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| Ok, I've been tile shopping...yet again. I came home with a beautiful glass tile called Vihara Karuna. After a little GW search, I found that gemini16 has used it in her kitchen (in glossy, I'm looking at the satin tile)
I took a photo from her kitchen and did a little bad photoshopping to come up with a rough idea of my finishes...
I originally thought I would do a stainless hood, but I tried the black in here and I think I like it. What do you all think? I'm looking at a Euro style chimney, but couldn't find a pic of one in black, so I put the more modern one in there just to see what it looks like. I'm looking at bronze light fixtures.. Maybe these over the island
And this over the table?
Does the bronze work or do I need to look for black finishes? My biggest question now that I've found a tile that I think will work is that I'm not sure the natural cherry island and window seat is going to blend with the tone in the tile. Does that matter a whole lot? Is there a color I could stain the cherry to make it work or do I need to consider a different wood? |
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| I think your fixtures are a great choice! The bronze will be picked up in the darker parts of the backsplash. The black hood looks cool. I think you can't go wrong with both of those choices. Can you post a picture of the natural cherry island? I'm not sure what it looks like. |
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| Love that light! Who makes it? |
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- Posted by remodelfla (My Page) on Tue, Feb 14, 12 at 21:17
| The black hood is a brilliant choice (I think)! Love the look it gives. |
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| Carp123 & remodelfla - Thanks! I don't know why I didn't consider the black before. I think it's really growing on me! a2gemini - Which light are you asking about? The first one is Kichler model 2665 and the second fixture is made by Progress Lighting - the line is called Equinox. There are two sizes to choose from. The one in my picture is the biggest one - 28" I think |
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| Sorry, Carp123 - here's a pic of the cherry
The wood on the right is a sample of my floors. I haven't chosen a color just yet, but I think I'm going with this distressed hickory. The sample on the right is the cherry. I've already had it for quite some time and it was scrap from my builder, so it has aged some. I'm sure it will be lighter to begin with. |
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| Here's a better picture of the cherry sample next to the backsplash.
Too red? |
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- Posted by clarygrace (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 8:01
| Great choices and love either of the fixtures! I can see some red introduced as accent color in your soon to be beautiful kitchen!!! |
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| Here's a better picture of the cherry sample next to the backsplash.
Too red? |
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| Thanks, clarygrace! Not sure why that picture reposted. I wish we could edit or delete posts on here... |
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- Posted by fouramblues (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 9:45
| Not too red for me. Love, love, LOVE your color palette! |
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- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 10:35
| The white cabinets are too white with the rest of the elements. Too stark. Especially with black appliances used. You need to be more in the light grey or taupe zone for the cabinetry. It will still look "white" against all of your dark choices but look less stark.
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| hollysprings - I should have been more specific when I posted the photoshopped picture, but the cabinets in that photo are actually gemini16's. I wasn't able to get my own sample door in there and have it look right. My door is in the other pictures. It's definitely not stark white. It's a custom color that the builder made for me, so I can't give you a specific name, but it is a creamy color - almost with a light yellow tone that matches my kitchen table's color... I'd say it's a shade lighter than the biscotti sample above. |
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- Posted by fouramblues (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 15:31
| Hee hee, I just came back to this thread to look at your pretty tile and realized who you are -- I'm talking with you on a thread about my kitchen colors! :) Can't wait to see it all come together for both of us! |
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| Too funny fouram! I'm glad that you like my colors - seems like we have similar taste! HAHA! So, a race to the finish on the kitchens...is there a prize for the first working faucet?? |
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| I love your color palette. I think the larger Equinox light looks a dust catcher. Not a deal breaker if you don't mind keeping it wiped down. |
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| Sorry - the over the table lamp - I love it! |
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