IMO you need proper lighting so replace the flourecsent fixture with even a LED track light with 4000K bulbs , I am wondering why yhe floor is angled . As for that back wall a piece of art and not a word piece but something you love with some color and you could go quite large maybe even oversized. I really dislike rugs in kitchens IMO mostly a pin to keep clan and a tripping hazard.

Got it on the art and like these pictures as a reference.
The floor is angled to match the rest of the house and wood floor because of the living area shape-it is not square. This has been a 3 stage 2500 ft remodel so we do in stages.

Agree with @Lala. Go with a grouping of frames to give it more importance. Some beachy illustrations might be nice with your color scheme.

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I am not a fan of rugs in a kitchen. To me, it's just one more thing to have to clean, and they are not that easy to clean. Especially for the space you show which is a high traffic area. Even the "ones that go in the washing machine" - they still have to fit in the washing machine, are heavy when wet and then need to be dried. I'd rather just wipe up spills and crumbs from the floor in 10 seconds than have them burrow into a carpet until it looks matted.

As to art in the kitchen, there is a recent thread on this topic which I will link; it has several pics of suggestions. What you want is something colorful and fun, not drab.

Thread Called Bare Kitchen Wall Needs Some Love

I agree no rug.

Get some art you love and enjoy.

I love a really nice wool runner in the kitchen...but in your case it is confusing because of floor layout angles ..and floor space does not look parallel?.....so a runner has no chance of looking/working right here...perhaps a small oval rug in front of the sink

Interesting my wood layout is so Confusing. If I had gone parallel in the kitchen the family room area and eating area would have looked off. I know because we laid out the wood both ways. The area is not square. Sounds like no rug which isn’t an issue just need to go find some art! Thanks!

Wow such negativity design girl... I don’t find the space depressing but why do you feel like you need to make that negative comment? Seriously I didn’t ask how you felt about the space. If I could delete this entire thread I would. I thought this was a helpful community

I think seasalt is a beautiful paint color. Maybe it's not coming off as such on her monitor. Colors can be funny that way.

@sbp58 - I think it’s a good thread with good info for you and others with the same issue. It seems like there may have been one bad post (it’s not there any more). Why are you upset with the entire post?

I agree some art that is fun and colorful would look great on that wall. I am more of a 1-piece gal vs. multiple pieces. I like the impact more, and it costs much less to frame 1 than to frame 4-6, and multiple frames are very hard to hang so that all are straight and perfectly spaced.

I personally love hot air balloon photos. They’re bursting with color, the scenery is beautiful, and they literally add buoyancy to the room they’re in. There may be some local to Florida.

If i had wood floors in my kitchen i am pretty sure i would like a rug..especially in front of the sink...will your floors be treated against water or other spill damage?..sorry you are disappointed in the response ...also sorry if you took offense ..as it was not intended

sbp, I'd prob do the runner because of the angled floor. not sure why everyone is so down on the rug. I have one in front of my stove/island area and love it

So, with that being said, I have to ask. Why did you go through all of the expense for the countertops/cabs, but left that horrible florescent light? especially when it's so easy and inexpensive to redo?

I think what you could do to finish off that ceiling, is get a new light and line the inside ceiling portion of the box in beadboard or even wood. You can get simple wood flooring planks and nail or glue it.

or beadboard that you paint a bright white

(ignore these pendants. you'd do a track light, or a semi flush mount light)

or, just finish the ceiling, paint it, and add some canned lights. (something more streamlined than these thick ones)

Some of these aren't the finest examples of work, so keep that in mind. I'm just showing you what to do w/the inset box. (obviously you could have a drywall guy come out and completely cover it, and do recessed lights. But if that isn't in the budget, then do this. it's cheap)

as for the wall, I'd do a larger piece of art, maybe a few small shelves over the light switch off to the left

“will your floors be treated against water or other spill damage?”

I’ve had natural oak floors in my various kitchens for 30 years. I’ve never had a rug, even in front of the sink. Never had any water damage over these decades even with slobbering dogs who appear to dribble more water than they swallow. I do wipe up water when I see it, but there are many times I have not seen it.

I even got rid of the small bathroom rug I had in the master bathroom cause I got tired of having to wash it, and having to straighten it. We all have different personal styles and priorities.

We also have wood floors and no rug. No issues at all. Simply wipe up a spill if it happens.

Very defined art in vivid colors. Nothing wishywashy or anything that you feel you can never get rid of. It’s a kitchen, after all.

I think a rug helps with the floors.

I like rugs in kitchens — I like standing on something soft, as well as how they look. Artwork on the floor. :)

(Georgia O’Keefe, “White Calico” print, 1931.)

You need a vertical artwork, or a pair or trio of smaller pieces side by side.

Agree, please no word art. You can live with that nice wall until you find just the right thing somewhere.

This would be a great spot to incorporate a shot of a color that is found elsewhere in the house decor scheme.

Your kitchen is lovely.!