What would you do in this space? I'd love to hear your experiences in your own kitchen designs and let me know if you are upgrading your kitchens this year, too!
HI Sarah, I have painted my kitchen cabinets about two years ago. I found the color in a country living magazine and I LOVE it , its called oil Cloth by Benjamin Moore, get a swatch I think you will love the sage green / grey color. It goes well with brass pulls and knobs. Which I wish I could afford! My inspiration kitchen had brass , and it looked wonderful. good luck, with your redo ! Kellene💘
I’m loving the greens you have picked and super excited as we have just moved our church to a new location and I chose SW Evergreen Fog as one of the colors! I can’t tell you how excited I feel that I chose a color you are looking at! I was very honored to make all the paint choices for our new church space! Can’t wait to see what you decide to do!! ❤
I used Carrera marble in my bathroom - very porous and easily etched by substances. And while i love it, I would think carefully about using it in the kitchen
@@SheHoldsDearly it looks like from your video you stove upper are right by the opening of a peninsula so therefore would minimize a hood that is same colors as cabinet & understated. (DEFINITELY GET RID OF MIRCO) love love 💕 idea you have for sink (but the window in in the way) but your current sink is tooooo modern - love love the brass & extending the cabinet to the ceiling (NO CEILING treatment - you will get sick of it in a couple of yrs.) put a cabinet panel on dishwasher with same colors as. Then cause you love to decorate for the seasons make a sink curtain you can change out.
I absolutely love quartz for countertops. We have had it for years. It holds up well. No maintenance required. Is very forgiving, and it looks beautiful.
I grew up in a town that had a Teflon factory. My entire town was exposed to the forever chemicals for decades. Erin Brockovich even came to our town to help defend us.
I grew up in a 1906 house and it had a light fixture similar to option2. Though a bit plainer. It had a wash board sink with silver taps that came out of the wall. Our house had bead board not ship lap. It was more of an unfitted kitchen with not a lot of counter space. Kitchen table in the middle was double duty work and eat. One side of the kitchen had glass cabinets on top and plain painted wood, knobs included on bottom. A painted countertop. The sink side had simple painted cabinets, no glass. More shaker style. Again painted knobs. Back splash was bead board. When I was in England, they all cover their frig with cabinet door fronts. Blends right in. A bit of hide and seek looking for it😆 they did that with the dish washer too. Hope my old house gives you ideas.
You’re light looks off centered on camera because we don’t see the whole ceiling. Once you showed us the cute stairway bump it doesn’t look that bad, its an awesome quirky farmhouse look!
Hi Sarah, so excited for you to do your kitchen! Love the 2 light fixture, removing the microwave from above the stove is great ( I just did that), I have quartz and I love it, what about tile backsplash too! Have you considered some open shelving? What about a colored stove (love those!), and I love the idea of corbels! Have fun 😊. Can't wait to see what you do!
Love your video! When we were building our home, I really wanted Carrera marble countertops. But all kitchen experts we talked to said that, while Carrera marble looks great, it is very high maintenance, all kinds of foods can permanently stain it, and it only really works if you don’t cook a lot! Well, since I cook a lot and enjoy doing it, I decided to go with a granite that looked like marble. Also, if you don’t have a huge kitchen, you can get slabs that are already cut and out in their yard, that are beautiful and a lot cheaper than ordering it. We got a lovely, huge piece of white quartzite, much prettier than marble, that was a lot less money and put it in our master bath for the countertop. Looking forward to seeing how you design your kitchen, which I know will be awesome! God bless!
@@mariehayes6934 Do you know the name of the type of granite that looks like marble? I've tried to Google such a thing without much luck finding something that isn't super stripey.
When I lived on Nantucket, I painted my trim in entire house, doors, and kitchen cabinets Nantucket gray, which is really a soft green. I loved it! It was so easy to live with and never seemed dated. Keep in mind, we built the house in 1993 and used that color. Timeless. 💚
I love your vintage light and the fact that it’s off center. One of the things I love about old houses are the quirks. The sloping floors, doors and windows that are odd sizes, wide moldings, off center lights all add character and charm. Definitely quartz for the countertops - I had it in my last house and it’s so durable with no maintenance and it looks beautiful.
Soapstone! Yes yes...tongue and groove. The twin lighting is great...an old sink...build in the micro wave and dish washer...a New stove... Your blessed...I would love to do this too.
Kitchen remodels are so fun! 1) An idea to consider is subbing an 18” DW. This can drastically expand your storage options. It works well for a household of 1-3, you never have to worry about running a half full load. And if you’re doing a lot of cooking for the holidays, running it twice a day works well. I found a Bosch which I love (European models often offer smaller scale appliances). 2) While creamy stone counters are gorgeous, butcherblock counters, especially if finished properly, are another option - pictured in your inspiration kitchen. An inset of stone at strategic places (beside the stove; as a place to roll out dough/pastry, etc.) can extend its usefulness. You would save a pile of money! And butcherblock looks fantastic with 3) beadboard, which I would consider rather than the wider shiplap, given the era of your farmhouse, unless you already have shiplap in the house.
Good Morning! Love your Ideas. I've been in a 1927 Craftsman for 20 years. Those finishing touches are tough. Here are my thoughts. 1. COUNTERS - Butcherblock and/ plus Gold vein Marble (there is one). 2. LIGHT - lengthen chain and hook it in 2 places to center it ( Y ) OR go with the horizontal 2 light. 3. Pegs - not enough room. Use on doors if possible. 4. HARDWARE - Architectural Hardware is a great resource. I used Restoration Hardware when he started the co. but they have gone in a new direction. Luckily my original hardware was in my house. 5. APPLIANCES - Wood panel is great for 1906. 6. WALL PANEL - Go with bead board rather than ship lap. I added painted bead board to the ends of my cabinets and love it. Be sure your kitchen tells a story. Your story. 😊
Don’t go for anything that ‘looks’ like something else. If you do quartz countertops, go for a solid color maybe. Don’t go for ‘looks like marble’. It doesn’t really.
Hello friend … I love hearing the rooster in the background … ❤ I love the tin ceiling idea ! So many options with the tin to pic a design from .❤ Colors : vert de terre Hardware : love the latches Walls- yes ! Tongue and groove ! I have and love ! Prime and paint ! Peg rails are great big or small ! Can go anywhere ! Lighting - Wall great idea Sconce is pretty - and the double light is gorgeous ! Appliances - Pretty hood cover in place of microwave … yes ! Vintage looking appliances are so pretty these days … Yes! Love your high back legit old sinks ! Gorgeous Skirt under sink yes !! Countertops … love the dark like in black Marble stains Detail yes … trim Signs … yes ! Quartz yes ! Love watching you and your calm demeanor and sweet spirit ! God bless you sweet friend ❤
Whatever you choose to do over the sink, please make Colby put the switch on a dimmer. 😂 I just got my husband to do ours and after 22 years living here. It is a game changer for cozy vibes at night. The thumbnails for this video are fabulous 👌This will be so fun to watch it come together.
I have had quartz counters for 15 years now and I love them. The two light fixture you showed I find it looks more for a bathroom. I would look for something that comes out from the wall but hangs downwards, that way the light shines where you need it. You have lots of wonderful ideas.
Good Afternoon! If you have not seen MaCenna from XO MaCenna, she just did a complete reno of her kitchen in California , and she has also done her Texas cottage kitchen. 2 of the most beautiful French inspired kitchens, I would definitely take a look at those videos for some inspo :). Look forward to following your journey.
Sarah, this is an exciting project! I like the idea of color drenching your kitchen in sage green or light color, adding molding to bring your cabinets to the ceiling, adding a light or medium color counter, creating a fun vent hood, perhaps a "tin roof" ceiling, and take off the door of the cabinet closest to your sink so you would not have to worry about a door hitting your sink wall. You have so many wonderful ideas, have fun with the process!
Hi Sarah, It will be fun to watch your vision come to life, some ideas consider not going with an island but rather finding a scrubbed pine or some other antique table that can serve as a prep space, "island" and perhaps an eat in table....if your time or budget allows I would take out your peninsula to open that space, I would rip out all your top cabinets and find an antique hutch...I think soapstone counter tops is natural, I like the farrow and ball green the best and lastly, I would go for the tongue and grove shiplap, beadboard or board and batten..., it looks authentic and warm and cozy.... whatever you decide, it will be beautiful!
I have been weighing my options for a kitchen makeover and you have given me so many ideas I didn't even think about. Thank you for sharing this today. I'm so so inspired by you.
Hi Sarah! I’m so excited for the upcoming videos. I, too, am getting ready to redo my kitchen. Mine is a TINY 10x10 ( literally) kitchen that has the white 4x4 tiles all over it. The only counter space I have is about 2 feet on each side of the sink. To keep costs down, I have decided to put up beadboard around vertically. I am thinking about continuing it upon the ceiling as well -and going down the soffit. 8 foot ceilings as well. Going to put some crown in there probably. Like the idea of the light coming out of the wall, but I feel you would regret the single light( even with the window). To add some of my own personal style, I thrifted and old hutch top with 3 long narrow, shallow glass panes. I am putting that with some wooden corbels underneath. Keeping it its original walnut color to create an old world vibe. They are about 36 inches long. Counters in a backwards L underneath. Decided to put a tiny microwave in a cabinet below. I want to faux brick the chimney stack. My biggest problem is choosing a countertop. Love the idea of butcher block, but not the maintenance. Quartz was what I was angling as a second choice. I also have vintage French copper pans and just picked up some beautiful old farmhouse prints from an estate sale going down the stack. Shaker style cabinets. Not sure if going with green or blue( a lot of blue in dining room and living room). All in my head already. I think personally the peg rail would be too much in your space as well, but like the idea of gilding the laundry sign. Anyhoo- need to order the cabinets as well. Can’t wait to go on this journey together!!!
I definitely think cream countertops with green cabinets would be so beautiful but I think whatever your final decisions are it will be absolutely gorgeous.
Well we just redid our kitchen with beautiful cherry cupboard’s and granite countertops! We built a range hood and some other details, not quite done but wow it sure changed the whole space👍❤️❤️
First of all I want to say how much I appreciate you sharing your faith in Christ. I so love when you quote Scripture as it is such a blessing. You are one of the very few people I can watch without fear of hearing the Lord's name taken in vain. The comment I have is with regard to the microwave. My husband and I got rid of our microwave many years ago and honestly do not miss it. It has been our experience that using a microwave does not save much if any time in reheating foods and I do not believe it is good for our health. I want only the best for you and your family. May God richly bless you.
I grew up in a house in California that was built in 1920's-1930's. Our kitchen counters were made out of penny tile. I'm so happy for you that you can redo your kitchen . I'm excited to see what you repurpose
So glad I got rid of the big microwave over my gas cook top when we bought our house, and the cabinet above it. Put tile to the ceiling with slim hood and vent thru ceiling. Made a huge difference to open up the space. Looking forward to seeing your dream come to life. ♥
Paint your appliances! I’d love to do this I saw someone do this here on YT, they had to sand the stainless steel then put a certain type of paint on it and I believe spray painted the handles and sealed it all…❤❤❤
All the greens look beautiful...would depend on the light in that space. Lighter color countertops. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. So charming. Pats for your sweet dogs.
Green is my favorite color of paint, but I love white kitchen cabinets. I'd hide the icebox in cabinetry, or have you seen the ones that are the size of a dishwasher and drawers. Spend the money on that stove, girl!! Trim up to the ceiling on your existing cabinets. What about a plaster look on the ceiling or beadboard? I prefer a maximalist working kitchen, though. Great idea on swagging your existing light. Even though the double one is perfect, without sentimental value. What a treasure your notebook will be for this journey... Now, let me get one ordered.... It's gonna be gorgeous!
Love all the ideas. I too have been planning a kitchen redo. One thing I would recommend because we already have it is a double sconce. The one you showed is gorgeous and I think you would love having that extra light.
I love all of your ideas and inspiration. We remodeled our 1959 kitchen ourselves. We have 8' ceilings, original Pickwick beadboard which was already painted. It is a combo kitchen and dining room. We removed several layers of vinyl flooring to the subfloor and laid new hardwood to match the rest of the house. We color drenched the room with Farrow and Ball Shaded White color matched at Benjamin Moore. Kept the beadboard around the room and backsplash. Used Jurassic Black Granite honed for counters and behind the stove. My husband built the cabinets from scratch and we have an integrated panel dishwasher. If I had enough money, I would buy the Big Chill Icebox looking refrigerator and the matching range. They are gorgeous. My husband is also building an oak cabinet with glass doors that will sit on one of the counters and an oak console cabinet under the window. I am very happy with how it all turned out. It is very warm and cozy. See if they have the Pickwick beadboard at a lumber store. I cannot wait to see what you do. Everything you do is lovely.
Hey there, I have a wall mount faucet and it makes me so happy every morning to come in and see it, and to use it. It does not have a sprayer and although rinsing out, our big farmhouse sink is a little more challenging. I don't mind at all. I also used evergreen fog in my adjoining den on everything from the trim, the bookcases, the walls, and then a wood ceiling that matches the kitchen in a warm wood color. Oh, I also have unlacquered brass pulls and I adore those as well! But whatever you choose, I know it'll look beautiful!
Could you move your chalkboard to a door? Then you could have your peg rail. I love how you invite everyone to have an opinion and a voice. Whatever you do will be lovely. Happy decorating!
Hi Sarah, looking forward to your kitchen renovation. Have a similar size kitchen with white cabinets. We actually painted the walls a shade of green a couple years ago. Really enjoy the color. Using copper accents. The kitchen table is wood and warms the space. Should be an exciting year for you.
@@copperpenny0209 I've thought about paneling my fridge. Did the weight of the panels cause any issues with your fridge doors staying shut or sealing properly?
In our last house we put in quartz that looked like soapstone, and I loved it. We painted our lower cabinets a blue gray and the uppers were cream. Then the walls were Farrow & Ball Ball Green, and I had a giant white farmhouse sink. I loved that kitchen and was sad to leave it.
I am so excited to see your kitchen renovation process. One idea for an over the range hood is to use an old headboard such as DIY Danie (from TH-cam) used. It is beautiful. I know you will have such wonderful ideas. I do believe that quartz countertops are the way to go.
I love the look of stone counters, too... But. When we redid our kitchen, we put in a temporary laminate counter while we were hunting for the right stone - it's a super cheap charcoal gray ikea laminate counter. And you know? I like that they are quiet - they don't make as much kitchen noise as when working on stone. They are soft - so dropped things don't break as often. They are not cold - touching and leaning and working on stone makes my fingers and hands and forearms cold. Maybe these sensory issues aren't a consideration for most people, but we haven't replaced our "temporary" counters in 8 years because we like these things so much. I'm not saying to go with cheap plastic counters, but I'd personally love to find a beautiful, high quality, easy care, non-stone option.
I have the Evergreen Fog in my bathroom and I love it so much. With that color you can add blues like navy would look beautiful as an accent color. I get so many great compliments on my bathroom color. It really makes it look like a larger room. Also, I have a classic refrigerator by Unique that’s about the same size as the Smeg. I wouldn’t recommend that fridge because it’s a back to the basics fridge, meaning you have to thaw it yourself and no ice maker. We are looking into the Big Chill refrigerator. They have a retro line and it’s not as tall as the Smeg. I hope this helps! Thanks for all you videos and giving me such great ideas for my own space. God Bless
For the light over your sink, the last light you showed, the Eloise, would be best. It could be centered over the sink, it would put out enough light, and it fits the period you're going for. I love the wall mount faucet idea (and accompanying sink), and the curtains instead of a cabinet door would just make the whole look! I like your colors, but unless your kitchen has TONS of light, go for the lightest shade of what the color will be. (Remember the Dark Academia project?). And, if you can afford it, putting in the real narrow vertical bead board would be perfect! In my vision, the architectural details would be period, but the color, fabrics and appliances could be more modern. Have fun - it sounds like a great project!
Sarah Love all your ideas. I agree with doing beadboard instead of shiplap. You could even use bead board wall paper as a more economical option as I did in my kitchen and spend the extra money on your dream stove. I love the idea of a chair rail with pegs but I would install it higher up the wall and make it a picture shelf with the bead board below. Also Glidden has a beautiful sage green called Farm Fresh available pre mixed at Walmart, another way to save a few $. I love it so much I painted my living room and mud room this color. I am looking forward to seeing g the choices you make and the whole process. Wanting to work on my 1958 kitchen this year. 😊
You have some great ideas! My observation is about function ( not meant to be negative). Those latches might get annoying if you are frequently opening and closing the cabinet. I wonder if the drapery on cabinets would hold kitchens “aromas” ? I love hidden appliances ( designed to have cabinet door fronts) though they are expensive. It would be amazing to find a fridge with an old ice box look. I like the microwave drawers they have now too. A butcher block counter would be beautiful against the sage greens, especially with the brass hardware. Hidden under cabinet lighting would be a way to add more light without introducing another style. Whatever you choose, it will be beautiful! Looking forward to seeing your journey ❤
I love the Eloise light. I always use painted beadboard on the walls for a vintage look. I'm not a fan of shiplap (plus everyone has it). I buy sheets of plywood beadboard, primer it, lightly sand, and two coats of satin paint. That takes any roughness out and the walls look truly vintage. Easy to wipe down. Love your upper glass-door cabinets; I always opt for those -- they make the kitchen so much lighter and more interesting. I also use vintage glass knobs and pulls. As far as ceiling treatments: if you don't have rough plaster, try wallpapering your ceiling. It can look stunning. The faux tin looks heavy and over the top. Paint colors -- I prefer the soft green as it is much warmer. The greys are so cold. I would use the lightest green shade and then put white background wallpaper on the ceiling with a little of that same green in the pattern.
I love your idea of color washing ! I’m really looking forward to your kitchen design series ! I know that your house is not from the Revolutionary American time like mine but the colors in Benjamin Moore Williamsburg color collection are classic. They look both historic and modern. If you can find a Benjamin Moore Williamsburg fan deck I’d recommend checking out their greens and blues. I love Williamsburg Wythe Blue and several of the greens. I like the idea that you described of raising your cabinets to ceiling height. Some of my neighbors have wood ceiling beams which may be original and they are charming but give me the feeling of a cozy English cottage. I don’t know if you want that in your kitchen if you want it to feel more spacious. We had to replace our refrigerator last year and hunted high and low for one that would fit into our small kitchen. It was a game of centimeters to find a counter depth refrigerator but we finally found one which fit !!! It is a Fisher and Paykel and it looks very modern but it was the only one that fit. I’d say that the sleek modern design is ok and doesn’t detract. I am very interested in your kitchen project and have been hoping that you would get to it soon.
One more thing about the counters- I watched another youtuber (Abby from 'a drill and a dream') most recent video. She just installed quartz counters in her new kitchen and it might give you an idea what a creamy counter with veining would look like.
I'm excited to watch this project! Your husband could totally handle the stove hood. Your son could help him remove the old microwave---good to have 2 strong guys for that part. After pulling the microwave, he could install in a Hauslane IN-R100 cabinet depth ventless hood (I love mine--very powerful) or similar ductless hood. If you go with a Broan hood, make sure the filters are available to buy somewhere. Difficult-to-find filters for the 30" size I needed was the reason I didn't go with a Broan. With a hole saw, drill three 3" holes in the top of the cabinet above so the filtered air can escape. Then use some basic carpentry skills to build the mantle from whatever inspiration photos you come up with. If you want a decorative panel for the mantle, you can order an extra cabinet door to match your cabinets. Ilve stoves are beautiful, but I wish they had a self-cleaning or steam cleaning feature. That's the only reason I wouldn't want one. I'm too old to be sitting on the floor scrubbing an oven! It's a shame that all the Ilve dupes seem to have bad reviews.
We just used 3" wide tongue and groove boards from Lowes for the backsplash in our kitchen and painted them the same color as the walls in the adjacent den! The texture of the boards made such a difference and the vertical lines made the kitchen ceiling feel taller.
I loved every one of your ideas. We live in a farmhouse and I’m wanting change. I’m going to watch your video again and maybe write down your suggestions and start looking. Thank you for sharing
I just refreshed our 1895 kitchen with Dove White paint on everything, new (faux) wood floors and I sprayed all hinges oil rubbed bronze to match the bin pulls and other hardware. I chose black soapstone counters but I kept my older stainless steel sink and simple goose neck faucet. I am so thrilled with the look. It's old world and a bit European as well. Sarah, I can't believe you really used that scraped up and dangerous saucepan! Tell us that was just a prop because I can't imagine with your attention to detail and beauty it doesn't extend to your tools for cooking. I would get rid of the microwave and never look back. Those are also very dangerous to human health. All your ideas are great! It gets expensive fast as you know, lol :o). oxJulia
You have some great ideas. In my experience, stone countertops are high maintenance and pricey when you want to change them. We built our house 3 years ago and because I could not manage to make one more decision at the time, we went with “cheap” Formica countertops in the kitchen. I actually love Formica! It has come a long way over the years and mimics stones, wood, marble, etc. I do not love the pattern we have, it’s too busy. But at the price, we knew we could easily change them without feeling too wasteful. Marble is higher maintenance. Certain cleaners cannot be used on it. If they are polished, vinegar (and other liquids) will remove the polish (ask me how I know!). They are beautiful though! I just would not put them in a working kitchen.
Have you considered a slightly longer chain on your current light, then putting a hook in the ceiling at the center point. That way you can loop it over to the hook and your light will be centered.
We moved our refrigerator and microwave to one side of our galley laundry room to get more counter space in our kitchen. We are loving the new layout and look!
How exciting 😊💞 I would paint the fridge and dishwasher in same color as cabinets and maybe paint the stove in a contrast color. Black or cream. (Different type of paint though😅) Use rub and buff on some of the details. Instead of micro maybe an open shelf with some cute trimming. Faux brown beams would look fantastic 👍🏻 Love everything you do 💞 This is what I saw when watching your video 😀
All wonderful ideas Sarah! I LOVE the green kitchen, gold hardware and vintage additions. I think the panels would look amazing in your kitchen! Whatever you go with, I’m looking forward to watching and getting some inspiration for my smallish kitchen. I gleaned as well from the Downton Abbey Kitchen!! TFS. ❤
When I think of your home I think of french country. It reminds me of an upscale bed and breakfast. I would do a warm cream or taupe cabinet with the beautiful hardware you like. While I love butcher block, I feel like your home feels more like a quartz countertop in a light color. For a light fixture, what about some type of sconce with a pleated or scalloped shade? Also, I would cover the smaller appliances with curtains in a classic toile French print. I would also create moodiness with accessories vs. Paint. That way, it's an easier transition should you decide to change it.
YOU LOVE TO THRIFT when extending the kitchen cabinets to the ceiling make the boxes open (if you are keeping current cabinets) so again you can display your treasures or decorate for the seasons that you love to do. ❤❤❤❤
It's fun to hear your ideas and look at your space. My favorite dishwasher camouflage was to put on a cabinet front panel that matched the rest of our cabinets. It was a very cohesive look. I haven't been watching as long as others, but I think Andrea's style is lovely but more cottage-y than your style, which seems more refined to me. Someone else here commented painting your dishwasher to match your cabinets, and that would be a less expensive option. Blend the two and Colby could build a new wood front to match the cabinets, and paint that. That would get you to the look you showed us where everything was painted the same color to give the feeling of more space. Whatever you do will be beautiful! ~Helen Van Wagenen
I have 3 single pendant lights in my kitchen and have to clean the clear glass shade every 4 to 6 months due to the build-up from all the cooking. I also love the big aga style stove, but due to lack of space, I got a 7 burner stove. It has been my biggest regret as I have to clean it all every day even if I used only 2 or 3 burners. For the countertop, a creamy colour will give a warmer kitchen with green cabinets. I have Carrera marble design quartz in my kitchen with dark grey cabinets. The marble vein designs go well with dark colour cabinets and give a cool tone. You have great design ideas. I am sure your new kitchen will be beautiful.
Sarah... I love your style! We are just finishing a kitchen redo/refresh... I bought tin ceiling tiles and painted them flat matte BM White Dove... it's beautiful! Our kitchen was inspired by Devol, but we kept our cabinets that already go to the ceiling. I highly recommend Melange paint for cabinets. God bless!
Gosh, I thought I wanted quartz, but after watching DeVol kitchen videos, I changed my mind last minute to marble. I figured if marble was good enough for Helen Parker, they would certainly work for me. ha-ha. There is nothing like looking over this slab of creamy white stone every morning. I can live with the little imperfections over time.
I LOVE my quartz countertops. I have had quartz for ten years. It is wonderful. I did a honed finish with light veining in my current house. So pretty. You could turn your chalkboard the other way(landscape) and put peg rail underneath.
I just installed Fantasy Brown marble -matte/leather finish. It’s a “hard” marble - some call it granite. I love them! LOVE the two light option- more interesting looking looking😁. Great ideas!
If you are boxing above the cabinets to the ceiling you could relocate the ceiling pendant so it’s centered over the window, it would just have to be shortened.
I think the double light would look good. I think you could put a panel over your dishwasher. You can always fit a small microwave in a cabinet. You can put doors on your refrigerator that match your cabinets. And get beautiful long antique brass handles for the door poles on the fridge. ❤
I am sure you watch pine and prospect! Andrea has a beautiful home and she has a handmade hood, a blue stove, built her fridge in. Love her kitchen!❤ sage green is so beautiful although lot of different shades.
Over the Sink Lighting: I like the 'two fixture/long" light..it is all about scale... I would mock up a carboard piece, one of each and use Sticky Tack to place above there...live with it for a day and see what looks better scale wise...you may want more lighting there so the 2 fixture one may be more practical as well! Ideas that we did in our kitchen that we highly would recommend: We installed a 'tea tap'...it is an instant near boil hot water tap, we use it all the time for tea, cooking, baking...instead of a kettle... Lowers...drawers!...so much more practical than cupboards for the lowers Island: plugs and outlets Lighting: undercounter lighting Dedicated Coffee Bar Upper Cabinets to the Ceiling: we have uppers above our uppers...small glass enclosed cabinets with lighting for the Pretties; I have my crock pitcher collection up there! Roll Down Bread Box in the corner...hides the microwave, bread, and toaster on my counter No Overhead Chandelier over the table...did pots... we host large groups and move the tables around/add long tables so that type of fixture just gets in the way
Sarah... i commented before... we have also added the legit tongue and groove in our kitchen by the pantry and in several spots in our home. It's sooo pretty... worth it!
Sarah,Love your ideas. #1 I think the 2 light fixture would look better and even out the slant That is going on with the stairs. Make it look more even on the wall. #2 I totally agree that you should do the paneling the tongue and groove. It will be totally worth the effect that you will get with it! #3 I think that the countertops need to go, the kitchen. A beautiful quartz whitish countertop is going to give you your desire look. And finally yes, paint the laundry sign! Good money saved! Love your channel and can’t wait to see the final product! I’ll get back to you On the color of green I think….lol enjoy your weekend! Jennifer❤😊
What would you do in this space? I'd love to hear your experiences in your own kitchen designs and let me know if you are upgrading your kitchens this year, too!
Would the Smeg fridge fit if you removed the cabinet above? We had to do that when we replaced ours and it was very simple to do.
HI Sarah, I have painted my kitchen cabinets about two years ago. I found the color in a country living magazine and I LOVE it , its called oil Cloth by Benjamin Moore, get a swatch I think you will love the sage green / grey color. It goes well with brass pulls and knobs. Which I wish I could afford! My inspiration kitchen had brass , and it looked wonderful. good luck, with your redo ! Kellene💘
I’m loving the greens you have picked and super excited as we have just moved our church to a new location and I chose SW Evergreen Fog as one of the colors! I can’t tell you how excited I feel that I chose a color you are looking at! I was very honored to make all the paint choices for our new church space! Can’t wait to see what you decide to do!! ❤
I used Carrera marble in my bathroom - very porous and easily etched by substances. And while i love it, I would think carefully about using it in the kitchen
@@SheHoldsDearly it looks like from your video you stove upper are right by the opening of a peninsula so therefore would minimize a hood that is same colors as cabinet & understated. (DEFINITELY GET RID OF MIRCO) love love 💕 idea you have for sink (but the window in in the way) but your current sink is tooooo modern - love love the brass & extending the cabinet to the ceiling (NO CEILING treatment - you will get sick of it in a couple of yrs.) put a cabinet panel on dishwasher with same colors as. Then cause you love to decorate for the seasons make a sink curtain you can change out.
I absolutely love quartz for countertops. We have had it for years. It holds up well. No maintenance required. Is very forgiving, and it looks beautiful.
That’s great to know, thank you for sharing!
I grew up in a town that had a Teflon factory. My entire town was exposed to the forever chemicals for decades. Erin Brockovich even came to our town to help defend us.
OH MY GOSH, that is terrible.
@SheHoldsDearly it was a wild time to be sure.
I watched a movie about a town like that. Can’t remember the name tho. So terrible!
@@katieheidinger4635 didn't have Julia Roberts in it? That's the Erin Brockovich story, I think that town was in Michigan
@@emilywerger5080 it's Dark Waters with Mark Ruffalo... Very good, true story
I grew up in a 1906 house and it had a light fixture similar to option2. Though a bit plainer. It had a wash board sink with silver taps that came out of the wall. Our house had bead board not ship lap. It was more of an unfitted kitchen with not a lot of counter space. Kitchen table in the middle was double duty work and eat. One side of the kitchen had glass cabinets on top and plain painted wood, knobs included on bottom. A painted countertop. The sink side had simple painted cabinets, no glass. More shaker style. Again painted knobs. Back splash was bead board. When I was in England, they all cover their frig with cabinet door fronts. Blends right in. A bit of hide and seek looking for it😆 they did that with the dish washer too. Hope my old house gives you ideas.
Sigh, your childhood home sounds lovely. I can totally picture it.
Swag the light where you want it to hang? That’s what I did. Love it.
That's a good idea! I will have to check that out!
You’re light looks off centered on camera because we don’t see the whole ceiling. Once you showed us the cute stairway bump it doesn’t look that bad, its an awesome quirky farmhouse look!
Hi Sarah, so excited for you to do your kitchen! Love the 2 light fixture, removing the microwave from above the stove is great ( I just did that), I have quartz and I love it, what about tile backsplash too! Have you considered some open shelving? What about a colored stove (love those!), and I love the idea of corbels! Have fun 😊. Can't wait to see what you do!
Thank you, Shelly!!! I love your ideas! xoxo
Love your video! When we were building our home, I really wanted Carrera marble countertops. But all kitchen experts we talked to said that, while Carrera marble looks great, it is very high maintenance, all kinds of foods can permanently stain it, and it only really works if you don’t cook a lot! Well, since I cook a lot and enjoy doing it, I decided to go with a granite that looked like marble. Also, if you don’t have a huge kitchen, you can get slabs that are already cut and out in their yard, that are beautiful and a lot cheaper than ordering it. We got a lovely, huge piece of white quartzite, much prettier than marble, that was a lot less money and put it in our master bath for the countertop. Looking forward to seeing how you design your kitchen, which I know will be awesome! God bless!
Exactly. Marble is very high maintenance and stains. Think red wine, pasta sauce.
That’s really good to know, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
@@mariehayes6934 Do you know the name of the type of granite that looks like marble? I've tried to Google such a thing without much luck finding something that isn't super stripey.
When I lived on Nantucket, I painted my trim in entire house, doors, and kitchen cabinets Nantucket gray, which is really a soft green. I loved it! It was so easy to live with and never seemed dated. Keep in mind, we built the house in 1993 and used that color. Timeless. 💚
Thanks for sharing, that's a great point about it being timeless!
I love your vintage light and the fact that it’s off center. One of the things I love about old houses are the quirks. The sloping floors, doors and windows that are odd sizes, wide moldings, off center lights all add character and charm. Definitely quartz for the countertops - I had it in my last house and it’s so durable with no maintenance and it looks beautiful.
Our floors bounce! Eighteen hundred cottage. Lol
@ I love that!
Me too 🩵🤍
Yes, those quirky details add so much character to a home!
Marble countertops honed! I have them they age beautifully.
I haven't had marble, but honed countertops are so much better than shiny! You never see water spots or streaks and they feel so nice.
I have been thinking about doing that! I have that in my bathroom, perfection!
Soapstone! Yes yes...tongue and groove. The twin lighting is great...an old sink...build in the micro wave and dish washer...a New stove...
Your blessed...I would love to do this too.
Thank you, Debbi! xoxo
Hi Sarah, I loved this video. You were so relaxed, and excited about your ideas for your kitchen. A real pleasure to watch.
Thank you, what a sweet thing to say! xoxo
Kitchen remodels are so fun! 1) An idea to consider is subbing an 18” DW. This can drastically expand your storage options. It works well for a household of 1-3, you never have to worry about running a half full load. And if you’re doing a lot of cooking for the holidays, running it twice a day works well. I found a Bosch which I love (European models often offer smaller scale appliances). 2) While creamy stone counters are gorgeous, butcherblock counters, especially if finished properly, are another option - pictured in your inspiration kitchen. An inset of stone at strategic places (beside the stove; as a place to roll out dough/pastry, etc.) can extend its usefulness. You would save a pile of money! And butcherblock looks fantastic with 3) beadboard, which I would consider rather than the wider shiplap, given the era of your farmhouse, unless you already have shiplap in the house.
Oh wow, thank you! I love these ideas and the specific details!
Good Morning! Love your Ideas. I've been in a 1927 Craftsman for 20 years. Those finishing touches are tough. Here are my thoughts. 1. COUNTERS - Butcherblock and/ plus Gold vein Marble (there is one). 2. LIGHT - lengthen chain and hook it in 2 places to center it ( Y ) OR go with the horizontal 2 light. 3. Pegs - not enough room. Use on doors if possible. 4. HARDWARE - Architectural Hardware is a great resource. I used Restoration Hardware when he started the co. but they have gone in a new direction. Luckily my original hardware was in my house. 5. APPLIANCES - Wood panel is great for 1906. 6. WALL PANEL - Go with bead board rather than ship lap. I added painted bead board to the ends of my cabinets and love it.
Be sure your kitchen tells a story. Your story. 😊
Thank you, Dorothy! Such great advice!
Yes! Great advice!
Don’t go for anything that ‘looks’ like something else. If you do quartz countertops, go for a solid color maybe. Don’t go for ‘looks like marble’. It doesn’t really.
Such a good point!
Creamy veining for the countertops would be so warm, classic and inviting! 💕
Yes, that's the direction I'm leaning in.😊
Hello friend …
I love hearing the rooster in the background … ❤
I love the tin ceiling idea ! So many options with the tin to pic a design from .❤
Colors : vert de terre
Hardware : love the latches
Walls- yes ! Tongue and groove ! I have and love ! Prime and paint !
Peg rails are great big or small ! Can go anywhere !
Lighting -
Wall great idea
Sconce is pretty - and the double light is gorgeous !
Appliances -
Pretty hood cover in place of microwave … yes !
Vintage looking appliances are so pretty these days …
Yes!
Love your high back legit old sinks !
Gorgeous
Skirt under sink yes !!
Countertops … love the dark like in black
Marble stains
Detail yes … trim
Signs … yes !
Quartz yes !
Love watching you and your calm demeanor and sweet spirit !
God bless you sweet friend ❤
I’m so glad you’re loving all the ideas!!
The soap stone looks stunning!
Yes, I love it, too! Thanks, Liz!
Whatever you choose to do over the sink, please make Colby put the switch on a dimmer. 😂 I just got my husband to do ours and after 22 years living here. It is a game changer for cozy vibes at night. The thumbnails for this video are fabulous 👌This will be so fun to watch it come together.
Yes, I totally agree about the dimmers! And thank you for your kind words about the thumbnail!
I have had quartz counters for 15 years now and I love them. The two light fixture you showed I find it looks more for a bathroom. I would look for something that comes out from the wall but hangs downwards, that way the light shines where you need it. You have lots of wonderful ideas.
Ok, good to know, thank you!
Yay for the 2 light fixture!
Noted! ❤️
I’d do beadboard and take the cabinets to the ceiling.
Love it!
Good Afternoon! If you have not seen MaCenna from XO MaCenna, she just did a complete reno of her kitchen in California , and she has also done her Texas cottage kitchen. 2 of the most beautiful French inspired kitchens, I would definitely take a look at those videos for some inspo :). Look forward to following your journey.
Her cabinetry is very dark. I think they would eat up Sarah's kitchen.
I was going to recommend XO Macenna too. Her colors are more moody but her concepts are spot on, especially the cottage:)
I watched her video last night, she has such great ideas!
Sarah, this is an exciting project! I like the idea of color drenching your kitchen in sage green or light color, adding molding to bring your cabinets to the ceiling, adding a light or medium color counter, creating a fun vent hood, perhaps a "tin roof" ceiling, and take off the door of the cabinet closest to your sink so you would not have to worry about a door hitting your sink wall. You have so many wonderful ideas, have fun with the process!
Thank you, I'm so glad you like it!
Love love love the two light fixture
Hi Sarah, It will be fun to watch your vision come to life, some ideas consider not going with an island but rather finding a scrubbed pine or some other antique table that can serve as a prep space, "island" and perhaps an eat in table....if your time or budget allows I would take out your peninsula to open that space, I would rip out all your top cabinets and find an antique hutch...I think soapstone counter tops is natural, I like the farrow and ball green the best and lastly, I would go for the tongue and grove shiplap, beadboard or board and batten..., it looks authentic and warm and cozy.... whatever you decide, it will be beautiful!
I love your ideas, thank you!
I have been weighing my options for a kitchen makeover and you have given me so many ideas I didn't even think about. Thank you for sharing this today. I'm so so inspired by you.
Oh good, you are so sweet!
Farrow & ball Vert de terre is beautiful, I have it in my bedroom 😊
Ok, thank you, good to know!
Thanks for the heads up on Teflon . Great show
Hi Sarah! I’m so excited for the upcoming videos. I, too, am getting ready to redo my kitchen. Mine is a TINY 10x10 ( literally) kitchen that has the white 4x4 tiles all over it. The only counter space I have is about 2 feet on each side of the sink. To keep costs down, I have decided to put up beadboard around vertically. I am thinking about continuing it upon the ceiling as well -and going down the soffit. 8 foot ceilings as well. Going to put some crown in there probably. Like the idea of the light coming out of the wall, but I feel you would regret the single light( even with the window). To add some of my own personal style, I thrifted and old hutch top with 3 long narrow, shallow glass panes. I am putting that with some wooden corbels underneath. Keeping it its original walnut color to create an old world vibe. They are about 36 inches long. Counters in a backwards L underneath. Decided to put a tiny microwave in a cabinet below. I want to faux brick the chimney stack. My biggest problem is choosing a countertop. Love the idea of butcher block, but not the maintenance. Quartz was what I was angling as a second choice. I also have vintage French copper pans and just picked up some beautiful old farmhouse prints from an estate sale going down the stack. Shaker style cabinets. Not sure if going with green or blue( a lot of blue in dining room and living room). All in my head already. I think personally the peg rail would be too much in your space as well, but like the idea of gilding the laundry sign. Anyhoo- need to order the cabinets as well. Can’t wait to go on this journey together!!!
Austere Gray is beautiful. I've used it for years and it's a very soothing, calm gray-green that feels timeless.
Thank you, good to know!
I definitely think cream countertops with green cabinets would be so beautiful but I think whatever your final decisions are it will be absolutely gorgeous.
Yes, that is the direction I'm leaning, too!
Well we just redid our kitchen with beautiful cherry cupboard’s and granite countertops! We built a range hood and some other details, not quite done but wow it sure changed the whole space👍❤️❤️
First of all I want to say how much I appreciate you sharing your faith in Christ. I so love when you quote Scripture as it is such a blessing. You are one of the very few people I can watch without fear of hearing the Lord's name taken in vain. The comment I have is with regard to the microwave. My husband and I got rid of our microwave many years ago and honestly do not miss it. It has been our experience that using a microwave does not save much if any time in reheating foods and I do not believe it is good for our health. I want only the best for you and your family. May God richly bless you.
I have found that a little water in a pan with a plate of food over it, then the lid, warms food as quickly as our former microwave did.
My new fav appliance is a 2 drawer air fryer. It has a reheat function that is better than the microwave! No more soggy day-old pizza😂
Thank you, Denise!
Love this!
Can’t wait to see all the changes!
I grew up in a house in California that was built in 1920's-1930's. Our kitchen counters were made out of penny tile. I'm so happy for you that you can redo your kitchen . I'm excited to see what you repurpose
Penny Tile, I never hear of that for counters!
So glad I got rid of the big microwave over my gas cook top when we bought our house, and the cabinet above it. Put tile to the ceiling with slim hood and vent thru ceiling. Made a huge difference to open up the space. Looking forward to seeing your dream come to life. ♥
Paint your appliances! I’d love to do this I saw someone do this here on YT, they had to sand the stainless steel then put a certain type of paint on it and I believe spray painted the handles and sealed it all…❤❤❤
Oh wow, I don't know if I'm brave enough!
@ Haha sure you are! Maybe I’ll do mine then let you know if it was a success 🥹😂
and someone here on YT covered their dishwasher with a copper sheet, very impressing!
All the greens look beautiful...would depend on the light in that space. Lighter color countertops. Thank you for sharing all of this with us. So charming. Pats for your sweet dogs.
Thank you!
Green is my favorite color of paint, but I love white kitchen cabinets. I'd hide the icebox in cabinetry, or have you seen the ones that are the size of a dishwasher and drawers. Spend the money on that stove, girl!! Trim up to the ceiling on your existing cabinets. What about a plaster look on the ceiling or beadboard? I prefer a maximalist working kitchen, though. Great idea on swagging your existing light. Even though the double one is perfect, without sentimental value. What a treasure your notebook will be for this journey... Now, let me get one ordered.... It's gonna be gorgeous!
Thank you, Eva!!
Love all the ideas. I too have been planning a kitchen redo. One thing I would recommend because we already have it is a double sconce. The one you showed is gorgeous and I think you would love having that extra light.
Good to know, thank you!
I recently had a handyman makeover our dishwasher based on Andrea’s. It turned out beautifully!!! I adore it. I wish I could show you a photo!
I love all of your ideas and inspiration. We remodeled our 1959 kitchen ourselves. We have 8' ceilings, original Pickwick beadboard which was already painted. It is a combo kitchen and dining room. We removed several layers of vinyl flooring to the subfloor and laid new hardwood to match the rest of the house. We color drenched the room with Farrow and Ball Shaded White color matched at Benjamin Moore. Kept the beadboard around the room and backsplash. Used Jurassic Black Granite honed for counters and behind the stove. My husband built the cabinets from scratch and we have an integrated panel dishwasher. If I had enough money, I would buy the Big Chill Icebox looking refrigerator and the matching range. They are gorgeous. My husband is also building an oak cabinet with glass doors that will sit on one of the counters and an oak console cabinet under the window. I am very happy with how it all turned out. It is very warm and cozy. See if they have the Pickwick beadboard at a lumber store. I cannot wait to see what you do. Everything you do is lovely.
Your home sounds lovely, I just looked at the Big Chill appliances, I see what you mean!
Hey there, I have a wall mount faucet and it makes me so happy every morning to come in and see it, and to use it. It does not have a sprayer and although rinsing out, our big farmhouse sink is a little more challenging. I don't mind at all. I also used evergreen fog in my adjoining den on everything from the trim, the bookcases, the walls, and then a wood ceiling that matches the kitchen in a warm wood color. Oh, I also have unlacquered brass pulls and I adore those as well! But whatever you choose, I know it'll look beautiful!
I'm thinking about ditching the sprayer, I'm glad to hear that you don't mind it too much!
Could you move your chalkboard to a door? Then you could have your peg rail. I love how you invite everyone to have an opinion and a voice. Whatever you do will be lovely. Happy decorating!
Hmm, I could try that!
Hi Sarah, looking forward to your kitchen renovation. Have a similar size kitchen with white cabinets. We actually painted the walls a shade of green a couple years ago. Really enjoy the color. Using copper accents. The kitchen table is wood and warms the space. Should be an exciting year for you.
Thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying the series!
I love the counter sample next to the black with the grey for the cabinets.
Me, too! We will see what ends up working out!
Once I covered a refrigerator in beadboard and raised it up on a wood platform with industrial wheels. I received compliments on it.
Wow, that sounds amazing! I bet it looked great!!
@@copperpenny0209 I've thought about paneling my fridge. Did the weight of the panels cause any issues with your fridge doors staying shut or sealing properly?
@@JLee-pc2vc I used a lightweight tongue and groove from a big box store and did not have any problems.
@@copperpenny0209 Thanks!
In our last house we put in quartz that looked like soapstone, and I loved it. We painted our lower cabinets a blue gray and the uppers were cream. Then the walls were Farrow & Ball Ball Green, and I had a giant white farmhouse sink. I loved that kitchen and was sad to leave it.
Can’t wait to see what you do in your kitchen. Love the sink idea
Oh thank you!!
I am so excited to see your kitchen renovation process. One idea for an over the range hood is to use an old headboard such as DIY Danie (from TH-cam) used. It is beautiful. I know you will have such wonderful ideas. I do believe that quartz countertops are the way to go.
I love this idea! Good to know about the quartz!
I like the look of the two lights.
Thank you, Lori!
My master bedroom is Austere Gray. It's so calming and doesn't read gray but greenish blue in our lighting. It's definitely my choice!
Ok, thank you. ❤❤
I love the look of stone counters, too... But. When we redid our kitchen, we put in a temporary laminate counter while we were hunting for the right stone - it's a super cheap charcoal gray ikea laminate counter. And you know? I like that they are quiet - they don't make as much kitchen noise as when working on stone. They are soft - so dropped things don't break as often. They are not cold - touching and leaning and working on stone makes my fingers and hands and forearms cold. Maybe these sensory issues aren't a consideration for most people, but we haven't replaced our "temporary" counters in 8 years because we like these things so much. I'm not saying to go with cheap plastic counters, but I'd personally love to find a beautiful, high quality, easy care, non-stone option.
I agree.
Oh, wow, good to know! Thank you!
I have the Evergreen Fog in my bathroom and I love it so much. With that color you can add blues like navy would look beautiful as an accent color. I get so many great compliments on my bathroom color. It really makes it look like a larger room.
Also, I have a classic refrigerator by Unique that’s about the same size as the Smeg. I wouldn’t recommend that fridge because it’s a back to the basics fridge, meaning you have to thaw it yourself and no ice maker. We are looking into the Big Chill refrigerator. They have a retro line and it’s not as tall as the Smeg. I hope this helps!
Thanks for all you videos and giving me such great ideas for my own space. God Bless
For the light over your sink, the last light you showed, the Eloise, would be best. It could be centered over the sink, it would put out enough light, and it fits the period you're going for. I love the wall mount faucet idea (and accompanying sink), and the curtains instead of a cabinet door would just make the whole look! I like your colors, but unless your kitchen has TONS of light, go for the lightest shade of what the color will be. (Remember the Dark Academia project?). And, if you can afford it, putting in the real narrow vertical bead board would be perfect! In my vision, the architectural details would be period, but the color, fabrics and appliances could be more modern. Have fun - it sounds like a great project!
I'm so glad you see the vision, too!
Yay so exciting ☺️
Thank you, Gina!
Sarah Love all your ideas. I agree with doing beadboard instead of shiplap. You could even use bead board wall paper as a more economical option as I did in my kitchen and spend the extra money on your dream stove. I love the idea of a chair rail with pegs but I would install it higher up the wall and make it a picture shelf with the bead board below. Also Glidden has a beautiful sage green called Farm Fresh available pre mixed at Walmart, another way to save a few $. I love it so much I painted my living room and mud room this color. I am looking forward to seeing g the choices you make and the whole process. Wanting to work on my 1958 kitchen this year. 😊
Thank you for your ideas, I appreciate it!
You have some great ideas!
My observation is about function ( not meant to be negative). Those latches might get annoying if you are frequently opening and closing the cabinet. I wonder if the drapery on cabinets would hold kitchens “aromas” ?
I love hidden appliances ( designed to have cabinet door fronts) though they are expensive. It would be amazing to find a fridge with an old ice box look. I like the microwave drawers they have now too.
A butcher block counter would be beautiful against the sage greens, especially with the brass hardware.
Hidden under cabinet lighting would be a way to add more light without introducing another style.
Whatever you choose, it will be beautiful! Looking forward to seeing your journey ❤
I appreciate you thinking about function. It's something I'm trying to balance in this kitchen!
I love the Eloise light. I always use painted beadboard on the walls for a vintage look. I'm not a fan of shiplap (plus everyone has it). I buy sheets of plywood beadboard, primer it, lightly sand, and two coats of satin paint. That takes any roughness out and the walls look truly vintage. Easy to wipe down. Love your upper glass-door cabinets; I always opt for those -- they make the kitchen so much lighter and more interesting. I also use vintage glass knobs and pulls. As far as ceiling treatments: if you don't have rough plaster, try wallpapering your ceiling. It can look stunning. The faux tin looks heavy and over the top. Paint colors -- I prefer the soft green as it is much warmer. The greys are so cold. I would use the lightest green shade and then put white background wallpaper on the ceiling with a little of that same green in the pattern.
Thank you, Joanne, I love your thoughts!!
I had all white cabinets and then painted the island Evergreen Fog and I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
Sounds amazing, Eileen!
I love your idea of color washing ! I’m really looking forward to your kitchen design series !
I know that your house is not from the Revolutionary American time like mine but the colors in Benjamin Moore Williamsburg color collection are classic. They look both historic and modern. If you can find a Benjamin Moore Williamsburg fan deck I’d recommend checking out their greens and blues. I love Williamsburg Wythe Blue and several of the greens. I like the idea that you described of raising your cabinets to ceiling height. Some of my neighbors have wood ceiling beams which may be original and they are charming but give me the feeling of a cozy English cottage. I don’t know if you want that in your kitchen if you want it to feel more spacious. We had to replace our refrigerator last year and hunted high and low for one that would fit into our small kitchen. It was a game of centimeters to find a counter depth refrigerator but we finally found one which fit !!! It is a Fisher and Paykel and it looks very modern but it was the only one that fit. I’d say that the sleek modern design is ok and doesn’t detract. I am very interested in your kitchen project and have been hoping that you would get to it soon.
I'm really glad you are following along with my kitchen journey. I will be sure to document all of the decisions!
One more thing about the counters- I watched another youtuber (Abby from 'a drill and a dream') most recent video. She just installed quartz counters in her new kitchen and it might give you an idea what a creamy counter with veining would look like.
good to know, thank you!
I'm excited to watch this project! Your husband could totally handle the stove hood. Your son could help him remove the old microwave---good to have 2 strong guys for that part. After pulling the microwave, he could install in a Hauslane IN-R100 cabinet depth ventless hood (I love mine--very powerful) or similar ductless hood. If you go with a Broan hood, make sure the filters are available to buy somewhere. Difficult-to-find filters for the 30" size I needed was the reason I didn't go with a Broan. With a hole saw, drill three 3" holes in the top of the cabinet above so the filtered air can escape. Then use some basic carpentry skills to build the mantle from whatever inspiration photos you come up with. If you want a decorative panel for the mantle, you can order an extra cabinet door to match your cabinets. Ilve stoves are beautiful, but I wish they had a self-cleaning or steam cleaning feature. That's the only reason I wouldn't want one. I'm too old to be sitting on the floor scrubbing an oven! It's a shame that all the Ilve dupes seem to have bad reviews.
Good to know, thank you!
This transformation will be exciting
Thank you!!
A creamy kitchen with Bisque appliances sounds dreamy to me and brass hardware.
Yes, I love this idea!
hey girl- loved the video!😁 Great tips Sarah😉 Can't wait to see what you come up with. Y'all have a blessed weekend❤
Thank you so much!
I can't wait to hear your ideas! I would love to refresh my kitchen on a budget 😊 Anne
Stay tuned, I will try to throw out thirty ideas along the way!
We just used 3" wide tongue and groove boards from Lowes for the backsplash in our kitchen and painted them the same color as the walls in the adjacent den! The texture of the boards made such a difference and the vertical lines made the kitchen ceiling feel taller.
Good to know, thank you!
I loved every one of your ideas. We live in a farmhouse and I’m wanting change. I’m going to watch your video again and maybe write down your suggestions and start looking. Thank you for sharing
Thank you, Kathy!!!!
I just refreshed our 1895 kitchen with Dove White paint on everything, new (faux) wood floors and I sprayed all hinges oil rubbed bronze to match the bin pulls and other hardware. I chose black soapstone counters but I kept my older stainless steel sink and simple goose neck faucet. I am so thrilled with the look. It's old world and a bit European as well. Sarah, I can't believe you really used that scraped up and dangerous saucepan! Tell us that was just a prop because I can't imagine with your attention to detail and beauty it doesn't extend to your tools for cooking. I would get rid of the microwave and never look back. Those are also very dangerous to human health. All your ideas are great! It gets expensive fast as you know, lol :o). oxJulia
NO, it's true about those pans!🙈🙈🙈
@@SheHoldsDearly Lol! Ok, then I am so glad you got that beautiful set of new cookware! You deserve it :o)
You have some great ideas. In my experience, stone countertops are high maintenance and pricey when you want to change them. We built our house 3 years ago and because I could not manage to make one more decision at the time, we went with “cheap” Formica countertops in the kitchen. I actually love Formica! It has come a long way over the years and mimics stones, wood, marble, etc. I do not love the pattern we have, it’s too busy. But at the price, we knew we could easily change them without feeling too wasteful. Marble is higher maintenance. Certain cleaners cannot be used on it. If they are polished, vinegar (and other liquids) will remove the polish (ask me how I know!). They are beautiful though! I just would not put them in a working kitchen.
Good to know, thank you!
Have you considered a slightly longer chain on your current light, then putting a hook in the ceiling at the center point. That way you can loop it over to the hook and your light will be centered.
We moved our refrigerator and microwave to one side of our galley laundry room to get more counter space in our kitchen. We are loving the new layout and look!
Your home sounds lovely!
How exciting 😊💞 I would paint the fridge and dishwasher in same color as cabinets and maybe paint the stove in a contrast color. Black or cream. (Different type of paint though😅) Use rub and buff on some of the details. Instead of micro maybe an open shelf with some cute trimming. Faux brown beams would look fantastic 👍🏻 Love everything you do 💞 This is what I saw when watching your video 😀
All wonderful ideas Sarah! I LOVE the green kitchen, gold hardware and vintage additions. I think the panels would look amazing in your kitchen! Whatever you go with, I’m looking forward to watching and getting some inspiration for my smallish kitchen. I gleaned as well from the Downton Abbey Kitchen!! TFS. ❤
Awww, thank you so much!
When I think of your home I think of french country. It reminds me of an upscale bed and breakfast. I would do a warm cream or taupe cabinet with the beautiful hardware you like. While I love butcher block, I feel like your home feels more like a quartz countertop in a light color. For a light fixture, what about some type of sconce with a pleated or scalloped shade? Also, I would cover the smaller appliances with curtains in a classic toile French print. I would also create moodiness with accessories vs. Paint. That way, it's an easier transition should you decide to change it.
That is the best compliment, thank you!
@SheHoldsDearly you are so welcome
I'm so excited to see your kitchen transformation! All your ideas are great!
Thank you, Joanne!! I can't wait to take you along on the journey.
Quartz that looks like marble timeless an the way to go
I loved the first color for the walls and cabinets.
Noted!❤️
I just ordered a caraway bundle I’ve known about them for awhile but didn’t know they were non toxic ,thank you ❤️
I hope you love them!
This is so exciting! I love the new lighting ideas! I’m going to watch this again!!!❤
Yay, thank you, Cindy!
YOU LOVE TO THRIFT when extending the kitchen cabinets to the ceiling make the boxes open (if you are keeping current cabinets) so again you can display your treasures or decorate for the seasons that you love to do. ❤❤❤❤
Thank you, I hadn't thought of this!
I love your choice of light. I got the one in purple that is not mountable. I love it, I use it in my bedroom.
I love that we like the same light!
I'm excited to see what you do about the walls, I would love to know how to do faux walls!
Stay tuned!
It's fun to hear your ideas and look at your space. My favorite dishwasher camouflage was to put on a cabinet front panel that matched the rest of our cabinets. It was a very cohesive look. I haven't been watching as long as others, but I think Andrea's style is lovely but more cottage-y than your style, which seems more refined to me. Someone else here commented painting your dishwasher to match your cabinets, and that would be a less expensive option. Blend the two and Colby could build a new wood front to match the cabinets, and paint that. That would get you to the look you showed us where everything was painted the same color to give the feeling of more space. Whatever you do will be beautiful! ~Helen Van Wagenen
Thank you, Helen!
I have 3 single pendant lights in my kitchen and have to clean the clear glass shade every 4 to 6 months due to the build-up from all the cooking. I also love the big aga style stove, but due to lack of space, I got a 7 burner stove. It has been my biggest regret as I have to clean it all every day even if I used only 2 or 3 burners. For the countertop, a creamy colour will give a warmer kitchen with green cabinets. I have Carrera marble design quartz in my kitchen with dark grey cabinets. The marble vein designs go well with dark colour cabinets and give a cool tone. You have great design ideas. I am sure your new kitchen will be beautiful.
Thank you for the advice, your home sounds lovely!
Sarah... I love your style! We are just finishing a kitchen redo/refresh... I bought tin ceiling tiles and painted them flat matte BM White Dove... it's beautiful! Our kitchen was inspired by Devol, but we kept our cabinets that already go to the ceiling. I highly recommend Melange paint for cabinets. God bless!
Your home sounds lovely!
It will be fun. You have some really cool ideas Blessings.
Thanks for your kind words and the blessings! I can't wait to see it all come together.
I like the Eloise anthropology 2 light option. So vintage looking! For countertops Carrera Marble. Ticking curtains under the cabinets.😊
Yes, thank you, Rosemary!!
Gosh, I thought I wanted quartz, but after watching DeVol kitchen videos, I changed my mind last minute to marble. I figured if marble was good enough for Helen Parker, they would certainly work for me. ha-ha. There is nothing like looking over this slab of creamy white stone every morning. I can live with the little imperfections over time.
I LOVE my quartz countertops. I have had quartz for ten years. It is wonderful. I did a honed finish with light veining in my current house. So pretty. You could turn your chalkboard the other way(landscape) and put peg rail underneath.
Oh, good idea about the chalkboard!
4. I like the double light
Thanks, Karen. I agree with you!
I just installed Fantasy Brown marble -matte/leather finish. It’s a “hard” marble - some call it granite. I love them! LOVE the two light option- more interesting looking looking😁. Great ideas!
If you are boxing above the cabinets to the ceiling you could relocate the ceiling pendant so it’s centered over the window, it would just have to be shortened.
Thank you, Trina!
I think the double light would look good. I think you could put a panel over your dishwasher. You can always fit a small microwave in a cabinet. You can put doors on your refrigerator that match your cabinets. And get beautiful long antique brass handles for the door poles on the fridge. ❤
So many wonderful ideas, thank you, Catherine!
I am sure you watch pine and prospect! Andrea has a beautiful home and she has a handmade hood, a blue stove, built her fridge in. Love her kitchen!❤ sage green is so beautiful although lot of different shades.
I do! Andrea's kitchen is amazing, and it gives me so much inspiration!
Over the Sink Lighting: I like the 'two fixture/long" light..it is all about scale... I would mock up a carboard piece, one of each and use Sticky Tack to place above there...live with it for a day and see what looks better scale wise...you may want more lighting there so the 2 fixture one may be more practical as well!
Ideas that we did in our kitchen that we highly would recommend:
We installed a 'tea tap'...it is an instant near boil hot water tap, we use it all the time for tea, cooking, baking...instead of a kettle...
Lowers...drawers!...so much more practical than cupboards for the lowers
Island: plugs and outlets
Lighting: undercounter lighting
Dedicated Coffee Bar
Upper Cabinets to the Ceiling: we have uppers above our uppers...small glass enclosed cabinets with lighting for the Pretties; I have my crock pitcher collection up there!
Roll Down Bread Box in the corner...hides the microwave, bread, and toaster on my counter
No Overhead Chandelier over the table...did pots... we host large groups and move the tables around/add long tables so that type of fixture just gets in the way
Love, love, love your ideas!
Our countertops are quartzite. Easy care and beautiful. (It’s natural stone, but sealed it’s very easy to care for.)
OH, good to know!
Sarah... i commented before... we have also added the legit tongue and groove in our kitchen by the pantry and in several spots in our home. It's sooo pretty... worth it!
Ok, good to know!
Sarah,Love your ideas. #1 I think the 2 light fixture would look better and even out the slant That is going on with the stairs. Make it look more even on the wall. #2 I totally agree that you should do the paneling the tongue and groove. It will be totally worth the effect that you will get with it! #3 I think that the countertops need to go, the kitchen. A beautiful quartz whitish countertop is going to give you your desire look. And finally yes, paint the laundry sign! Good money saved! Love your channel and can’t wait to see the final product! I’ll get back to you
On the color of green I think….lol enjoy your weekend!
Jennifer❤😊
Thank you, Jennifer!!