Kitchen Design Help for a Blue Beauty

We often like to help out readers with design questions and the room that seems to be everyone's priority is the kitchen.

Sarah would like some design input on this blue beauty. If she can deal with the white appliances which these days look dated, she can save a lot of money and with some paint and new drawer pulls the kitchen would look very different.

The white countertop and pink walls also have to go and are an easy fix.

What would you suggest???

Tags: appliance, cabinets, countertop, design, drawer pulls, kitchen

Charles & Hudson | October 28, 2009 | Comments () |

Mike Keliher

If you want to keep the cabinets as they are -- refinishing is going to be expensive, time-consuming or both -- try a nice gray tile or granite counter top. Perhaps a nice tan-like color on the walls, and as was said above, new hardware on the woodwork.

All of that might help make the white appliances fit better, too. Right now, everything looks so pale and washed out, but with some new colors on the wall and counter tops, the white could fit in just fine.

Charles & Hudson

Thanks for all the great feedback!!! Hoping Sarah will send some after pics and let us know how it turned out and what suggestions she used.

just_over_the_river

Depending on the budget and time...I would just add subway tiles for the back splash, paint the walls a creamy white or greige as well as the upper cabinets, and spray paint the knobs copper to match the drawer pulls.

Deren Monday

It all depends on the budget, but certainly painting the walls and the cabinets is the most important piece. Beyond that, should the budget allow, a new floor, countertop and backsplash surface would be the most bang for the buck. The appliances look to be in good condition, and the lighting can't be seen from the picture. The floor appears to be sheet vinyl and the counters a solid surface of some kind. Installing tile on the floor, counter and backsplash may be a fairly cost effective way to achieve a "new" kitchen. (Along with the painting of the walls and cabinets) Of course, I would recommend buying my book as a fantastic first step for any kitchen product, but I am fairly biased...

Spence

It doesn't look too bad to begin with.
Just repaint the salmon walls and oompa-loompa blue cabinets with some less gag-reflex inducing colors and maybe some under-cabinet lighting and she should be right as rain.
(and maybe match the drawer and cabinet hardware)

Spence

It doesn't look too bad to begin with.
Just repaint the salmon walls and oompa-loompa blue cabinets with some less gag-reflex inducing colors and maybe some under-cabinet lighting and she should be right as rain

Deb Hood

Maybe just paint the walls. Otherwise I like it.

Ashley M

I can't really see the lighting or flooring but don't forget about incorporating those into your design changes. Maybe going ALL white would be the right choice and look sharp. Paint the cabinets and walls all white and change the pulls to pewter or silver.

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