-hole single-handle faucet instead.
Check out Kohler Artifacts. I don't have one, but people on here have raved about them. I've checked them out in a kitchen showroom, and the Artifacts is going to be my next kitchen faucet when the one I have gives out. Design-wise a perfect cross between traditional and transitional. Very ergonomic spray head with a good heft to it. Also people love the 3 different spray modes, especially the one that is in a fan shape for one sweeping rinse of a dish.
I do not recommend polished nickel faucet in a kitchen unless you must match this finish with something else. Polished nickel over time will tarnish. At first the coating will protect it, but it will eventually tarnish and need polishing. Polished chrome is classic, always has a nice gleam, goes with everything, will never go out of style, and is easy-care.
Two styles of Kohler Artifacts (there's another one that needs a sidespray; don't get that one):
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