The original Kitchen Design post covered the design layout, but this post will cover the design elements.
The picture below shows the door style we chose for the kitchen. They have the simple, clean look of the traditional "shaker" style door, but the inside step provides a little extra interest.
In terms of colour we like the mix of light and dark woods that the picture below originally inspired.
As I looked around at different portfolios I saw the mixed tones used quite frequently and really became sold on the contrasting look.
In the end we decided on an "antique white" for the upper and lower cabinets and "cocoa" for the island.
As for the granite selection, I was really torn. Our cabinet colour choices worked well with this granite and it seemed like a safe choice.
But the granite below really grabbed my attention and seemed less common. To be honest, the picture really doesn't do it justice, it's gorgeous. So I ventured out of my comfort zone and we ordered this "Kashmire Cream" granite from Granite Plus in Hamilton for our counter tops and island. We even get to select our exact slabs.
Here's a close up of a smaller section of the slab (please excuse my legs in the reflection).
After perusing a few tile shops I really wasn't exactly sure what I was looking for in terms of a backsplash. I knew I didn't want anything too busy or modern. I really like the classic white subway tile, but I felt it might be too 'blah' with the antique white cabinets.
As fate would have it, I came across the perfect backsplash while watching an episode of "Leave it To Bryan" the other night. I tracked down the tile and discovered it's 2x4 Botticino Honed Marble Mosaic and sold for $16.95/sq ft at a Saltillo tiles in Toronto. Not wanting to venture out to Toronto if we could avoid it, we decided to look around locally.
As fate would have it, I came across the perfect backsplash while watching an episode of "Leave it To Bryan" the other night. I tracked down the tile and discovered it's 2x4 Botticino Honed Marble Mosaic and sold for $16.95/sq ft at a Saltillo tiles in Toronto. Not wanting to venture out to Toronto if we could avoid it, we decided to look around locally.
Success! We found a very similar 2x4 Tumbled Marble in "Botticino" at Mario's Tile in Hamilton. They also carry it in honed (straight cut), but we prefer the tumbled edges. And as luck would have it, it compliments our granite quite nicely so we went ahead and placed our order.
It's all coming together so nicely!