Sunday, April 12, 2015

Cabinets and Countertop Selections

Google image search is just the best, y'all. It's so helpful to find examples of finished bathrooms and kitchens to see how the granite might look transformed from a little six inch sample into a larger space.

Kitchen

We selected Sonoma White Linen cabinets and New Caledonia granite. The cabinets are a Shaker style from the Timberlake line with hidden hinges. Since the Matisse has a pretty small main level, we thought having white cabinets would help keep the space feel larger, and have a nice contrast to the dark hardwoods we're planning to put in. Frankly, I prefer the Azul Platino granite in the model home, which you can see here, but since we're splurging on the cabinets and hardwood I figured we should dial down the expenses elsewhere.

Timberlake Sonoma Painted White Linen Cabinets
Example of Sonoma painted cabinetry

New Caledonia Granite
New Caledonia Granite

The only thing that has my heart rate going a little faster is that Google has turned up some pretty wildly different shades of the New Caledonia granite. Some pictures make it appear super dark, and some more neutral in tone. For example, compare these two:

New Caledonia Granite

Ultimately, since we are going with the white cabinets, I would be ok if the granite were a little darker than expected - but I hope it's not as dark as the picture on the right!

Master Bathroom

We selected Scottsdale Maple Espresso cabinets and Burlywood granite. For some reason the picture of the Burlywood has a greenish cast here, but that's not how it reads in person.

Master bathroom with Scottsdale Maple Espresso cabinets and Burlywood granite


Guest Bathroom

We selected Scottsdale Maple Espresso cabinets and white cultured marble countertops.

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    1. Thank you!! I love that Fall Canyon hardwood you picked out for the main level. I'm really excited to pick out hardwood!

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  2. Nice selections! The white shakers look awesome and will look great next to new caledonia granite.

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    1. Thanks Owen! Can't wait to see pictures of your selections!

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  3. White kitchens are gorgeous. Nice choices!

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    1. Thanks, Kathy! I love your kitchen inspiration pictures. We would love to put in a subway tile backsplash, but for budget reasons, we're going to do that later down the road.

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    2. I was able to add it on as a SPR for $570, and you know how these companies like to overcharge for EVERYTHING! I'd love to know how much you spend doing it on your own later.

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  4. Great selections!! The granite will look great no matter how it turns out with those white cabinets! What style hardware did you get with the shaker style cabinets?

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    1. Actually, she didn't bring up hardware -- I guess that's something I decide later with Ryan Homes? We are on "meeting burnout" after TAC and Guardian so we're going back to RH next week. They're still waiting to sell the other units in our townhouse block so -- unfortunately -- there's not too much of a rush. :(

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  5. We also picked the same cabinets and originally the same granite. Our floors are similar... we chose the Handscraped Hickory but in Tahoe. I decided I want more of a white counter so we plan to upgrade the counters at a later time. Can't wait to see how your kitchen turns out!

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  6. That kitchen is going to look GREAT! We, too, chose those cabinets and initially were doing New Caledonia but switched to Azul Platino, but either way, it's a gorgeous choice! You're gonna love it. And you are so right how much white changes things! Comparing our home to our next door neighbor with the same layout was a huge difference between dark and light cabinets. Don't get me wrong, the dark cabinets are STUNNING! But it really did make a difference in how big the space looked. We even measured because we didn't understand why there appeared such a difference from their home to ours. In the reality, they actually had more length when we measured even though it didn't appear that way! So it really makes a difference. I'm sure you're going to LOVE these cabinets. I do. :) Your bathroom is going to be gorgeous too! Congrats!

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  7. Great selections! We picked the maple espresso cabinets for our bathrooms too and we are having white cabinets in our kitchen. I love your selections. Can't wait to see how it all comes out!

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  8. What kind of floors did you use?

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    1. We went with the Rural Living Deep Java for the downstairs. We're doing carpet upstairs for right now to save on cost, and then we'll switch it out for hardwood later.

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