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RODS1990 · 02-23-2008, 11:41 AM

To answer bethievt's question in post #50, while I do like the kitchen in post #39, I probably won't consider using that tone of cherry in my kitchen mainly because I think it would clash with my window treatment which I have no intention on replacing. I don't want this kitchen project to snowball into a mega makeover of the ENTIRE great room that the kitchen, nook and family room constitute. If i were to go with a lighter color cabinet at all, I'm leaning toward the caramel colored cabinets posted in my pictures.

To Alumother: As an ex-Californian and now a Floridian, I do agree with you in that the caramel cabinet would definitely go better with the black/green Uba Tuba. It does blend well, esp. in a warm place like Florida. So, if I do end up choosing the caramel-colored cabinet, that's the combination I would pick. However, I am kind of concerned that the caramel yellow would clash with the tan color in the kitchen window treatment whereas the reddish-brown cherry cabinet would contrast it nicely. As mentioned above, I am trying to limit my remodeling to the kitchen ONLY, so I'm trying to come up with something that woud tie EVERYTHING ( such as the dark green / almost black sofa in the familyroom & the bronze gold dinette set in the nook) together.

While the cherry cabinet may come across as too "stark" against the white floor, I think in that area, I'm aiming for "contrast" and not "harmony" because I figure my main focus of "blending" lies in tying together my sofa, dinette set via the black/dark green granite with the gold flecks (hence, the selection of Uba Tuba & Peacock Green). I'm not sure if this makes any sense or if I'm violating some cardinal rules in interior design, but anyway, that's what's going on in my mind.

I still have plenty of time to mull over this matter. I am not all that unhappy with my current kitchen to begin with and we are not remodeling for any specific reasons either. Just thought it might be neat to add some more storage space and update the kitchen at the same time.

Thanks again to all of you for putting up with my indecisions and sharing your opinions with me. DH & I are not very big risk-takers. If it all boils down to a nice split in the middle in regard to people's opinions on these two choices,then I know either choice would be "safe". If it's unanimously one-sided, then I would know which one is the "riskier" choice. So, thanks again for your participation in our kitchen remodeling process!!

02-23-2008, 11:41 AM	#54
RODS1990 New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Threads: 6 Posts: 29	To answer bethievt's question in post #50, while I do like the kitchen in post #39, I probably won't consider using that tone of cherry in my kitchen mainly because I think it would clash with my window treatment which I have no intention on replacing. I don't want this kitchen project to snowball into a mega makeover of the ENTIRE great room that the kitchen, nook and family room constitute. If i were to go with a lighter color cabinet at all, I'm leaning toward the caramel colored cabinets posted in my pictures. To Alumother: As an ex-Californian and now a Floridian, I do agree with you in that the caramel cabinet would definitely go better with the black/green Uba Tuba. It does blend well, esp. in a warm place like Florida. So, if I do end up choosing the caramel-colored cabinet, that's the combination I would pick. However, I am kind of concerned that the caramel yellow would clash with the tan color in the kitchen window treatment whereas the reddish-brown cherry cabinet would contrast it nicely. As mentioned above, I am trying to limit my remodeling to the kitchen ONLY, so I'm trying to come up with something that woud tie EVERYTHING ( such as the dark green / almost black sofa in the familyroom & the bronze gold dinette set in the nook) together. While the cherry cabinet may come across as too "stark" against the white floor, I think in that area, I'm aiming for "contrast" and not "harmony" because I figure my main focus of "blending" lies in tying together my sofa, dinette set via the black/dark green granite with the gold flecks (hence, the selection of Uba Tuba & Peacock Green). I'm not sure if this makes any sense or if I'm violating some cardinal rules in interior design, but anyway, that's what's going on in my mind. I still have plenty of time to mull over this matter. I am not all that unhappy with my current kitchen to begin with and we are not remodeling for any specific reasons either. Just thought it might be neat to add some more storage space and update the kitchen at the same time. Thanks again to all of you for putting up with my indecisions and sharing your opinions with me. DH & I are not very big risk-takers. If it all boils down to a nice split in the middle in regard to people's opinions on these two choices,then I know either choice would be "safe". If it's unanimously one-sided, then I would know which one is the "riskier" choice. So, thanks again for your participation in our kitchen remodeling process!!