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@Bonkers1 wrote:

Love this kitchen except for the dark island.  Too much contrast for my taste.

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I feel the exact same way. Beautiful and would have been my dream kitcen.

[Nightowlz]

I like that it's not so white. I don't really care for an open plate rack I would have to keep cleaning.

Love the different color wood on the island.

Of course I like the backsplash because it's similar to mine. My tiles are longer but it has that same wavy movement. It's easy to keep clean.

[GingerHead]

@Oznell 

That is one gorgeous kitchen! I love it!

But this is coming from someone who does love an all white kitchen with white marble counter tops, white cabinets and white tile as well so I don't find all white necessarily too white. I think in that case the focus becomes the different textures, etc. and if you mix that all white with some contrasting warm, aged wood then  all the better and I'm in heaven!

The different tones of cream in this kitchen are so pleasing to the eye and it gives a "white" kitchen a lot more warmth.  The varigated tile is amazing and

I too love the mix of the off-white cabinets with the natural wood elements.

I do always love when the island is a different color than the cabinetry, especially if it's in a warm, aged wood.

I also really like the tea towels (I'm a sucker for anything french!) and your Hobby Lobby tea towels would look good in there. I think all rooms could use a little green.

Thanks for the lovelies!

[Oznell]

@SactoSue ,  I love your idea of a sage-y green rug, and given the undertones in other elements, it would look at home there, plus be "warming"....

So true, @GingerHead ,  natural wood and textures (preferably "nubbly" ones) are great ways to warm up off-white.   The room could stand to have some more, e.g., a natural woven or bamboo window treatment, and some more textiles...   

[haddon9]

@Oznell Lovely kitchen.  I really like your green leaves tea towel!

  If that were my kitchen I would have preferred a nice warm green (like in your towel) rather than a cooler blue accent color.

[shoptilyadropagain]

It's a very pretty kitchen.  I love the tile and feel it's warmer by just not being a totally stark white kitchen.  

It feels a bit off balance to me though.  The wood island is nice but there needs to be some major wood piece for the other side of the kitchen.  The cutting board and few other wood/brown pieces just don't balance it out for me.  

As always....thanks so much for sharing these.  

[wilma]

I don't mind the dark floor, but I don't care for the stark contrast of the dark wood island with all the white. I don't think the kitchen looks that "warm". There's still a lot of cool & light neutrals. 

[2sisters]

I LOVE everything about that kitchen!

[Lilysmom1]

@Oznell , love!

@Oznell , looking at this again and agree.  Edit the blue rug to green. Still loving it, especially the cute small art work.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

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@SactoSue wrote:

In the photo, that kitchen island looks to be fairly far from the cooktop or sink, and maybe from the refrigerator, too.   It's placement feels uncomfortable to me. 

I have a hard time trying to see the colors at play here, firstly because the room behind the kitchen seems to be a light green and that and the silvertone refrigerator are creating reflections that have some variable colors. 

I would not have put that blue rug in there.  I see warm undertones in the countertop and I like the idea of the sagey-greenish rug. 

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@SactoSue I think the lighting has greenish tones to them as well, so your idea of a sage rug would fit perfectly.!!!