Kitchen and entryway project

5 years ago

Looking for some feedback on the kitchen and entryway improvements. The first picture is standing at the main entrance. I use the side entrance shown on the far right more frequently.

The carpet under dining set is small and will be replaced. The countertop came with the house, and is staying. I am not a big fan of the countertop color or the pattern, but I am not looking to spend money to replace it.

I am trying to mute the color of the granite countertops. I am considering painting the bottom cabinets BM Kendall Charcoal black. I want to get some brushed nickel hardware to contrast with the darker color. The top cabinets will probably be BM Chantilly Lace white with the same brushed nickel hardware.

I want to get some tile backsplash. If I can't find a simple uncomplicated style of tiles, I might get white subway tile.

I am looking into getting some under cabinet lighting.

I want to paint the entire area BM Intense White (which believe it or not is very yellow. I have it in my living room adjacent to this area (left door). The area including the kitchen is currently BM Litchfield Gray which was done by the previous owner. It is too dull and... beige, for my taste.

Eventually I will paint all the trim and doors BM Chantilly Lace white. But not sure when I will get to that.

The bathroom is showing BM Pistachio Ice Cream colored wall, which looks great, and which is what I am trying to work in this area. Some sage would look great on the front wall, but the area is too small and I am not sure I can paint the entire room sage green.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

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herbflavor
5 years ago
you would have to, at some point, recongfigure and get counter between stove and door. You just cant leave that. The fridge is not in the working part of the kitchen. You would have to fix that. Wait a while : hold off on painting and so on. You will need to redo your kitchen. Live with it for now. Get some graph paper and figure out with new appliances [yours are old] how best to redo everything. You'll be saving your money in the meantime so this s the best approach.
yelloguy
Original Author
5 years ago
The door leads to a beautiful deck and is the only other entrance to the house. I don't see any easy way to reconfigure that. I am sure the previous owners have had a crack at it. But there are no good solutions. This would be a major renovation so I will probably never do it.

I don't think saving a few hundreds on the paint is going to help much towards a renovation costing more than a 100 thousand
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Jamie Lee
5 years ago
I’m not a fan of two tone cabinet colors in a small space. I think it makes for a lot for the eye to have to take in. That said, I think a dark cabinet color would look nice with your granite but I can see where dark on all the cabinets might darken the space up too much. However, with silver hardware and the right lighting I think it could look really chic and dramatic.
yelloguy
Original Author
5 years ago
I agree on the two tone cabinets. But my colors of choice are very dark gray, and white, which are not too attention grabby. There is a color called Bear Creek which brings out the browns in my counter top. It looks really good to my eye but I am NOT using it because I want to tone down my countertops.

The other choice would be to make the bottom cabinets white (and choose a softer white for all the cabinets). Or use the lighter gray (Chelsea Gray) that I used in the bathroom. That gray looks pleasing but it blends in to the point of being nothing at all. After looking at the Chelsea Gray vanity in similar light, I feel like I can bring in a little more bold color.