Honey Oak from Hell!!! I need help!
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Help! Need granite suggestions for honey oak cabinets
Comments (9)I too have golden/honey oak cabinetry & after almost 6 weeks of going to local slab yards & warehouses I decided to go with Madura gold granite for my countertops. But, with that being said, I highly suggest the same thing that others have suggested. Go to as many places as possible to see the actual slab, not just a sample in a showroom or online, because being that granite is a natural stone, one Madura gold (for example) can look very different from another Madura gold, it all depends on the different "bundles" & at which time it arrived at the slab yard. Find out what times & days your local slab yard pulls slabs & don't be afraid to ask them to pull more than one slab, so that you can see more than just the front slab. Some of our other favorites were "golden oak", "tuscan sunset" & "crema bordeaux", the crema bordeaux can vary greatly in it's color though, but is so beautiful. Each of these for me, here in ohio, ran roughly &50-$60 a sq ft, just to give you an idea of cost in my area. I hope this helps a little & good luck....See MorePlease save me from Honey Oak. Review my new kitchen layout
Comments (38)I was told the overhang is 12". I'd like 15' but then we start getting into the living room. We are going to instal laminate flooring throughout the entire top floor to make things flow nicely. I'm ok with laminate in the kitchen although I know people have opinions about that choice :). I love the sliding table idea but that also impinges on the walking area between the island and living room....See More90s Honey Oak Kitchen Refresh Help Needed
Comments (5)If your goal is to lighten up the house, avoid adding dark things to the already dark rooms. Add lighting, remove heavy dark window coverings, and check outside to see if there are branches that have grown to block sunlight from the windows. Pruning at the right time of year for your area can let in much needed light again. Start by replacing the light fixtures to improve the overall "dark and brown" look. Remove the over-sink bar cabinets. Paint the walls. Staining the cabinets can't be done well without stripping them, sanding, filling, staining, sanding, and so on. Contact the cabinet company with photos of the damaged areas. Ask them what clear coat can be applied over the existing finish. Chances are good that a clear polyurethane over a bit of stain pen will fix up those worn areas easily....See Morefloor, wall, counter selection help in honey oak bathroom
Comments (14)Hi Deb, Only problem is that the dark tile on the floor will require a white or light gray grout Not necessarily - I've looked at the customer photos of this tile, and it appears they used dark grout; granted - when using a dark grout, the hexagon shape won't be as well-defined as with a light grout, so it may not be the look that you're looking for. Your concrete color tile selections are very attractive. I don’t know your cabinet colors. Thank you! My cabinets are painted Behr's Greige. Here is an in-progress photo of the cabinets along with my floor tile: Do you think they will go well with my honey oak cabinets? Possibly! Looks like you're already doing that, but I would get samples of *everything* you intend to incorporate into your bathroom first and put everything next to one another to make sure it looks good to you. I've had wooden cabinets in my previous master bath (hickory) and they generally worked really well with grays - but I did regret a bit putting so much gray in that bathroom and not incorporating more white instead - that's why I mentioned my warning before re: your bathroom turning potentially too dark (you will also be able to see on the walls the gigantic 24"x48" tiles I was referring to earlier, and the hexagon tiles *I* used which I will never use again....) suppose i use the white tile with light gray vein (next to the hexagon) on the floor, will it look all right to install a light gray long wood look tile with rectified edge on the tub walls? Possibly - assuming the gray veining color matches the gray color in the wood-looking tile you want to use. Given your honey oak cabinets - I would probably incorporate no more than 2 additional light and neutral colors to the bathroom - e.g. white and light gray (adding black to the mix, e.g. with the "negative" hexagon tile and/or your hardware/trim would be great); so maybe the white-with-grey-veining tile for the floor, white quartz countertop (I personally like MSI's Arctic White), white walls (I'm using Behr's Sleek White as my go-to white - you can see it in the photo above too on the top part of the walls + ceilings), and either a white or gray (that matches the grey veining on the floor tile) tile for the tub surround....See Morejillybean103
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