Viatera Minuet counter too formal for light wood floor?
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Comments (164)All materials will have a color which is a combination of an amount of cyan, an amount of magenta, and an amount of yellow. (or alternately it can also be expressed as amounts of red, green and blue). But also they have another measurement which is the LRV (the "light reflective value") which is the brightness. Therefore, to my way of thinking there are two aspects: - cool versus warm (this is the color) and - bright versus less-bright (this is the LRV). To me it's a mistake to mix cool and warm. The three things (cabinet, countertop, backsplash) should all be consistently one or the other.. Some whites are so pure that they are neither one or the other and can therefore go with anything. I think White Dove and Pure White fall into that category. But some other whites are warm and others are cool. Then the choice of what should be the brightest element is a separate question. In my case I wanted it to be the cabinets so I made sure that the white backsplash was subdued by not being too brilliant. You can look up different paints and see the color and the LRV here. For example White Dove is https://encycolorpedia.com/search?q=white+dove You can immediately see the same name is very different depending on the company. (I used the equivalent of Benjamin Moore for my cabinets. It has zero cyan and zero magenta and just a teeny amount of yellow. If the yellow was higher it would make it warm, but it's so little so it doesn't have that effect). There is no paint that has zero everything (which would be a perfect white). So all whites have a touch of something. And the LRV is quite high at 86%...See MoreWhat counter top for this Kitchen?
Comments (10)Your kitchen looks great, but I would also want to change out the counter and BS - I'm with you in hating tiled counters! But it's hard to give advice without knowing your tastes. There are so many different vibes you could emphasize... The current cabs/floor don't scream a particular style to me, so it's going to depend on what the rest of the house is like, and what you love... Modern? Farmhouse? Beachy? Formal? Urban casual? etc. For the sake of suggestion, I would take advantage of the open plan by lightening up the space - it looks like the cabinets are pale, though the second picture has them darker than the first - change out the paint for an ivory or creamy white color, pick a stone slab you love, maybe a pale sandy gold to pair with the new stainless, and a nifty old-fashioned flat subway tile in the same tone as the paint to tie into the 1929 era of the house. But really it depends on your preferences and the whole-house aesthetic....See MoreTo all owners of Jet Mist/ Virginia Mist counter tops
Comments (26)We are considering jet mist but have a small kitchen and wonder if we should go with white quartz to keep it light and airy. Does anyone have a picture of it in your space? All of the pictures on here are stunning and worthy of spreads in Architectural Design, but not an apples to apples comparison to what what our kitchen would look like!!...See MoreAnyone Have Counter Top Regrets?
Comments (83)have finished the 4th remodel (wow 2 yrs since earlier post on this thread!). Used all white (no patterns speckles or veining) in MasterBath, Butlers Pantry Wet Bar, and as BACKSPLASH in Kitchen whose counters are Stainless Steel. (the rest of kitchen is all white cabinetry with brushed metal pulls). No qu that the white is stunning, crisp, pleasant. MasterBath is fine. Butlers Pantry: the white counter is unforgiving and shows everything. So on a second bathroom we chose white with a little gray veining and that has been excellent / easier. Kitchen all white backsplash with white cabs above below has been great and VERY easy clean (we cook a lot and use spices that stain too). But the all white in kitchen would have been intolerable as a counter for us. Stainless steel is not for everyone but 3 kitchen renos later, (2 remain actively in use) we love its cleanliness and the patina and very, very low maintenance. It looks surprisingly good with Cesarstone / Quartzite type stone products...See MoreSJ McCarthy
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