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Post by mwhip on Apr 24, 2021 20:17:37 GMT -6
We saw some amazing houses today, out of our price range. But the big thing I can't decide...do we do cabinets all in the same color or not? So pic one is the kitchen we are having built. We saw a few homes today where instead of the island matching all the cabinets, it matched the floor. And I'm having a hard time deciding! What do you prefer? The 2nd is the island matching the hardwood floors but the other cabinets all being white/cream.
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inthekitty
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Post by inthekitty on Apr 24, 2021 21:46:01 GMT -6
First, your kitchen is going to be gorgeous. I love that. I think they both look ok but I'm partial to the cabinets matching each other.
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Post by vino on Apr 24, 2021 22:51:57 GMT -6
Whoa! Love the space. So much cupboard space.
I’m very pro matching, I like the clean lines and the way that one colour flows. Also, TO ME, it looks like competing colours with uppers, lowers and flooring and could close a space off. I worry too that’s it’s trendy and people would hate it.
Maybe you could see some show homes with split colours to see how you’d feel about them in person as opposed to just a picture
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Post by mwhip on Apr 25, 2021 6:12:53 GMT -6
Whoa! Love the space. So much cupboard space. I’m very pro matching, I like the clean lines and the way that one colour flows. Also, TO ME, it looks like competing colours with uppers, lowers and flooring and could close a space off. I worry too that’s it’s trendy and people would hate it. Maybe you could see some show homes with split colours to see how you’d feel about them in person as opposed to just a picture Its actually less cabinet space than I currently have, but I'm getting this pantry. We looked at a bunch of show homes yesterday, which is where the different color idea is from. Im seeing a lot of blue islands, which I'm not doing because I'm the least trendy person im the world. I want something I'm going to be happy with for years, not feel like it needs to be repainted in 5 years. Pic of the pantry because I'm excited, my current pantry is a joke!
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Post by jewels on Apr 25, 2021 6:26:51 GMT -6
Holy shit mwhip that pantry is my dream!!! As to the actual question, I do like the island a different color but I do not like how in the pic you showed us that the cabinets by the stove were also a different color. If you did the island different, I would just do that. I also like the backsplash in the one you posted so that might be swaying me lol.
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Post by mwhip on Apr 25, 2021 6:33:42 GMT -6
Holy shit mwhip that pantry is my dream!!! As to the actual question, I do like the island a different color but I do not like how in the pic you showed us that the cabinets by the stove were also a different color. If you did the island different, I would just do that. I also like the backsplash in the one you posted so that might be swaying me lol. Amazing pantrys are my thing now...Evie even knows a pantry can kill an entire house for me. Im excited to actually be able to see what's in there, versus what I have now where weekly, I'm pulling everything off a shelf to see what I have. The back wall upper and lower cabinets would all be white, definitely not doing a contrast there. We also wouldn't have the hood since that's where my microwave will be. I love that backsplash too, H did not. I also worry going too trendy with that, that in a few years I'll want it redone. I'm leaning toward something like this, but maybe in a herringbone pattern. Not sure on that yet.
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Post by tgrimes on Apr 25, 2021 6:41:18 GMT -6
I love your kitchen and the backsplash! As to your original question, I'd prefer the cabinets to match.
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Post by vino on Apr 25, 2021 7:59:29 GMT -6
That pantry is amazing 😍. To have all your kitchen appliances and big serving trays not in a Tetris pattern in cabinets would be amazing.
Be sure to get some shelf liner, too!
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Post by slenle on Apr 25, 2021 9:39:44 GMT -6
Talking kitchens is like talking dirty to me we just visited friends who are building a new house and they took us through it. They are planning on matching the island to the rest of the kitchen (white). Our other friends who just finished a remodel did their island a dark navy with the rest of the cabinets white. They definitely have a more modern style tho. Personally, I would probably do a medium to dark stained island for a little contrast, but not necessarily match the floor. When we remodel, we will have a peninsula instead of an island, so I won’t have the option for contrast there which I’m a little bummed about.
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Post by guster on Apr 25, 2021 10:53:46 GMT -6
I could live in this thread. I love it so much. I like a contrast between the island and the cabinets but I think it’s an on-trend look right now (even though you could do it in a very classic color scheme and probably live with it for a long time) You might be happier if everything matched. That pantry is incredible. I can’t wait to see all of the other finishes in the house.
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Post by tallb on Apr 25, 2021 11:57:24 GMT -6
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Post by nam2013 on Apr 25, 2021 12:43:49 GMT -6
I would match the cabinets and the isle, I do like kitchens were they have a color on the lower cabinets and isle and the upper cabinets are white. So fun, Im beyond jealous of your pantry! That’s more storage than my entire ground floor!
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mwhip
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Post by mwhip on Apr 25, 2021 13:57:52 GMT -6
I saw this! Definitely times when walls are required!
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Post by wedding on Apr 25, 2021 14:25:36 GMT -6
I think the different colored island is a trend that will go away so I would stick with all white.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Apr 25, 2021 14:39:52 GMT -6
I think the different colored island is a trend that will go away so I would stick with all white. I am on this page.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Apr 25, 2021 14:40:25 GMT -6
I saw this! Definitely times when walls are required! That thing would also suck to heat and cool. Very expensive I bet.
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Post by guster on Apr 25, 2021 14:54:20 GMT -6
I saw this! Definitely times when walls are required! That thing would also suck to heat and cool. Very expensive I bet. And the window washing! We have lots of glass here and it is tough to maintain!
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Post by wineallthetime on Apr 25, 2021 18:07:08 GMT -6
Holy shit mwhip that pantry is my dream!!! As to the actual question, I do like the island a different color but I do not like how in the pic you showed us that the cabinets by the stove were also a different color. If you did the island different, I would just do that. I also like the backsplash in the one you posted so that might be swaying me lol. My thoughts exactly!!
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Post by lahdeedah on Apr 25, 2021 20:29:23 GMT -6
mwhip I like both the pics you posted. I don’t mind the island a different color because it’s the same color with the floors or just a wood and not a completely different painted color. With that said, I prefer to match. The wood color would probably hide stains better, though. Now that pantry is niiiice! So much storage!
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Post by lahdeedah on Apr 25, 2021 20:35:46 GMT -6
Well that house is a peeping Tom’s dream. 😂
It’s a really pretty house, but nope to the windows. Too many.
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Post by nam2013 on Apr 25, 2021 22:58:07 GMT -6
tallb that house is amazing. I could do with a few less windows 😂, but the location especially is stunning!
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Post by inthekitty on Apr 26, 2021 22:48:49 GMT -6
That's the house of a recent divorceé who is a moody writer. One night after putting the children to bed she hears a sound outside and ignores it at first assuming it's just a deer. She proceeds to undress in the well-lit bathroom as she draws a bath. The camera pans over and you can see a blurred figure beyond her outdoors in the dark. She turns and the figure is gone. Naked, she walks into the bedroom where she takes off her wedding ring, stops to contemplate over her failed marriage for a minute then sets it on the nightstand. As she slowly turns back toward the bathroom she screams when she sees a band of masked figures on the other side of the steamy glass. They don't react other than slowly tilting theirs head and the leader taps on the glass with the butt of a dagger. Terror rides down the woman's spine, but she knows she will stop at nothing to protect her children.
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Post by nam2013 on Apr 27, 2021 4:20:33 GMT -6
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Post by klong11 on Apr 27, 2021 9:13:33 GMT -6
That's the house of a recent divorceé who is a moody writer. One night after putting the children to bed she hears a sound outside and ignores it at first assuming it's just a deer. She proceeds to undress in the well-lit bathroom as she draws a bath. The camera pans over and you can see a blurred figure beyond her outdoors in the dark. She turns and the figure is gone. Naked, she walks into the bedroom where she takes off her wedding ring, stops to contemplate over her failed marriage for a minute then sets it on the nightstand. As she slowly turns back toward the bathroom she screams when she sees a band of masked figures on the other side of the steamy glass. They don't react other than slowly tilting theirs head and the leader taps on the glass with the butt of a dagger. Terror rides down the woman's spine, but she knows she will stop at nothing to protect her children. Well shit, I was just about to say that I would live there in a heartbeat....now not so much. LOL
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