Hi there,
your album caught my eye because I want to paint out all of my oak trim to a white tone and do a blackish/white bannister-also from oak. I took particular interest in you kitchen. Did you have to paint out your cabinets or are they new?
Did you ever consider doing a transparent black shade?
Just curious. Loved your album, thanks for sharing.
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hope your leave was nice
I have a few things which ail me...shall I make an appointment?
Paging Paging! I loved Dr Decor's kitchen as well and want to know where you got your island..was it custom-made?
Lamax
Hi! Glad to hear that you loved the album. I'm particularly proud of the kitchen and how it turned out.
Yes, I did paint the cabinets -- they were originally medium 80's oak colour, and I really don't like that look (correction, love oak on the floor, just not anywhere else).
I seriously thought about a two-tone kitchen, with doing a transparent or washed look on the cabinetry. However, I didn't consider myself talented enough to pull off what I would consider a rather avant-garde approach to mixing-and-matching cabinetry (dark on the bottom and light on the top).
I think the idea of stained black cabinets would be great. We just purchased an armoire in a rubbed black finish.
Hi! Sorry for the delay in getting back to the Forum. I've been on the road three of the past six weeks!
Just noticed the Dr. has been in and missed this page!