Greenfield is a excellent product, very solid construction for the money...I have purchased from them on several occasions and also the parent company Corsi when we needed something on a higher level Nothing but good things to say about them, they have had a couple very minor issues on a few of the projects and were extremely quick to get the issues resolved.

Susan Do your self a favor! stay away from the dbs line. way over priced for what you get. Unless you are looking for something totally over the top. see the kbis display stuff. and yes I do have first hand knowledge. Good Luck with your kitchen project. What is your location if you don't mind me asking? may be able to help.

I admit, I'm a sucker for the vibrant darkish blues - especially on-line with the perfect professional pictures with light flooding the space, apparently. In real life, not sure how these colors actually translate. I took the blue door out in the sun yesterday and it started leaping into life. lol I read an article this morning about how two-toned with a small U can end up closing in the U. I hadn't thought of that, but it seems like there might be some validity there?? I've always thought my layout would work well with two-toned. Huh. We probably can't have this thread without THIS blue and white kitchen, which is deservingly almost famous: Love that kitchen. And, it illustrates exactly what I like about two-tone kitchens with dark lowers and then white counters, tile, walls and uppers. Such a clean, crisp look and doesn't look striped at all. Just grounded and fresh. Amber, I'm not much of a pastel person so I'd be hesitant to go with a light blue. I think I'll only have one wall of uppers, but I really can't afford to give up any more uppers than that. And, the backsplash window would look silly without cabinets above it - and no way in heck we are modifying that as we literally just put it in with a huge header and expensive permit when we did the exterior two years ago. This is a tiny house, tiny kitchen with minimal storage. I'm really only giving up 2 SMALL cabinets on the range wall if I go without cabs there - probably two 12-15" uppers. And, still, I wonder if I dare give up that storage for oils, spices, etc. Tearing down the wall already removed one wall of uppers. Do I dare mention I saw a great induction range in, um, blue? Can be yours, if the price is right ($9,039) http://www.vikingrange.com/consumer/product/products/cooking/freestanding-ranges/viking-professional-5-series/30-w--5-series-ranges/30--electric-induction-range---visc

Yes, work on the lighting. Leave the cabinets alone. The appliances are fine for now, let them age out on their own rather than wasting them in a landfill. Your floor is fine! Cpartist has great color suggestions - she has the artist's background for making them, too. Once you do lighting, and begin to decide on paint color, approach the backsplash. I personally dislike white subway tiles (reminds me of old dormitory bathrooms and dirty subway stations) but I'm a decided minority on that. But something less flashy than what you've got. Definitely change the hardware to metal.