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Kitchen Remodel
fendergirl
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HEY STRANGERS!
Thought I'd stop by and get your opinions on something... Planning a kitchen remodel for the spring (knock on wood).... I could use some opinions on appliances.... This kitchen is being done on a small budget, so keep that in mind.
I'm re-using my oak cabinets, though i will be doing some reconfiguring and adding 2 cabinets to the kitchen (i found a store that sells my exact cabinets). They are like a honey oak color.
currently the appliances are bisque. Bisque looks great with the oak, but it's very niche... As part of my remodel i at least need a new stove and will be putting in a dishwasher. I could keep with bisque, but the options are small... it's slim pickins!
If i go with a different color, I'm going to wind up replacing all of the appliances... I'm not a giant fan of stainless steel, i feel like it looks too industrial and I have a very homey kitchen... I also don't think the silver looks that great with honey oak. I think black looks nice in the store, but when you put black appliances in an oak kitchen i feel like they look like black blobs next to the bright wood... I also think it makes the room look smaller, and I have a small enough kitchen as it is (10x13 feet, eat in kitchen) I am leaning towards white, as it's light in color like the wood is and i think it goes best.
I googled some pictures of other kitchens...
Stainless Steel - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/eb/4c/99/eb4c99d8b75235cfa04dfcd12c432340.jpg
Black - http://aeparker.net/img/2014/4/730_2_kitchen-color-ideas-with-oak-cabinets-light-oak-exciting-kitchen-cab-ets-kitchen.jpg
White - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/85/e9/36/85e93685d024d5d20c5c6e97d7ecabcf.jpg
what do you guys think?
Regardless of the color, i'm looking at a convection range w/ 5 burners on top (probably Samsung), with the matching microwave and dishwasher. The fridge I like best is whirlpool.
293 replies Thought I'd stop by and get your opinions on something... Planning a kitchen remodel for the spring (knock on wood).... I could use some opinions on appliances.... This kitchen is being done on a small budget, so keep that in mind.
I'm re-using my oak cabinets, though i will be doing some reconfiguring and adding 2 cabinets to the kitchen (i found a store that sells my exact cabinets). They are like a honey oak color.
currently the appliances are bisque. Bisque looks great with the oak, but it's very niche... As part of my remodel i at least need a new stove and will be putting in a dishwasher. I could keep with bisque, but the options are small... it's slim pickins!
If i go with a different color, I'm going to wind up replacing all of the appliances... I'm not a giant fan of stainless steel, i feel like it looks too industrial and I have a very homey kitchen... I also don't think the silver looks that great with honey oak. I think black looks nice in the store, but when you put black appliances in an oak kitchen i feel like they look like black blobs next to the bright wood... I also think it makes the room look smaller, and I have a small enough kitchen as it is (10x13 feet, eat in kitchen) I am leaning towards white, as it's light in color like the wood is and i think it goes best.
I googled some pictures of other kitchens...
Stainless Steel - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/eb/4c/99/eb4c99d8b75235cfa04dfcd12c432340.jpg
Black - http://aeparker.net/img/2014/4/730_2_kitchen-color-ideas-with-oak-cabinets-light-oak-exciting-kitchen-cab-ets-kitchen.jpg
White - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/85/e9/36/85e93685d024d5d20c5c6e97d7ecabcf.jpg
what do you guys think?
Regardless of the color, i'm looking at a convection range w/ 5 burners on top (probably Samsung), with the matching microwave and dishwasher. The fridge I like best is whirlpool.
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Replies to: Kitchen Remodel
We got new granite counters and we love them. We went with white appliances. I'm not a fan of stainless, and neither is my husband. We like the nice white look. Our sink is a white solid surface under ount sink. We love it. Faucet is brushed nickel. Our floors are hardwood. Just had those refinished. Last step is painting the walls which is happening in February.
We like the arrangement of our kitchen just fine.maybe if we stay here, we will get the cabinets refaced someday...but not soon.
We've been here for 10+ years, and I still miss my old kitchen (as small as it was), which I designed and a friend built. We used square Mexican pavers on the floor, and they were beautiful.
I like that look...I just like white.
I would not get bisque. We have bisque in one of our bathrooms...and i wish I could replace it all with white.
This house came with mismatched appliances but an excellent stainless steel stove and microwave. Black dishwasher, that bisque/cream refrigerator. Chose honey spice maple cabinets (sure better than all that PINK laminate cupboards and cabinets- plus all of the other pink in the house). When I decided to replace appliances I disliked I went with stainless steel in the kitchen for two reason. One- to match the stove. Two- the refrigerators I like only come in stainless steel.
I dislike black appliances- prefer stainless because black darkens the mood. The stainless works just fine. I do have different brands- chose according to the brand that best fit for the appliance. No need to be matchy-matchy, much better to be happy with the function of each. Put white in the laundry room- small space and lighter/brighter best.
If you may sell within a few years the go-to color for younger buyers seems to be stainless. If you want to be up-to-date go with the stainless. If you like white- go for it. You have to live with it daily. Black is depressing.
The previous owners of my house put in maple cabinets and black appliances and I'm fine with the look; I think black looks good with oak too. When I remodeled our previous home's kitchen, I went with cherry cabinets and stainless appliances.
I think that stainless and black can be combined to good effect also (we have a stainless sink black refrigerator; I've seen no shortage of ranges with black/stainless combinations, and there are even quite a number of refrigerators that are black with stainless handles).
Here's an article about mixing the two:
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/black-stainless-appliances-together-83687.html
I think whether white or SS depends on how large your kitchen is, and how open, how much natural light. The kids are angling for SS. But like black, it can break up the visual look and my kitchen is on the small side. So it depends.
Btw, not every city is still into SS for resale. Nor granite. You might want to wander into a showroom and ask. Keep us posted.
Adding, I'm not a fan of black. But re: mixing, if you are getting a beaut' of a range, it could be SS and leave the other appliances as is. You can find pics of this sort of mix in mags and online. Again, depends on your kitchen and also what's where.
Is there a specialized appliance store nearby? They might have some store display stuff significantly discounted... January is furniture sales month, so maybe appliance stores will have some specials as well!
zip - thanks for the recommendation