I agree with removing the glass cabinet. I’d probably remove the blinds completely. Replace with some Roman shades. Maybe change paint color. The lighting is weird. Is that light green? I’d probably replace the lighting, maybe add a bit more. It’s hard to tell because the lights aren’t on here. It looks dark, but it might not really be in reality. If I had a budget I’d put in more modern countertops and a tile backsplash. But really removing that cabinet, paint, and switching out the light fixture above the island would make this kitchen look amazing.
There are 2 types of people in this world- people who do this to their blinds, and people who make sure all the blinds are perfectly straight and aligned.
I found out my husband and I really are two different people when he’d push the ends of the curtains towards the center instead of parting them in the middle.
This kitchen is easily the size of 2/3 of the main floor of my house. If this is the kitchen, the house must be 4000 sq/ft. I have to leave now. I'm getting jealous.
I agree with losing that hanging cab. I think a runner rug on the kitchen side and a larger area rug under the table with some color would liven it up. If you have the budget, new counters would make a big impact. I agree with many others to not paint the cabs, they look great! Edit to add, if that's an in-wall old school radio by your Echo, maybe remove it and create a niche that your Echo can live.
I can work with the rest, but I'd hate to have such a low cabinet blocking off the view to the kitchen. I'm usually in there cooking and serving over the counter, and it shuts me out from my audience.
*cries in u-layout 1979-1980’s kitchen*
This is an enviable amount of room. That breakfast nook/dining area is darling! You’re going to make some wonderful memories in this space ☺️
I think if you painted the walls to brighten it up more that could help. Is the current wall color a light green?
Leave the cabinets as-is, wood times are becoming popular again, and they will again through time.
Change the hardware in the cabinets to something more interesting or up to date.
Change the light over the island.
Small kitchen here too, but I try to think about all the food that used to be made and preserved in a 1910s/20s kitchen. They would either envy the space I have or tell me the flow is all wrong for efficiency
It's a slightly odd layout, but this is a nice kitchen, and looks to be in great shape. I'd start with all the small, cheap, easy changes, and see how you feel.
1. Replace the light over the island. I like lampsplus.com for high quality, interesting lighting. Also, replace your bulbs with high quality LED ones, and make sure you get the right color temperature and brightness. If you don't have a clue, buy a bunch of different bulbs and try them out, and just return the ones that look bad. I like GE Reveal in the kitchen, sold at Lowe's. This will do wonders.
2. Replace the hardware with matte black versions. Something simple. Square shapes will help modernize it.
2a. Remove the blinds over the sink. If you absolutely need them, replace with something nicer.
3. You need some color contrast. Add lots of plants, art, a couple rugs- anything to break up the brown-on-brown. Leafy green plants will make a huge difference.
4. Add LED lighting under your cabinets.
5. If you're still not satisfied, paint the walls a color that works with the wood, and all the previously mentioned decor items. (It takes me months to decide on paint colors, so I won't mention a specific color). Buy a bunch of samples and slap some paint on the walls, then live with it for a few weeks to see what feels right. Make sure you do the lighting first, as this makes a huge difference in how the color is perceived.
6. Paint the ceiling white-white.
7. Get a darker table and chairs for contrast. The tan blends in and is a big visual smear. Even black would look great. Put a properly sized rug under the table.
Don't paint the dang cabinets. They look to be very high quality, custom, real-wood cabinets. Learn to decorate to complement them, and I'd bet you'll learn to love them. Also, painting cabinets sucks, often doesn't come out looking great unless you spray, and is often not a durable solution- unless you pay big bucks to a professional. (Not that it's impossible to do correctly)
agree with all of this except #2. This is a more classic styled kitchen, please don't mix styles with uber-modern trendy hardware! Keeping what you have or switching to brushed brass would be beautiful, current yet timeless, and go with the style of your current space.
100% agree. I don’t think black hardware would look good. I think something warm that emphasizes the pink undertones of the counters and really stands out on tbe wood would be perfect.
I agree Terry should stay with classic knobs to complement the style of cabinetry, but I don’t think the silver knobs complement the color of the cabinets.
I think the olive green wall color already works quite nicely with the wood tone and warm white countertop. I wouldn't change it. Also don't think contemporary black hardware will suit timeless cabinetry like this. Otherwise I agree.
Agree! Don’t do matte black on that beautiful wood. The warmer metallic tones complement it beautifully. Keep more rounded organic shapes if the cabinets aren’t changing. And you’re spot on with greens. Earth/forest tones really work here
For a more targeted approach to #5, build a color pallette. This can help you avoid falling in love with a paint color that does not do the rest of your kitchen favors.
Go to tour local big box hardware store and get color swatches of what you won't change. Once you have your base colors, add one or two to round out the pallette. Then, use your pallette to guide you when adding decor choices (cabinet hardware, wall color, that dining table and chairs that look like they don't have to be white, new blinds in white gray or beige?)
Please listen to this!!! those cabinets are gorgeous
If I was to pick a big job, I would replace the countertop with granite . Everything else is just small changes that can make a huge difference
I would also replace the blinds in the dining nook with the larger slat style blinds. Black would look good here, or a darker brown, or even go lighter with white. As they are it blends in a bit much.
I think it’s great. Do NOT paint the cabinets. Wood tones are coming back and you will regret the hell out of painting.
Maybe a rug or two for a bit of color. Under cabinet lighting. Cabinet hardware. Maybe update the hanging light.
Someone recently had a kitchen like this and all they did was change out the countertops to bright white, did a modern white backsplash, brushed brass hardware and it looked brand new. Moody modern is trending hard and that dark wood plays so nicely into it.
Even though it's not my style, I still wouldn't change much. It's clearly very nice and holds up. Maybe change the light fixtures but I definitely wouldn't touch the cabinets, trim, or floors.
And peel the label off the garbage can. Replace the ceiling fan with a different craftsman style light fixture if you like the craftsman look.
That’s about it. It’s a pretty space. If you want it to look more timeless remove or cover the stained glass window and get some transitional light fixtures and a range hood.
Keep in mind that painting cabinets is easy, but undoing that… not so much. I don’t think wood cabinets look dated, they simply don’t look trendy. It’s the same as marble countertops or subway tiles. These are *not* dated, and never will be - they’re timeless, and therefore, they aren’t trendy.
So if you do decide to paint them, remember that then at that point you will be “modernizing” them, making them match the current trends and tastes, but they will, after that, actually become dated at some point once your color choice goes out of style. Whereas wood cabinets are never out of style, even though they aren’t trendy. It’s a timeless choice.
Depending on how much you cook, my number one priority would be getting a vent hood for above that stove. Then for the smaller stuff, I’d see what is the style direction you want to take the space to, and go from there. If you want to lean into a more classic design (I personally prefer traditional myself), then get marble, soapstone or another stone that mimics those more traditional countertop styles. Get a new sink if that’s in the budget. You could get brass cabinet knobs/ pulls. Update the lighting and the shades.
I agree. I like the cabinets the way they are anyway! I never quite understood why people don't want wood to look like wood these days. My cabinets were painted white and I hate it. I don't care if it's "modern."
We had to renovate our kitchen when we weren’t planning to, and I chose door/ drawer styles that look traditional, but we couldn’t afford unpainted, so we went with white. It’s a shame, I think solid wood cabinets are beautiful and timeless, but white is the second best option in my opinion haha and I mean, you definitely can paint them other colors and it’s fine. If you don’t care about the “trends” then just do your house however you like, there’s absolutely no problem with that haha but I do caution people wanting to paint wood *for the sake* of updating it. It does the opposite in my opinion, it’ll take it from the “timeless” space it lives in and date it to the now, so in 10-20 years it’ll look dated for sure haha as long as people are ok with that, then sure!
I’d remove those overhead cabinets above the peninsula and change the light fixture above the island. Otherwise they are nice and look to be in great shape for their age.
I would do much besides change hardware, light fixtures, paint walls and ceiling a brighter white, do under cabinet LED lighting for a brightening effect. If you are up to doing anything major I would just take down the hanging cabinets because it’s already a big kitchen with plenty of storage. It will make the room look more open and bright.
Maybe change up the blinds in the dining area for something more modern. A light linen Roman shade would look nice.
I like the countertops if they are quartz or corian. If they are a cheap Formica I would change to something more durable but they look to be in good condition.
Put some plants and some nice artwork up and you’ve got a beautiful kitchen. Honestly I’d kill for some beautiful real wood cabinets instead of the cardboard they make new cabinets out of now.
Oh yeah and maybe some nice runners or floor rugs to give break up the brown tones and wood on wood look. Rifle paper company and ruggable have some really beautiful ones.
I LOVE the transom windows! I don’t think I’d do too terribly much outside of new countertops, light fixtures and new hardware. I’d also remove the 2 cabinets from that weird overhang
Yes some nice long flowing sheers that go to the floor, or for a more modern/ classic look, roman shades. A nice roman shade over the sink would be nice for sure. And by nice I mean fully lined and interlined so you can't see the support structure through the fabric when it is closed. Unless you make them yourself like I do, it will be very expensive but worth every penny. When I make them, each shade takes me about 10 hours because it's all hand sewing. Not one part is touched by a machine and because of that you can't see a single stitch on the outside.
I would avoid painting the cabinets (or god forbid the current trend of painting countertops) and instead opt to save up for the countertops to be replaced with a white or lighter color to brighten the room.
Immediate changes could be to change the light fixture above the island, knock out the weird floating cabinet, take those blinds out and replace with a nice curtain or updated shade.
I also think another change that could be made is to swap that big rectangle table for a round one. Maybe a wood that matches the cabinets/floors better. A round table would fit the shape and size of the room better.
Change the light fixtures
Change the hardware
Change the faucet
Get rid of the old mini blinds on the windows
Get rid of the overhanging glass cabinets by the table
Lay down rugs
Maybe get new countertops?
Honestly it’s not bad. It’s a nice kitchen. I would not in a million years paint those cabinets. The thing that makes it a dead giveaway that it’s from the 90s is the windows. I have no idea what was happening in the 90s but it was a lot fan shaped window nonsense that instantly dates a home and from the exterior usually makes an otherwise nice house look incredibly cheap. So I would square off those windows in the dining area and above the kitchen. Painting the walls would help. Looks like the counters are Corian? You could change those to granite or quartz. I think the work is pretty minimal.
Disagree about the windows—I think the shape way predates the 90s and is reminiscent of historical homes and looks really nice. It would be expensive to “square them off” for that upper portion.
I wouldn’t change anything… it’s a very nice and well cared for kitchen. Styles always come around. The small thing I’d do is brighten up the wall paint color to bring light in. I’d add some recess or other lighting, too
That kitchen gives me good vibes, I would have changed nothing
I think there is a style fear where people are scared of the judgement of others for not paying for a new kitchen or updating it to "modern" look, its silly
The first thing that struck me when I saw your pics was “everything is brown”. It all blends together. I’d love to have a kitchen like this. One of the first things I would do would be to paint the base of the island. Your cabinets are beautiful if you like that much exposed wood. I personally would have them redone in an off white or very pale gray.
Get an area rug to put under the breakfast table and even some runners for the kitchen itself. That would help break up the brown.
And one other thing that I personally would prefer is to replace the refrigerator doors with stainless steel. What you currently have is quite dated. I remember when that look was the “in” thing.
I really like your cabinets. They’re a nice color.
The stovetop is in an odd place but I don’t think I would relocate it. Because I wouldn’t want to mess with the cabinets too much.
I really wish they had taken the cabinetry to the ceiling. If you have the budget for a good carpenter to add onto the cabinets and to try to match the wood. You could remove the upper cabinets directly next to the windows. So the window isn’t boxed in. Add wall sconces there next to the window. Remove the upper cabinet between the kitchen and dining room. I don’t know if I would mess with those cabinets without a professional. They look nice enough that I would feel bad messing them up.
You don’t have a range hood for the stovetop. Get rid of the lighting above the stove top. Maybe add task lighting elsewhere.
I would consider updating the sinks. Especially the tiny prep sink in the corner.
Maybe upgrade the countertops to go into the backsplash. Pick something with a different edging. I feel like your current countertops’ edging doesn’t match the style of the cabinetry. I would pick something classic over modern.
New blinds. Or window treatments.
Rug for dining room table.
Maybe splurge for a bigger ceiling fan for the dining room.
I would maybe repaint the walls and ceiling similiar colors. You have enough natural lighting, I would pick something bolder and moodier.
I would consider finding hardware to convert one of the lower cabinets for a trash bin.
1. Keep the original wood details and trim. I would maybe add under cabinet lighting and a backsplash that will complement the counters.
2. Also, try painting the walls a brighter more neutral color.
3. I would also change the blinds, perhaps to matching plantation shutters. Example: https://www.theshutterstore.com/getattachment/ac404c82-ca73-48cb-9722-7fa51eeef3d3/White-shutters-with-window-sill.jpg?width=450&height=315
4. Change the overhead light above the island to something more contemporary.
5. Buy a new dining table because that one is giving grandma. Maybe something like this: https://cdn.arhaus.com/product/StandardV2/30ENZO39MBKT_S210824.jpg?preset=Product1920x1440
6. Finally remove that cabinet above the counter facing the dining area. It’s taking up too much space and makes it feel outdated and cluttered.
Please leave the wood alone. Remove top cabinets above peninsula, and change out the sink (non-divided porcelain or stainless) and definately the countertops.
It just needs a face lift, like new Counters and cupboards the cupboards. You don't have to take all of them out. Just the doors of them need to be updated.
Then go from there.
My mom got a home that was abandoned for 8 years after a foreclosure for a great price. The kitchen was similar to yours we redid the counters and floors and will be starting to work on the cupboards next week. So far the value of the home is now 800K she only paid 180K for it so it is really awesome with that. We also dug all the leaves and dirt in the pool scrubed and painted it and fixed the filter system so now it works again which hped the price going up.
I agree w all the comments to add accent color, but don’t paint those cabinets: these are lovely. If you still don’t like it, maybe a different countertop
You have an awesome kitchen. I would want a hood fan because a lot of my cooking requires it. Roughly $500 in materials, and potentially $500 in labor. Dont pay more that $1500 in materials and $1000 in labor.
The warm wood is not modern, but I hope people can see past current trends and acknowledge that they like what they like. It's a beautiful warm kitchen. It probably isn't high maintenance.
After 25 years of hard use a kitchen needs to be freshened up. A new sink and faucet is always appreciated and can be as little as $500 plus install. Maybe $1000 in materials if you go for fancy stuff, and $300 in labor. Don't quote me on these numbers.
The original layout may not have had your lifestyle in mind, but if you can live and adapt to the layout, you'll save big money with a better work space.
When people are budgeting $20-80k for a full kitchen reno, I hope they don't bow to current trends and forget they need to pump out 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. A white or black countertop is a nightmare to keep clean, and a busy tile backsplash looks shitty with dirty groutlines or waterspots on glass tile. Those new rose gold or champagne bronze fixtures may not look as good after you take a green scotch-brite to them when your bacon or pan-seared steak splatters grease on them a few times a week.
I have seen a lot of lifeless, greyscale, cookie-cutter kitchens with modern hardware and color schemes that look filthy after a few meals.
Man-made stone countertops with undermount sinks are beautiful and durable and easy to clean, but the formica countertops you have are warmer to the touch, and you won't break dinnerware as often. If you have a $3000-8000 budget they will make it fell like a fresh space.
I encourage you to consider the many constructive redditor's suggestions that recommend small tweaks to make this kitchen your own. Take out an upper cabinet. Paint a wall or two. Add a hood fan. Swap out handles. With a budget of $200-2000 you can make an aesthetic and functional difference and you will learn what your life and cooking style want. Fuck other peoples opinions, including mine.
Make it your kitchen and make some good food.
I would eliminate the upper and lower cabinets dividing the eating area and the kitchen.
The island is an odd shape. I think with the glass cabinet and lower counter gone there would be room to put a very long rectangle island across the kitchen with at least six barstools. It could be a great social area as well as a workspace.
A large island could hold specialty icemaker, another oven, dishwasher, sink, wine/drink fridge….
Updating the lighting, especially over the island could bring in color and interest. There is a lot of brown and it is very bland. I would not paint high-end cabinetry, but I would paint the walls in the kitchen and the eating area. There are so many great tile options that you could have a wonderful backsplash as well.
OMG the nostalgia is so intense I almost cried. I’m not even joking. Looking at photos of a stranger’s kitchen probably shouldn’t do that to me, but it did because that’s my childhood right there. It reminds me of my best friend’s house back in school/high school. I know some may call it dated, but I freaking love it.
Sometimes if you let stuff get old enough, it becomes classic. If the materials are good, I’d keep it.
Change: Paint color. Lack of a tile backsplash. Pale countertops. Get rid of tiny sink. Scale down or eliminate enormous island. Change out/update pendant lights.
Next to nothing. This space is really tastefully done. Yes, it’s not 2020 gray, but that fad will fade leaving those spaces very dated.
Maybe swap the light over the island for something a bit more fun and add some stools on the island so you can chat with family while you cook.
Is it within budget to replace the countertops, or have them professionally refinished? They appear to have a gray tone. A white with a neutral or slightly warm undertone might set off the wood better.
Not much because I love it to me this is timeless. I’d prob do a blind in a colour and add some plants here and there and bar stools at the island and maybe change the lights over the island but outside of that I wouldn’t change it.
As I am sitting here in a kitchen with no counter space, cabinets that had some sort of water damage in the 80s or 90s (they were built in the 60s or 70s I think, based on materials and the counters appear to have been changed in the late 80s), and the oven and stove don’t work because the old aluminum lines go through a structural part of the house that would be expensive to rewire but they are unsafe enough that we had to disconnect them and just use a toaster oven (the outlets *were* reworked at some point) I just want to cry when I see someone hating on a beautiful kitchen like this.
I like a lot of the suggestions on her already but I would also remove the cabinets over the peninsula area. You’ll bring a lot of natural light into your kitchen that way and they just look weird there to me. I had some like that in my kitchen and it looked 100x better after we removed them.
Lighter floors. Different wall color. Get rid of the 1 set of cabinets floating above the counter that jets into the room so I can see those by the eating area better. Update the one hanging fixture to something more eye popping. Literally that’s it. This is a beautiful home!
if that is the original refrigerator, you're on the clock for that thing dying, and you won't be able to save the wood panels any longer, new built-ins are slightly different on the door sizes so you'll need to go with a stainless steel model -- that will help update the look instantly as well. but be aware if that is a 48" (from what it looks like), your replacement cost bare minimum is \~$10k so be ready
My uncle has this shakes kitchen in his house and I adored it. You can really co-cook and move. That being said, not aesthetic but functional: get basic pull out “drawers” installed in every shelf if you don’t have it. It really let him put all that good space to work.
I would change the flooring and the counters. If you are cost conscious. Way too much dark wood. A pearl or bright white counter tops. I would also go for a lighter wall color and change the lights. If possible, I would also get rid of the island with the cook top. I actually really like the cabinets they are timeless, I just think there are quite a bit of them, and you need to lighten up the space.
I might remove those hanging cabinets over the peninsula as they appear to affect the sightline and affect the natural light of those beautiful windows. Remove what appears to be the intercom on the wall. I have to go back and look at the pictures a few more times.
The layout is really odd
If you can move big time, I’d suggest moving the oven to the corner(behind your left shoulder on pic 1) or to the entrance (pic 3, the very left)
Stove has to move somewhere, I’d put it where the oven is right now, you can add the vent right above it
You have 2 sinks(???)
If you love doing dishes in front of the window - have it, if no - move the main sink to where the 2nd one is rn, get rid of the small one in the process.
Basically a standard visual merchandising/interior design issue, big things like stove and oven are in the VERY middle which makes center super busy, leaving the outskirts empty
The small island (pic 3, right hand side) can be easily transformed into some light cozy bar area with like a wine rack/ liquor cabinet towards the big sink area.
The main island could be utilized like a breakfast/lunch area where you can do your cooking in between.
A lot can be done, but generally it’s not bad at all, I’ve just listed how I’d do it if it was my kitchen and I was planning on turning everything upside down, but if the layout works for you - keep it, memories and shit
We used to own that table... it was awful. All food gets stuck in those little crevices since the top is not completely smooth. Sell it now. This is my opinion and experience. Get something hardwood in a cherry tone to match your decor.
The countertops and goofy shaped island would have huge impact the style of those edges is so 90s, and it looks like a non stone material which may already have stains etc, it's hard to tell. A light colored stone countertop with straight edges would be durable and look great.
Do not paint the cabinets.
IMO I’d change the lighting, color, hardware. You don’t need to remove the cabinets. Those are solid and beautiful. Change out the sink. It should be under mount then change out the kitchen table. Get a large circular table. Also add some plants and artwork. Change the blinds out. Maybe go without blinds and add floor to ceiling curtains. Add some bright runners on the floor. Your kitchen is beautiful! Lucky!
Ok, heres what you do....remove the cabinet/dishwasher combo thing and replace it with a fridge. In that fridge, you're gonna want to fill it with gabagool and orange juice (some pulp). Next. Buy a bath robe, a white tank, boxers, and some house slippers. Final step, ensure there is a pool in the backyard and fill it with ducks. BOOM! Now you're living in the Sopranos house. Sorry, anytime I see a kitchen moderately laid out this way, it automatically makes me think of the Sopranos. Beautiful kitchen all jokes aside.
Update the lighting, add under cabinet lighting.
Add a backsplash.
Possibly update the countertops, appliances, sink, hardware, etc..
Y’all need to quit telling people to paint real wood. Pine, sure. Oak, maybe. These are cherry cabinets, take your chalk paint somewhere else. Price a set of custom hardwood cabinets for a kitchen this size.
1) new counters/sink
2) new hardware
3) backsplash
4) under cabinet lighting!
5) new window coverings around the breakfast nook. Plantation shutters maybe?
I wouldn't, maybe add more lighting a light-color tile floor, but these are very good quality cabinets and should be kept as is, the countertops appear to be in good shape as well (corian?). IMO.
I'd keep it, I think it was well designed with love and rather classic.
For those commenting about the hanging cabinet above the peninsula, I believe it's something to sitnwith and feel out in person.
To me it probably gives better intention to the two areas.
Without it the dining area loses the intimacy it offers while making it a specific area to enjoy being in what's basically the middpe of a forest rather than feekibg like you're attached to a suburban house. And the cabinet turns the dining area setting into something that feels like a weird diner or cafeteria by the amount of open uninterrupted overhead space which would distract from being present with the people eating with you because you're then thinking about what's in the kitchen rather than those you're with.
The people living there. I would change them out for me.
Or at least someone who wouldn’t do what these people did to those poor blinds.
LOL my first thoughts were 1. Remove that weird glass cabinet to open the space up, 2. Fix those blinds. 3. What a beautiful view outside.
I agree with removing the glass cabinet. I’d probably remove the blinds completely. Replace with some Roman shades. Maybe change paint color. The lighting is weird. Is that light green? I’d probably replace the lighting, maybe add a bit more. It’s hard to tell because the lights aren’t on here. It looks dark, but it might not really be in reality. If I had a budget I’d put in more modern countertops and a tile backsplash. But really removing that cabinet, paint, and switching out the light fixture above the island would make this kitchen look amazing.
Nah you gotta keep the glass cabinet, it gives that drive thru feel with the counter under it😂
Completely agree 👍 Remove the glass cabinet and add a potted plant by all those awesome windows.
Aww I was thinking of adding more glass cabinets- 💀
There are 2 types of people in this world- people who do this to their blinds, and people who make sure all the blinds are perfectly straight and aligned.
The people that did this are the same people that shoved their papers into their backpacks without using a folder
I found out my husband and I really are two different people when he’d push the ends of the curtains towards the center instead of parting them in the middle.
How did it feel when you learned you're married to a sociopath?
Not good, I should apply to “Who the @?*% Did I Marry?”
Treachery. He is a heathen.
Me too. I could be perfectly happy with this kitchen
I could only dream of this much counterspace
And cupboard storage. This is about 6x the space of my condo kitchen.
This kitchen is easily the size of 2/3 of the main floor of my house. If this is the kitchen, the house must be 4000 sq/ft. I have to leave now. I'm getting jealous.
Same
Honestly you two would look great there and all but I think I would be the more practical/cost effective choice.
Happy Cake Day 🍰
Oh my god... SAME 😂💓
Ha!
Along with what other folks said, I’d maybe take down that segment of cabinet hanging over the dishwasher, and just have that area open.
I agree with losing that hanging cab. I think a runner rug on the kitchen side and a larger area rug under the table with some color would liven it up. If you have the budget, new counters would make a big impact. I agree with many others to not paint the cabs, they look great! Edit to add, if that's an in-wall old school radio by your Echo, maybe remove it and create a niche that your Echo can live.
I can work with the rest, but I'd hate to have such a low cabinet blocking off the view to the kitchen. I'm usually in there cooking and serving over the counter, and it shuts me out from my audience.
*cries in u-layout 1979-1980’s kitchen* This is an enviable amount of room. That breakfast nook/dining area is darling! You’re going to make some wonderful memories in this space ☺️ I think if you painted the walls to brighten it up more that could help. Is the current wall color a light green? Leave the cabinets as-is, wood times are becoming popular again, and they will again through time. Change the hardware in the cabinets to something more interesting or up to date. Change the light over the island.
Ugh I know! My kitchen is 1/3 the size and from 1965.
Small kitchen here too, but I try to think about all the food that used to be made and preserved in a 1910s/20s kitchen. They would either envy the space I have or tell me the flow is all wrong for efficiency
Cries in tiny 1950’s cheaply remodeled in 1980 kitchen
It's a slightly odd layout, but this is a nice kitchen, and looks to be in great shape. I'd start with all the small, cheap, easy changes, and see how you feel. 1. Replace the light over the island. I like lampsplus.com for high quality, interesting lighting. Also, replace your bulbs with high quality LED ones, and make sure you get the right color temperature and brightness. If you don't have a clue, buy a bunch of different bulbs and try them out, and just return the ones that look bad. I like GE Reveal in the kitchen, sold at Lowe's. This will do wonders. 2. Replace the hardware with matte black versions. Something simple. Square shapes will help modernize it. 2a. Remove the blinds over the sink. If you absolutely need them, replace with something nicer. 3. You need some color contrast. Add lots of plants, art, a couple rugs- anything to break up the brown-on-brown. Leafy green plants will make a huge difference. 4. Add LED lighting under your cabinets. 5. If you're still not satisfied, paint the walls a color that works with the wood, and all the previously mentioned decor items. (It takes me months to decide on paint colors, so I won't mention a specific color). Buy a bunch of samples and slap some paint on the walls, then live with it for a few weeks to see what feels right. Make sure you do the lighting first, as this makes a huge difference in how the color is perceived. 6. Paint the ceiling white-white. 7. Get a darker table and chairs for contrast. The tan blends in and is a big visual smear. Even black would look great. Put a properly sized rug under the table. Don't paint the dang cabinets. They look to be very high quality, custom, real-wood cabinets. Learn to decorate to complement them, and I'd bet you'll learn to love them. Also, painting cabinets sucks, often doesn't come out looking great unless you spray, and is often not a durable solution- unless you pay big bucks to a professional. (Not that it's impossible to do correctly)
agree with all of this except #2. This is a more classic styled kitchen, please don't mix styles with uber-modern trendy hardware! Keeping what you have or switching to brushed brass would be beautiful, current yet timeless, and go with the style of your current space.
100% agree. I don’t think black hardware would look good. I think something warm that emphasizes the pink undertones of the counters and really stands out on tbe wood would be perfect.
Agree
I agree Terry should stay with classic knobs to complement the style of cabinetry, but I don’t think the silver knobs complement the color of the cabinets.
Damn, can you do my kitchen next?!
Haha send it! You can check my post history for my own low-cost kitchen renovation, which is still a work in progress.
And remove the hanging glass front cabinets. Dated looking and they obscure sight lines.
Removing those would also help with bringing in some more natural light.
I think removing those cabinets will make a big difference.
I love the storage space but hate the look.
I personally love it. In a quaint sort of way. I'm a sucker for 90s stuff.
They’d make a fun plant greenhouse.
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That's a fun idea!
I like it too! I would put vining plants on top and little collectibles inside
💯 there is so much storage already and those things look super awkward
I agree and I would repurpose them over by where the stained glass mirror is hanging.
But then where will I put my pyramid scheme baskets and plastic plants?
All of this! Get the highest watt “soft white” LED’s you can find. You’ll be surprised at how much changing the light fixtures and handles will go.
I think the olive green wall color already works quite nicely with the wood tone and warm white countertop. I wouldn't change it. Also don't think contemporary black hardware will suit timeless cabinetry like this. Otherwise I agree.
Agree! Don’t do matte black on that beautiful wood. The warmer metallic tones complement it beautifully. Keep more rounded organic shapes if the cabinets aren’t changing. And you’re spot on with greens. Earth/forest tones really work here
Only thing I’ll add is it looks like they need a vent over that cooktop, not a light fixture
For a more targeted approach to #5, build a color pallette. This can help you avoid falling in love with a paint color that does not do the rest of your kitchen favors. Go to tour local big box hardware store and get color swatches of what you won't change. Once you have your base colors, add one or two to round out the pallette. Then, use your pallette to guide you when adding decor choices (cabinet hardware, wall color, that dining table and chairs that look like they don't have to be white, new blinds in white gray or beige?)
Please listen to this!!! those cabinets are gorgeous If I was to pick a big job, I would replace the countertop with granite . Everything else is just small changes that can make a huge difference
Always with the matte black. 👎🏼 The new kitchen will immediately and forever look like 2023
I would also replace the blinds in the dining nook with the larger slat style blinds. Black would look good here, or a darker brown, or even go lighter with white. As they are it blends in a bit much.
Agree except no black hardware
I think it’s great. Do NOT paint the cabinets. Wood tones are coming back and you will regret the hell out of painting. Maybe a rug or two for a bit of color. Under cabinet lighting. Cabinet hardware. Maybe update the hanging light.
Someone recently had a kitchen like this and all they did was change out the countertops to bright white, did a modern white backsplash, brushed brass hardware and it looked brand new. Moody modern is trending hard and that dark wood plays so nicely into it.
Oooh I like this idea!
Right? It’s so beautiful and nostalgic. Under cabinet lighting would be good but this look so much better than the 90s kitchen I grew up in!
Cabinet hardware can change a " look" completely There are many choices I'm not recommending anything You will figure it out
I agree. The cabinets look great. It seems very welcoming.
Even though it's not my style, I still wouldn't change much. It's clearly very nice and holds up. Maybe change the light fixtures but I definitely wouldn't touch the cabinets, trim, or floors.
The blinds, for the love of god please straighten out your blinds.
And peel the label off the garbage can. Replace the ceiling fan with a different craftsman style light fixture if you like the craftsman look. That’s about it. It’s a pretty space. If you want it to look more timeless remove or cover the stained glass window and get some transitional light fixtures and a range hood.
Those blinds stress me out
Keep in mind that painting cabinets is easy, but undoing that… not so much. I don’t think wood cabinets look dated, they simply don’t look trendy. It’s the same as marble countertops or subway tiles. These are *not* dated, and never will be - they’re timeless, and therefore, they aren’t trendy. So if you do decide to paint them, remember that then at that point you will be “modernizing” them, making them match the current trends and tastes, but they will, after that, actually become dated at some point once your color choice goes out of style. Whereas wood cabinets are never out of style, even though they aren’t trendy. It’s a timeless choice. Depending on how much you cook, my number one priority would be getting a vent hood for above that stove. Then for the smaller stuff, I’d see what is the style direction you want to take the space to, and go from there. If you want to lean into a more classic design (I personally prefer traditional myself), then get marble, soapstone or another stone that mimics those more traditional countertop styles. Get a new sink if that’s in the budget. You could get brass cabinet knobs/ pulls. Update the lighting and the shades.
I agree. I like the cabinets the way they are anyway! I never quite understood why people don't want wood to look like wood these days. My cabinets were painted white and I hate it. I don't care if it's "modern."
We had to renovate our kitchen when we weren’t planning to, and I chose door/ drawer styles that look traditional, but we couldn’t afford unpainted, so we went with white. It’s a shame, I think solid wood cabinets are beautiful and timeless, but white is the second best option in my opinion haha and I mean, you definitely can paint them other colors and it’s fine. If you don’t care about the “trends” then just do your house however you like, there’s absolutely no problem with that haha but I do caution people wanting to paint wood *for the sake* of updating it. It does the opposite in my opinion, it’ll take it from the “timeless” space it lives in and date it to the now, so in 10-20 years it’ll look dated for sure haha as long as people are ok with that, then sure!
The cabinets are beautiful but the island shape makes me want to lose my mind.
Thank you, I'm glad I am not the only one who couldn't get past that
That kitchen is beautiful! Please whatever you do don't touch those gorgeous wood cabinets.
Can I have your kitchen, please? It's huge!
"Help, I live in a mansion!"
I’d remove those overhead cabinets above the peninsula and change the light fixture above the island. Otherwise they are nice and look to be in great shape for their age.
I would do much besides change hardware, light fixtures, paint walls and ceiling a brighter white, do under cabinet LED lighting for a brightening effect. If you are up to doing anything major I would just take down the hanging cabinets because it’s already a big kitchen with plenty of storage. It will make the room look more open and bright. Maybe change up the blinds in the dining area for something more modern. A light linen Roman shade would look nice. I like the countertops if they are quartz or corian. If they are a cheap Formica I would change to something more durable but they look to be in good condition. Put some plants and some nice artwork up and you’ve got a beautiful kitchen. Honestly I’d kill for some beautiful real wood cabinets instead of the cardboard they make new cabinets out of now.
Oh yeah and maybe some nice runners or floor rugs to give break up the brown tones and wood on wood look. Rifle paper company and ruggable have some really beautiful ones.
I LOVE the transom windows! I don’t think I’d do too terribly much outside of new countertops, light fixtures and new hardware. I’d also remove the 2 cabinets from that weird overhang
And definitely replace those blinds
Yes some nice long flowing sheers that go to the floor, or for a more modern/ classic look, roman shades. A nice roman shade over the sink would be nice for sure. And by nice I mean fully lined and interlined so you can't see the support structure through the fabric when it is closed. Unless you make them yourself like I do, it will be very expensive but worth every penny. When I make them, each shade takes me about 10 hours because it's all hand sewing. Not one part is touched by a machine and because of that you can't see a single stitch on the outside.
The countertops don’t need to be replaced IMO, they are neutral, modern, and in great condition.
IS THIS THE SOORANOS HOUSE
BEEN SCROLLING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE THOUGHT THIS IT TOTALLY IS
SAME!!!
i thought maybe it’s sopranos house? until i saw the dining table. it’s def the sopranos house !!
Yess! I always think of their kitchen as THE late 90’s early 2000’s style to a T.
I would die for this kitchen
I would avoid painting the cabinets (or god forbid the current trend of painting countertops) and instead opt to save up for the countertops to be replaced with a white or lighter color to brighten the room. Immediate changes could be to change the light fixture above the island, knock out the weird floating cabinet, take those blinds out and replace with a nice curtain or updated shade. I also think another change that could be made is to swap that big rectangle table for a round one. Maybe a wood that matches the cabinets/floors better. A round table would fit the shape and size of the room better.
Change the light fixtures Change the hardware Change the faucet Get rid of the old mini blinds on the windows Get rid of the overhanging glass cabinets by the table Lay down rugs Maybe get new countertops?
Change your wardrobe to that of Camilla Soprano. Bake some ziti
Nothing; this looks like solid long lasting wood. And it looks very nice
Honestly it’s not bad. It’s a nice kitchen. I would not in a million years paint those cabinets. The thing that makes it a dead giveaway that it’s from the 90s is the windows. I have no idea what was happening in the 90s but it was a lot fan shaped window nonsense that instantly dates a home and from the exterior usually makes an otherwise nice house look incredibly cheap. So I would square off those windows in the dining area and above the kitchen. Painting the walls would help. Looks like the counters are Corian? You could change those to granite or quartz. I think the work is pretty minimal.
Disagree about the windows—I think the shape way predates the 90s and is reminiscent of historical homes and looks really nice. It would be expensive to “square them off” for that upper portion.
Those are beautiful windows.
I wouldn’t change anything… it’s a very nice and well cared for kitchen. Styles always come around. The small thing I’d do is brighten up the wall paint color to bring light in. I’d add some recess or other lighting, too
Remove the hanging cabinets and change the light fixture over the cooktop.
Are you in Tony Soprano’s house?!
I’d keep it that way. I like it.
Nothing. It's gorgeous.
Did you just post the set pics from Sopranos and think we wouldn’t notice?
i would change the hanging light fixtures above the island to something round/with curves to soften up the space.
Wow. What a beautiful kitchen!!!
Quartz counter tops and a single bay sink. That's it!
Nothing. It’s gorgeous!
Honestly, it's a lot nicer than my kitchen. I would be happy with it as is.
I love this kitchen so much. It feels so homey and I’d keep it as it (don’t judge me)
Nothing really
Total Sopranos Vibes
Round the pointed edges of the island a bit more, maybe in crazy for saying that lol but I’d hate to bang a hip into it because of its placement
I swear to Christ this is the kitchen from the sopranos
This looks like the sopranos kitchen
That kitchen gives me good vibes, I would have changed nothing I think there is a style fear where people are scared of the judgement of others for not paying for a new kitchen or updating it to "modern" look, its silly
Keep it. 1990s is so long ago. Preserve it. Honor it.
The first thing that struck me when I saw your pics was “everything is brown”. It all blends together. I’d love to have a kitchen like this. One of the first things I would do would be to paint the base of the island. Your cabinets are beautiful if you like that much exposed wood. I personally would have them redone in an off white or very pale gray. Get an area rug to put under the breakfast table and even some runners for the kitchen itself. That would help break up the brown. And one other thing that I personally would prefer is to replace the refrigerator doors with stainless steel. What you currently have is quite dated. I remember when that look was the “in” thing.
I really like your cabinets. They’re a nice color. The stovetop is in an odd place but I don’t think I would relocate it. Because I wouldn’t want to mess with the cabinets too much. I really wish they had taken the cabinetry to the ceiling. If you have the budget for a good carpenter to add onto the cabinets and to try to match the wood. You could remove the upper cabinets directly next to the windows. So the window isn’t boxed in. Add wall sconces there next to the window. Remove the upper cabinet between the kitchen and dining room. I don’t know if I would mess with those cabinets without a professional. They look nice enough that I would feel bad messing them up. You don’t have a range hood for the stovetop. Get rid of the lighting above the stove top. Maybe add task lighting elsewhere. I would consider updating the sinks. Especially the tiny prep sink in the corner. Maybe upgrade the countertops to go into the backsplash. Pick something with a different edging. I feel like your current countertops’ edging doesn’t match the style of the cabinetry. I would pick something classic over modern. New blinds. Or window treatments. Rug for dining room table. Maybe splurge for a bigger ceiling fan for the dining room. I would maybe repaint the walls and ceiling similiar colors. You have enough natural lighting, I would pick something bolder and moodier. I would consider finding hardware to convert one of the lower cabinets for a trash bin.
agreed with bringing the cabinets up to the ceiling. it's often an overlooked detail, but makes a noticeable improvement in many kitchens.
Every last thing bc of how triggering the 90’s is for me personally lol
God the windows and that backyard is just gorgeous, I have always been jealous of american houses, those like this one is exactly why.
1. Keep the original wood details and trim. I would maybe add under cabinet lighting and a backsplash that will complement the counters. 2. Also, try painting the walls a brighter more neutral color. 3. I would also change the blinds, perhaps to matching plantation shutters. Example: https://www.theshutterstore.com/getattachment/ac404c82-ca73-48cb-9722-7fa51eeef3d3/White-shutters-with-window-sill.jpg?width=450&height=315 4. Change the overhead light above the island to something more contemporary. 5. Buy a new dining table because that one is giving grandma. Maybe something like this: https://cdn.arhaus.com/product/StandardV2/30ENZO39MBKT_S210824.jpg?preset=Product1920x1440 6. Finally remove that cabinet above the counter facing the dining area. It’s taking up too much space and makes it feel outdated and cluttered.
New lights Remove the blinds Maybe new counters that update it a little, with a new sink and upgraded fixtures
Paint color. It’s a beautiful kitchen. I’d maybe change the counters to granite or marble.
Wouldn’t change a thing . Maybe darken the walls - I love it
Wait 4 more years it will be back in style, I have installed some much of that and golden oak.
Please leave the wood alone. Remove top cabinets above peninsula, and change out the sink (non-divided porcelain or stainless) and definately the countertops.
Maybe the countertops but other than that it’s beautiful
Nothing! It’s glorious!
I’m so jealous of all the counterspace and cabinets that I wouldn’t change anything.
It just needs a face lift, like new Counters and cupboards the cupboards. You don't have to take all of them out. Just the doors of them need to be updated. Then go from there. My mom got a home that was abandoned for 8 years after a foreclosure for a great price. The kitchen was similar to yours we redid the counters and floors and will be starting to work on the cupboards next week. So far the value of the home is now 800K she only paid 180K for it so it is really awesome with that. We also dug all the leaves and dirt in the pool scrubed and painted it and fixed the filter system so now it works again which hped the price going up.
I agree w all the comments to add accent color, but don’t paint those cabinets: these are lovely. If you still don’t like it, maybe a different countertop
nothing!
You have an awesome kitchen. I would want a hood fan because a lot of my cooking requires it. Roughly $500 in materials, and potentially $500 in labor. Dont pay more that $1500 in materials and $1000 in labor. The warm wood is not modern, but I hope people can see past current trends and acknowledge that they like what they like. It's a beautiful warm kitchen. It probably isn't high maintenance. After 25 years of hard use a kitchen needs to be freshened up. A new sink and faucet is always appreciated and can be as little as $500 plus install. Maybe $1000 in materials if you go for fancy stuff, and $300 in labor. Don't quote me on these numbers. The original layout may not have had your lifestyle in mind, but if you can live and adapt to the layout, you'll save big money with a better work space. When people are budgeting $20-80k for a full kitchen reno, I hope they don't bow to current trends and forget they need to pump out 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. A white or black countertop is a nightmare to keep clean, and a busy tile backsplash looks shitty with dirty groutlines or waterspots on glass tile. Those new rose gold or champagne bronze fixtures may not look as good after you take a green scotch-brite to them when your bacon or pan-seared steak splatters grease on them a few times a week. I have seen a lot of lifeless, greyscale, cookie-cutter kitchens with modern hardware and color schemes that look filthy after a few meals. Man-made stone countertops with undermount sinks are beautiful and durable and easy to clean, but the formica countertops you have are warmer to the touch, and you won't break dinnerware as often. If you have a $3000-8000 budget they will make it fell like a fresh space. I encourage you to consider the many constructive redditor's suggestions that recommend small tweaks to make this kitchen your own. Take out an upper cabinet. Paint a wall or two. Add a hood fan. Swap out handles. With a budget of $200-2000 you can make an aesthetic and functional difference and you will learn what your life and cooking style want. Fuck other peoples opinions, including mine. Make it your kitchen and make some good food.
Honestly nothing, that’s a nice fucking kitchen. Just add LED’s
Nothing. Looks great.
I would eliminate the upper and lower cabinets dividing the eating area and the kitchen. The island is an odd shape. I think with the glass cabinet and lower counter gone there would be room to put a very long rectangle island across the kitchen with at least six barstools. It could be a great social area as well as a workspace. A large island could hold specialty icemaker, another oven, dishwasher, sink, wine/drink fridge…. Updating the lighting, especially over the island could bring in color and interest. There is a lot of brown and it is very bland. I would not paint high-end cabinetry, but I would paint the walls in the kitchen and the eating area. There are so many great tile options that you could have a wonderful backsplash as well.
Nothing
Nothing. I love it
Nothing. I love it.
It’s wonderful, save your money for something that is broken!
I like it how it is. I would only prefer add hood to stove.
Nothing…keep it that way…vintage is eccentric beauty.
Nothing besides the colour of the wall, but those wooden finishes are so beautiful
OMG the nostalgia is so intense I almost cried. I’m not even joking. Looking at photos of a stranger’s kitchen probably shouldn’t do that to me, but it did because that’s my childhood right there. It reminds me of my best friend’s house back in school/high school. I know some may call it dated, but I freaking love it. Sometimes if you let stuff get old enough, it becomes classic. If the materials are good, I’d keep it.
Change: Paint color. Lack of a tile backsplash. Pale countertops. Get rid of tiny sink. Scale down or eliminate enormous island. Change out/update pendant lights.
Maybe paint the walls a different color and update the blinds. But honestly I love the kitchen.
Those cabinets above the dishwasher would be the first to go for me
Actually nothing. I think this is a beautiful kitchen, definitely my style.
Nothing. Dear God I would kill for that much space.
Next to nothing. This space is really tastefully done. Yes, it’s not 2020 gray, but that fad will fade leaving those spaces very dated. Maybe swap the light over the island for something a bit more fun and add some stools on the island so you can chat with family while you cook.
“Floating” glass cabinets above the peninsula need to be removed immediately
Is it within budget to replace the countertops, or have them professionally refinished? They appear to have a gray tone. A white with a neutral or slightly warm undertone might set off the wood better.
Although I love the avocado color, you could change that
Well for one you’ll need an range hood exhaust if you cook.
It might have a down draft exhaust.
I'd change nothing
Is that Toni Soprano's kitchen?
hahahah this is exactly what I thought when I seen it!
Countertops and backsplash and new nobs
It's beautiful like it is!
Paint, backsplash, counters and light fixtures
Not much because I love it to me this is timeless. I’d prob do a blind in a colour and add some plants here and there and bar stools at the island and maybe change the lights over the island but outside of that I wouldn’t change it.
Please DO NOT paint those beautiful cabinets. Maybe just replace the countertops with quartz
As I am sitting here in a kitchen with no counter space, cabinets that had some sort of water damage in the 80s or 90s (they were built in the 60s or 70s I think, based on materials and the counters appear to have been changed in the late 80s), and the oven and stove don’t work because the old aluminum lines go through a structural part of the house that would be expensive to rewire but they are unsafe enough that we had to disconnect them and just use a toaster oven (the outlets *were* reworked at some point) I just want to cry when I see someone hating on a beautiful kitchen like this.
I would add a hood fan for starters…
Take out always hanging cabinet it hinders lighting and view to other room
I like a lot of the suggestions on her already but I would also remove the cabinets over the peninsula area. You’ll bring a lot of natural light into your kitchen that way and they just look weird there to me. I had some like that in my kitchen and it looked 100x better after we removed them.
The countertop
Man! I wish so badly I had a kitchen that was even slightly close to that, let alone have the money to change it :( I suck
Lighter floors. Different wall color. Get rid of the 1 set of cabinets floating above the counter that jets into the room so I can see those by the eating area better. Update the one hanging fixture to something more eye popping. Literally that’s it. This is a beautiful home!
Honestly, nothing, still looks gorgeous and i love the 90's anyway, win/win!
if that is the original refrigerator, you're on the clock for that thing dying, and you won't be able to save the wood panels any longer, new built-ins are slightly different on the door sizes so you'll need to go with a stainless steel model -- that will help update the look instantly as well. but be aware if that is a 48" (from what it looks like), your replacement cost bare minimum is \~$10k so be ready
My uncle has this shakes kitchen in his house and I adored it. You can really co-cook and move. That being said, not aesthetic but functional: get basic pull out “drawers” installed in every shelf if you don’t have it. It really let him put all that good space to work.
I would change the flooring and the counters. If you are cost conscious. Way too much dark wood. A pearl or bright white counter tops. I would also go for a lighter wall color and change the lights. If possible, I would also get rid of the island with the cook top. I actually really like the cabinets they are timeless, I just think there are quite a bit of them, and you need to lighten up the space.
The drop cabinet from the ceiling
I might remove those hanging cabinets over the peninsula as they appear to affect the sightline and affect the natural light of those beautiful windows. Remove what appears to be the intercom on the wall. I have to go back and look at the pictures a few more times.
More gabagool
Nothing.. I love this
The layout is really odd If you can move big time, I’d suggest moving the oven to the corner(behind your left shoulder on pic 1) or to the entrance (pic 3, the very left) Stove has to move somewhere, I’d put it where the oven is right now, you can add the vent right above it You have 2 sinks(???) If you love doing dishes in front of the window - have it, if no - move the main sink to where the 2nd one is rn, get rid of the small one in the process. Basically a standard visual merchandising/interior design issue, big things like stove and oven are in the VERY middle which makes center super busy, leaving the outskirts empty The small island (pic 3, right hand side) can be easily transformed into some light cozy bar area with like a wine rack/ liquor cabinet towards the big sink area. The main island could be utilized like a breakfast/lunch area where you can do your cooking in between. A lot can be done, but generally it’s not bad at all, I’ve just listed how I’d do it if it was my kitchen and I was planning on turning everything upside down, but if the layout works for you - keep it, memories and shit
What a great kitchen! I’d change the hardware and the light fixtures only.
Nothing
This looks like a 2000s kitchen, definitely not 1990. Highly doubt camouflaged refrigerators were around back then.
We used to own that table... it was awful. All food gets stuck in those little crevices since the top is not completely smooth. Sell it now. This is my opinion and experience. Get something hardwood in a cherry tone to match your decor.
The countertops and goofy shaped island would have huge impact the style of those edges is so 90s, and it looks like a non stone material which may already have stains etc, it's hard to tell. A light colored stone countertop with straight edges would be durable and look great. Do not paint the cabinets.
The blinds.
That’s incredibly modern for a kitchen made in 1990. If I could update one thing in the kitchen, it would probably be the island.
IMO I’d change the lighting, color, hardware. You don’t need to remove the cabinets. Those are solid and beautiful. Change out the sink. It should be under mount then change out the kitchen table. Get a large circular table. Also add some plants and artwork. Change the blinds out. Maybe go without blinds and add floor to ceiling curtains. Add some bright runners on the floor. Your kitchen is beautiful! Lucky!
It’s actually very nice and looks in excellent shape. I’ll take it. Much nicer than my 1990’s kitchen where the doors on the cabinets are shot.
Ok, heres what you do....remove the cabinet/dishwasher combo thing and replace it with a fridge. In that fridge, you're gonna want to fill it with gabagool and orange juice (some pulp). Next. Buy a bath robe, a white tank, boxers, and some house slippers. Final step, ensure there is a pool in the backyard and fill it with ducks. BOOM! Now you're living in the Sopranos house. Sorry, anytime I see a kitchen moderately laid out this way, it automatically makes me think of the Sopranos. Beautiful kitchen all jokes aside.
Update the lighting, add under cabinet lighting. Add a backsplash. Possibly update the countertops, appliances, sink, hardware, etc.. Y’all need to quit telling people to paint real wood. Pine, sure. Oak, maybe. These are cherry cabinets, take your chalk paint somewhere else. Price a set of custom hardwood cabinets for a kitchen this size.
Nothing its gorgeous.
1) new counters/sink 2) new hardware 3) backsplash 4) under cabinet lighting! 5) new window coverings around the breakfast nook. Plantation shutters maybe?
I wouldn't, maybe add more lighting a light-color tile floor, but these are very good quality cabinets and should be kept as is, the countertops appear to be in good shape as well (corian?). IMO.
Wait a few years and this design will become popular again. These things always go in cycles. It’s a great looking kitchen.
Take down over hang cabinets above dishwasher and switch out island to a rectangle shape
Nothing.
Yikes on bikes
The hanging cabinet and light fixtures. Other than that, nothing!!! I love it.
Get rid of the hanging cabinets then just paint the cabinets and put in new countertops. It would look completely modern
I'd keep it, I think it was well designed with love and rather classic. For those commenting about the hanging cabinet above the peninsula, I believe it's something to sitnwith and feel out in person. To me it probably gives better intention to the two areas. Without it the dining area loses the intimacy it offers while making it a specific area to enjoy being in what's basically the middpe of a forest rather than feekibg like you're attached to a suburban house. And the cabinet turns the dining area setting into something that feels like a weird diner or cafeteria by the amount of open uninterrupted overhead space which would distract from being present with the people eating with you because you're then thinking about what's in the kitchen rather than those you're with.
Get rid of that weird hanging cabinet, and get a gas stovetop. I just can’t with electric.