How can I refresh or update this kitchen
Erica B
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Comments (42)There is an art to doing a refresh, especially when you really want to gut and start anew. Regarding your style preferences, everyone has her own idea of what French Country is. It might not be right for your space, and it might not match the architecture of your home. Traditional kitchens are also so detailed they look best when there's sufficient room for the busier elements to shine. Although you have a large enough space, your kitchen seems to be concentrated in one corner of it. That might make both of those looks hard to achieve beautifully in your home. How would you feel about a contemporary kitchen like Christine40's above, perhaps with a few Traditional or French Country elements added in? Here's what I'd do - others have recommended some of these options already: 1.) Paint the cabinets. Right now your kitchen is the wood equivalent of a jeans suit, and that won't change even if you do buy stainless appliances. If you paint the cabs a white (like Picket Fence White below, Ralph Lauren paint) or grey the granite will look fantastic, and the white appliances won't stick out quite so much. That'll give you the option to change them out when budget and time allows (and your Dear Husband is on board). Picket Fence White 2.) Remove the micro hood, and replace with a more modern under-cabinet range hood. 3.) Replace the table and chairs with a narrower rectangular table and bench seat and place chairs on the other sides (per cheify76). This is the Boulangerie table from Restoration Hardware. 4.) Paint your walls a pale green, blue, or grey - based on the colors I see in your granite, that admittedly, I can't see very well. These are Ralph Lauren paints. Montauk Driftwood Whisper River Rapids 5.) You already have can lights (maybe re-take some pics of the granite when these are on?). The other fixtures are easily changed. Over the island, you might like the industrial pulley, or clemson double pendants from Restoration Hardware: And over the table, perhaps RH Foucault's Orb chandelier 6.) Backsplash. Change it. Maybe glass subway tile all one color? Maybe a mosaic? It all depends on your other choices... Good luck! More info from you, and better lit images of the granite will help GWers be more creative when it comes time to choose colors....See MoreHow can I give this kitchen a refreshing and brighter look?
Comments (20)Considering pulling my budget on the bathrooms and putting it all in to the kitchen, doing white cabinets, shiny granite, farm sink and more lighting and replacing the door to the laundry room with a pretty trench door with frosted glass. Also planning on opening the wall to the dining area which is not pictured. I love white and bright and with the layout I think the only way to get brighter is lighter materials...See MoreHow to refresh this kitchen in CT.
Comments (8)I love your kitchen, it's so very cozy. I understand you prefer different colors yet if your granite stays(as far as I understand)-that's your restricting element..you can't departure too much from it, such is a nature of a stone-strong and a bit bossy. So you still need to keep warm..say, cream walls..I like your backsplash as is, and to change it for something else you'll need to rip it out, otherwise you end up with two backsplashes..but for example you're fine with that, with taking the ledge one down-something like tile that will draw one of the colors your granite has, would be best. I'd add hardware-easier to open, first of all..and it does personalize the kitchen a lot. You can take it several directions here. ETA: actually you have hardware. sorry. I didn't see it on my monitor. In any case, hardware is one of the things you can do to refresh things. One of the easiest ones. And I wouldn't give up on my favorite colors-yours is blue? you can introduce it in accessories, small appliances, dishes in your glass cabinets, and whatnot. you can also use it on bar stools I believe certain warm greens might work very well as wall color too, but as groveraxle said-they're going to accentuate your reds and yellows a bit..less so than if they were blues and grays, but still....See MoreHow can I brighten and update my kitchen?
Comments (15)I like your hood - probably because it is similar to mine:) I refreshed with new quartz counters, "short apron" apron front sink (which can be installed on a standard sink base cabinet) cream subway tile backsplash and under cabinet lighting. The under cabinet lighting is the most useful thing I did - with the sink a close second behind. Here is my wood kitchens idea book - it has both newer and older, refreshed kitchens. Perhaps there will be some inspiration for you: https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/75202366/list/wood-kitchens...See Morejck910
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