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My jury is out on glazed. On overly heavy and formal kitchens, it's in and those, to me are already beginning to look dated.
Painted cabs have always been around.
When it comes to things I like, I'm not a slave to kitchen fashion, which is what the remodeling industry would like us all to be.
I was recently in a beautiful tile kitchen that dated from the 1920s and narrowly escaped renovation on a few occasions. In the late 50s a white Kitchenaid dishwasher was installed and it still works. The cabinets are painted white and the walls are a Sanitary green. Tile is the same with yellow and black. It's awesome!
I think it's a beautiful kitchen.
If you like what you have keep it and chose it. As long as it isn't wildly faddish, it will be OK.
Also, what goes around comes around.
Except those pickled oak cabs. Those are NEVER coming back.
IMO glazing is a fad and will look dated by the middle of the decade.
I thought white was classic? You can look at home magazines from any decade and see white cabinets. And the marble countertops seem classic too. Granted the white (or antique white) cabinets are most "at home" in traditional style houses so I wouldn't use them if you're going for a midcentury modern style.
If we redo our cabinets, I'm going for an antique white (like Pottery barn white). We have golden oak right now and I don't think it's terrible, but we are looking at trying to get more counter space, so we would need a different layout.
Yes that is true. White cabinets account to about 1.2% of all North American sales. A pittance I know. But open any design magazine and there is nothing but white. Just know that is all staged for picture taking. Classic my azz.
Now off white is not so bad, especially with glazing. They sell but I could never pay the bills on it.
Wow, I was getting worried that no one was going to answer this question. Thanks for the opinions. Humm... there seems to be a bit of a difference of opinion.
Desertsun - I know we have had this debate before on painted and white cabinets. I disagree with you. But that is only because I think there is a regional difference in tastes. Here in the northeast homes tend to be more traditional (heck they are really colonial) in style so painted white kitchen cabinets are popular (I am not talking about those plastic looking cabinets that many mass produced cabinet makers use). I think the same goes for shaker style cabinets. They fit in better with a traditional or colonial style home. For that reason they will likely stick around but will not be as popular as they are now.
As for your other comments, I do thank you for your information and opinion. I agree those dark cabinets that are so popular right now will definitely be out in a few years. They really remind me of the dark walnut stain craze of the 70's. After a couple of years people will be asking "What were we thinking?" I also agree that bright white is not the way to go so if we do go painted or glazed it will likely be a cream color or even a light color.
I also agree with Fallingwater on keeping the kitchen lighter and brighter. We are going to have larger windows in the kitchen to increase light. Fortunately too the kitchen faces south so we get light all day long. Just have to make sure it is not too much light. Jay
No opinions from me Jay. Just facts unless otherwise noted. Yes I know this has been discussed before.........wayyyyy too many times.
Believe it or not those plastic white you speak of cost more then wood. Ohhh ahhhhh that stops people. We do put them in laundry rooms, they are great for that.
Fallingwater thinks well. The old theory has always been bright in small rooms and large rooms anything goes. Not anymore. I'm putting very dark into the most tiny kitchens. Seems dumb but that's what the majority is doing.
No opinions from me Jay. Just facts unless otherwise noted. Yes I know this has been discussed before.........wayyyyy too many times.
Believe it or not those plastic white you speak of cost more then wood. Ohhh ahhhhh that stops people. We do put them in laundry rooms, they are great for that.
Fallingwater thinks well. The old theory has always been bright in small rooms and large rooms anything goes. Not anymore. I'm putting very dark into the most tiny kitchens. Seems dumb but that's what the majority is doing.
Good luck!!
I think it is OK to do dark in a small space. I would rather have the room look pretty or with character, than just trying to make the room look big.
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Honestly, I think everything is a fad when it comes to kitchens. Everyone loved honey oak, now its dark wood and eventually someone will say "wow this looks dated!" I like glazed cabinets. I also like painted cabinets. Some will say painted cabinets are horrible and I pointed out the trends I was seeing at different home improvement stores. Colored doors that show no grain so hmm...looks like a mimic of painted cabinets to me.
Meh...go with what you like. IMO, I think bright kitchens always sell a lot better than heavy looking ones.
Agreed, do what you want. I bought a 30 year old home with the orignal cabinets in them. They looked very dark but I began to clean them and realized it was layers of tar from cigarette smoking. I had to wipe it down 4 times and the cabinets were much lighter than I thought. I only added new black and SS appliances, new vinyl tile floor and white ceramic sink with glass tile back splash only. The cabinets remained because they were REAL wood thoughout; that's hard to find nowadays.
Before I painted my cabinets white (yes white ) they were a creme color with brown glaze. Now I didnt mind the glaze at all. I thought it brought out the detail in the cabinetry. What I didnt like was that the previous owners also did a distressed look. Its a look that gets tiring over time IMO. So they actually beat the crap out of the doors with a chain. It was a real bear to fix when I repainted them. Once I repainted the cabinets white most of the comments I got from people is that the cabinets looked new and clean. lol. Everyone felt it was a major improvement over all. I am a clean freak so the cabinets were clean but the glaze kind of made them look dirty.
As far as dark kitchens go, I agree that the dark wood that is popular now also reminds me of the walnut fad in the 70's. Expresso cabinetry with glass tiles seems to be the big thing right now and it feels limited. Don't get me wrong, I like dark woods in moderation but a complete kitchen that is dark doesn't appeal to me long term. I tend to do things somewhat neutral on the big stuff and add impact with wall color and accessories. When I tire of it, I can swap out the inexpensive stuff and do a completely different look. My kitchen does get enough light to pull off dark cabinets and I did seriously consider painting the cabinets black but I suffer from SAD and I started to think about how I would feel in the kitchen, during the winter when the skies are gray and a ton of snow is on the ground. I opted for a brighter kitchen.
I also think that certain styles are a regional thing. I live in the midwest and white kitchens are popular. I have family and friends that live all over the country and I can say that white kitchens in Arizona are not popular from what I have seen. No matter what though my all time favorite look in a kitchen is white cabinets with marble counters. LOVE LOVE LOVE. If I could make the kitchen of my dreams, I would have that with a black island for contrast.
Anyway...I know this is subject that has been hashed over many times but I still enjoy it. I live in the most uncreative place in the world it seems. Most of my neighbors haven't touched their homes since they were built in 1994. So when I do things to my house they think Im nuts. Friends and family don't really want to put anything else into their homes so I don't really have the opportunity to hash about decor and remodeling. So I thank you city data folks! lol
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I have them and I like them. EVERYTHING gets dated, but classic style is always in. My suggestion is to get a style of door that is classic and that's the best you can do.
Mine are a Tuscan, or French country style (I don't know the difference) so I'm more worried that the style was a flash in the pan than I am the finish, which is a pale butterscotchy under a brown glaze.
Well we sat with a kitchen designer yesterday to start the preliminary planning. She told us that the majority of her company's kitchens are either white or off-white painted cabinets or glazed. She said she thought glazed would go out but it really has not, at least here in New England. She said that there are some that want the dark expresso cabinets but she does try to steer them elsewhere because she "knows" they will be dated soon.
Our preliminary selection for the cabinets were a cream color for the perimeter cabinets and a distressed light green glazed for the island. The cabinets will have inset doors and drawers which is a style I really like. Going in I really thought we would end up selecting the top of the line cabinets like everything else we seem to like. Interestingly we found their "promotional" cabinets for the perimenter would be best so we may be able to save a little money. We will also be doing soapstone for the countertops. We brought home samples to get a better feel for them and we are going to tour a couple of kitchens our contractor has done and possibly a couple that the designer has done as well.
One thing we are trying to figure out is the hood over the range. My wife liked a copper unit she saw until she found out that would cost a least $3,000. I am not sure it would even go with what we selected.
Any suggestions on hoods over a slide in range? Jay
I get asked if certain cabinets, glass backsplashes,etc... are trendy. Ugh. Here is the future folks A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. - YouTube What is going to look like the 70's Avocado Green and Harvest Gold is wood, shutters, and granite (radon or not). Glass is taking over. Recycled, durable, timeless. Youtube "a day made of glass" ...this is where we are going.
Well we sat with a kitchen designer yesterday to start the preliminary planning. She told us that the majority of her company's kitchens are either white or off-white painted cabinets or glazed. She said she thought glazed would go out but it really has not, at least here in New England. She said that there are some that want the dark expresso cabinets but she does try to steer them elsewhere because she "knows" they will be dated soon.
Our preliminary selection for the cabinets were a cream color for the perimeter cabinets and a distressed light green glazed for the island. The cabinets will have inset doors and drawers which is a style I really like. Going in I really thought we would end up selecting the top of the line cabinets like everything else we seem to like. Interestingly we found their "promotional" cabinets for the perimenter would be best so we may be able to save a little money. We will also be doing soapstone for the countertops. We brought home samples to get a better feel for them and we are going to tour a couple of kitchens our contractor has done and possibly a couple that the designer has done as well.
One thing we are trying to figure out is the hood over the range. My wife liked a copper unit she saw until she found out that would cost a least $3,000. I am not sure it would even go with what we selected.
Any suggestions on hoods over a slide in range? Jay
Copper is a sweet look..........
we went with a stainless Chimney style hood from Broan. it cost a little over $400
plenty of people do a cabinet hood with insert.... for some reason I'm not a fan. I feel like it "should" be metal. but that is really just a personal preference, they both work
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