@CDRdesign see the other photos I uploaded. I have wood laminate in the house mostly, a sunken den has a low pile carpet because the floor was not level and they said carpet would be best option, kitchen has laminate, small area at front door entry is tile and bathroom is tile. its a small house

Can you get any more of that wood laminate that is in most of the house?

No, this was done back in 2006.

Is it possible to add crown molding to the cabinets? My friend updated hers by adding molding on top and bottom of her cabinets and it made a huge difference. IMO this would look awesome. If money is an issue, you could wait to do the other stuff later.

Okay. Well, best would be to change the flooring in the entire home. But, I think you are saying that is not in the budget.

well i'm asking what everyone thinks is the best way to do it. I am able to do the whole house flooring if that's the best look. what about counter top ideas?

The answer is to definitely change to wood look in the entire house. You can get luxury vinyl plank that can work in the front hall and even the bathroom. Looks great.

The first thing you need to do is to post inspiration photos of what want your kitchen to look like. Good news is that you have a lot of photos in your ideabook. Here is one. Is this what you want your kitchen to look like?

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Thanks CDR, I absolutely love that kitchen. I like clean, modern and white. I love that kitchen and the flooring.

So, now you have a direction. Right now, the room has no warmth. The new flooring will pull in that warmth.

another question, is my kitchen too outdated to add a new modern quartz countertop to the existing cabinets? will it look like something is off?

@arcy_gw, what do you recommend for a new countertop then?

I don't know if you stated your budget. But, now that you have inspiration, I would state your budget. You may have to make compromises.

Yes, your cabinets are a little dated with the arches, but again, depending on your budget something will have to be kept.

Least expensive items you can change to make an impact and meet your inspiration.

1) Change your hardware on your cabinets to black.

2) Change your counterstools.

For your kitchen, based on inspiration, I recommend a honed or matt finish. Pricewise, best price might be a granite with a honed finish. Most expensive will be quartz.

I was thinking up to $10,000 including flooring.

Here’s a photo from my living room area looking into the kitchen

And another

You might be able to do the floor and counter for that....there is huge swing....depends on where you live, products you choose and contractor.

I'd start looking at products and get estimates.

Also, the product I would choose would depend on my area and comps.

Thanks for sharing the other photos. Your rooms could use a good floor plan.

I’m in Daytona Beach, FL. Do you think a new counter top will look ok with my current cabinets or is it going to look off since they are kind of dated?

The laminate in the other spaces look like a standard light laminate. Are you sure you can't purchase it and put it in the kitchen....or.....is your heart set on gray flooring?

Shirlpp- no I am not sure. I just figured since it’s from 2006 I wouldn’t be able to match it but it’s possible. Not sure it would be an exact match.

I would try to match the current floors.
Call in a guy who can help you match them.
I agree with you concerning adding new countertops with these cabinets. I think it’s the arch. The lowers are fine. Maybe you can do just new upper doors. And extend them to the ceiling. New hardware. New countertops and backsplash.
Is this a home you plan to live in long term?
If yes. Start with the things you can. And do them fully! You don’t have to do everything at once.

Start with an overall vision and plan. You can implement one at a time, but make sure they all work together.

It looks like the flooring in the kitchen, plus the stools and the countertops are the issue. We might recommend updating all of that starting with the flooring. You can update the countertops and backsplash, along with cabinet hardware next. Here are some of our kitchen designs to aid you in your search.

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thanks so much. I am concerned with updating the countertop with my current cabinets. do you think my current cabinets are too dated to add a new countertop?

You can go step by step. First countertop. Then you will see how it goes. Your base cabinets look it seems good. If you do not like the look you can replace only upper cabinets.

I think the cabinets are dated. I wouldn’t upgrade the counters.

I would put $1,000 towards new pendant lights, faucet and sink. And the rest on closet organizers and furniture with storage. I like hiding things away behind doors.

How long do you plan on living here? That may drive some of the decision making. I think extending the wood laminate floors is a good idea. $$ new counters on old cabinets may not be the best idea unless you LOVE the layout and lower cabinets and don't plan on doing anything to them in the next 5-10 years. If you get a new countertop, I'd get a new drop in sink while they are fabricating the material. Add drawer pull-puts to lower cabinets if you can. Change hardware, get new bar stools with some color.. And if you are staying here long-term, save money to have the upper cabinets extended to the ceiling and refaced (or replaced). Oh, and declutter! That will be the cheapest thing that will give your kitchen a clean modern look.

Hi everyone! I’ve decided to remodel my kitchen. I’m going with a white shaker with white sparkle quartz counter and brushed nickel hardware. Will also get new barstools. I’m going to be replacing the flooring in my entire house and need advice on the color. First I was going to go with the darker blue gray now I’m having second thoughts and switched to lighter Gray. Can I get some opinions on which I should pick?

New counter top color and sink color

Also, should I run new waterproof vinyl flooring into bathroom? Going to renovate bathroom but not until I finish kitchen. Maybe next year. Should I get enough flooring to do the bathroom floor so it’s all consistent through house or keep the bathroom separate with a new tile?

Yes, get enough flooring to do the bathroom. That way you will be assured the color will be consistent. Unless you want to change the bathroom floor to something else entirely like retro tile or large matte rectanglular tiles. When you redo your bathroom you might consider heating the floor, and that might influence your flooring choice.

Just being curious, what's the price quoted for the kitchen ?

I prefer the middle picture of the floor choices but I don't like gray floors. They are just unnatural looking to me.

I would urge you to stay away from grey flooring. It's already dated and it's a big investment of time and money and you will be decorating around it for the life of the floors. Choose a light to medium brown color for the floors without much variation--that is a much more timeless look and goes with anything. And by the way, the current trend for floors is a light wood look, but that will have more staying power than grey.

Installed a new kitchen!

Very nice. What material is the floor now?

LVP it’s Pergo “Spice it Up”

looks great! (but I have to ask,,all that money and you couldn't replace that florescent light??)

wouldn't be difficult to remove the long box and just do a regular flush mount light. You could prob do that yourselves.

Lol you don’t like my fluorescent light Beth? It’s brushed nickel so it matches but maybe I’ll look into it if it’s not too hard and if the electrical doesn’t have to be moved.

Good job!

I second the motion - change out the fluorescent!

Do you have recommendations on what would look good in its place without having to move electrical? @Beth H. : @shirlpp

part of the problem is my cabinets now go to the ceiling, they did not before. this puts the ceiling light fixture very close to the cabinets. What kind of light fixture would look good there, thats not in the center of the kitchen?

https://www.wayfair.com/Wade-Logan%C2%AE--Mairead-1-Light-34.65-UniqueStatement-Geometric-LED-Flush-Mount-X112096710-L6086-K~W001985609.html?refid=FR49-W001985609_1849511012&PiID%5B%5D=1849511012

https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/corrigan-studio-8-lights-semi-flush-mount-ceiling-light-fixturechrome-industrial-chandelier-farmhouse-lighting-for-dining-room-living-room-kitchen-bedroom-w006768012.html?piid=1177751003

https://www.wayfair.com/Orren-Ellis--Modern-Light-Fixture-3-Led-Ceiling-Light-Metal-Chandelier-X117011607-L6086-K~W006900596.html?refid=FR49-W006900596

https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/orren-ellis-led-ceiling-light50w-dimmable-ceiling-lamp-with-remote-control3-square-modern-coffee-led-chandelierflush-mount-ceiling-light-fixture-for-dining-living-room-study3-color-w006621645.html

https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/wade-logan-wirth-8-light-43-semi-flush-mount-w003565528.html

https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/orren-ellis-westgate-2-light-15-uniquestatement-geometric-flush-mount-w001819934.html

https://www.wayfair.com/lighting/pdp/allmodern-beckmann-1-light-20-led-flush-mount-w002794829.html?piid=223921589

hopefully, when you remove it, it's as simple and looks like this

https://www.younghouselove.com/lights-ceiling-action/

https://www.pm365.gq/products.aspx?cname=replacing+fluorescent+light&cid=6

http://www.create-enjoy.com/2017/03/how-to-replace-fluorescent-light-with-flush-mount.html

but these are diff looking!

are you saying the door would swing into something like this?

(you may be able to move the hole over a bit. then just patch and paint the old spot.

Thanks @Beth H. : Ya I need to see how much space I have when removing the fixture. A large circle fixture might end up too close to the cabinet. If not, will a circle fixture look bad off center? I like that last fixture you pictured, just wondering how it would look so far back on the ceiling, versus in the center of the ceiling?

it would look better centered, obviously, but it's really not difficult to move the hole.

you'd use the same wiring you have, just thread it through the ceiling another foot or so, make a new hole. The old hole get's patched, skimmed, primed/painted. (or, you could use it as a small recessed light fixture. maybe put in another one opposite so it looks intentional)

But patching up the hole can be done in a jiffy. If you remove the old fixutre yourself, hiring someone to do the new hole, patch the old hole, shouldn't be more than a few hundred.

I gave you a few links that walk you through the process. it's really simple