Mid-Mod/Contemporary Kitchen & Bathroom Design Dilemma, Please Help!!

5 years ago

Would like some design ideas and or recommendations as I’m looking to update the kitchen and bathrooms. Attached are some pics of how it looks today minus the furniture.

Would like to keep the tile floors the same, they’re a (dark-gray/black). Would also like to keep the stairs and bedroom doors the same.
The current walls are SW7646(First Star) and trim is SW7005(Pure White). Was thinking about changing the walls to SW6071(Popular Gray) as it’s a bit more gray and less white vs the First Star. Or open to suggestions/recommendations.
The current accent wall color in the kitchen is SW7073(Network Gray) which wraps around and is also carried over by the stairs. Open to changing this color to best match the countertop/cabinet recommendations/choice.

Please help with some design/color ideas for the kitchen and bathroom countertops and cabinets.

Thanks in advance to all those who chime in, much appreciated!!

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flopsycat1

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

I’m sure you’ll read this in other comments, but tiling a backsplash above an existing 4” backsplash is not a good look. The narrow horizontal pencil tile has also had its day. Simpler, less busy material should be considered when you make changes.

Given that the spaces are large, I would avoid cool grey paint, and suggest a warm white. I’m sure you’ll get a lot of recommendations on color options.

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sprtphntc7a
5 years ago
agree with ^^... remove 4" BS and current BS and choose a 'quiet' BS. your counter is 'loud', you ned to tone it down, not ramp it up. if changing counters, then that's a whole other matter. pick them first, then BS. do u want granite again? quartz? soapstone? corian? you can go in any direction. bring a cab door with when u go counter shopping so u can see right away if it will work . bring a floor tile as well.

google/houzz pics of your cabs and get some inspiration pics, then go from there .....

i would choose an earthy green to warm up the space. i would not do grays. your floor tiles look warm, enhance that warmth, bring the outdoors in with an earthy green.

SW: shade grown, ripe olive, foxhall green, olympic range, for a few examples

bring home lots of paint samples, put up on wall. look at them through out the day and night, sunny days and cloudy days and see what u are drawn to. but i would keep them in the 'warm' family.

i would switch out the cab hardware. those bar pulls have been around forever. so many nicer choices.

good luck !!
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flopsycat1
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Changing cabinet hardware may be problematic since there are already screw holes in the doors and drawer fronts. I’d leave the hardware for now, and consider other changes including paint, countertops and backsplash.
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As for the bathroom, I like the overall look, but the cabinets look high for having big vessel sinks like that, so I'd be tempted to replace with simpler counter/sink combo, but it's totally a matter of your own preferences.
tangerinedoor
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I can't tell from your post why updating of kitchen and bathrooms would be needed? Are you meaning your taste is not the same as the previous owners? 'Cos it looks to be in really good shape, suited to the architecture, etc.: no updating necessary at all.

If it's a taste thing, maybe you could spell out what you like?
felizlady
5 years ago
The tub looks impossible to climb into....even for a nimble 20-year-old: the decking plus the overflow channel plus the even higher edge of the tub is an obstacle course! No handle bars to hold onto. I would not buy a house with that bathroom.
tangerinedoor
5 years ago
There's almost no place to hang a towel in the bathroom.

I agree with felizlady on the tub-as-obstacle-course problem. Bathrooms are one of the most common areas to have a fall or other accident. Imagine trying to get out of that tub when wet. I'd be constantly walking into those corners, too.

The previous owners clearly spent a lot of money on that bathroom. But the cabinets look awkward. And they evidently were enthusiastic about "unique" tile and marble (or whatever that stuff is, whaddo I know) combinations: makes my head hurt. But that's a matter of taste, not functionality.
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Nina Bevels Thompson
5 years ago
I love your house and don’t see much I would change... my favorite houses are mid-modern and I like that yours has a lot of the original without updates. I agree the backsplash tile doesn’t go with the counter or house. An alternative instead of removing; is paint the tile the color of the walls until you can remove it; research online how to prep and paint tile. My daughter painted hers and it looks much better than the 80s tile that was there when when they bought the house. In addition, gray is a hard color to chose because it can look different depending on the room getting east, west, north or south light, as well as other things. The below site has information on paint colors with blogs and videos. A greige color would look great with the wood stairs/cabinets and would go with the granite.

https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/

https://www.kylieminteriors.ca/sherwin-williams-best-gray-greige-paint-colours/
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
I love the house too and no major changes that i would make except the backsplash. I have a MCM ranch and it is painted Vancouver Day from C2 I have loved it for 12 yrs which is a record for me. I happen to like the pulls and have them in my house.I will say the tub looks awkward to get in and out of.
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H202
5 years ago
If it were my home, i would do new white corian counters and paint every wall in the house white. The house architecture is the interesting focal point -- so leave the walls white. They once it was all in place, i'd pick a backsplash. Bathroom i would replace all the countertop, granite around the tub and shower tile - probably all white!
flopsycat1
5 years ago
Would like to see pics of the exterior too.
localeater
5 years ago
I looked at the pictures, and my first thought was, "I love those stairs" so glad to read "keep the stairs."

I also love the floors.

I dont love the island and the peninsula. The island, I don't like the way the back wall is so different from the cabinetry. Tiling it to tie in to the new backsplash or matching it to the countertops would be preferred. The peninsula is too high, looks dysfunctional.

Please get rid of the 3" countertop material splash. Use one tile cohesively.
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