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This gorgeous kitchen remodel features both traditional and contemporary elements. The Starmark cabinets are Maple wood in the Bridgeport style with a Slate finish with Richelieu pulls. The countertop is quartz and it really give a bright element to this kitchen. The backsplash are subway glass tiles from Bedrosians, a Manhattan Silk 2x8 tile. This U-shape kitchen has all stainless steel appliances including the IPT undermount sink. This space is a great example of old and new styles pf design coming together. Photography by Scott Basile Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional light wood floor kitchen remodel in San Diego with a double-bowl sink, shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, gray backsplash, glass tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances - Houzz
Set among the woods in Sterling, Massachusetts, this kitchen by designer Ruth Bergstrom of Kitchen Associates plays up its country setting with lower cabinets and an island made of natural knotty alder with a brown glaze. White upper cabinets and a porcelain tile backsplash in varying shades of white lighten the look and keep things from feeling too rustic.
6. Barely Blue In this Minnesota farmhouse kitchen by Angela Barnhart of White Birch Design, quartersawn white oak lower cabinets match a wrap on the range hood. The floor is wood-look luxury vinyl planks, and the countertop is white quartz that resembles marble. The belle of the ball, though, is the tile backsplash that extends from the counter to the ceiling, made from heavily textured subway tile in the palest of pale blues.
9. Viva Spanish Revival Designers Peggy Hsu and Chris McCullough of architecture studio Hsu McCullough added Spanish Revival details, such as an arched alcove over the range, to the contemporary design of this Los Angeles kitchen. Creamy glazed 3-by-6-inch ceramic tile with grout lines in a similar tone complements the Appalachian birch cabinets, concrete floor and Taj Mahal quartzite countertops in a leathered finish.
Custom birch cabinets built by a local cabinetmaker have a custom charcoal blue stain and feature a mix of vintage and reproduction brass hardware. “My favorite colors are yellows, greens and blues,” Soberanez says. “I saw a lot of green kitchens when I looked at Julia’s work, but I didn’t want my kitchen to be like everyone else’s. I like a very eclectic, traveled look. I really love this blue, and Julia suggested the green for the windows and trim.”
5. Go for a Grain With a Dark Stain If you’re set on a dark cabinet stain, select a wood species that features the grain, such as oak or hickory. Grains don’t show scratches, stains and crumbs as much as a clean wood species like maple does. It’s also harder to tell that a cabinet stain has been touched up when the surface has grains.
4. Pick a Stain Instead of a Paint Stains and paints have pros and cons. They can both show crumbs and fingerprints, and paint definitely shows food stains and splatters. That said, a stain is easier to touch up than paint. You can give a scratched cabinet stain a quick spruce-up with a matching permanent marker. It’s often harder with paint for two reasons. First, it’s hard to find a marker that closely matches a specific paint. Often a touch-up kit from the cabinet manufacturer is needed. Second, paint doesn’t take touch-ups the same way that stains do. You’re more likely to notice a touch-up on paint.
2. Opt for Flush Cabinet Ends You normally have two options for finishing the ends of your cabinets: flush ends or matching ends. Flush ends (above) are plywood ends that match the color of your cabinets. They are smooth and sleek, which means you can run a cloth over it with a few swipes. They can certainly speed up cleaning. Matching ends feature a panel with the same style as the door fronts, and while they can bring elegance and character to your kitchen, you face the same maintenance issues with matching ends as you do with raised-panel doors. There’s simply more to scrub.
Semicustom paint-grade maple cabinets go all the way to the ceiling to maximize storage and are painted a rich, deep green color (Foxhall Green, Sherwin-Williams). “They have some nice greenery outside the kitchen you see all year around, so we wanted to bring that green into the kitchen,” Culbertson says.
This is the colour on walls and lighter cabinets and the wood floors and white ceiling.
next to sink.
Love the cut out in the kick board!
Under the sink.
7. Make Corners Accessible Blind corner cabinets won’t cut it. Yes, they provide ample storage space, but too often they turn into unofficial junk bins when you tire of getting on all fours to fetch the dish you need. Performing that bend-reach-lift motion also isn’t good for aging backs. Look for corner cabinet bases that effectively eliminate the need for rummaging and reaching. They aren’t all the same, though. You have options, be it a convenient three-drawer base (left) or a traditional Lazy Susan.
Love the drain in the quartz countertop.
7. Folding Countertop In this small-ish Minneapolis kitchen, White Birch Design created a walnut-topped island that has two drop-down leaves. Fully extended, they create a 6-foot-long island. Design note: If your island is relatively small, putting it on locking casters (like this one) lets you change your kitchen layout or move your island out of the way with your fingertips — especially practical in a small kitchen.
I LOVE THIS IDEA. ALL SHALLOW DRAWERS ALL AROUND INSTEAD OF A BANK OF DRAWERS.
Possible island top!
Walk in pantry
The color scheme is a mix of pale tones and deeper hues, with an oatmeal shade on the wall cabinets and an off-black on the island. Niven decided to extend the light and dark palette throughout the home to create a connected feel.
4. Layered Lighting As soon as you’ve planned your kitchen’s layout, think about where you’ll locate the lighting. Complement functional spotlights with strategically placed task lights to create a lighting design that adds depth and practicality to your space.
6. Durable Flooring In a heavy traffic area like a kitchen, the floor needs to earn its keep. There are many surfaces you can go for, including natural stone, concrete, ceramic and porcelain. You also can choose beautiful wood, but be sure to get advice on how to seal it and protect it from water damage. Think about how your floor will look with the rest of your design and whether you’ll want to change it in the future. Classic stone tiles will work with most styles and colors. However, a patterned floor also can look stunning and, if you really love the design, it could be worth being brave with your flooring choice.
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Targeted Lighting Of course, you can’t have an adequate work surface without proper lighting. And pros recommend a layered approach. “Great overhead lighting is essential for both tasks and aesthetics,” designer Kimball Starr says. “A combination of accurately placed recessed lighting, undercabinet lighting and decorative pendants makes for a space people won’t want to leave.”
Five-inch white oak plank flooring in a natural finish offers a fresher look than the former flooring. “The red oak floors they had before were pretty yellow,” Murphy says. “These add warmth but are lighter and have more gray undertones.”
One major factor driving the kitchen’s design was that it was in full view of the great room. To create cohesion, Tays used Sherwin-Williams Shoji White on all the walls, cabinets and trim, in different sheens.
Lots of storage in the island.
8. Pick Drawers, Not Doors The best part about drawers is that they display all your flatware and utensils at once, which allows for easy grabbing. You don’t have to get on your knees and peer into the back of the cabinet to see what’s available. You can also store your larger kitchen items in drawers. Drawers wider than 30 inches can stow plenty of pots and pans.
2. Round the Edges Avoid 90-degree angles on countertops and open shelves. The last thing you want is to hit your hip or elbow on a sharp corner as you’re maneuvering in your kitchen. Round edges lessen the likelihood of bumps and bruises.
The home is located along the James River, so style-wise the homeowners knew they wanted to pay homage to that with coastal style. They also knew they wanted a white kitchen. Spear used Sherwin-Williams’ Naval paint on the island to evoke the coastal feel and to provide contrast to the cabinets and walls.
Wood cabinets.
A knife drawer with interior dividers pulls out to the right of the range. The two drawers below store pots and pans. “Not having a knife block and that added clutter on the counters is great,” Frockt says.
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