Mountain Cottage

Reply to: Brightness is lumens, color temperature is Kelvin, they are not the same. 2700 Kelvin is the color of the old tungsten filament bulbs, the light is towards the red end of the spectrum. 3000K is what I go with for interior residential lighting, maybe 3500K as a maximum. Skin looks more 'normal' with some red in the light. Workshops, garages, etc. can be 4000K or 5000K and are farther towards the blue end of the spectrum. https://retrofitcompanies.com/led-lighting-understanding-color-temperature/ For the amount of light needed, bathrooms are recommended to have 70-80 foot-candles of illumination. So, multiply the square footage of the bathroom by 70 or 80 and that is a reasonable estimate of the total lumens need. https://www.alconlighting.com/blog/residential-led-lighting/how-do-i-determine-how-many-led-lumens-i-need-for-a-space/

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Reply to: The kitchen from outside wall to inside wall was 13'-4" and the island as 60"by 60".

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Reply to: I learned of a product called Clearstone that prevents both staining and etching in marble with a 15 year guarantee. My counters will be sealed soon and afterwards I'd be happy to answer any questions. I don't work for the company or have any vested interest in it- I simply know what it's like to pine for marble without the upkeep!

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Reply to: why not just a charcoal slate. more gray/charcoal than blue tones? can you actually post pictures of the colors you're considering? have no idea which company or roof you're going with. I've seen the other one (i'm looking at similar tiles for my own) and feel the variegated colors are too busy. but, if keeping your red/white, this red terra Oxford shingle choice would look great

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Reply to: Well I've got sample photos. I'm between the Pewterwood and Moire Black - Landmark (regular). I've now learned that depending on if we went with pro, vs. regular, etc there are probably some color variations but I haven't been able to see Landmark Pro samples. I expect I'll stick with the reg. Landmark since that is what i was quoted on and so far I haven't seen Pro samples. I am doing all of this remotely and running to a local dealer for samples. What I'm also realizing (when did I ever think about shingles this much?) is that in the sun vs. shade the color is pretty different (perhaps obvious to others). From left to right - Landmark Charcoal, Georgetown Gray, Pewterwood and Moire Black. On my computer the contrast doesn't look right (I felt the sun photo was all lighter). I like the Moire black in the sun better and the Pewterwood in the shade better. I am now leaning towards Pewterwood as the safe choice - darker (I think) than what we have, I think that is the right direction for me, but as chloebud noted the house is a box with a lot of roof and I don't want the roof to be too 'heavy' looking. But as SapphireStitch I may need to take the chance that the Pewterwood will be dark enough, right now the Moire feels a tad on the dark side, but I don't know if it may really read lighter than the sample when up on the roof. Sun Shade

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Reply to: I agree a bit darker color would be nice. Without seeing color samples, I like something similar to this shade of gray.

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Reply to: I vote for charcoal and cedar.

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Reply to: I don't like the appearance of all the white trim around the windows. It's distracting. I would paint all the windows a dark color to coordinate with what you select.

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Reply to: HU, the Jasper and cream, with copper color rain gutters, and some type of wood accent (maybe garage doors and cedar posts by the garage) would look great. throw in some copper pots, copper toned lighting (or even a bronze/gold) with similar hardware. this is charcoal, but see the cedar posts? now add your colors to is, w/some of the other accents. maybe trim that huge bush in front, and redo your current fence w/this warmer cedar color stain. you can get a pretty good looking garage door that resembles wood. but try and stay w/more of a modern look as opposed to the traditional looking garage doors

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Reply to: Cute place! I recently drove somewhere and saw a similar small house painted the most gorgeous shade of red that about knocked my socks off. Never would I have thought it could look so good. I wish now I remembered where I was and that I could get a picture of it. That said, it was in a bit of a rural farm setting and I wonder if red would be as at home in a mountain cabin setting? Both pics that you posted look good, but I always love woodsy colors in woodsy settings. Would greens be too tame for you? Or some blues are pretty, too. I'm not crazy about the white trim on this, but the green is nice, I think - might look great with a red door, too.

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Reply to: I know the kitchen needs can lights. There will be can lights!! I just focussing on the pendant lights right now.

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Reply to: Ok so we are back with some changes. Here is what I found today. I found a much lighter hardwood floor and a much lighter island colour. Still not convinced of the black hardware but I’m HOPING we can choose that towards the end. The dark brown swatch bottom left is our front doors. Top left grey is exterior colour. Lighter grey is the back porch soffit colour. White swatch is just to show the white counters. I found another inspo pic to help wrap my head around what I’m trying to achieve. My husband would love to see gold hardware so I need to find it somewhere. I’m just unsure it will go with the rest of the house that will have black handles, hinges and faucets.

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Reply to: Dark blue with white on top and a black hood looks farmhouse to me.

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Reply to: "The finishes on Schuler or Diamond are far superior to any on your list. Medallion isn't bad either, just not to the Diamond and Schuler level." Schuler and Medallion are one and the SAME. Medallion just changed the name for Home Depot and Lowes. Medallion is a great cabinet company...that's who'd I go with.

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Reply to: "Get some quotes on Kemper or Thomasville. They are the same as Diamond, and I do mean exactly the same. You may find that one of them would be a bit less. They would be my pick of the litter here." I do believe the back panels on the Diamond cabinets are thicker than those on the Thomasville.

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Reply to: For 20-30K of inset cabinets, the kitchen is going to need to be small. Check out Omega, DuraSupreme, Shiloh, and Medallion. The matte finish is going to be the fly in the ointment. Lots of makers offer satin. Not so matte.

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