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Comments (69)Gorgeous! I’ve been painting china cabinets for many years as it gives them new life! And I use them for collections of curiosities in a living space rather than China in a dining room. This beautiful antique Scottish hutch is in my beach house on the coast of Baja!...See MoreAm I crazy to remove the vanity seat space?
Comments (6)Are you putting in completely new cabinetry or just going to attempt to put drawers in that vanity space? You'd most likely need to replace the cabinetry completely, and if that's the case you could do a taller vanity, as it is slightly short. A lot of newer homes don't have the makeup seating area (I personally think it's dated and would clash with the modern open vanity you posted). Is your plumbing coming through the floor in that area or the wall? If it's through the floor you may have an issue with the open towel space at the bottom. Also, I don't think having it asymetrical is bad, you gain more uninterrupted counter space which is always appreciated....See MoreHelp! I am going color crazy!
Comments (7)You may try the gray from the living room in the kitchen, but live with it for a while before you commit to it especially when picking out countertop and backsplash. In general, warm wood tones do not blend well with cool grays. The effect can be drab unless balanced out by a lot of white. Warm tone woods look best with cream, creamy beige, blues and greens. For people who really like warm, red and spice orange can work. Gray is part of the popular gray / white / black cool tone pallet. I have only seen it work well with warm toned woods when lots of white is added in. The blues and greens that do work with oak may have a gray undertone. I am starting to see more and more dilemmas posted of people trying to "update" oak with gray - and it often is a miss and they are not real happy with it. I have oak cabinets and have creamy beige walls - just enough color to set off my white trim. This is my kitchen: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~58830325 Some examples with warm toned cabinets: Here is a case where gray and warm toned wood are pulled together by bringing in a lot of white and black: The blue in this kitchen works in part because the white wainscot keeps the blue from overpowering the kitchen or looking like a bedroom color: I love this kitchen with cream and some blue accents. When you do get to countertops and backsplash - note how well light quartz and cream subway tile work with mid tone woods like oak: Greens have always been popular with oak:...See MoreKitchen design ideas, am I crazy to want to mix stones?
Comments (31)I was drawn more the patterns of quartzite then I was to granite. I know you need to reseal it every a year. I'm not that worried about chipping it compared to granite but It is one point higher on the hardness scale (8/10). When I was talking about quartzites durability I was comparing it to other awesome stones like marble, soapstone, slate, quartz, limestone, onyx. My only problem with Quartz is that it can melt if I toss a hot pan on it. I'd rather have Granite or Quartzite. I understand quite a few of the cons of using cork. Two things I can't seem to get a clear picture on are about the different opinions about installing it. It seems almost more about personal choice. 1. Floating or glued down. Basically floating would make it easier to replace a plank here and there but gluing it down might prevent buckling unless I support it with furniture pads? 2. If I should run cork wall to wall as opposed to stopping at the cabinets. Wall to wall will help me to level the floor and make it easier to replace a dish washer (though I don't need to worry about that). Installing cork up to the cabinets is cheaper (less material), though my cabinet footprint is so small it would save me very little to do that. Other then that cork can fade in direct sunlight (so can almost everything else right?) but our kitchen gets very little actual direct sun light : ( and I've had a few different people who have used cork say that they haven't noticed that much of a difference. If I reseal it once every few years then it will keep its color and strength better? We don't have any dogs but we have one smaller cat which shouldn't be that much of an issue? And I'll have to just make sure to wipe up any spills as I normally would anyway? We won't have a dishwasher so unless something dramatic happens with our plumbing then we should be pretty safe with major water damage, but since I'm laying it down in planks and most likely floating then if there is a problem then I'll just replace the sections that need fixing? And I can sand it down every few years if I want it to look new again?...See MoreMaryBocaTX
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