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aidaarana

Kitchen to dark

12 years ago
I have a large kitchen but I feel it is to dark. My cabinets are dark brown and my counters are also dark. What can I do to lighten the room. I only have 1 1/2 walls and the are painted a very warm yellow. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you
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  • PRO
    12 years ago
    For this kitchen, we installed a large skylight which added a lot of natural light, for your kitchen you might want to consider replacing the dark countertops to something lighter.
  • 12 years ago
    Thank you so much for your response. I have considered replacing the countertops, but they are new and cannot go that route. Any other suggestions, thank you
  • 11 years ago
    Chech out our backsplash! After we installed it, our dark granite seemed to shine even more as the backsplash reflected off of it!
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