Need help with a kitchen remodel

12 years ago

Help! I am overwhelmed with choices. We are looking to remodel our 1992 builder grade kitchen. We are redoing the floors throughout the living room, dining room and kitchen. It is an open concept so I want to coordinate the look. Since this is South Florida we are going with plank style porcelain tile. We have had a white kitchen and white floor all these years so I want a change, but almost everything I see on Houzz is white kitchens. Is anyone doing dark wood kitchens? We get a lot of light from large windows in the kitchen, dining room and sliders to the pool. Here are some choices. Opinions, please.

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JA T
12 years ago
I'm in the middle of a kitchen remodel now. We had natural oak, raised panel beautiful cabinetry and I couldn't decide between black or white (with distressed to shabby ). We chose white uppers, black lowers and dark wood floors ( which run throughout the home). It's not completely finished but we do love it! Just added the granite counters yesterday and are trying to select backsplash. You are so right! SO many choices!
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12 years ago
Plank style is hard to clean because of its properties... Try to fined porcelains tiles with non shiny finish (non slippery).
Dark cabinetry are still in style especially if you have lots of light.
Mixing color cabinetry are very much IN..have fun renovating...
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sstarr93
12 years ago
last modified: 12 years ago
The rendering is nice, but you have to decide on cabinet color based on the light available in the room, the size of your kitchen, your personal taste, your predictions about future style trends.
I like your flooring choice; it's interesting and neutral enough to span areas.
Where is the sink in the rendering? Just looked again and don't see it.

Regardless of which cabs you select, consider removing the upper cabinets to the right of the window, as that is a choppy, dated look. Block your cabinets together as much as possible for the most open feel. S*
leedeemcd
Original Author
12 years ago
Here is the other rendering photo with the window side showing.
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sstarr93
12 years ago
thank you. Some comments:
The off-center sink is likely to become annoying; better to place it centered.
The window is surrounded and crowded by the cabinetry, which is a dated look.
Everything else about it is ok, but ordinary....