Are white shaker kitchens being over used?

11 years ago

I'm getting ready to redo my kitchen and I love the White shaker look but I'm scared that its overly used, and in 10 years when I go to sell my house someone will say "OMG! other white shaker kitchen...So dated... "

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Liz H

11 years ago

@hayleydaniels--LOL! You are so right!

"What!? Corian? How tacky! It's granite or nothing!"

"I'm not a fan of the tile floors."

"I simply MUST have double sinks in my master bath!"

"I've told you 20 times that I won't look at a home that doesn't have walk-in closets."

"Carpet??? CARPET!?!?!? Are you INSANE!?"

"Now this really wouldn't be so bad if we could just knock down this wall, and that wall, and the wall over here. That way we can have the open-concept plan of our dreams where all of our multitudes of friends can hang out and we can all be in constant view of one another and they will be perfectly envious as they watch us concoct some fabulous hors d'oeuvres at our state-of-the-art stainless steel double convection oven which is right next to the wine fridge and blah blah blah..."

And my personal favorite, "This will have great resale value down the road."

Geez, they haven't even bought it and they're already planning to get rid of it?

I can't watch those shows any more.

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ellenincali
11 years ago
I am not an expert, so I can't say whether the look is overused. I understand not wanting to alienate future potential buyers, but a lot is personal preference. I have a white shaker kitchen and I personally love the clean, crisp look of white cabinets. My thought is that in 10 years there will be a new trend and the buyers won't be put off by your white shaker kitchen because it's neutral and easy to envision changing.
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jhmarie
11 years ago
You should do your kitchen the way you want. 10 years is a long time from now. Chances are no matter what you do, a new owner will want to change things to what they like.
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hayleydaniels
11 years ago
jhmarie is right. New homeowners absolutely HATE the homes they buy, and plan to rip everything out the day they move in so they can 'make it their own.' If you don't believe me, spend an afternoon watching house hunting shows on HGTV. You'll see the most selfish, ungrateful people you've ever seen on those shows.
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jhmarie
11 years ago
@hayleydaniels - Thanks for agreeing, but don't judge new home owners based on House Hunters or any HGTV show. They are almost all mostly staged. Check out the Blog "Hooked on Houses" for info on some of the shows. What bothers me is the number of people who watch HGTV and let these mostly staged shows think for them when it comes to design rather than thinking for themselves. It is great to get ideas from design from many places - here, Pinterest, magazine and design shows, but take it all and find your own style - and don't break your budget for it.
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Liz H
11 years ago
Oh, and yeah, chanachka---you should do what you want and forget about trying to predict the future. And white kitchens rule!
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