Cabinet Help / Suggestions
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Comments (1)You would need to provide pictures of your cabinets I think for any real help. And even then, the monitors are a different color/hue/tone than what is real. Reason I'm mentioning this is because your question is Very IMPORTANT. I have the biggest disappointment in my kitchen (that is in progress now) because I didn't consider enough importance regarding floor design/color. I took some of my cabinet pieces when I picked out my tile BUT... still there is a clash I don't like. The real issue for me is that I wanted herringbone tile floor which I got. It was a beautiful job. But I didn't realize the impact of the striations in the tile that was a porcelain plank. Since my kitchen is modern/Ikea, and there are pronounced striations in my lower cabinets, the whole impression ends up looking too busy. Wish I would have gone for a much more subtle and uniform color for the floor. Oh well, not the end of the world but if I had option to do it over, I definitely would. So be very picky about your floor color. Err on the side of being very simple if you can't decide between multiple options....See MoreMixing Period Cabinets with New Help Suggestions Please!
Comments (15)I do want to thank everyone for the great feedback and ideas. maureeninmd... yes I do love how cute my kitchen is and I know how close my cabs are to your old ones as I saw your pictures. And thank you for clearly stating my options and scenarios and the warnings about demolition issues. hestia_flames..yes I know all about that. I actually did the blue paint job that is on them now and whereever it chips which is especially on the edges of the interior shelves it freaks me because I don't doubt there is lead paint involved...I am sure it is on the plaster of my walls too. The chipping and repainting issues do make me want to demo the sink run, uppers and lowers. bmorepanic... I am coming round more and more to your point of view. Yes, I agree about keeping the range as far away as possible from the dining room. Right now my wall oven door opens down direclty in front of the dining room entrance and I always feel I am cooking right in the dining room. That is really awful when I have guests and they get to see all the last minute panics in the oven area. I have only about 63" to play with and so a single cabinet to the right of the range would be good. growlery...I am glad you like my blue box.. I could never demo that I am so attached to it! Yes, the rest of my house is simple but I think on the elegant side...I do love the simple kitchen look and right now I don't feel it is NOT country looking which I like. BTW I did not do the blue tile - it was there and I did the cabinets blue to tie in. The more I think about all this the more I think that I will not be happy really unless I demo all the cabinets except the blue box and install new. Now I need to figure out what to replace them with! I love the all white look but cannot run to inset doors. I also like the look of the shaker style doors that are not full overly and also have the lipped inset. I wonder if I could do something like those. I am not sure I would want to get quarter sawn oak uppers... too heavy and too mission looking for me. I want to keep the feel of what I have now but with new cabinets! I feel scope creep coming on but thank you all for you advice. Tina...See MoreHelp Please ! Cabinet Re-finishing or Re-facing Suggestion
Comments (1)we are not in your area but when we reface we build 3/4 thick face frames and apply them over the cabinet frames and use 1/4 panels on the bottom and sides. You should be able to find a cabinet shop that can do this since it is essentially just rebuilding a cabinet. It is much better than using a veneer, and will last longer as well. Look at moorescabinets.com for some refacing pictures. Just so everyone is clear this is not an advertisement, especially considering we are in delaware and this post is from california! If you have any questions you can email me mikemoore@moorescabinets.com...See MoreTrim Stain or paint.
Comments (11)Pretty. Stain the trim like the floors. White trim might be okay as well, depending on the wall color. But gray won't work very well for the walls--I think you need something warmer. If tan is too brown (I understand that feeling), look into the whites. Be prepared to do a lot of test patches before finding the right one. (I'd probably do the walls a light mossy green, but I usually always end up green somehow...)...See Morecpalfi
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