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Crowded Kitchen Remodel

wilma — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:09:40 GMT

I think the after looks crowded. There is very little room for pulling chairs out to sit down & even less for movement. A smaller table would be better. I don't mind the teal color cabinets and dark floor, but I’m not really a fan of glass cabinet doors.

I actually don’t mind the original kitchen wall color with white cabinets. I really like the wood floor in the before photo. I would definitely change out the table, chairs, furniture, and window treatments though.

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SXMGirl — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:14:44 GMT

@wilma I love this kitchen, except that the table and chairs are a little too modern for me. I think that may be the kitchen in my next home.

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Drythe — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:14:46 GMT

@wilma

I could tweek the original into something I’d like more than the final.

Thanks for posting.

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tends2dogs — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:16:39 GMT

I love it! Before had a grandma cottage look. The after is sleek and modern. We never eat at a table so I would forgo the table and put in an island.

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mspatmac — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:32:39 GMT

I'm not neat enough for glass doors and for me it's to dark. Perspective is off because it looks much larger, two doors are gone and is it still next to the family room? Table throws it all off and is in the way. Pass on this.

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GenXmuse — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:43:47 GMT

It's a little foreboding and dark for me.

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gabstoomuch — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:48:48 GMT

They put a lot more cabinets in, forfeited the island, and the table is much too big for that space. A smaller table would look better.

It is pretty but definitely looks smaller, but I wonder if it is the dark paint? Dark paint makes any room look smaller.

My kitchen still has the retro 1960's look. I figure since everything old becomes new again, my kitchen will be modern again some day.

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froggy — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:49:19 GMT

I think I like the before better. The after is too dark overall. And it looks like they got rid of a walk-in pantry - the door in the corner of the before pic.

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MildredM — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:16:29 GMT

I would be black and blue from banging into the chairs, probable trip and fall as well. Not a very safe set up. Imagine opening the oven door and hitting someone in the head.

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Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:21:53 GMT

I have very little talent for decorating. My late husband was the architect, builder and designer in our family.

But when I saw the redo I liked it except I think an island should replace that table.

There’d be more work space and they could just as well eat around the island.

Thats what we did in our house we built.

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Kitlynn — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:25:56 GMT

I would definitely have done white on the upper cabinets and went with a smaller table also. It now looks dark and crowded.

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scatcat — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:26:35 GMT

The table, chairs and 2 big lights are off IMO. Also, what's that bar stool doing off to the left?

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JYWilliams — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:50:49 GMT

To dark for me.

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Azcowgirl — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:56:55 GMT

Dark floor, dark cabinets, dark table. Way too dark for me.

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spiderw — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 20:58:04 GMT

That is quite a change from before to after!!!! I like the after but prefer the before. I would get rid of the island and two chairs and put a nice dining table and chairs there instead. There are changes needed but not to the extreme as the after picture for me.

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liliblu — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:02:13 GMT

I really like the after. Love the cabinet color. The glass doors work as long as everything stays neat and tidy. I also think the table works in the space. The floors are beautiful too.

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Patriot3 — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:04:15 GMT

I am guessing that was a pantry in the corner of the before. Wonder where that went. And what was behind that other door? That's gone completely, too. I think they could have updated the before rather than do what they did.

Granted, there are more cabinets in the after, but the whole room is so dark and depressing. I don't like it. And where did they dig up that table and chairs? That makes it way too crowded.

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ECBG — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:23:17 GMT

I like the green kitchen, but would prefer an island to run horizontally across from the sink.

Also, in design, you want the "kitchen triangle" which is the shape the range, sink, and refrigerator are attached by lines. You will walk yourself to death in kitchens with large kitchen triangles.

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beach-mom — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:26:50 GMT

I like light kitchens, so I prefer the before. I would change the colors on the wall and the chair cushions (I assume the easy chair is not actually part of the kitchen.) and the picture on the wall. I like having an island and don't know what I would do without mine.

I'm just not crazy about anything modern. Just my taste. Years ago my close friend moved to the Williamsburg area. Her previous home was all steel, glass, and wicker. She loved anything modern. She walked into a home based on the colonial homes of the area, complete with brick walkway leading to the brick front steps. We visited them shortly after. I told her she was living in my dream home! She was standing there trying to figure out how to paint her cherry kitchen cabinets white (she never did though)!

My kitchen at the time was southwestern with whitewashed cabinets. We moved and I now have light oak.

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faeriemoon — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:29:27 GMT

I love the cabinetry in the after but I don't care for the table placement. I think an island or a hightop table might suit the space better.

There isn't much about the before I like.