Advice on going from wood to white cabinets
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Comments (5)I have friends that work at Home Depot and friends that work at Lowe's (they were friends before they started there). But in general, the people that work behind the paint counter at either are not knowledgeable in anything other than putting formula into the machine and a can of paint into the shaker. They are the last people I would take wood finishing advice from. As soon as the word, "Polyshades" came out of their mouth in a recommendation, I'd be out the door. Five coats of polyshades!!!! You can get the same result with two coats of paint....See MoreAdvice on Flooring: White Cabinets and Kashmir White Counters
Comments (4)Can you put wood into your kitchen, or does it have to be tile? As for the honed granite. I had it in my pre-renovation kitchen and it was no where near as difficult as some say. I have four little ones and found it no harder to keep clean than other surfaces. It did not hide dirt, but a quick spritz and wipe would clean all my mess. So don't rule out black if you love it. That said, I am going with a light granite in my new kitchen and looked at Kashmire White (I chose Bianco Romano) and think it looks lovely. I am going with a wood floor in my kitchen, but if I wasn't I would definitely go with a darker tile, set in a quiet pattern, on the floor. Let the white cabs and counters take the eye and attention. Good luck!...See MoreDrawer/Cabinet pulls to go w/Flat Panel White Kitchen Cabinets
Comments (4)Do you mean shaker style doors or a truly flat slab door? If you mean a slab door then I would lean toward something sleek and modern to complement the modern look of a slab door. Drawer handles at roughly 1/3 the width are visually pleasing ... except if you have narrow drawers (like 12" wide or less) and then I go with "what does my hand fit into nicely?". I think I wound up with about a 4.5" handle on those drawers, just a smidge larger than 1/3 of the width. On drawers that are wide, like 30+", you might struggle to find a single pull that is large enough. I used 8" handles on my 30" wide drawers because the style I liked didn't come any larger - unless I used an appliance pull and those just looked wrong. It looks fine, larger would have looked better but my island has a 30" base, 24" base, 30" base in series and the drawer handles are consistent so it seems reasonable. Good luck, they are expensive little things when you need so many!...See MoreWhat color white to keep revere pewter cabinets from going purple/blue
Comments (1)I like BM Simply White with Revere Pewter. They are in close proximity on the color wheel and coordinate nicely. That said, be sure to do some samples first to ensure the Simply White looks good with your countertop and that Revere Pewter doesn't shift green or purple in your kitchen's lighting....See Moremary g
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