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Old Dec 29th, 09, 11:37 pm   #1
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What color caesarstone with Adel Medium Brown

After looking at the cabinets for what seems like 2 months straight, I am now losing all grasp of what looks good with them. In some ways, the Adel MB seem to be a chameleon, looking good with black, gray and creme colors. I had my heard set on the lighter caesarstones but then didn't find one that was quite *right*. I also thought it looked nice with Raven and Rosemary. Any thoughts? A light color would be best... I think.

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Re: What color caesarstone with Adel Medium Brown

We have to talk about your flooring, wall color, etc! AMB is indeed a chameleon! It can also look very traditional or push modern/transitional, depending on colors, handles and layout.

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Re: What color caesarstone with Adel Medium Brown

Fair enough! The floors are light oak. Our pulls will be the lansig 10+inches (so more modern than traditional). Stainless steel appliances. Kitchen and dining room are divided by a counter - so the kitchen DOES have to tie to the rest of the house. The house is a 1928 Tudor with a lot of beige tones currently. I don't have the wall color picked out yet, but something feels right in the green/gray shade (I love Spring Meadow by Benjamin Moore - thought it may be too dark for the kitchen). There are three windows in the kitchen so there is definitely some light.

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Re: What color caesarstone with Adel Medium Brown

So many choices... Nothing is going to help like ordering some samples and looking at them in your actual home in your actual lighting. The reflective quality of light in your home contains all the colors of the space and makes a big difference in how colors live together. The countertop is a large horizontal surface, so I don't worry about wall colors. Coordinating your floors and counters will allow the eye to travel further in the horizontal plane, expanding the space. It's easier to coordinate a wall color to a counter or tile, than vice versa.

Here's a few samples you may want to consider to ordering. What do you think of Chocolate Truffle. It has recycled glass and a granite-like texture, which gives it a modern edge. Colors are medium browns and ivory tones with touches of stainless gray & black flecks. Oyster has some of the same colors with much more subtle patterning. If you want to go totally subtle, the Desert or Champagne Limestones are worth looking at. OK, none of these are as exciting as Apple Martini. But I'm a big proponent of neutralizing your large expensive surfaces and bringing in your bold colors with paint and accessories.

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