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Kitchen Help - Advice on matching outdated countertops

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Looking for advice on choosing a floor for our kitchen. The countertops are kind of an outdated pink/grey granite (picture below) and the cabinets are a maple colored brown. We have ripped the floor out as it was in desperate need of repair and are stuck trying to pick the most complimentary flooring for the current cabinet/countertops. Unfortunately, changing out the countertop is not in the cards right now. We plan to paint the kitchen something other than pink too. So help... any advice on best floor colors/ideas and paint? Thanks!!

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Beth H. :

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

The oak would work nicely with slate or slate-look porcelain flooring. or, even a porcelain limestone tile. I'd do a 24x24 or 18x18 (no 12x12 tiles!)

Lowes has this porcelain tile that resembles slate in a rectangle tile. Ivetta is the name.

you could do a Marmoleum. they can come in a sheet or tiles and all diff colors

this is the 24x24 porcelain limestone looking tile (tilebar.com)

or do a simple oak flooring

the other things I'd recommend is finding some hardware for your cabinets for a finished look and removing the white curtain for something in a blind. Inset in the window for a cleaner look.

Paint the ceiling a bright white and find some neutral colors you like for the walls. Pale Oak is nice

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lauraalarid2002
7 years ago
maybe a darker gray than the gray in the granite. please add pictures.
cat_ky
7 years ago
I agree on something to match the gray in the countertops. Countertops look nice, if that is an actual picture of your kitchen.
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jhmarie
7 years ago
I have a natural oak hardwood floor in my similar tone kitchen. At first it seemed like a lot of wood because it had been a light vinyl, but I really love it now. It goes with everything so any changes you make down the road will work. My walls are a light creamy beige. Large areas of cool gray do not work with warm tone woods - just don't bring out the best in each other. Warmer grays - which often read green, or greige can work.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~109854029

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~109854052
Hansen
7 years ago
Think about light green paint and greenish gray floors.
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
7 years ago
Gray porcelain tile is really cost effective and looks great. Remove the 4" granite backsplash and replace with tile. Here's a makeover we did for a client with a kitchen very similar to yours. We refaced the cabinet door/drawer fronts, too. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/kitchen-of-the-week-refacing-refreshes-a-family-kitchen-on-a-budget-stsetivw-vs~59964864

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