Time for me to get serious about my kitchen plan, help me sort it out!
Here are the listing photos from when we bought the house, all is essentially unchanged. This is our reality in terms of natural light, overall footprint, and flooring. We will either refinish the existing hardwood or replace it with new hardwood (along with the tile you can see that's in the front of the house), either way, the stain will remain a medium brown.
I have elevations.
We intend to go with Shiloh cabinets, in a flush inset door, likely a modified Shaker type. We have been considering a green stained finish called Moss. This is the sample that I ordered.
Questions:
1. Should we use this green all over the kitchen? Should we restrict it to the island? Do the island in something different? If we do another finish, what do you all suggest? We had been thinking of another stain, but will that just look like too much wood? In another thread, a lighter stain on Alder was suggested - something like the Shiloh stains Dusty Road or White Sands. Worried about how it would look with our red oak floors.
2. We want to replace the patio door, and re-think the trim and wood paneling that is currently there. What would look good?
3. Lighting needs to be totally updated - new fixture in eat-in area, new fixture over island, over sink, and what else? Bulkhead is being eliminated. Should we stick with recessed or do something else? What type of under-cabinet lighting?
4. What metal tones should we go for? We have been considering pewter.
5. Countertops - especially if doing green, I am thinking it should be simple. I love natural stone, but I think we need to let the cabinets be the star. I have been thinking of a neutral, creamy/warm white quartz, even though I am not a quartz super-fan. I don't think this kitchen supports clean white or cool gray tones, so I'm trying to steer toward warmth.
Here are my current guesses as to what might work:
Top: Eternia Summerside
Middle: Caesarstone Taj Royale
Bottom: Caesarstone Buttermilk
What would look good in this space?
Thanks!!!
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Comments (12)Hmmm, that looks like a good spot for a chimney cupboard, then. I'm not sure what to think about the extra bar seating in the family room. I don't know if it would get used or not. I'm willing to do that if we'd really use it. I just went through (too many) images looking for pass through window inspiration. I'm finding very little that looks like what I'm thinking of doing. Does that make me ultra-original...or whacko? LOL So, my thought was to put open shelves in the pass-through windows and use them for storing some of my prettier functional items. Good looking bowls, canisters, etc. Or, to do glass cabinet doors, something like the article in the scullery thread a bit ago. I linked the kitchen from Fine Home Building with the pass through cupboards below. Here's one image that sort of comes close. I don't have modernist leanings (that I know of), so this is a bit off, but it's close. Here is a link that might be useful: Maybe cupboards like this in the passthroughs, with glass doors on both sides?...See MoreOverlay/Inset Cabs: Help me Sort these pics out PLEASE!
Comments (7)Your old cabs are full overlay-the corner base cab has a partial lip it appears...apparently just on that cab. J has reveal, but not a standard reveal-maybe half inch reveal. Not seeing that too much anymore...in standard reveal cabs[not full overlay] the reveal is bigger.Pic A is standard reveal,which looks good and will save in your budget.[the dark monochrome color makes it work].K and L are full overlay. Is E a sample of what the man is describing with filler strip? G is very nice-the question is on the base-do you want framed or frameless-that's where storage space difference comes into play. Reveals are on the face frame and a function of the door dimensions....framed/frameless is the construction of the carcass. Frameless will always have full overlay.Framed can have a door with reveal or full overlay door.On pic G, I would do the uppers to match the lowers....the inset appearance on the tops is not that significant due to size of doors/darker color/smooth grain. Inset is nice where glass is introduced/lots of crown molding/latch hardware/etc. Can't go wrong with frameless lowers/full overlay and you could get standard framed for uppers with full overlay and save over the cost of doing it as the pic shows and still look beautiful. Pic A will cost someone much less and it is more than nice, but not high end as pic G is. One's budget drives how to get a desired look if time is taken and the Cabinet Company has some wood species/stain options/maybe an edge profile, even if inset or frameless/full overlay cannot possibly work due to budget. You're studying the looks/options of cabinet choices: frameless was traditionally a European thing-has caught on here-a bit more precision in construction is needed because the frame was used as part of really stabilizing cabinets in this country. Frameless I think is pricier, and is by no means the only choice. Framed with full overlay doors is quite standard fare-nothing at all wrong with that. Are you tired of your doors or need a new floor plan entirely??...See MoreHelp me figure out how to decorate my kitchen.
Comments (15)I would not add anything that sticks out much into the walkway on that long wall...people's shoulders will whack them going by! And at the risk of horrifying everyone, I see no reason why you shouldn't paint the three walls of your kitchen a different shade from everything else, if you want to. A warm gold-toned tan would give a good backdrop to the things you want to use, and make the kitchen into a space of its own. I would also pull the ledge off the pass-through and add a generous countertop supported by big iron brackets on the family room side where your family and friends could sit while you are in the kitchen, and that you could use as a serving surface or bar. That would solve your no-table problem in a simple way. Since you don't have a window, your big wall is the ideal place for a really big mirror, the size of an actual window, which you could then surround with four prints that suit your style. I agree that you shouldn't clutter things up...you don't have the luxury of a lot of counter space, so you will need to keep your counters pretty clear of things that are only decorative. You can put something nice in the corners, though...Ballard has a group of white urns that are purely decorative, but you might do well at antique shops and fleas, too, and find things you can actually use (these are purely decorative). And I would hang that wonderful plaque on the larger wall over your fridge, so you can get it up higher and see it from the family room. Here is a link that might be useful: Ballard urns...See MoreHelp me decide on my open Great Room floor plan! (kitchen included)
Comments (16)Benjesbride, what you say regarding dining/island makes sense, but unfortunately I have ~11'x16' space to fit in the kitchen. If I decide to rotate the kitchen the way you say it, then my kitchen island will be quite small. I too started out thinking of a longer island and thus came up with option 2, and am not able to find pictures to tell me if that would look ok or not. Secondly, currently the plan is that the Great Room will be mainly conversation area. TV will be in a separate room, so no need to consider TV-watchability. Mama Rachel, your idea of spice kitchen is great! That's the kitchen I started out "wanting". I had to abandon it halfway, however, because of space constraints. My whole house is ~2200 sqft, therefore allocating disproportionately large amount of space to the kitchen would have meant I gave up on some other priorities. Mama Rachel : regarding powder: we decided to ditch the powder because of the availability of full bath on that floor, which otherwise will be guest bath. We also wanted as much storage as possible, therefore decided on having a storage rather than powder. Anyway, here's the original plan. Note that we added ~5ft towards the courtyard and some square footage along top wall (which is facing backyard). I am working on sizing of the entry right now, because I think it's a bit too big for the house, but that space will NOT become available to the kitchen again due to the building rules....See More
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoEven though the island is not technically a barrier between the appliances, it does seem to be just floating in the space. I agree that a peninsula the same depth (one cabinet deep?) would be better, between the DW and patio door. Make sure the patio door opens on the left (from inside) and you might be able to include a seating overhang. Other than that I don't see glaring issues with the layout--DW is not in prep space; fridge, range and sink make a nice triangle; range is not in traffic aisle. I like the existing fridge wall with landing space and MW in upper cab--maybe flipped so fridge is not in doorway--with MW left of fridge. If fridge is on the end, you could consider a side-loading pantry as part of the fridge enclosure.
Edited to change the width of the cabinets.
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3 years agoIf you prefer a drawer MW in the peninsula, I think that's fine (but more expensive initially and more expensive to replace). Just keep it on the end of the peninsula, near the fridge, or even have it open toward the fridge, so anyone prepping at the peninsula counter doesn't need to move for an open MW.
Another thing to consider is that the open DW door will block the cabinets in the peninsula, except those which are beyond the open door. You might want to keep dishes in the drawers on the end, for ease of unloading the DW, so in that case the MW would be better on the fridge wall (upper or drawer).
This is not exactly to scale, but illustrates the idea of dish storage:
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3 years agoI carry Shiloh so you can see a lot of my finished kitchen on my profile. Are you keeping the door trim the same color as is? It looks like a reddish poplar maybe? Shiloh's white sands has a gray/pinky edge to it. I would not put that in your home.
Below is a kitchen I did with their Durango Green (now discontinued :-(
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