White/Navy kitchen remodel while keeping existing Travertine floors?
Sherry
3 years ago
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Comments (21)Congrats on the new home! IMO, I would live with the floor as is until you are ready to redo the kitchen, particularly since you said that's planned for a year down the road. It sounds like you are asking if you should redo them now or a year down the road, not that you are asking about keeping them with the new kitchen. In just moving into a house, it seems like it's always a sound idea to "live with it" for a little bit first. You may find some unexpected issues that require attention/money. You may decide that with the kitchen reno, you want to move things around a good bit. You may want to consider if you'll have flooring go wall to wall...if you just place it around the existing cabinetry, you might get locked into a layout that you don't necessarily want and isn't necessarily the best overall for you. For now, what I would do is get some rather inexpensive throw rugs to cover up some of the floor - if you see the floor less, it'll be less bothersome. I wouldn't spend much on sprucing things up in there...no sense in tossing out the money for something that will only be used for a year or so. There's going to be a lot of mess in taking up the floor and re-doing it. And then in just a short period of time, you'll be getting the dust and dirt from remodeling again. Just not worth it, in my eyes. Also, if you wait to do the floor when you are doing the kitchen, you can decide what you want to be the "star" of the kitchen and design the rest of the things accordingly rather than trying to go with what matches the floor you just put down. Since you are a year down the road from the kitchen remodel, I would suggest starting to get your inspiration images together - see what really calls to you for the new kitchen and clip those things. Start looking into what you want for your layout and begin working on that. Start looking into the cabinetry that will work best for your wants/needs/budget. Start looking for the person(s) that are going to do the work. In other words, there's plenty for you to do in the next year or so....See MoreReno_Fans 2nd kitchen remodel DONE: White cabs w/ black and gold
Comments (42)Thanks again everyone! I was sort of underwhelmed finishing this one; partly because the "thrill" of remodeling isn't as great the 2nd time around, and partly because it didn't feel like a "new" kitchen because the cabinets and floors were basically the same. You all are helping remind me that it is a new space. And don't get me wrong, it's not that I think the kitchen doesn't look fancy, as but that's only b/c I put a few "bling" items in to make it look fancier than it is. The sparkly chandeliers, sink, and wood hood and backsplash (hopefully) draw the eye away from the older cabinets and older floors. Igloo, I think you could still pull off a farm sink. You'd LOVE it! Celticmoon, I thought the same thing about the FKB! What do you do when you have 2 kitchens listed under your name? (Aside from getting a therapist, that is.) Chiefneil, I can see where it looks like the stacked crown is thicker over the sink, but it's the way the carpenter made the hood. It's constructed as sort of a box, then the box indents down to the arched part. The way the crown is sitting on the upper part of the box makes it look like it's really thick crown. And the hutch height was designed solely as the "clutter zone". I learned a good lesson from the last kitchen; the busiest corner in the kitchen will quickly become the "drop zone" for daily mail, keys, cell phones, etc. I raised the height so that there would be no chance of that corner meshing with the cooking part of the kitchen. Socalthreems, I LOVE the actual stone. DH was super nervous about using dark counters, as we had light granite in the last house, and it never looked dirty. He was afraid it would show everything. But there's so much white, gold, etc, that it doesn't show any dirt at all. I don't see fingerprints or smudges either. I really really like the stone. Nellie820, I'd LOVE to see your plans! Now that I'm done here, I need to find something else to channel my energies into! amck, I hope you like the range as much as I do. I LOVE it! muscat, the floors are so weird. I really like them, but a lot of people don't. I wanted the kitchen to be a "refined rustic with a nod to the traditional". I just don't think any other flooring would give me the same look. rmlanza, I found the sink at a local builder's supply warehouse. Since I'd wanted a copper farm sink, and knew their price tag, I was shocked to see the prices they had on their granite farm sinks! I normally hem and haw about such purchases, but I bought it on the spot. It ended up being the star of the kitchen! caminnc, I think all together it was around 2-3 months. We started before we lived here, and were trying to get it all done before we moved out of the old house. That didn't happen, but we at least got the major stuff done. We were simultaneously selling our other house, and had LOADS of projects we were finishing over there as well. For about a 2 month period, we were working non-stop. Ugh. Don't EVER want to do that again. And thanks all, for the kind words about the backsplash. I'm surprised at the responses about it, and I was surprised that I picked such a simple color/design (esp. after my last backsplash!) I only recently realized why I kept gravitating toward plain white. The upper cabinets are *so* close to the countertop. My tile guy said the normal height b/w counters and upper cabs is around 18". My height is only 14.25 inches. My coffee pot barely fits! Somehow I think that I kept wanting white to help visually extend the cabinetry, so that it didn't look choppy. Claybabe, I loved my last house, until my kids started getting bigger. We really outgrew it. And I mean it when I say I *hated* cooking toward the last year we lived there. 'Course I'll probably say the same thing here, when the kids start leaving home in a few years! LOL!...See MorePhotos of my almost done White and Walnut kitchen/mudroom remodel
Comments (96)Tamara....I know this thread is old, but your kitchen is simply stunning! Are your cabinets Chantilly Lace? I read you kitchen delays and had to smile. I've lost weight and sleep over my darn remodel. Who knew how stressful this would be? If you used Chantilly Lace did you paint your ceiling the same. I just ordered my paint yesterday and I'm freaking out that it might be too bright........See MoreKitchen Remodel: Floor Help
Comments (26)Hmphhh... have not thought about an induction unit, since i always hear about the virtues of gas, but will definitely look into this. I agree, downdraft venting is less than ideal, but the kitchen layout really limits the stove placement, so I have to roll with the punches. And that is why your best bet may be to wait until you can redo the kitchen and create a layout that isn't a danger to anyone walking by when you're cooking. Move in. Live with it for a while. It actually looks good even if it is functionally dangerous. Putting in a downdraft or a ceiling hood will not negate the fact there is no room in back and on the side of the cooktop. In fact with young kids, please teach them to stay away when Mommy is cooking! I can't over emphasize how dangerous that cooktop on the edge of your too small island is. I can only imagine the 3 year old reaching up or even looking up just as water on the back burner boils over. Having lived through a 3-month kitchen remodel, I can assure you that it is certainly possible (though we had only one college-aged kid in the house at the time). We did ours in the summer, and did a lot of cooking on the grill I actually did a kitchen remodel many years ago with a 3 year old and I was pregnant with my second child. I laid kitchen tile, painted, and helped hubby hang our Ikea cabinets. We lived with our fridge in the living room and a hot plate for almost 3 months. Oh and our barbecue out back which meant we had to walk around the house to get to. While not the best thing, it is certainly doable and better than putting lipstick on your kitchen when the whole kitchen really needs to be reworked to be safe and functional. There seems to be plenty of prep area to the right of the stove, and tons of counter space all around. The only major functionality issue is the venting, but I will be including a potential solution in my improvements plan. Prepping is done normally next to a sink so you can wash and cut items. However the functionality issue isn't only the venting. It's the fact there is NO counter behind the cooktop or to the left of the cooktop. Think of having a pot there and someone brushing past. Think of someone standing behind the cooktop and grease etc spattering. I could go on and on. It's dangerous! And yes, even your wall oven is not safe. You take food out of the oven and then where do you put it? Now imagine taking food out and your 3 year old running behind you as you pivot to put the hot cassorole down. Live with what you have so far. Wait. Just be extra cautious and save money for now. Then when you're ready to redo, post your plan and let the experts here create a kitchen plan that will truly give you functionality for years to come....See MoreSherry
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