Counter color ideas

16 years ago

I would love to hear your suggestions on which direction to go for our counter top.

Our tile is called Golden Sand, the colors range from creamy white, gold tones into taupe and taupe gray, and finally a soft chocolate brown. I would like to use either Restoration Hardware's ORB pulls or maybe even find a flat/matte black that I like.

I would also like a white kitchen. I am thinking of doing the cabinets, trim, crown molding and doors in SW Extra White, with the ceiling in Divine White and the walls will pull from the same color swatch, something like Nomadic Desert, Hopsack and maybe some Coconut Husk. Are those colors too warm to use matte black. I hope not as I have a ton of black and white photos in matte black frames!!! But please be honest :-)

I always thought I would do white cabinets with a dark grayish black counter like soapstone or honed granite, but the floor tile is throwing me off.

I am open to materials and colors as long as it can withstand a family of five (kiddos age 7,5,3,1) and a puppy that will grow to weight about 65 pounds.

Thanks so much you'll! I really look forward to "hearing" what you have to say.

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claudialina10
16 years ago
can you post pics?
mommaseed
Original Author
16 years ago
I only have the tile in a box. I will try to get a close up photo today...unfortunately I cannot find it online.
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sue_b
16 years ago
I just happened to get on Finished Kitchen Blog today and the page 1 kitchen is white with a tannish tile floor and black countertops. Looks great! The kitchen is theanimala's Kitchen. Her perimeter counters are Caeserstone Raven and the floor tile color is "fashion coffee". There you can see how great this looks. Here is one of the pix that shows it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Finished Kitchens Blog
ideagirl2
16 years ago
Theanimala's kitchen DOES look great. I think part of what makes it look great is that the cabinets are not a cool white, but a warm white. That works really well with the floor, and of course anything goes with black so it works well with the counters too. I think if the lower cabinets were bright white, instead of that softer shade, the floor would look weird next to them. The paint she chose works really well.
sue_b
16 years ago
my search results for Golden Sand tile have a lot of results at The Find dot com. Put in their search box Golden Sand tile .... is this your tile?

Here is a link that might be useful: search results Golden Sand tile flooring
mommaseed
Original Author
16 years ago
sue b: Thanks for the photo! I think you and ideagirl2 hit the nail on the head, in that I need to pick a warmer white.

I like the idea of going with an off white but I definitely do not want a yellowish-white. Any suggestion on a SW color?

Also sue b, I found the tile at Home Depot of all places. I had been to numerous tile stores and when I saw it and brought it home it went perfectly with our dining table and hutch...bought it overseas and will NOT depart from it! The box says Daltile on it; I guess it is a tile they make for Home Depot.