Decorating Ideas?

Question

We bought a new house and the kitchen has light colored hardwood floors with cabinets that are also a similar light colored wood. I don't like they way it looks with wood on wood. Any suggestions on what to do? I have a dark wood table with black legs. I am at a loss....

Answer 1

I would either stain them or paint them and do a feaux finish. Home improvement stores or craft stores usually have little booklets in the paint departments that show you easy ways to do them yourself.

If you stain them, you can even make them match the pretty dark wood table...and do a multi-colored natural tile backsplash to draw the two colors together...

Answer 2

My girlfriend had the same problem when she moved into her house. She applied a white wash over the light colored cabinets. She had to learn to live with the floor, but after the cub boards were white washed, the floors didn't seem so overwhelming. She did put a large rug under the table so not so much wood showed. She also had a dark wood table (cherry)

Answer 3

Depends. In a bigger kitchen, too much light wood doesn't look right; if the cabinets are in good physical shape, you can re-laminate the cases and get new doors and drawer fronts. Or you can tile the floors.

In a smaller kitchen, the light wood will help give a roomier feel. But you can break up the monotony with rugs, door and drawer handles, a darker countertop to match the table.

Answer 4

The success of any decorating scheme depends on how well it suits all the members of your family. To create a décor that you will be happy with, think about what you want and also what you don’t want.

It’s a good idea to know what you have before you begun to change things. As you begin to pull your design ideas together, think about your preference and what will work in your home.

Color can work wonders... it can change the look of a room and change your feeling about the room. You can start by looking through magazines, and catalogs. Give yourself plenty of time, it will take longer than you think, and your ideas will develop as you go.

Gathering samples is a great way to begin. If you are starting with a color, your samples might include fabric, paint chips, wallpaper, carpet, wood, stone, and tile.

Knowing what you can spend on a project will give you a clearer idea of what you can achieve. If you’ll on a limited budget, mark off those things that will make the most difference, such as a new wall color and a new sofa.

You can set the mood of a room in lots of ways, such as lights, and furnishings. There are no hard or fast rules or must-do sequence for this process.

Answer 5

Strip the wood and paint it instead a glossy black color (for the cabinets). Might look classic.
Or, paint them white and have a bright, bold color for the walls to offset the wood. Don't do a blue or green cuz that'll only bring out the wood more. Do red or orange or purple-red, bergundy, etc.

Hope that'll help

Answer 6

try changing a countertop and the splash above the counter.... the countertop usually act as a divider to the cabinet scheme.

Also try a textured rug (wool or sisal eg.) under the dining table, that act as a texture compliment as well and will not have the wood tone run into one another.

Answer 7

stain the cabnets a cherry colored wood

Answer 8

you could always paint the cabinets,i recently did that and it turned out perfect.you have to prime the wood though.

Answer 9

Paint the walls a coordinating color, try that and if that doesn't work then paint your cabinets!

Answer 10

I used a decorator for my house and she made it soooo much easier on me! Get one for expert advice.