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Choosing a countertop to compliment a bad floor...

9 years ago

Last year, during Phase 1 of our low-budget kitchen facelift, I chose a terracotta Saltillo floor tile...I don't love it. It's much more yellow/peach than I imagined. Now we are trying to choose countertops and I'm nervous about making another bad choice. We are considering Dekton ("Kadum" color way, like a rusty chocolate color), but I'm open to suggestions. Would you go dark? Light? What about the sink? What color hardware? General advice regarding lighting? We plan to buy a new dining set, but the black appliances are semi-permanent for now. For reference: this is a midcentury ranch. I lack an overall "vision" for designing my home-not sure if I should embrace the midcentury, embrace my orange floor, or ignore all those elements and chart a new course.


Comments (11)

  • 9 years ago

    I think the countertop you picked would look good:

    Have you looked at the Keranium color:

    You may want to consider a black composite sink with that. I think it would look sharp. Definitely install hardware on your cabinets. And paint - that yellow/cream is not adding any character. I think a grayish sage green would look nice.


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  • 9 years ago

    That's gorgeous! I would be love to do a poor-man's version of the above photo. I plan to pick up a couple of quartz samples today and I'll see about the Keranium color. Husband and I floated the possibility of a copper apron sink-the one above is stunning. Our living area (adjacent to the kitchen) is a very light neutral sage color, so perhaps I could carry that wall color into the kitchen. Thanks for your suggestions.

  • 9 years ago

    A copper sink would be wonderful, if you have the budget for it. If not, go with a black sink and maybe copper handles for the cabinets and copper faucet? I think you need some warm elements in your kitchen with that tile - copper would be great for that.

    I like the Keranium color because it has some gray and green in it which would work nicely with your black appliances.

    Gini Pritchett thanked izeve
  • 9 years ago

    Love your floor:) Have you considered Soapstone or Absolute Black Granite or Quartz look alike?

    This is a great article from a color expert that gives recommendations for counter, backsplash, lighting, hardware, etc. I think your kitchen has a lot of potential. Good luck!

    http://www.mariakillam.com/flagstone/

  • 9 years ago
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    ditto on the paint color, ditto on copper sink. I have one. Found it on Coppersinks.com I believe. it was one of their clearance sinks. Great deal. (make sure if you do copper, get 14Ga.

    Work w/the floor instead of against it. Look at kitchens on here by searching, "spanish style" or mexican saltillo floor, or saltillo mid century, and see what pops up to give you ideas. White and black look great w/your floor. Consider some darker hardware options, not stainless. Also try and bring in some blue. Cobalt and those tiles look amazing together. I actually have those tiles on my patio. You may think about getting them professionally stripped to see if you can tone down the color. I don't know what sealer was put on them, but it might have changed the tone. Mine still look the same and I used a stone impregnator/sealer.

    Gini Pritchett thanked Beth H. :
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Gini:

    I see what you mean. Neither of these Saltillo tile seem to have the "yellow peach" thing going on:

  • 9 years ago

    :)

  • 9 years ago

    idk Joseph, I see a lot of peach in that last pic you posted... ;)

  • PRO
    9 years ago

    A wood counter top would look great with that floor. A natural oil/wax finish on something like Hickory or some other gold/brown wood surface would look right at home with those floors.

  • 9 years ago
    I feel like your kitchen is just totally ignoring those gorgeous floors. Cream cabinets would have been better some wood tones maybe a dark or wood counter. Or how about wood island. Search for ideas to work with these floors.