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jonnie_colosimo

Kitchen renovation. Need help!

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

Hello,

I’ve ordered Silestone Quartz countertops in Stellar Snow a sparkly white light grey speckled. I have Mohawk Revwood Plus flooring in Asher Gray Oak (they are kind of like a chameleon, they appear more tan in my kitchen now surrounded by the lighting and beige walls and brown orange cabinets, but where the walls are painted grey with more natural lighting they look more cool and grey), bought some Benjamin Moore paint and matched it to Behr silver drop which the other surrounding rooms are painted in. I need help with a backsplash idea and new paint color for my cabinets. Thank you!


This is my kitchen now, the only think staying the same is the flooring. Has not been painted yet!








Comments (22)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    First change every bulb to LED 4000K I am not sure what you were thinking with both the flooring and the counter with those cabinets. The LEDs will act like natural daylight and might help .

  • 6 years ago

    I struggled with these decisions as well. Given the extent if the project - i would turn to eDesign color consultants. Look up Laura Rugh and Jacob Owens. I found them both extremely helpful and very reasonably priced. Small price to pay to get it right.

  • 6 years ago

    I don't understand why the rush to commit to a countertop before painting the cabinets? Can you hold off and get the cabinets done, and then see how you feel?

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I have that same, or very similar, quartz in my master closet


    I agree about getting 4000K lights. this lighting throws off a pink/yellow tone

    What kind of cabinet hardware are you doing? nickel? make them pulls, not knobs

    something like this would work, but in the nickel




    as for backsplash, make sure you don't get the 4" quartz piece up the back.

    you can do a warmer gray tile, a white tile, or any type of design, since everything in the kitchen is a solid.


    Actually, I think if you did marble, do the Calacatta since it has warmer tones in it to work w/your wood cabs




    I like this stone and glass tile too. it's subtle and soft and the tones are all similar.


    and please, no need to do plain white 3x6 subway tiles! good lord, bring in something else!

    Cloe Tiles. this is gray, but they have it in Black, which would look really cool next to your quartz and wood




    Tilebar has this 3x10 Calloway tile in a gray. Have you been over there? you get 5 samples for $5



    and I love their Nabi Harlequin tiles !!


    Jonnie Colosimo thanked Beth H. :
  • 6 years ago

    I would get the simplest, least busy, stone countertop you can find. This will open up your color palette, allowing you to choose from a variety of options regarding backsplash and paint colors. Busy granite counters will clash with virtually all backsplashes (unless its one solid color, no pattern tile).

  • 6 years ago

    A light blue would look so pretty!

  • 6 years ago

    Patricia Colwell Consulting, I’m not sure you read my post. I bought the house this way and the only thing I changed so far was the flooring. I picked a flooring I liked, not to go w the hideous cabinet color that I am changing. I stated I was changing everything (cabinet color included) in the kitchen, except the flooring. Does this make sense? There are no counters in my pic of my kitchen, there will be new counters, new wall paint, new backsplash, new cabinet paint, new lighting.

  • 6 years ago

    The countertop is one I’ve been wanting a long time. I was advised to paint the cabinets after in case they get scratched during install. Also, was thinking of doing white, whatever will go well w the other things I’ve committed to so no big deal.

  • 6 years ago

    @Jonnie Colosimo you'll learn that Patricia doesn't read posts, just gives her unwanted opinion on everything other than what you're asking about. I think white would be a safe choice for your cabinets... but have you thought about navy blue? SW Naval, Cyberspace or Needlepoint Navy are great colors. We have navy blue lowers and white uppers, it's a great mix.


    Jonnie Colosimo thanked itsourcasa
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @itsourcasa That is gorgeous! I never thought about navy blue. I love that! Beautiful color! Thank you for your input!

  • 6 years ago

    I like revere pewter on cabinets.

  • 6 years ago

    Jonnie- how do you like your Mohawk floors??

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @mrsjojo I bought this laminate right when it came out. It is very durable! so far, the only thing that has dented it a little has been super heavy things dropping on it, like a paperweight or bookend type thing. the kids toys dont damage it. I’ve left water on it too overnight etc, and never bubbled it or had a problem there. I used this in the kitchen, living, family, and hallway. I used Backer rod around the perimeter in the kitchen and caulking. I know there is also LVP, so I decided between this and that because of the durability. Some of the LVP looked really plastic to me. There hasn’t really been any negatives to it.

  • 6 years ago

    @jc yes LVP looks plastic to me too. I love the look of this but wasn’t sure how durable it was in terms of water and kids. I’ve got a couple fi crazy kids pushing their stuff everywhere. Thank you for responding!

  • 6 years ago

    @mrsjojo i know what you mean! Mine do the same thing and I’m worried to paint my cabinets lol. The few dents etc I actually did myself w Those heavy things. I think I dropped a knife once in the kitchen and it left a tiny mark On the floor. these things are like barely noticeable though. It withstands a lot

  • 6 years ago

    Awesome! Any furniture indentations? If you have more pics of your living room etc w the floors do you mind sharing? I’m looking at Sand Dune in the coastal collection. What color did you choose? We try keep our kids toys away from the kitchen. Not always successful, but I’ve seen friends w damaged cabinets from the toys being rammed into them! It’s a struggle!

  • 6 years ago

    @mrsjojo

    Asher grey oak, elderwood style I think




  • 6 years ago

    @mrsjojo we have the felt pads on the bottom of our furniture.

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you! It looks so nice!

  • 5 years ago

    Would you please share the specific underlayment and moisture barrier? And your experience with it?

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    Jonnie,

    Do you have a box of spare Asher Gray Oak planks? If so, would you mind sharing a photo of the box and labels (big and small)? I am having the same flooring installed but questioning why the box label in the center only reads "Revwood", not Revwood Plus. See photo.

    Thank you.