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re: Kitchen Pics (New House)
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:29 am to Rohan2Reed
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:29 am to Rohan2Reed
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Obviously I have no clue what housing trends are in or out these days.
So many of the trends are borderline awful, in kitchens at least.
--Pendant lights: just a big ol grease & dust catching item you'll need to dust on a weekly basis, guaranteed to look dated in less than 10 years.
--ornate backsplashes full of incised/relief tile, tumbled edges, and other dirt-catching nooks and crannies. Whatever material you choose for a backsplash, make it as smooth and durable as possible or you'll be scrubbing caked on grease and tomato sauce outta that bad boy with a toothbrush some time soon.
--dark colors. I really don't get the very dark stained cabinets; nothing shows dust/smudges more than a dark finish. Any slight wear (from regular use) begins to show almost immediately. They don't look "antiqued", they just look shabby and will need to be scrupulously maintained and/or refinished once the wear begins to show.
--insufficient lighting. Light the damn kitchen like a surgery. Put in a dimmer. When you need the bright arse lights (pulling pin bones out of salmon, deveining shrimp, trying to clean the crevices of the fancy trim), you'll have it. When you want mood lighting, simply turn the dial.
Oh so many kitchens are concocted by builders and designers to showcase silly trends: they're not laid out by anyone who cooks, nor are the materials chosen by anyone who cooks.
And what's up with all of the beige-beige-beige and dark browns I see all over the place? We live in a hot, subtropical climate. Cool blues and greens compliment our local daylight conditions, they're soothing: yet every other new construction open house I attend is full of ugly azz brown tones.
Blech to the browns.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:45 am to hungryone
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--ornate backsplashes full of incised/relief tile, tumbled edges, and other dirt-catching nooks and crannies. Whatever material you choose for a backsplash, make it as smooth and durable as possible or you'll be scrubbing caked on grease and tomato sauce outta that bad boy with a toothbrush some time soon.
subway tiles with shallow grout is my preference or concrete backsplash w/ matching counters
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--dark colors. I really don't get the very dark stained cabinets; nothing shows dust/smudges more than a dark finish. Any slight wear (from regular use) begins to show almost immediately. They don't look "antiqued", they just look shabby and will need to be scrupulously maintained and/or refinished once the wear begins to show.
all white kitchen ftw
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And what's up with all of the beige-beige-beige and dark browns I see all over the place? We live in a hot, subtropical climate. Cool blues and greens compliment our local daylight conditions, they're soothing: yet every other new construction open house I attend is full of ugly azz brown tones.
+1. Modern and simple for me. I'm not trying to live in grandma's house.
this kitchen
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:46 am to hungryone
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--insufficient lighting. Light the damn kitchen like a surgery. Put in a dimmer. When you need the bright arse lights (pulling pin bones out of salmon, deveining shrimp, trying to clean the crevices of the fancy trim), you'll have it. When you want mood lighting, simply turn the dial.
I'm with you on the lighting. My kitchen has tons of light.
I don't mind dark colored cabinets, but I'm not a beige or neutral person. My kitchen and house probably wouldn't appeal to everyone, but it only has to appeal to me. My kitchen walls are fire engine red with a lot of white cabinets. When I repainted the cabinets, you nearly needed sunglasses with all the lighting on at once.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:59 am to hungryone
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--Pendant lights: just a big ol grease & dust catching item you'll need to dust on a weekly basis, guaranteed to look dated in less than 10 years.
I'll have a maid for that
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dark colors. I really don't get the very dark stained cabinets; nothing shows dust/smudges more than a dark finish. Any slight wear (from regular use) begins to show almost immediately. They don't look "antiqued", they just look shabby and will need to be scrupulously maintained and/or refinished once the wear begins to show.
It's all about personal taste
I like either dark stain or white. Anything in between to me looks like shite. But obviously that's a personal preference.
Posted on 3/10/15 at 12:12 pm to hungryone
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And what's up with all of the beige-beige-beige and dark browns I see all over the place? We live in a hot, subtropical climate. Cool blues and greens compliment our local daylight conditions, they're soothing: yet every other new construction open house I attend is full of ugly azz brown tones.
Yup
I'm painting the bedroom this color
I'm also painting over the beige with a color called icelandic. It's a light grey with a hint of blue.
I'm still debating on colors for the other bedrooms but it's going to be light blue/greens
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