This is the fun part. I have tons of pics saved but here are some of my favorites...
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Clearly loving white
cabinets- very simple, classic, timeless. I definitely want open
shelving- specifically rustic wood shelves to counteract the bright
white cabinets. I want the floor to be dark since there will be so much
white. There are wood floors on either side of the kitchen so I want to
do some kind of tile to break up the wood. We plan to take down the
cabinets that are over the island now in order to open the room up even
more. In their place we will hang pendant lights. We are really lucky
that the kitchen is already completely open to the huge family room in
the back of the house. I think I've said before that this is totally what sold us on the house.
The
'faux brick' by the kitchen table is coming down and we will be adding
an entire wall of cabinets on that side. There is a 2 seater table there
now but with the diningroom and the barstools at the island it just
doesn't seem necessary to have so many eating/seating areas. We will
also (hopefully) move the stove to that wall and the open shelves will
be above that. The fridge will stay where it is now but will be centered
with pantries built all around it. The sink and dishwasher will also
stay where they are.
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I have wanted Carrera marble
countertops for awhile- unfortunately, I heard they are high maintenance
and after researching it more we decided they are not the right option
for us. I love to cook and I don't want to always be worried that I will
stain the counter. I am really set on having some kind of white
countertops because I love the white on white look. Right now I'm
thinking it might end up being some type of Corian, quartz or quartzite.
This is something we have to do more research on and go look at all the
different options in person. Since I can't have my Carrera counters I
think we might do Carrera marble subway tiles for the backsplash. We
went to The Tile Shop last weekend and found some really awesome options- and surprisingly not that expensive.
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We also found a floor tile that we fell in love with. It's so not what I set out wanting so I was actually really surprised that I ended up liking it so much. I thought I wanted a very natural looking dark gray/brown porcelain or ceramic tile- something almost slate-like. We also looked at natural slate while we were there and after seeing it on a bigger scale I realized it was not what I pictured at all. So we concentrated on the porcelain and ceramics and it quickly became clear that I do not like the classic square-shape tile. I was really drawn to the rectangular shapes. The salesman who was helping us (really awesome btw) totally got the look we were going for and when he showed us this one I think we both thought it was 'the one'. We took a sample home (along with one other very classic gray rectangular tile which we ended up hating once we put it on the floor at home) and we love it. It's very dark gray with shades of brown and it actually has a shimmer to it- that's the part that surprised me. I'm not so much a shimmer/sparkle fan but something about this is just awesome. It has this metallic kind of quality which I think will look so cool with the white cabinets. And the browns in it go with our dark wood floors.
So little by little we are getting closer to making decisions. It has actually worked out really well so far because Greg and I have been agreeing on most things- hopefully that will last throughout this whole process. Next on the list are countertops and the actual layout of the kitchen and cabinet selection.
Meantime I am still putting some finishing touches on my mini livingroom makeover- pics to come soon.
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