My ideas
Do we do this off the peninsula with the wood I like from IKEA instead of a free standing table or a built in benching area? (Not a huge fan of the rest of this design.)
Interesting to build the glass fronts in a picture frame look.
Love the bench, table & chairs.
Gorgeous island counter.
Here's a more cost effective way to incorporate color into a white kitchen. Don't love the tile, but the styling could generally work for a 1930's home. (Not the rounded island, obviously.)
Interesting flip. Dark uppers, white lowers.
Again, a better looking subway tile back splash than many.
I like the blue bottoms and white uppers so the white kitchen isn't so bright white, but I worry it will look dated sooner than an all white kitchen might?
Nice dark blue accent color.
I've thought that having storage on the back side of my peninsula would be handy.
White kitchens are back in and are good for a small house, but these are pretty cabinets.
I like the knife magnet!
I saw a herringbone walnut counter at IKEA recently that is gorgeous. Not sure where we could incorporate it, but I just loved it.
Need this for pots!
Found this by searching IKEA on Houzz and it looks nice. Not sure I'd choose the brown subway tile, but the design pulls together and I'm sure it was a reasonably priced, much needed update.
This is beautiful. No idea what that wood on the bottom cabinets is and it looks very expensive! Probably could get dated looking too, but right now it looks fresh and unusual.
Kinda like the pendants.
This is a good way to store spices, and I definitely want a hood, not a microwave over the stove. I use my microwave a lot though, so we need to find a space for it.
At my last house (in Bonnie Brae) I had a stainless French drawer refrigerator/freezer and loved it. I'm single now and not sure I need this much space, but still like the concept a lot.
I like the counters and cabinets. Simple and elegant. I tend to stay away from fussy. For counters I'd prefer natural stone if I can manage it in the budget, at least quartzite. Maybe quartz if we can find one that looks natural enough. Not corian or anything like that. Not granite that has too much movement or color distinction. Are people still designing with dark bottoms and light tops? I like that concept if it's still relevant. This view reminds me of my kitchen in some ways.
My mother has a cabinet like this in her kitchen and it's been really functional.
Wow! Ingenious.
I've grown fatigued with subway tile back splashes, but actually like this one. It's subtle and adds some color and depth and visual interest. I'd like to keep the new design sympathetic to the original home's era, while updating, and I don't want to go so "current" that it looks dated again in 5 years.
Well organized, but is this the best use of an entire drawer?
This reminds me a little of my kitchen - with the peninsula under an arch facing into the kitchen. Not sure we'd have room to make it a seating area because I like having the table behind here, and I don't want to necessarily give that up.
Can we see if there would be a few inches we could extend my peninsula? It might be too tight...
Good ideas for pans, but I've seen vertical storage work well too.
Pantry storage solution if we can't find a good place for a pantry.
Does it make sense to build a breakfast nook like this where my round table is now?
I have no pantry in my current configuration so we need to figure out how to get one in the new plan if we can.
I like the big open farmhouse sink. My split sink is a pain.
The wood accents warm up the white.
Here's another wood look that is beautiful, and would combine with white to be stunning. Budget... Also, I really like the large flat panel with the small edging and the drawer pulls that blend.
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