The biggest mistake is following trends or listening to what designers feel are best for you and/or mistakes. A designer may be a help, but don't just rely on them. Make sure whatever you do in ANY decorating is to do what you like and not be talked into something trendy. It isn't your designers home. It's your home.
I love it! I'm going to do a soft remodel of my 1953 small kitchen. The cabinets are wood but I hate the orange tone stain. I initially was going to paint them but I love your color scheme. So maybe I just need to strip the stain and stain it again with a color I like better. The grain is lovely. I think it is birch. Not sure.The soft green countertops and backsplash sounds really lovely too. Thank for the inspiration. ❤
I had two white kitchens in a row. Sick of it. I kept paint in the pantry so I could touch up the nicks once a month. I had to wash the cabinets continually. There were the dreaded golden oak cabinets when we moved to our present house and I LOVE them. Since they were rectangles (no classic arches) I worked with them and did something leaning into a Japanese style. Simple black pulls and black granite counters. It's glorious. I painted the walls in Sherwin Williams Glimmer.
Checkerboard floors in neutral tones looks amazing. That pattern has been around for hundreds of years. I would add dark grout on light colour tiles as a trend that will fade out. Major kitchen trends change ever 7 years or so. If you have the same kitchen for 10 years or more and sell your home - chances are the next person will renovate it anyway.
My gripe with people who say it's hard to keep a white kitchen clean. Do you mean clean "looking" because any color gets equally dirty. I'd rather be able to see the dirt and clean it than letting the dirt accumulate. Thanks! Love your videos.
A white kitchen never goes out of style. I have a rift cut oak island in its natural state to give differentiation. While many people’s complaints are about keeping it clean, I find that with any color if you actually use your kitchen- like I do. I’ve had black, espresso and beige. ALL show dirt and gunk if you actually cook. The key is to clean. After every meal. Which I do; because I like a clean home. 10-15 minutes after every meal, or a horrible mess when you actually tend to it. My white kitchens- I’m on #2 now- always look clean and tidy. Just takes a little love and it keeps up nicely. And my marble countertops too. They look gorgeous and timeless. And if they stain? No big deal. It just shows that folks loved here and lived this space. Think of your favorite Italian cafe….
I am a cook too and big on living and using my kitchen. I had dark walnut cabinets for a few years in my first home and then lived for over 20 years with a suburban white kitchen before we sold and I was so happy to be rid of the white. I hated those white kitchen cabinets not just because every single thing showed, which it did. I clean after each cooking too and know that kitchen dreck is there whether it’s obvious or not. I could not stand them because painted or stained white never ever ever looks fresh to my eye. Unless it is brand new super high gloss, white looks dingey no matter what. I’d go for a high gloss laminate in white before any normal white wood and even then choose lime green over white. I think the most cook friendly to me kitchen design material is a neutral light wood like ash, metals like steel and iron and then finishing touches with glass and ceramic.
Mixed metals is a trend I never liked in hardware/fixtures. We have open shelving only in places we could not put cabinets. I do tons of cooking, canning, dehydrating, etc. and like to be able to reach everything at a moment's notice. Great video!
I had white doors on my lower cabinets in my last house. I changed the doors after I realised they just looked cheap. I bought new doors in a navy / dark grey, it was much better. I think white is better used on only good quality doors or cabinets.
I love open shelving for the kitchen and will 💯 % be doing this in our kitchen reno. I will say though, it HAS to be done right and is only for those who are organizing and aesthetic OCD, otherwise it’s a mess. You need a good sized pantry or a butler’s pantry and have no nick nacky cups and things for this to work as well.
I’m with you on the double island space. Personal preference is a functional easy to clean kitchen. Two islands is such a waste of space. I would rather reconfigure the space to a butler or interesting bar space.
Amen to white kitchens and open shelves. I have white trim in my kitchen and that is hard to keep clean looking. I have 3 grown kids and 5 dogs, so that's hard to keep anything clean haha
I've had a white kitchen for the past 10 years in two different homes - I love them, especially in a small space. I don't find they are any more work than another color kitchen, the only difference is you may not see it as much on a darker cabinet....spoiler alert the dirt and fingerprints are still there.
After living with all white cabinets for twenty years I discovered how often you accidentally drip, splatter or have a mixer throw flour all over (thank you Kitchenaid). When I redid my cupboards I put dark lowers in. They look nice and save my sanity.
Open shelves would be fine if you have more than enough storage and have a blank wall, often works better than a "gallery wall" in the kitchen, I think it is a good alternative to using artwork, because of the extra dimension. I used floor to ceiling open shelving but used all similar, but not all the same baskets to hide the junk and dust. So it is a wall of baskets. Cabinets with glass fronts never look good, all those layers of finishes (including the glare) get to be too much and will become the focal point of the room. All white kitchens or any other room, like an all grey living room can easily be remedied with even a small amount of even pale color, as long as it is intentional looking.
Hotels use white sheets because they can be bleached and washed in hot water- so they really are clean. Also they don’t need to worry about colors fading and not matching
Butcher block counter tops are wonderful. Unlike granite and marble countertops, which are a horrendous use of of our earth's resources, wood is viably renewable. Some like a natural oil finish, I chose a matte polyurethane. If it shows a bit of wear after a few years, it's easy to give it a light sanding and a few new coats of poly. Wood is also more comfortable to touch and lean on than stone and is a bit less prone to causing glass breakage. My tops are actually recycled restaurant table tops from the 70s which were made of old growth oak. I would avoid oak if purchasing new, as today's hormone quick grown oak isn't as hard or water resistant as the old stuff. I'd look at maple, acacia or bamboo. Bamboo is very eco friendly - an easily renewable resource. ( I can't remember the last time I saw an oak cutting board for sale in a store.) I have a Bachelors in Interior Design and mostly work in commercial settings. My passion is commercial kitchen design. (That's how I lucked into the free oak tabletops!)
I used to have an espresso kitchen. It used to get really gunky and gross. Now I have a kitchen with white perimeter cabinets and a darker island. I love that i see the messes right away and can clean them as they happen. I am in no way a clean freak, but the white kitchen helps you stay on top of messes.
Most of these are awesome styled properly, the problem is most people don't know how to. Massive cluttered open shelves. All white kitchens with zero warmth or textures. Of course it ends up looking awful. That's just 'user error' lol.
Shiny doors or matt? I've chosen shiny ones, but will I get fed up with them? All the colours I want aren't supplied by any manufacturers locally, and I'm very limited by budget, and region.( I live on an island to which nobody appears to deliver to. This is actually keeping me awake at night!
I had a shiny white kitchen for a few years in my old space, I loved it! It was easy to keep clean, i don't know what everyone's complaining about. Maybe if you're an insanely over the top messy cook but I cook and bake a lot and had no issues. Read the manufacturers care instructions for the cabinets and follow their cleaning instructions to avoid scratching them and dulling them. No harsh cloths or cleaners.
I have concrete countertops and They are waterproof, heat proof and stay beautiful If you apply a food grade urethane in a matte finish, they are fantastic as a countertop.
But it can be really limiting if you consider the stainless steel on your appliances to be a metal, because then you’re forced to make everything else match. This is hard, because stainless is not a standard finish, and different brands may have slightly different tones on their stainless. I think the rise of mixed metals is really to show you can keep the stainless wall oven, put in some black light fixtures, and it will probably look fine. Or maybe all your appliances are stainless, but everything else is polished brass, and it’s fine.
In terms of the black’ finishes, I feel as though it’s crushed. someone decided to take an exquisite design, from architectural digest and plant it nearly evereeeeeee where it should never have been used. Used in homes it should not be used in. Used in rooms it has no business being in. Example: I absolutely love the timeless look of brushed brass…. It’s way too EXPENSIVE for my ‘particular’ home and would not match my homes structural style. Just because somethings on trend, doesn’t mean it’s OK to use it. It’s knowing where to use it and everything is constantly getting overused .. It’s like putting shaker in a 90’s contemporary. And then this is where it all goes to shit. Folks need to stop going to the dollar store and spraying every fixture in their home. - You can’t park a Honda in a shed and call it a Mercedes …..
The biggest mistake is following trends or listening to what designers feel are best for you and/or mistakes. A designer may be a help, but don't just rely on them. Make sure whatever you do in ANY decorating is to do what you like and not be talked into something trendy. It isn't your designers home. It's your home.
Amen!
My house came with beautiful soft green granite countertops and a soft green tile backsplash. Light wood cabinets. I LOVE it.
Yeah! Color! Sounds beautiful!
Sounds lovely
Look at the responses so far... People want color in their homes. 😊
I love it! I'm going to do a soft remodel of my 1953 small kitchen. The cabinets are wood but I hate the orange tone stain. I initially was going to paint them but I love your color scheme. So maybe I just need to strip the stain and stain it again with a color I like better. The grain is lovely. I think it is birch. Not sure.The soft green countertops and backsplash sounds really lovely too. Thank for the inspiration. ❤
@@victorialove9104 Sounds like a plan. I have a classic Mid-Century mod. 1965 rancher with the original birch cabinets. I am doing the same thing. 👍
I had two white kitchens in a row. Sick of it. I kept paint in the pantry so I could touch up the nicks once a month. I had to wash the cabinets continually. There were the dreaded golden oak cabinets when we moved to our present house and I LOVE them. Since they were rectangles (no classic arches) I worked with them and did something leaning into a Japanese style. Simple black pulls and black granite counters. It's glorious. I painted the walls in Sherwin Williams Glimmer.
Sounds lovely.
"Mixing metals" is taken far too seriously. If your faucet doesn't match your stove knobs, nobody cares. This is a kitchen, not a wedding ring.
Checkerboard floors in neutral tones looks amazing. That pattern has been around for hundreds of years. I would add dark grout on light colour tiles as a trend that will fade out. Major kitchen trends change ever 7 years or so. If you have the same kitchen for 10 years or more and sell your home - chances are the next person will renovate it anyway.
Exactly my thought! Checkerboard in ivory and a light tan, or tan and a light gray. Subtle and classic!
My gripe with people who say it's hard to keep a white kitchen clean. Do you mean clean "looking" because any color gets equally dirty. I'd rather be able to see the dirt and clean it than letting the dirt accumulate. Thanks! Love your videos.
That's exactly it! But you're right, seeing dirt easier has a definite benefit.
A white kitchen never goes out of style. I have a rift cut oak island in its natural state to give differentiation. While many people’s complaints are about keeping it clean, I find that with any color if you actually use your kitchen- like I do. I’ve had black, espresso and beige. ALL show dirt and gunk if you actually cook. The key is to clean. After every meal. Which I do; because I like a clean home. 10-15 minutes after every meal, or a horrible mess when you actually tend to it. My white kitchens- I’m on #2 now- always look clean and tidy. Just takes a little love and it keeps up nicely. And my marble countertops too. They look gorgeous and timeless. And if they stain? No big deal. It just shows that folks loved here and lived this space. Think of your favorite Italian cafe….
I am a cook too and big on living and using my kitchen. I had dark walnut cabinets for a few years in my first home and then lived for over 20 years with a suburban white kitchen before we sold and I was so happy to be rid of the white. I hated those white kitchen cabinets not just because every single thing showed, which it did. I clean after each cooking too and know that kitchen dreck is there whether it’s obvious or not. I could not stand them because painted or stained white never ever ever looks fresh to my eye. Unless it is brand new super high gloss, white looks dingey no matter what. I’d go for a high gloss laminate in white before any normal white wood and even then choose lime green over white.
I think the most cook friendly to me kitchen design material is a neutral light wood like ash, metals like steel and iron and then finishing touches with glass and ceramic.
Mixed metals is a trend I never liked in hardware/fixtures. We have open shelving only in places we could not put cabinets. I do tons of cooking, canning, dehydrating, etc. and like to be able to reach everything at a moment's notice. Great video!
I love the turquoise and lavender turquoise kitchen. My spouse wouldn't love that. But these are great colors to implement.
I love green! What do you think of BM dragon’s breath on base cabinets in a galley kitchen? I’m concerned it might make the kitchen feel smaller.
I like a breakfast nook!!!
I had white doors on my lower cabinets in my last house. I changed the doors after I realised they just looked cheap. I bought new doors in a navy / dark grey, it was much better. I think white is better used on only good quality doors or cabinets.
I love open shelving for the kitchen and will 💯 % be doing this in our kitchen reno. I will say though, it HAS to be done right and is only for those who are organizing and aesthetic OCD, otherwise it’s a mess.
You need a good sized pantry or a butler’s pantry and have no nick nacky cups and things for this to work as well.
I’m with you on the double island space. Personal preference is a functional easy to clean kitchen. Two islands is such a waste of space. I would rather reconfigure the space to a butler or interesting bar space.
Amen to white kitchens and open shelves. I have white trim in my kitchen and that is hard to keep clean looking. I have 3 grown kids and 5 dogs, so that's hard to keep anything clean haha
Open shelves cream, "Dust me!"
This was a good video. Would you do one on BM Caramel Apple ?
I want paint my whole house this color Thanks
I've had a white kitchen for the past 10 years in two different homes - I love them, especially in a small space. I don't find they are any more work than another color kitchen, the only difference is you may not see it as much on a darker cabinet....spoiler alert the dirt and fingerprints are still there.
Double islands are ridiculous 😂
It's the double chin of kitchens! 🤣
Not a big fan of the open shelving
Black & white floors have been around for a very long time. Not a new design. Wouldn’t have it in a large area but stunning in a foyer.
After living with all white cabinets for twenty years I discovered how often you accidentally drip, splatter or have a mixer throw flour all over (thank you Kitchenaid). When I redid my cupboards I put dark lowers in. They look nice and save my sanity.
Open shelves would be fine if you have more than enough storage and have a blank wall, often works better than a "gallery wall" in the kitchen, I think it is a good alternative to using artwork, because of the extra dimension. I used floor to ceiling open shelving but used all similar, but not all the same baskets to hide the junk and dust. So it is a wall of baskets. Cabinets with glass fronts never look good, all those layers of finishes (including the glare) get to be too much and will become the focal point of the room. All white kitchens or any other room, like an all grey living room can easily be remedied with even a small amount of even pale color, as long as it is intentional looking.
Hotels use white sheets because they can be bleached and washed in hot water- so they really are clean. Also they don’t need to worry about colors fading and not matching
What do you think about butcher block counter tops?
Island in butcher block, counters in natural stone. Yes!
Butcher block counter tops are wonderful. Unlike granite and marble countertops, which are a horrendous use of of our earth's resources, wood is viably renewable. Some like a natural oil finish, I chose a matte polyurethane. If it shows a bit of wear after a few years, it's easy to give it a light sanding and a few new coats of poly.
Wood is also more comfortable to touch and lean on than stone and is a bit less prone to causing glass breakage.
My tops are actually recycled restaurant table tops from the 70s which were made of old growth oak. I would avoid oak if purchasing new, as today's hormone quick grown oak isn't as hard or water resistant as the old stuff. I'd look at maple, acacia or bamboo. Bamboo is very eco friendly - an easily renewable resource. ( I can't remember the last time I saw an oak cutting board for sale in a store.)
I have a Bachelors in Interior Design and mostly work in commercial settings. My passion is commercial kitchen design. (That's how I lucked into the free oak tabletops!)
Wasteful of all spaces and looks overdone is the double islands. Plain silly
First of all you need to have that amount of space... like if you were a cooking school or similar.
@@ukaroesch4398 I just think overall it’s wasteful space even if you have a big kitchen
Concrete vase yes but not to concrete countertops unless you never cook
Give me Formica all day, everyday. Inexpensive and cheap to change out.
White kitchens look sterile and cheap, IMHO
I used to have an espresso kitchen. It used to get really gunky and gross. Now I have a kitchen with white perimeter cabinets and a darker island. I love that i see the messes right away and can clean them as they happen. I am in no way a clean freak, but the white kitchen helps you stay on top of messes.
Most of these are awesome styled properly, the problem is most people don't know how to. Massive cluttered open shelves. All white kitchens with zero warmth or textures. Of course it ends up looking awful. That's just 'user error' lol.
Shiny doors or matt? I've chosen shiny ones, but will I get fed up with them? All the colours I want aren't supplied by any manufacturers locally, and I'm very limited by budget, and region.( I live on an island to which nobody appears to deliver to. This is actually keeping me awake at night!
I'm actually going through a similar situation. It's a nightmare literally
@@alimo1611 🥴
@@dhrtiwalter8670 thanks! Easier to clean is a clincher. I'll try not to throw the broom at it whilst I clean the floor! ( to avoid chips 😉)
I had a shiny white kitchen for a few years in my old space, I loved it! It was easy to keep clean, i don't know what everyone's complaining about. Maybe if you're an insanely over the top messy cook but I cook and bake a lot and had no issues. Read the manufacturers care instructions for the cabinets and follow their cleaning instructions to avoid scratching them and dulling them. No harsh cloths or cleaners.
I do love a white kitchen because i would accessorize it properly
Using Raszageth's corpse as a wall rug is gonna go out of style when the next raid drops, even if it might be super desirable right now!
Great video!! 😃 💕
Neat freak here ...dark shows everything all types on surfaces floors cars kitchens ,lighter is always easier
Great stuff
These are not DANGEROUS! Tacky perhaps, but nothing you describe is going to increase odds of injury.
I have concrete countertops and They are waterproof, heat proof and stay beautiful If you apply a food grade urethane in a matte finish,
they are fantastic as a countertop.
White kitchens are considered to be safe (color wise) and most often the least damaging to the wallet.
What colors would you recommend for a kitchen?
I know how a total white kitchen looks after heavy use. Especially panelled cupboard doors.
I’m not a fan of a double island. It reminds me of a science class.
Double gargantuan boxes…yuk
satin nickel doesn't hold up well to over cleaning - don't use strong cleaners or abrasives
I don’t mind mixed metals in a bathroom but find it jarring in a kitchen
But it can be really limiting if you consider the stainless steel on your appliances to be a metal, because then you’re forced to make everything else match. This is hard, because stainless is not a standard finish, and different brands may have slightly different tones on their stainless. I think the rise of mixed metals is really to show you can keep the stainless wall oven, put in some black light fixtures, and it will probably look fine. Or maybe all your appliances are stainless, but everything else is polished brass, and it’s fine.
In terms of the black’ finishes, I feel as though it’s crushed.
someone decided to take an exquisite design, from architectural digest and plant it nearly evereeeeeee where it should never have been used.
Used in homes it should not be used in. Used in rooms it has no business being in.
Example: I absolutely love the timeless look of brushed brass…. It’s way too EXPENSIVE for my ‘particular’ home and would not match my homes structural style.
Just because somethings on trend, doesn’t mean it’s OK to use it. It’s knowing where to use it and everything is constantly getting overused ..
It’s like putting shaker in a 90’s contemporary. And then this is where it all goes to shit. Folks need to stop going to the dollar store and spraying every fixture in their home.
- You can’t park a Honda in a shed and call it a Mercedes …..
Yeah that double island isn't a good look .
How are these dangerous? I thought this video would be about layout not aesthetics.
Dangerous to the wallet if you will tire of it soon, it will date the kitchen (think resale) or otherwise have to replace.
I don't like green either... It's not a neutral
I dont mind some greens but agree that it’s not a neutral
Tell that to mother nature 😅
@@victorialove9104 I don't plant grass inside my house
Stay in your lane .. Stay in your lane paint guy😅
What do you mean?🤓