Kitchen Things We Like
BB I'm not sure we're going to go full grey, but the grey wood cabinets are striking. There have been several wood cabinets that I've liked where the grain runs horizontal instead of vertical - nice touch! MH - here the horizontal grain looks like ocean; I really like it. I love the blue accent wall next to the cabinet. Maybe we can incorporate something like that in the peninsula between dining room and kitchen.
BB Interesting layout change! Sink in the corner with corner windows. Counter wraps around to the refrigerator wall with open shelves. The stove moves closer to the sink/refrigerator end of the room, opening up space for cabinets & table. MH - after a couple of vacation rentals with corner sinks I’m less wild about them; I spend a lot of kitchen time at the sink and the corner makes me feel a little boxed in.
MH- I like the style and color of the chairs. I like the floating shelves. Do NOT like the busy backsplash.
MH - Hmmm, Could this concept be our breakfast nook for coffee and newspaper (it needs to seat both of us), and we eat dinners in the dining room? Could this be a nook built into the corner? Surrounded by windows?
MH - I like the white shelves against the gray faux brick backsplash.
MH - I like the color wood of the wood island and the floor. Love the look of the space between island body and its countertop. But what would you put there? Is it worth the lost cabinet space?
BB it looks better to have flat panels with handles than to have them bare. although there are some dramatic pantry walls with no handles.
MH - I like the color of wood and countertop. Love the floating shelves and how it continues the line of the adjacent hood.
MH - I like the overall effect of the wood countertop on the island. Would it look good vs. weird so close to our desired small kitchen table?
BB - I like the look of Shaker cabinets but they can easily overwhelm a room. This is an interesting blend of Shaker and plain.
MH - Love this look! I like the sleek, flat panel cabinets and the color of wood; love how island countertop color is a complement to lighter countertop on the cabinets, and both colors are brought out in the backsplash. I like grays with white. Mosaic backsplash is a bit too busy with such small tiles but I like the color combination.
MH - Pretty color wood. I like its interplay with white countertops and blue-gray backsplash.
MH - like the material and the extension of it (is that a drop in tray?) to adjacent countertop. I don’t necessarily like the sink divider.
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