countertops too white for cabinets:(
Just got my countertops installed yesterday and they are way too white in comparison to my cabinets. I mulled over this decision for six months and I’m so upset that I chose the wrong color. I knew that it would be a shade lighter than my cabinets, but it had some ivory veining that I thought would complement one another well. Instead, when you walk in my kitchen it just looks like the counters and cabinets clash. Ivory cabinets, white counters. My walls, crown molding, and plantation shutters are all ivory, so I fear it’s not as simple as just painting my cabinets. What would you do? Just live with it, or...?
Backsplash is coming in today- subway tile same color as frosty carrina counters. Obviously I’m going for the all white kitchen, as this is my dream kitchen and just my taste:)
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First of all- Thank you all SO much for your advice and making me feel very much better about my colossal “mistake” :)
I think I’ll always wish I either had all white or all ivory...but you live and learn and love what you’ve got!
Background info: This (obviously) is not a new construction but rather just a little update on a 10 year old kitchen. So I was choosing the new countertop and backsplash based off of the existing cabinets and floors and my desire for a fresh, light kitchen within our budget. Previous countertop was black granite, backsplash was a busy black and tan.
New countertop is Frosty Carrina quartz and backsplash is subway tile in Soft White from Triton Stone. I decided on tile and grout that matches the counters in order to avoid a distracting look and/or another color mistake...because obviously I’m not the best at choosing appropriate shades of ivory/white. Ha!
I took pictures in different lighting so hopefully you get a good idea of the true colors. I hope this helps anyone who is faced with this ivory/white issue in the future...or if you just love the color combo;)
Thank ya’ll again for all of the wonderful advice and support!!
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4 years agojohanna, I am so thankful for your posts and for your before/after photos! I found this page when searching for a solution to the same problem you had: too white countertops clashing with offwhite cabinets. But I LOVE your finished kitchen! it looks intentional and stylish and I would never have guessed it was ever at risk of veering off course due to an accidental mismatch. My countertops were just installed today and I literally have a stomach ache from looking at the bright white clashy countertops. Unfortunately, mine are worse because I have cold grey veining in my stark white countertops. I'd picked the grey veining because I'm getting an Azul Blue island top. (The bright white perimeter tops look much worse in person than my photo below shows.) I'm going to test out some white subway tiles like yours for the backsplash and I can only pray my final result can be half as classy-looking as your kitchen! Thank you a million times for your post and pics! You brought a spark of hope to me after my disastrous kitchen error!
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoDls250...you kitchen is going to be gorgeous...hang in there....hardware on the cabinets will also add another element and in silver will add to the slight gray veining in the countertops...here are a few suggestions....white subway in herringbone pattern.
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