We are going to go with kalsebo beech kitchen. it will be a U shaped kitchen. The center will have the range. Left L will have gthe dish washer . Right L will have my pantry and fridge. both sides of my range , the center portion of the kitchen leaving the L's will have glass wall cabinets since we thought the beech looked very light.
What color granite countertop can i go with.
Till now we have planned for a beech laminate throughtout the house including the kitchen. but have a feeling that beech kitchen with beech laminate will have a washedout effect. pls give me pointers for choice of granite and backsplash also. my husband is a fan of full backsplash.
i tried posting the pics three times and not successful.
Hi and welcome! I'm sure you'll find lots of good advice here.
What is your flooring, how much light does the room get, what is your general decorating style, what color are your appliances, what lighting do you have in the kitchen?
These answers will help guide the choice much better.
My kitchen is 10 X 10. I have a window in my kitchen and another big window in the adjacent dining area. My dining area is more than 10 X 10. Right now i have vinyl. My husband wants laminate- beech. I am trying to see if tile will work. If so i would like to have pointers to the color.
We are going to put recessed lighting in the kitchen. appliances are clean steel.
decorating style - contemporary i think.
i am also looking for a good color to paint my dining and kitchen. i looked at the followin URL for my beech kitchen in your website and like the granite color and the paint. not sure what color is the paint. can somebody tell me?
I do agree that a beech laminate would be too much wood. I would recommend a darker floor tile, perhaps something in the slate range, and darker warm countertops such as Baltic Brown, Uba Tuba, Blue Pearl, Tan Brown, or a Dakota Mahogany. These colors are fairly standard and you should be able to find them in any granite shop.
I'd recommend a cool lighter color for your paint, to offset the warmth that you will have in the countertop, floor and cabinets. A pale green, cool blue or even a gray would be very nice. You're looking for a balance of warm and cool, your cabinets would be warm but your appliances in steel would be cool, for example. Balancing everything perfectly in a comfortable palette defines the art of interior decorating.
The backsplash is a place where you can really be creative. Glass tile is the new trend, and a full glass tile backsplash is striking in a contemporary room. Other options include stainless panels, tempered clear or frosted glass over a painted wall and of course, ceramic tile or marble. You might even be inclined to use mirror.
You will have to get sample pieces of all these things to see how they work together. Sometimes you find a beautiful paint and when you put it next to your floor and countertop it just doesn't work. I suggest you get a bunch of samples of flooring, countertop, tile, a bit of stainless and paint chip cards and put them all together like a puzzle, swapping one out and then another, until you arrive at a palette that pleases you. Make sure you do this in the kitchen so you get the right lighting. What I would recommend is that you lay all the samples out on a cabinet door and see how they work together.
Anyway, HTH get you started in the right direction!
(it's the 2 pictures on the right with the white countertops)
It has alot of wood going, and to some may be a bit boring without color. But, to me is very restful to the eye. It looks to me like they have something similar to cork flooring in the kitchen.
Hopefully you both will find something that will appeal to both of you.
If you want to find a tile backsplash, here's just one that I've found on the internet and a helpfulsite/forum for tile:
Although I really like the glass mosaics, and subway tile, etc., I still really love big honkin 12" or more tiles for a backsplash. As Eva said, gather samples and see what you are really drawn to; something that will make you both happy to look at.
Need help badly. Went to the tile shop. Choose Uba tuba. Started selecting tiles with the help of the owner. He spent nearly more than an hour with us. But he suggeted lots of beige color tiles some with terracota color in it. For the backsplash he didn't have much idea with glass tiles and also we weren't sure which color will go with uba tuba , kalesbo beech. So started looking at tumbled tiles for backsplash. We landed with an yellowish tone one with mustard glass tile in the middle. Came back to the house and none of us like it.
My idea is to brighten up the room . Can you give me suggestions for tile and backsplash please. I am okay with both uba tuba and black galaxy.
We are time bound. My contractors are ready but i am stuck with the tiles.
You've bought some time now that you've chosen your countertop...it will take a couple of weeks at least to template and fabricate, and then install. You won't need your backsplash tile before the countertop is installed.
I had UbaTuba with a pretty tumbled travertine, and then I did an accent row of a 1/2 inch Uba Tuba strip. I liked the contrast of the rough texture of the tumbled marble with the smooth and cool granite. My cabinets were golden oak which is a bit less intense than beech but still has that honey tone, and it was a nice mix altogether. Here's a pic:
i am trying to find a picture of a kalsebo kitchen mentioned in this website. It is a new york kitchen which came ingardenweb. can somebody give me a link to that please. i 've spent hours searching with no luck.
Thanks for your replies. I am going with uba tuba, sienna gold tumbeld travertine for backsplash and pacific birch laminate from wilson art for the floor
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