Whenever I warn my readers about the perils of a trendy kitchen, it’s mostly because I have seen enough kitchens in my time to know that a fabulous, TRENDY kitchen done well, and so well that you won’t want to rip it out 10 years later, is REALLY HARD to pull off. Solid Wood Does Not Necessarily Make a High End Kitchen If you have a good quality kitchen, it does seem wrong, not to mention wasteful, to rip out perfectly good finishes when they are far from being worn out.Īnd, in the end it’s YOUR HOUSE, you can do whatever you want.īut the reason you’re asking this question is because, you know it could look so much better and fresher.Īnd, just because you paid a lot of money for a designer bag, or a designer outfit, for example, that doesn’t automatically make it current, or BEAUTIFUL. So first, let me just say that I completely understand you’re dilemma. Third Rule of Design: Expensive Does Not Equal Timeless I’m sure there are others dealing with the same issue.” Thank you or any insight you can provide. Basically, how do I make this old design look fresh? If you suggest that we paint the cabinets we could probably do that as well as the countertop, but again I don’t know how to pull it all together. If that is indeed the way to go I have no idea how to marry the floor tiles, the existing cabinets and the countertops/backsplash. Perhaps in the living room pictures you can see that our style is somewhat modern but with some traditional touches also. While I don’t want to go to that expense if it is going to look like a little bit of new and fresh combined with the old, I truly hate the granite. We can’t do an entire kitchen renovation, but I’m wondering if we were to change the countertop and backsplash to something lighter would that be enough to freshen up the tuscan? And maybe even the lower the hightop bar on the peninsula so that it is all one level and lets in more light. (They are natural cherry with a cocoa glaze.) But even I, who loves white cabinets, started thinking like a man: “that sure is expensive cherry”. When we moved in, we were sure we were going to paint those cabinets white because we have always had white cabinets and like them. Except for the kitchen which is a dark tuscan corner set in a very bright and open condo. Once we painted the walls BM Pale Oak (per your edesign consultation) and introduced our furniture in shades of grays and blues we feel like it is now calm and serene. The whole house was this way with the previous owners. “ I am struggling to deal with “Tuscan Leftovers” in my kitchen. However, I don’t think I have ever directly addressed it on the blog, so here’s the question: Over the 20 years I have been in this business, I have come across this question often. My dated cherry kitchen cabinets were expensive! Must I still paint them? Here’s my advice for a reader who wants a fresher kitchen, without a costly major renovation. Your kitchen cabinets may be good quality and expensive, but that doesn’t equal timeless. It’s really hard to pull off a trendy kitchen design that actually outlasts the trend.
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