I need help updating my 90’s oak kitchen!
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Comments (87)Well, I know it has been a while, but I realized I forgot to post an update! We finished everything in Dec '11, and have really enjoyed it. The house went on the market this weekend, so we got a little over a year in our 'new' kitchen. We got a full price offer today, and our home is priced higher than anything in our neighborhood (the house 2 doors down in 500 sf larger, and priced $5k cheaper). I think it was worth it - total cost was right around $7K. Granite: NVG light Gel Stain: Java (General) - 3 coats Tile: Home Depot Backsplash: Home Depot Here is a link that might be useful: More Kitchen Remodel Pics This post was edited by leightx on Tue, Apr 23, 13 at 12:40...See MorePlease help update my 90s home landscaping
Comments (10)The reason I ask for pictures taken a certain way is to be able to give the best feedback I'm able to give. It's not possible with pictures taken randomly, and from various angles. Today, pictures are basically free ... not like the old days when we had to wait a week for them to be developed and printed and they costed equivalent to 4 or 5 gallons of milk. Based on the orange flags, the proposed walk looks like like some percentage of improvement, but not as good as it could be. As a bed edge at the right side of the house, it doesn't really look like much of an improvement at all....See MoreWhat color backsplash to help my 90s oak cabinets look better?
Comments (24)The counters look like they may be Corian, or a similar product. Although they do not do much for the wood of the cabinetry, perhaps, since they would be a significant cost to replace, use them as the basis for your design. I’ll suggest something rather daring, which is to add a deep periwinkle blue to the color scheme. Make sure to bring several paint samples home and hold them next to the countertop in different parts of the kitchen to see how it looks both in daylight and nighttime electric lighting. Paint any part of the wall you don’t tile including above the cabinetry. Honestly, if it was my personal kitchen, I’d paint the cabinets that color. You could paint them all, or a slightly lighter shade of the same color or white, just on the uppers is another option. Oak has a texture to the grain that “telegraphs” through the paint, and so you might want to experiment to see if you liked that, or the other option is to add the periwinkle blue to everything else, walls and backsplash. If you put up a tile backsplash, you MUST ABSOLUTELY remove the small existing backsplash first. Not to do so would be a mistake. If lie the idea o the color periwinkle, but are not sure about tiling or painting the cabinets, leave the corian backsplash, and paint the walls that color as a first step. I am certain you could find a pretty ceramic tile, perhaps a subway tile but with a deep bevel, to lend some interest, but look at other shapes and even combinations of tile. If you keep the cabinets the natural wood tone, do a periwinkle backsplash, but a white backsplash with periwinkle painted cabinets would be pretty, Here’s a white one from Lowes:...See MoreHelp updating my 90’s house
Comments (11)It looks like you're in a hot, dry climate. Do you really want to paint your house darker? Above all, the exterior of your home should function well. "According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), dark and dull colors on a home’s exterior absorb anywhere between 70 to 90% of the sun’s energy. Once your home absorbs that energy, it transfers most of it as heat inside via conduction. "...See MoreRelated Professionals
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