what color of countertops?
Marianne Kelly
last year
We have birch dark stained custom Amish made cabinets which we are keeping.we have neutral Corian countertops which we want to change. What color of quartz or granite would be current and look good with our cabinets?
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What color granite countertops will go with my cabinets.
Comments (7)I used a light quartz with a cream backsplash. My walls are more cream than white. https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~110720042 I can't tell what kind of wood your cabinets are. If they are oak with a lot of grain, like mine, stick to a subtler pattern. If they are maple with less grain, something like auntthelma's would be very pretty (love her kitchen). I like wendy's example too especially as you have a nice bright kitchen. Darker countertops can eat up the light. If you don't have under cabinet lighting, consider it. I love mine - best thing I did. Definitely get under cabinet lighting if you go dark on counters - I would get the lighting regardless. It looks like you have two microwaves. The one over the range looks quite high - too high for me. I have mine on a cart like your white one. You might want to get a dedicated vent hood, perhaps stainless steel - much prettier and works better for venting. Make that decision before putting in the backsplash as that area will be affected by what you do. Do not do a 4" splash and then tile above that. Tile from the counter and do not do a busy splash with a countertop with movement - gets to be too much. Let the countertop be the star. If you do a 4" splash, skip the tile and just paint as in the above examples - that looks just fine. I have a "wood kitchens" idea book which includes other refreshed kitchens. https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/75202366/thumbs/wood-kitchens...See MoreWhite cabinets, what color countertops? Silestone quartz.
Comments (11)I like Pearl Jasmine with the floor, I don't think it's too busy. There are some other options if you like more clean look. Caesarstone Frosty Carrina has a beautiful soft ivory base and delicate white powdery veins. The whole look is very delicate and discreet and goes great when you have more busy surfaces to combine. There are also other Caesarstone colors that you can check out here....See MoreBusy Pink/Beige Tile Floor - What Color for Countertops?
Comments (10)Agree with all of the above. No sense in replacing anything until you can replace everything including the floor. As you have already found, that floor is going to boss around all of your choices, the only thing that will help is changing it. Another plus of waiting to do all means you can also address the layout when you do the floors and make changes so it’s more functional, and while fixing the layout a hood can be added since that’s missing now....See Morewhat color countertop goes with honey oak cabinets?
Comments (6)We only had a few minutes to chat, but she said she probably could not afford granite. I don't know her budget yet either. I am going to suggest to her this site and also Pinterest to get some ideas. She's not a computer person so I wanted to take photos of ideas and show her. I'm not sure what options she can choose from besides a laminate. Maybe a silestone or something comparable would work for her....See Moremxk3 z5b_MI
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Mary Iverson
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last yearlast modified: last yearhere's a gorgeous blue tile with a tonal quality....get a putty shade of grout and some satin nickel hardware on the cabs. Nice refresh without pulling the counters. bring in some tile samples....all different ones.....that counter can be really cooperative.
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and another one.... blue is pretty with wood many times.
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