Remodel Mental Meltdown! Am I making a mistake?

10 years ago

I'm in the stages of a total home renovation. I bought a small ranch and am adding a second floor and redesigning the first floor into an open floor plan. I have started picking the finishings and had picked faucets, lights, railings, appliances and cabinets.

The way I see my personal style is a bit towards the contemporary with clean and straight lines. I'm doing a wire and wood/metal railing on my stairs and floating vanities in my master bath.

The cabinet I currently have selected for my kitchen is by Omega. Its the Plainfield door in Cherry wood with a sable stain. They will have nickel tube pulls. After a difficult trip to the granite emporium today where no color seemed to work with the cabinet I started looking at pictures online and am now doubting my choice and wondering if the kitchen won't feel contemporary or fit with the other things I'm picking like the wire railing. This kitchen will be visible as soon as you enter the house.

I thought about going with light wood early on but felt that it might look washed out and fail to make a punch. Now I'm wondering if it was the right way to go. I'm so confused, angry, and lost.

I also can't decide if I should have the shaker stiles and rails on all the cabinet drawers or not. When I left the contractor I had them on all of the drawers except for the top row. Now I'm wondering if that will look weird.

Any advice and guidance will be appreciated. I don't have pictures since nothing exists. thanks.

Comments (2)

qam999
10 years ago
You're facing the same huge list of choices many of use have faced. There are several ways to reduce stress and get the job done:

1) Get professional help, someone to hold your hand and choose materials for you

2) Look through lots of magazines and books and Houzz of course to find pictures of rooms you really like. Then just copy them, especially the big choices

3) Get a knowledgeable and patient friend to help you

4) Slow down and take a little more time

5) Be aware that many people who are successful at remodelling have been thinking, planning, and plotting about it for years. You can't get that kind of certainty on the fly

6) In any given room, a few items can be stars and the rest should be supporting players. Don't make the mistake of picking fancy, punchy, high-impact materials everywhere - it just drowns itself out and costs more too.

7) For specific decisions like drawer stiles, go through your stack of books and magazines, focussing just on drawer stiles. See if there is anyting you hate or adore. See what looks best in a situation similar to your own. Then use that

I sympathize greatly with the anxiety and negative feelings....I think most of us go through that. It can be an overwhelming task.
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OnePlan
10 years ago
excellent answer Soberg !!

I'm finding that I'm drawing quite a bit of slab door - handle less -high gloss white in kitchens at the moment - with thin composite worktops in almost plain white - then the features in these kitchens are the oversized fridges and range cookers in sleek stainless steel ( like your amazing sounding stairs - the stainless is the star and the white kitchen is the background ) oh and stainless steel under mount sinks with massive spray taps !
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