I feel like my kitchen is a brown cave. It has great bones, recently added granite, stainless appliances and tile backsplash which won't change but what should I do now? We are contemplating wood floors in the living room so should I bring this into the kitchen as well? Should I paint the cabinets off white with a glaze? Is there a creative way to get rid of the wave on the top cabinets ( i.e. cut a rectangle and replace with an inset of frosted galss)? Add hardware? Add a range vent and hide the micro? Should I paint the Island different? Should I just paint the tan walls and add hardware to see if that helps?
Currently my home is traditional but would like to modify towards rustic contemporary We live in the mountains of Arizona
Yes bring the wood into the kitchen. By the time you try to get rid of the arch in the top cabinets, if it can be done at all, you can replace the cabinet doors. Can you do anything with that soffit over the sink?
Yes paint the wall and IMO the cabinets too, but no glaze they will always look dirty and yes you can cut out the center of the doors and replace with glass for not much money. I would also look into new lighting
Patricia, thank you for the feedback. I am looking into glass in the cabinets. My plan is to paint the ceiling for sure, maybe the walls. I am changing the light bulbs and adding better under cabinet lighting. The floors will be a medium to light wood, less busy I think. Thanks for the tip on the glaze. I may refinish cabinets with a lighter( or darker?) stain, and add hardware instead of painting.
jhmarie