Pinnable Me Friday - Kitchen Ideas

One of the big rooms we want to eventually re-do in the new house is our kitchen.  Currently, it has light blue laminate countertops and a sky blue and white tiled back splash.  It also has the ever-popular (and I say that with sarcasm) honey oak cabinetry.  Pretty awesome, right?!?  Since the kitchen is one of my favorite rooms in any house, I definitely want ours to be fabulous!  So, thanks to Pinterest, I've been able to get some ideas of what I'd like to do.

This kitchen embodies a lot of the characteristics we're looking for:

• light colored cabinets
• glass inserts in a few cabinets
• fun hardware
• dark, solid surface countertops
• mosaic back splash

I don't love the light fixtures and some of the more traditional decor, but the bones are great!

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The thing I love most about this kitchen - the cabinet color!  I love the idea of a slightly grey cabinet because it adds a modern touch and is something a little different than the normal white.  I also love the cabinet profiles - straight and simple - along with the hardware and glass inserts.  The only thing I'm not terribly crazy about is the light colored countertops.

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This is another kitchen that is similar to the first kitchen, but uses subway tile (a cheaper alternative to mosaic) for the back splash, which I also like.

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As for kitchen decor, here are a few things that have caught my eye!

A bold color!  We have not officially decided if we'll paint all of our trim white, so that will be one factor in the big paint decision, but I L.O.V.E. this navy blue color!  The kitchen has big bright windows so I think it could handle a dark color, especially if we paint our cabinets a light color. 

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I love the style of this kitchen.  Everything from the chandelier, to the kitchen table and chairs, to the curtains.  Such a fun look!  I'm definitely not crazy about the cabinets or countertops though...just an FYI.

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One of the other features of the new kitchen that we are excited about is an eating bar.  And since we will probably do our fair share of eating in that location, we'll need barstools.  I think these are fun and won't take up too much room or get in the way of traffic since the door to the deck is right beside the eating bar.

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So, there you have it.  A few ideas for our new kitchen!