But I know what you're thinking; The kitchen is going to look so small with those low ceilings! Except, don't forget, we were planning on raising it up anyway, and adding beams to cover the plumbing, which will open the room a ton! For this reason, we decided the darker, more expensive looking cabinets will be a much better option over white.
The espresso color swatch on the right is what we are thinking for the stain on the cabinets, and the cream/beige on the left is a rough color we want for the granite countertop to be.
These are a few samples of Quartz we were looking at last night at IKEA and Home Depot. We still want to do granite, but we love the minimalistic patterns on most of the Quartz samples we have seen. We are probably going to use the same "granite guy" that Brad's parents used for their kitchen and bathroom, since he's inexpensive and did such a fantastic job!
For the backsplash, we really want to do granite or slate with gray/tan tones. We looked at some slate that we absolutely fell in love with and the price is amazing!
^^ These are the tiles against our color scheme! They should really enhance the dark colors from the floor, and amplify the cabinets because of the high contrast.
For hardware, we found some modern, silver handles that Brad really liked.
^^ I like all of these styles, but Brad absolutely fell in love with the ones in the middle.
^^here they are shown on a dark cabinet
While we were at Home Depot, we also looked at some things for the bathrooms! We want to do tile floors, since it is more durable than laminate and better equipped for exposure to water.
Our laminate floors are going to be this (the one he is stepping on).
We want a tile that will compliment the espresso bathroom cabinets and light cream granite, and also contrast well against the laminate. We decided something of a similar shade will be best, as long as it is laid in the opposite direction of the laminate it touches, that way it has a defined line between the two.
We really like this style: >>
The dark espresso and cream swatches on the bottom are going to be the cabinet and counter color and the other two swatches on top are the wall color (gray) and trim color (white).
We like this tile because, compared to the floors, it should contrast well. Also remember, there are different tones of tile that will be combined together for the floor, so we will get more dimension.
For the bathtubs/showers, we are going to put a new tub into the downstairs bathroom and tile up the wall. The upstairs shower looks good, but will need some tile laid over it probably.
Brad was testing out the size of the tubs, but at this point, we need exact measurements to see what we can even consider. I, of course, want to go as big as possible, but we don't want to add something in that won't add resale value, so we will go with a basic style.
Something like this ^^ will be best because it is large, simple, and inexpensive. We will have to do some bargain hunting for the tub for the best price, but this won't go in for a while.
And the countdown continues...
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