New countertop and backsplash for older kitchen
First time home buyer here!
We would like to make some updates to our kitchen but naively thought our budget would cover more than it actually can. Originally we had wanted to reface the cabinets, add backsplash, new counter and appliances. Refacing quotes have been a lot higher than we thought they would be, so we will probably just keep the cabinets and change the hardware. We would still love to add a backsplash and purchase a new counter and appliances. Im not sure where to go with countertops. It looks like some of my choices I had picked when we were going to reface to white might still work. still in the running are:
Cambria Berwyn
Cambria Bellingham
LG Aria
Frankly, I don’t even know what to call this cabinet color. Maybe a natural maple? The first pic is a more current pic of what the previous owners had. Bottom pic is better image of cabinets themselves. What would you pair with cabinets like these?
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Sarah Sutton
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Anyone have a counter top material backsplash then subway on top?
Comments (12)It may be that the person installing the counters is worried about a good tight fit against all the walls where counters will run. If your walls are not flat and straight, the installers can cover a pretty good sized gap with that thick strip of countertop material laid a few inches up the wall ( the older style installations). But with good modern templating, you should expect a good fit even if your walls are a little bit off, then the tile can come right down to the counter and still meet with a small caulk joint at the change of plane. Perhaps you can ask them if they're worried about uneven walls, or you can take a yardstick to them yourself to see how they look. If it were my kitchen I'd certainly want the newer style installation....See MoreCounter tops and backsplash
Comments (16)BEAUTIFUL! You have to enjoy working in your garden, because it is really well tended and planned also. Love it. I see your high chain link fence is like my back fence....7 foot tall and 100 feet long. I've planted Confederate jasmine...or trachelospermum jasminoides....or something sounds like that? It is evergreen here, and makes a gorgeous privacy fence withing a few years. Maybe in 4 years but by 5 it is very effective....they use it in Italy everywhere, including to climb over arbors, up old stairways, and covering fences to create a living privacy fence. Let me recommend it to you for that purpose. If you like, I'll create a Flickr album about the use of this jasmine in Italian gardens (the ones I saw anyway) in Umbria. Etc. Here the cabana was covered in blooming jasmine, the short fence covered in the jasmine is kept trimmed as a short hedge, no hint of the chainlink frame holding it up inside....See MoreNew to GW: help with counter/backsplash w/cream cabinets
Comments (8)First for your own planning sake, you need to get your undercounter lights in if you are going to have them and you should try to turn off the flash in your camera, which is flattening how your kitchen looks. Second, I am not a granite person either, but I think it's worth your while to look at the pics of Positano's lovely kitchen. She does have Costa Esmeralda, but the green seems to be a very greyish olive and the pattern is subtle. Even if you don't like the stone, it will give you sense of what a polished surface in a medium tone would look like with cabinets, floors, and lighting conditions not dissimilar to yours. Your cabinets are beautiful, and I think when you get the lighting as you want it, you will find that you have lots of options for counters and backsplash. Best of luck. Here is a link that might be useful: cucina di Positano....See MoreNeed counter top and back splash Advice for a Modern Remodel
Comments (21)I think we are moving in the direction to do the island, perimeter counters and backs splash (all the way up the wall) in the same White Santorini Quartzite. Any feedback on this? Im sensitive to adding too many different materials into the mix. Is this too much of one thing?...See More
PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agodid you get a quote on painting? prob would be in the 4-5K range for everything (they remove doors/drawers and should take it back to their shop for spraying). with what you want, painting them white or a soft gray will look way better.
you also need to replace your bulbs to something less yellow. look for bulbs in the 4000K range.
and hopefully you're eliminating that ceiling fan?
I'm painting mine next month. he offered to replace all of my doors/drawers with shaker style for 2500 (which is a good price), but mine are shaker w/a little extra routing around the edging so I'm keeping them.
Cambria is the most expensive quartz, so keep that in mind.
Do NOT get the 4" piece up the back.
If you're really on a budget, look into pre fabricated quartz or granite. way cheaper and you have the ideal layout for pre-fabs. they come in 8 or 9' lengths, and islands in 6x4. average price is 400-500 per 9' countertop. (a fabricator is extra to fit it and cut the holes for you sink and such)
pre fab quartz^and quartzite:
Taj Majal Quartzite slab
both of these are Berwyn.
Aria
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