Black Sink, white counter, dark cabinets advice
Dana Stein
5 years ago
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white cabinets? very dark brown? black? help!
Comments (8)I love white shaker style cabinets, in bathrooms or kitchens or anywhere really. Picturing your bathroom as you describe it, I would probably go with exactly your original thought. When I think of the sea, I think of pale crisp colors, the blue greens and the white of the caps on the waves and maybe a sand color. While white shaker isn't perfectly "modern" in style (like a slab door might be), I do think it is contemporary and can fit in nicely with modern materials. While it is just my opinion, a dark cabinet would really draw the eye and overwhelm the soft lovely sea colors. I would stick with white or maybe a pale wood color. As to the style of the door, I think either sleek modern slab or shaker could easily fit in with a modern material like chroma. While I probably wouldn't do an ornate traditional door, shaker style or slab are both sleek and contemporary. In my opinion, your original instincts were spot on. Good luck with your choices and I look forward to seeing the finished product....See MoreBest tile color w/white cabinets and black counter top?
Comments (6)vwhippiechick - Thanks. I remember it being a paint that I can't get here, but it reminds me of BM Woodstock Tan which I used in an entryway. It's brown, but I see green at times so it sounds similar to yours. blue67 - Have you looked at the Finished Kitchen Blog for ideas? You can do a search for kitchens with white cabinets. Laurie Here is a link that might be useful: Finished Kitchen Blog...See MoreDid you choose light or dark counters with your white cabinets & why?
Comments (34)There are lots of us with dark soapstone and white cabinets, that still love the combination. Great hint I got from this form was to buy plastic tablecloths from the dollar store in black and white, drape them over my cabinets to mimic white cabinets with a black countertop. When I did that, I could see that the color combination works really well with my dark wood floors. That might help you to decide , and only costs a few dollars....See MoreAdvice on counters - white cabinets, blue island
Comments (24)Thank you! All of the backsplash tile is from Fireclay. The decorative tile is part of their hand painted collection. I think the pattern was called Valencia. I chose the colors. I did have a bad experience with them. They sent the wrong tile several times over and I ended up short on hand painted pieces because I finally told them to forget it. This changed my original layout, but in the end it worked out well enough. Fireclay did refund my entire tile order, however (several thousand dollars), so I’m not sure if I’d ever use them again or not....See More
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