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urgent help kitchen decisions

4 years ago

Hello I am looking for help under the title “kitchen decisions” I need to decide on a counter top today. Could those of you that have a few minutes take a look and help me decide.
I agree with the person that said we need a designer but that’s probably not going to happen.
So far white Axstad IKEA cabinet
The cabinet on the end on DR side has glass doors and a cabinet that will extend to counter.
Extending wood flooring into kitchen
Opened up wall into DR going to have a peninsula with overhead pendant lights
Installing recessed lights
Small island white as well.
Painting both kitchen and DR white.
Low profile m/w above cabinet oven and induction cooktop - we don’t have much room
SS appliances ( counter depth fridge )
We will put a new pendant light above sink -26” single SS
We will remove light fixture that is on the middle of kitchen.

So the immediate decision is a counter top. I am cancelling the granite that I ordered.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Comments (8)

  • 4 years ago

    Nothing in the way of pictures is attached...................

  • 4 years ago

    Your cabinets are white, wood floors are a neutral.. In the absense of a specific color scheme, Countertops comes down to personal taste, budget, and how much you are willing to maintain

  • 4 years ago

    White, white and more white is a personal choice that lots of people have made. Don't feel like you have to choose RIGHT NOW. You can choose to do something temporary. So, congratulations - you've picked paint flooring, and cabinets, possibly your appliances.


    I agree with getting a design consultation with a pro. I did and it clarified a bunch of half-formed ideas that I had. It was worth it just for that! But I also took away some of the ways that the designer thought about things so I could make my own decisions.


    If you're uncomfortable working with a designer, then get some free design. The pictures that you post are mostly white and fairly straight forward. Why don't you look a bit longer until you find one that makes you say - That's my Kitchen. Even the one in the picture would cost a boat, you can still use the color scheme or the lighting fixture styles or colors.


    This is one of my "That's my Kitchen" photo. It's somebody else's kitchen. But I could steal the black painted windows, the black grout with white tiles, the light gray and Bblock counters, matte black lighting, blue lowers and silvery everything else.


  • 4 years ago

    In order to get comments that would help you, it would help if you posted pictures of the space, even if it's currently under construction. Everything you've mentioned is white, except the wood floors. What color is the wood (include a picture)? What colors have you used elsewhere in your house? Or are you just interested in white on white? Have you decided on a natural material such as granite, or a manufactured quartz? If you have a picture of what you originally chose, post that and tell us why you changed your mind. All of this will give people a direction when they're trying to make a recommendation.

  • 4 years ago

    You'll want to be careful choosing your whites. The cabinet white is set. Use that as a match sample when choosing the paint color. And take a door with you to put up against counter slab material. It can be helpful to do an evaluation in your space.

  • 4 years ago

    Thanks everyone. I am going to breathe!

  • PRO
    4 years ago

    What granite dod you cancel IMO polished granite is the right choice for counter but I would wait to order counter top until the other elements are in place like the cabinets and the floor since choosing counters and backsplash and wall color are all best left for bit the lighting for sure nneds doing before any other choices are made . Are replacing the center light with properly s[aced pot lights ? I hope so. All the bulbs in all the fixtures should be LEDs 4000k this will make all the rest of the choices much easier since colors will stay true all the time