kitchen update without removing granite

maureenrn62

7 months ago

I want to paint my kitchen cabinets the whitish side and update brighten back splash . Any suggestions .

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HU-227031627
7 months ago
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If you are installing a new back splash, I would change the orientation of the electric outlets to horizontal and move them closer to the countertop.

I don't understand your comment about "painting my cabinets the whitish side".

You have different handles on the white cabinets then the brown. You also have a glass knob on the brown as well as the pull. I'm not a fan. I am also not a fan of the white cabinet handles, but I don't live there. I would remove the wood scrollwork over the microwave and whatever the beige things on the cabinets are next to the microwave.

I would also make the corbels less fancy. There are several threads on here about people trying to reverse their Tuscan kitchen.
lucky998877
7 months ago
More info would be useful. It looks like 2 different kitchens exist in 1 room. Are you trying to make the dark ones look like the lighter ones? Or change everything? Are you asking for backsplash recommendations, paint colors...what?
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Kayla C
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Lots of info on this blog https://mariakillam.com/how-to-update-90s-granite-and-make-it-disappear/

I think a fun darker cabinet color and maybe a bead board backsplash could be great.
maureenrn62
Original Author
7 months ago
Oh my goodness I wasnt very clear. I am trying to update a bit to pacify myself for a couple years until we possibly do a full remodel. Would like to brighten up the light colored cabinets and replace back splash all floors in house will be getting replaced but will not be changing thumbprint of kitchen . Planning on taking scrolly thing above microwave down and the gold plates on both sides of microwave. Granite is Santa cecilia I think. Need help with trying to update.
maureenrn62
Original Author
7 months ago
I’m willing to paint all cabinets and update backsplash and hardware and lighting
raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
7 months ago
My focus, for now - since you are planning a full remodel down the road - would be to reduce all of the "busy" and ornate elements as much as possible and make the whole more cohesive.

Having the cabinets painted and the backsplash removed and replaced (without moving or harming the granite, which makes both more difficult) will cost a fair amount. If that isn't a worry, fine.

If you intend to do anything yourself, it will pay off to seek out education on how to do it without ending up with unhappy results. Painting the backsplash tile a single, solid color could be an option if you decide that you can't move forward with removal/replacement.

When you have the cabs painted, you can fill the holes of the removed pulls and then install pulls that match the dark cabinets.
maureenrn62
Original Author
7 months ago
Thanks

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