I feared this day would come: the builder said a couple weeks ago that we need to decide soon on the kitchen cabinets. However, it's not that simple since decisions on the cabinets mean decisions on finishes, features, fixtures, and appliances.
Yikes! Especially since we are not too sure yet.
Perhaps the best way to start is with the "deal-breakers" or things we know we know:
- We want engineered quartz for the counters.
- We don't want a microwave perched over the range/cooktop.
- We prefer a cooktop.
- We want a counter-depth fridge.
- We want an undermount sink.
- We want a built-in microwave (or microwave "slot").
Beyond that, it is all open season.
The builder stayed with us couple years ago for an event in town, which also allowed him to see what we have in our Austin home. So he's proposed that we do that or use Hickory (which he knows that I love). Doing what we have now in our house would be the easy path, but that's just boring.
So here are the plans for the kitchen in the plans:
Material-wise, we have this slate for the floor:
I'm not sure what the ceiling will look like (I think the architect and builder are perplexed when I reply, in response to their inquiries on cabinets "What will the ceiling look like?"). If it's white, fine. But if it wood, then that's a different ballgame. We've gone back and forth so much on the ceiling that I'm not sure where we wound up. [update: we're talking standard white with a smooth stucco outside).
Around the corner, in the hall, will be a shou-sugi ban wall:
So here is another material/color choice, perhaps pulling something like this (or something black) into the kitchen. It certainly seems to complement the slate.
Chrome and silver work with everything, and they certainly would work here. We've settled on Moen's Align line for faucets and whatnot for the cabin:
For engineered quartz countertops, we're thinking of what we have now:
or, at the very least, something that leans white. Although I despise stuff that tries to look like other stuff, I kinda like the "marbling" you can get with engineered quartz:
It also seems like there needs to be some natural wood to soften things up a bit, so perhaps some hickory shelves for accents, something hickory to set on the counter, and then hickory chairs in the dining area.
Here is an example of what maybe we could go for:
...and, in fact, this is what we're going to go for! One hope of putting together this post was to clarify our thinking.
Been using the website www.kitchenplanner.net to plan the kitchen (and the site is, disturbingly, down at the moment...) and came up with this:
which I think looks sharp. This would be the material palette for the kitchen:
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