Small bathroom: Will my dark gray preference turn off mid-term tenants
Dana Powell
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Comments (159)We don't use our white wash cloths very much, but the centers always turn gray since body wash is regularly used in our household. We always use the creme colored wash, so I think Kathleen King has provided an interesting perspective. I did a load of just our white towels, the two white wash cloths we had used and some white socks yesterday. Hot water, Gain powder, 24 Mule Team powder, Sparkle FS and Clorox bleach. Everything came out clean. I tend to do laundry a few times a week, so wondering if the cloths get completely dry between use and laundering if that makes it harder to remove those center stains....See MoreThoughts On Dark Grey Kitchen Cabinets?
Comments (32)I'm a big fan of grey. My bathroom is predominately grey. Floor is a grey porcelain slate look in 18x18", wall paint is a light grey color (Seattle Rain I think?), and wall tile is a 1x3 inch ceramic mosaic in 3 shades of grey with light grey grout. The cabinet is a cherry laminate so I didn't go grey with the cabinet, but I love the feel of the bathroom with all that grey and polished chrome hardware. As I always say, it's pretty masculine, but I love masculine design. We have a glass block window in the shower that lets in a lot of natural light and that helps. For the kitchen, the floor is an interesting cross between grey and brown. We had decided on Silestone Gedatsu for the counter, then picked out the floor tile. Then I started to second guess the Gedatsu and looked at some greyer Silestone samples (Grey Expo, Unsui and Kensho). The Grey Expo just was not right at all. The Kensho was tooooo blue and the Unsui just felt too not right with the floor. Actually, the Unsui matches the floor pretty closely. I guess that was the problem, it was too much of the same color in the room and we didn't think we'd like so much of it on the counter, although I do think Unsui is a great color. So, we went with the Gedatsu! It's dark. Chocolatey brown. I hope it's not too dark. I really liked it the best out of everything we looked at. It's being installed on Thursday. I hope you do your grey kitchen :) And check out the Unsui Silestone! It's a really cool color....See MoreLooking for paint inspiration for dark gray cabinets w terracotta tile
Comments (16)hollybar thank you for these ideas! I'm actually walking into the paint store right now to get a sample of Manchester tan. It was recommended by quite a few people and, that was when I was thinking I needed something warm and glowy but not to yellow. ever since the post of all with pictures of blue and green photoshopped, my mind is racing for new ideas. I wonder if my original idea of doing blue or green in the back room will still work? hmmm.. Considering the urbane bronze is supposed to be a dark warm gray (with green and brown), would a bluish green work here? repeating your suggestion but things too good to be true I really prefer blues and greens! I guess I have a lot to learn because I automatically figured blue wouldn't work in anyway. also, it gives me hope that you said you might do the other room a different color. I have a post from over a year ago that has got on for hundreds of comments. I had multiple people follow through with me and they have been an incredible resource and support. They helped me figure out what to do with that crazy black and white floor and all the different things going in in the kitchen. one thing they also is that we should do one color to unify. although, I kind of feel that the floors, although different are much more similar than before and maybe we can get away with it. If you have any color suggestions feel free to throw them my way. it's going to be hard to go to the paint store and not make a snap decision!...See MoreI want foodies as tenants! Which kitchen features should I include?
Comments (42)For your kitchen base cabinets, you might consider including a deep bottom drawer and, in addition to a fixed shelf atop that drawer, add a second removable/adjustable shelf . https://www.rockler.com/white-shelf-standards-select-length?country=US&sid=V91040&promo=shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=pla&utm_campaign=PL&tid=pla&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_I6Sw8O26wIVBdvACh2mLAUOEAQYAyABEgJYcvD_BwE Also, include a "pantry" that IS a floor to ceiling cabinet shelves. Also consider a vertical drawer unit. Some people have a standard width refrigerator and others prefer a wider refrigerator so having a vertical drawer unit that could be left in place or removed to accommodate the difference in width would be well worth considering -- especially if you left another space in the kitchen dining area as an option for it. If there is a mud room, consider allowing space for an upright freezer (in addition to a washer/dryer closet) ....See MoreDana Powell
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