Kitchen remodel- Please help!!
Hi,
I am looking to redo my kitchen cabinets and was wondering if someone can please advise if I should go with the shaker style (white) or the flat panel cabinets (white gloss on top and light tan or greige bottom). For the counters i was going to do the white quartz with the gray veining. For back splash I was thinking of going with glass subway tiles ( 3.5"x12") stacked up if i go with the flat slab style cabinets. Also im planning to add double ovens where the study is right now. Also planning on getting rid of the circular soffit on top of the bar and cabinets. Planning to get the bar to be more rectangular as well. My concern is that im not sure what style cabinets will look good. I have attached the great room pictures so that you all can get a better understanding of the space.
My second concern was the flooring . Currently I have porcelain tiles going through out my great room, kitchen, breakfast nook, formal dining, laundry and I was not sure if i should just lay the luxury vinyl planks on top of it? Or do you feel that the flooring will work with the kitchen.
Thank you so much for all the feedback:)
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Kim C
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoHi Looking at your living area I would think a European style kitchen would look best. Definitely straighten the curve. I wouldn't put glossy white and beige together but I would put lowers in a wood look and uppers in a glossy white.
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Comments (7)Have you considered moving the Kitchen to where you have the banquette seating and putting in a table in the bay area. Then, you could create a Snack/Coffee Center and include some shallow pantry storage on the far right and bottom right. Honestly? I don't think this is a good use of space nor do I think it's very functional. There's too little counterspace where you need it most (b/w the sink and range) and too much where it's not particularly useful b/c it's too far from key components in the Kitchen. If you'd like other ideas, please post a fully-measured layout of the space under consideration and a sketch of the entire floor. The layout you posted is missing too many key measurements. By "fully-measured", we mean a layout with the widths of each wall/window/door/doorway and the distances between each wall/window/door/doorway labeled. See a sample below. If something cannot be moved or changed, label it precisely on your layout (see post in sample) and tell us why it cannot be moved/changed -- we may have some ideas for you. The sketch of the entire floor lets us see how the Kitchen relates to the rest of the home. It doesn't have to be to-scale, but it should accurately show how the rooms relate to each other and should include all interior & exterior doors. In addition, it will help us see how traffic flows in, around, and through the Kitchen. Label the front entry and family entry. The family entry is usually a garage or side entry, but it might not be. It's helpful to know which door you use to bring in groceries. Regardless of how you draw it up (by hand, computer, etc.), please be sure all measurements are labeled. (Note: Computer generated layouts often lack key measurements and, sometimes, measure to/from things like the middle of a wall or the middle of a window. Neither are useful. Measure each item and the distances between each item.) Other questions... Tell us about you and your family and how you plan to use your Kitchen. All-adults? Empty Nesters? Children (now or in the future)? What appliances (& their sizes) do you plan to have? Where are you flexible? Can walls/windows/doors/doorways change (move, change size, add, delete)? Do you have a basement under the Kitchen or are you on a slab? This might interest you... Ice.Water.Stone.Fire, a humorous discussion of Kitchen design: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2699918/looking-for-layout-help-memorize-this-first Taken from the "New to Kitchens? Read Me First!" thread regarding asking for layout help....See MoreFahmida Raza
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3 years ago@marylut thank you so much for all your advice:) At this point I'm unable to break the tiles and install new ones!! I was thinking of slab style upper cabinets in white gloss and lower in a wood grain (greige). I m trying to get rid of the soffit. Also the bar will change to counter height however because of the flooring issue I cannot totally change the look of the bar ( trying to get a rectangular look ) Attached is the layout i was thinking of. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks
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3 years agoYour present kitchen looks much better than your new design. If you want to keep your floor then grey and white color handle-less kitchen would match better to your overall house design. Your wall, curtain and floor has a grey tone. Cabinets I have shared below are covered by sintered stone featured by aluminum profile.
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3 years agoSeveral ways to make the back wall look amazing with upper cabs. All white gloss cabs across the top. Exotic wood cab uppers and white cab lowers (won’t have to worry so much about wood cab color going with the floor). Glass door upper cabs. Bespoke vent hood. Backsplash tile color, or thin-slice stone slab as backsplash. LED strip lighting at soffit if soffit can’t be removed.
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3 years agoFor a sleek contemporary vibe, cover the vent hood and fridge and pantry doors with false cab doors to match the other uppers. Will look good with the blue subway tile backsplash I think you mentioned.
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