In my kitchen I have oak cabinets and oak wood laminant flooring. I really want stainless steel appliances. Right now my counter tops are butcher block, but I don’t care what color they are, I just really like the looks of the stainless steel. My question is will the stainless steel work with the oak color and a basically western style decor? Also, what color countertops would you chose if this combination works?

I just bought my first little 2/1 starter condo. The place is pretty nice and spacious for 868 SqFt. Its in a great neighborhood. The living room is nice and the bathroom is descen but the kitchen is like a cave from hell. The kitchen is a boxed in 10×10 slum, pretty much the same as it was the day they completed it in 1987. Orange/yellow linoleum, old dark cabinets, beat up appliances and one dim light in the center.
I have the money to put into remodeling the kitchen to be quite nice. New lighting, maple cabinets, granite countertops, stone floors and stainless steel appliances. Here in NorCal kitchens get the money on a resell. The dilemma is, do I want to sink that kind of money and effort into a place that will scare away "starter home buyers" or do I want to go for it and appeal to the higher end bachelor/bachelorette? Any suggestions?
I do plan on living in it for about 5 years to build some nice equity. I would like to live with the nicer kitchen, but I would be content with a less extravagant kitchen that would cost thousands less.
Good answers so far…I was thinking about the fact that the kitchens in the other unit’s for sale in the complex are updated, somewhat, but are still 10 years old and not impressive. That’s why I picked mine, besides the best location in the complex; it had the oldest kitchen with the lowest asking price.

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go "all out” on the remodel or hold back and just do a "nice" remodel. I am definitely doing more than just some painting on cabinets and a tile backsplash.

I recently moved into a new home that is totally open and the whole downstairs needs painted. I want all rooms to coordinate or at least flow. My living room furniture is chocolate brown. My kitchen cabinets are cherry, with stainless steel appliances. Dining room furniture is cherry as well. Floors are cherry hardwood.
The trim and the mantle and the wood blinds are white.
So, I am torn between painting the walls a steely gray blue or a warm tan. What do you think. I am on HOLD until I decide. Please help!

hi, we have an open concept main floor, it’s not a large home: kithen, living room, dining room and a powder room only on that level. Lot’s of large windows, contemporary style. Our kitchen cabinets are fruitwood maple,stainless steel appliances; dark furniture in living and dining room and gray flooring, sage couches. Our favorite color is green, we don’t like any beige, (I love red) We have some white accessories, lamps and candles. What colors would be complemantary to green to accessorize and what greens would be good choices for the walls? Need some advice on window treatments, too. thanks!!!

The place is in need of so much work.
Such as;
New doors. Tile for the kitchen and bathroom. Granite counter tops. Stainless Steel appliances. Finished wood flooring and I also want to turn my over-sized bedroom into a living room, and my tiny living room into a bedroom. Not to mention the fact that I have no furniture. Can an interior designer come in and take care of all of those things for me on a limited budget of under ,000?

my house has an open floor plan. the walls are a shade lighter than mustard yellow. my formal dining room is right next to the living room and it has traditional oak furniture and it has a buffet with a charcoal gray marble top. my hearth room is also next to my living room becuase it is right in front of my kitchen, which has stainless steel appliances and uba tuba (ooba tooba?) green granite counter tops along with cherry cabinets. The hearth room has contemporary black leather furniture and black glass tables.
how can i coordinate my living room to look good with both my traditional-style formal dining room and my contemporary hearth room.
please let me know if you need any more information.
any suggestions for stores are welcome. links with pieces that you like from stores like Bombay and Pier One would also be very helpful.
thanks!

My hubby and i have been on the rocks and things finally exploded.We always had a roller coaster relationship and i did something stupid when my hubby called off the wedding 2 months before it scheduled.
In all honesty i was enraged when he told me we were over in front of my entire family over arguments on wedding decour and was not thinking when i chose to jump into a fling with my ex.bf from HS.Well after 4 weeks my hubby came back to me .. we made up and got married 2 weeks later unaware i was pregnant.When i found out i was preganant i was 12 weeks along and did not have the heart to have a abortion after hearing the heart beat. So i informed my hubby who was already aware of the fling that took place during our breakup..he himself had a 3 one-night stands with this one girl from a bar …what was going on.He told me we would get through this and we would work it out but things started rapidly going bad no matter what i did or how i tried.I came home after spending the weekend at my cousins to a wrecked house.The kitchen cabinents had been removed from the wall,stainless steel appliances all are missing,basically all furniture is gone, he left our dogs outside without food/water,most of my personal things were thrown in the backyard and it rained!
We have house bills and credit card bills that have just come in that i have no way to pay.I have been on/off bed rest and cant be on my feet for more than 2 hours so i have not been working.We are renting a town house and yes i am on the lease as is he.I had a police report filed but i am really worried that i could be billed for some of the damages or that my hubby could come back?My landlord has not communicated with me since he saw the damages himself,spoke to the neighbors who apparently saw my husband moving appliances out of the house and spoke with the police officer whom i filed a report with so i feel in the dark?Could i be evicted even before my lease is up late november?

I am 21 yrs old still a college student no current job but i am working on it and my hubby is a 25 yr old computer programmer so i cant afford the 1600 dollars a month in rent.My cousin and my aunt are helping me out because my parents are abroad for there 25 th anniversary .
Baby is due december 31 and is the ex.bf’s child according to my doctor.

My kitchen and living room Connect through a big bar opening in the wall. I was thinking of doing the kitchen some shade of green that will go with the stainless steel Appliances and honey wood cabinets. In my living room I have Chocolate brown Curtains that I love, but I am unsure of what colors to paint the walls. My couches are light tan, and most other furniture is black With the kitchen being green I feel the living room being green would be too much. I was thinking light powder blue, but the carpet we currently have is about that color, so it may again be too much. We are however going to be upgrading to honey colored wood flooring within a year. So I need a color that will work for now as well as when we change to wood flooring.

Okay, please forgive me if this is a bit long. Just….bear with me.
(By the way, this is not for my house. It’s for a project I’m working on.)

First off, the kitchen.
What I had in mind was stainless steel appliances; built-in stoves (is that what they’re called? You’ll have to help me with names for things here), double range, double door fridge (one side fridge, one side freezer). In the middle is a island with four bar stools; two on each side. All the counter tops are black granite and the cupboards have black wood borders but are glass. For color, I was thinking a vibrant red for a nice contrast with the black wood/counter tops.

Second, the dinning room.
Okay…here’s where I’m drawing a blank. The kitchen is a little bit closed off from the dinning room. For the table I’m thinking avant cherry wood. But as far as paint goes, I’m stuck. What color would look good in there?

Third, the entrance way.
Basically when you come through the front door, it’s very open. The living room is to the left (they’re basically attached) and the dining room is to the right. There are other rooms that are closed off with doors directly in front, but further back towards the back of the house. Should it just be the same color as the living room? If not, what color should it be?

Fourth, the living room.
I was previously thinking red, but the kitchen is already red. The couches are brown leather and there are two antique brown leather chairs. (Link: http://www.miniaturesandmore.com/shop/media/LeatherSteffey.jpg) There is a fireplace with an undecided color of bricks. What color should the living room be? And what decor could I put up?

Rawr. That’s all I have for right now. Also, there can’t be any navy blues, red wine mahogany, or stupid vibrant colors (like lime green). This house is supposed to look classy and luxious, but modern and homey.

Thanks a million! Any suggestions, advice, or corrections are greatly appreciated!
Sorry the link for the chair doesn’t work :S

My new kitchen has maple cabinets with chrome handles. All stainless steel appliances and the countertops which are granite are a dark brown with beige and salmon color spots. Pretty similar to Giallo Fiorito but with larger spots. Even the ceiling pendants have stainless steel shades. My question is: the island in the middle is pretty large and can fit 2 bar stools easily. Would it look right if I got them in a brown rust color. In the breakfast area which is open to the kitchen,I already have a table and chairs that are a rust brown. Or should I stick with the stainless steel color for stools? Any opinions with experience in decorating would be a greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!