From Traditional to Modern Kitchen
Kristin Petro Interiors, Inc.
5 years ago
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Comments (5)some additional details of my kitchen: my home is an apartment in an 125+ year-old 11 story brownstone landmark building that has a traditional and complex exterior. i chose traditional cabinets in spirit of the building's original design and chose pearl white as the base to contrast my other aspirations for the modern and efficient. i had a tough but fun time researching and purchasing everything myself (down to the Hubbell electrical receptacles). it was not easy settling on the statuary white marble and i kept worried about staining and etching. to the full credit of discussions in the Garden Web kitchen forum, i've gained enough confidence and courage to go for what i really want : ) the Emeco Kong stools were love at first sight for me in a furniture store. they are military grade and almost entirely handmade of recycled aluminum. i wasn't sure how they would complement my kitchen. but being the reckless hothead that i am, i bid the bullet...as the whole apartment renovation was a dizzying dose of self-indulgence....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 MoreIdeas on updating exterior from traditional to modern?
Comments (1)That's a nice home. I'm not very good at these things, but I wanted to suggest you post on the home decorating page. You will definitely get a lot of responses there....See MoreTraditional Kitchen in need of a modern vibe
Comments (26)Simple solutions: and inexpensive #1 cover over the vertical dark granite on the peninsula. Door fronts can be ordered from big box stores and installed over the dark granite 2. paint the crown molding 3. There are companies which specialize in retrofitting kitchens with new doors and covering the existing boxes in a veneer. New doors do not need to be wood; new technology have molded profiles with no seams. 4. believe it or not-you can use mirror as backsplash This installation is an up scale kitchen-but the concept here can be duplicated.The backsplash in mirrors are like new windows. Front of the peninsula can be resurfaced. Top cabinets can contrast from base cabinets. Check around for resources who can retrofit the footprint of you existing kitchen. good luck!...See Morelulu
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