Here's my vision so far... this is what I want, not necessarily what I have right now; so please, bear with me. :) The woodstove is black cast iron, floors hopefully someday will be medium-toned "oak" colored wood or laminate (Pergo). A fairly light, neutral wall coloring maybe in pale, buttery yellow, cabinets painted bright white with countertops of french-vanilla toned stone with brown/black flecks or warm browns. And, for the curtains we'll throw in something like red and white gingham check or old-fashioned off-white lace.
Our house is not fancy. At all. Quite the contrary; it's an oldish Cape Cod style built in the 50's that's been turned into a farmhouse out of necessity. It's cozy, it has lots of room for improvement, and it's our home. It's where we live, it is definitely not a showplace. But, I would like to make it look nicer if, and when we can afford to.
Below are the narrowed down choices that I came up with. The pictures aren't great, but they're what I have. I would like your opinions, your comments and your pinnache'. Hey, I figured what the heck...it worked for Pioneer Woman!! It's worth a shot.
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3 (this one's sort of pebbley and textured making it less shiney)
Choice 4
Choice 5
Choice 6
These are all granite pieces and it's what we can use to save some money. My hubby will do the cutting and the edge detail enabling us to save about $500 or so by not having to buy a ready-made stove pad. I'm just afraid of it looking too fancy in our little house. That's definitely not the look I'm going for.
Thanks everybody!! I will greatly appreciate any assistance or opinions you're willing to share with me.
Humbly, Cingspots
17 comments:
I think choice one is nice!
I would pick 2 or 5. Either one, actually all are great but those are the 2 I like. Have fun.
I think going by how I envisioned the house from your description ,choice 5 would blend nicely with the woods you are using. Good luck with the decision .Whatever you choose it will be lovely.
I like #5!
Choice 1...for sure. Bringing in reds will only go with this one. Has enough black, yellow, browns to pull from your description. Red will be a nice pop with that one. Good luck:-)
I like #5 with the oak and buttery and white tones you say you have!
I'd have to agree that #5 would be my choice.
Your home sounds much like our ranch house. I love the lived in feel of that old house and always seem to try to duplicate that feeling where ever I have lived. Nothing can compare though.:)
I like no. 5 - it's warm and looks alive and flowing - like fire!
I vote 3 for a less busy/shiny choice which is where the trend is right now.....textured/matte and from what you've described about your home being not a fancy showplace/I call it real living myself...LOL... would be less intrusive. Our house is very much like yours...an old farmhouse redone and I chose black with subtle flecks of green/gold and it's called UBATUBA if you're familiar with that one? It's probably most like 4. I wish I would have chosen a matte instead. I also like 5 but I would like to see the area you're talking about..... can you show us....it's O.K.? I only used granite for our island and the rest of the counter tops are light buttery yellow, green, gray, cream laminate in a faux finished look. Hawthorne Yellow, Benjamin Moore is a great color for the kitchen. That's great your husband can do the finishing work!! Most of all, have fun choosing...YOU have to LOVE it! That's how I choose a design.....I ask myself "do I love or just like it"...the love it wins! Luanne
I think they would all look nice, but I wouldn't go with a polished stone, to my thinking, it's what makes granite look a little flashy. So a honed finish would be best, in my humble opinion :)
Wow, you guys are great!! Thanks so much for your suggestions and opinions. And, Luanne - yes Ubatuba is a very popular choice. They sell a lot of that, and it is gorgeous. We have a pretty one called Verde something in our bathroom, and it's a very dark green with black and gold flecks. Gorgeous, but...so shiny shows every piece of dust. I'd love to show you pictures, but most of what I described isn't my kitchen's reality...yet. Just my vision at this point in time.
#1 is the counter top I wish I chose when remodeling my kitchen.
Johnny come lately says #5 too. I would love to take a peak when you guys finish.
we have all granite too... seems like my first thought and what i see others have written.. survey says.. #5
blessings
gp who can always use a prayer for the snow ride tomorrow on gazi :) Back at ya
Well I am not going to be much help, as I always have a difficult time making up my mind when it comes to home remodel stuff!
That being said, I really like #1 and #2. :)
What fun, to do some redos! I was drawn to #2 or #5. Those seemed to perhaps best fit the color scheme you described. Good luck!
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