Susan Mills Design Hi Libb that is a great kitchen and I love turquoise too. You can google search or go to youtube and look for distressed furniture. I found some good advice and tutorials there. I have done some work like this and demonstrated for a tv show but do not have a link for it. You can make it easier or harder depending on the finished look you desire. I can only see one color but if it has many layers of paint then it is a matter of painting, sanding, waxing and doing it all over again to get the finished result. Keep in mind that the color will darken when you end with the oil or stain.
When doing many coats of color then you can sand in between coats then add wax to the areas you do not want to have painted over. This is what gives you the many layered look reminiscent of an old piece of furniture.
Gritton & Associates Architects There are numerous places to get this look... Here is one website that utilizes brick floor tiles, salvaged from old chicago brick. http://www.brick-floor-tile.com/old-chicago-brick.html -- It is just one example.
Is that a cobalt blue sink by Kohler in the background? - I am trying to decide which color sink to buy for my kitchen. I have been so inspired by this kitchen, so I was hoping to find out what type of sink is used. Thank you! »
The kitchen materials and color palette embody Southwestern style. Ceramic tiles, a mantel-style range hood, rough-sawn timber beams and ceiling, rusticated brick floors and stucco walls evoke the feel of Arizona, where the owners previously had a home.
An ivory wall color serves as the backdrop for this Southwest-style kitchen. Rusty red cabinets and touches of turquoise complete this eye-catching color scheme, making for a warm and inviting kitchen.Paint pick: Jersey Cream, Sherwin-Williams
Style Secret: Vibrant ColorsShrinking violets, look elsewhere — there's nothing shy about the Southwestern palette. Rich hues such as salmon, terra-cotta, brick red, turquoise and squash gold come straight from the desert sky and landscape. Pepper a mostly neutral room with saturated accent tones, or go bold and drench the entire space in color. But remember ... Too many strong shades in a single room will fight one another. Limit your color scheme to two or three dominant selections to keep things under control. Dusty red and turquoise in the kitchen above radiate warmth and cheer against a mellow ochre backdrop.
Like the island in the center, think the sink should be a little bigger and perhaps with a commercial sprayer and appliances. Like the wood beam and the tile, back splash of the stove maybe something more traditional
added by Normandy Remodeling to Lopez Kitchen (7 weeks ago)
How great are these RED cabinets??? I know you love red, but rather than all of this, what if we did a bright colorful accent tile behind your stove and/or sink?
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:) Rhoda