White kitchen with light gray or medium sand-colored countertops?
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Lulu Dubin on Mar 20, 2013Do you have pictures of the two choices?Helpful Reply
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Shari on Mar 20, 2013Personally, I would chose the light gray in a heartbeat because I am NOT a beige person--at all. Even when gray wasn't as popular as it is now, grays (and black) have always been my preferred neutrals over beige and brown. You might want to take into consideration how much light you get in your kitchen. If you get very little or no natural light, the beige may darken the kitchen ever-so-slightly more than the lighter gray. With that being said, you probably can't go wrong with either of these very neutral choices. The first one you were drawn to is most likely the "right" choice.Helpful Reply
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Shari on Mar 20, 2013P.S. And for those who might say the light gray with the white cabinets would be too much "white" and stark-looking I say, poppycock! All white kitchens are gorgeous (and timeless) in my opinion. Color can always be added with accessories, rugs, art, window treatment (if you have a window) etc.Helpful Reply
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Jeanine Wester on Mar 20, 2013Agreed, all white is gorgeous and easy to match lol!Helpful Reply
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Mary Insana on Mar 20, 2013I'd go with the light grey too. An all white kitchen never goes out of style and you can change the whole look with different colored accessories. You can change the look for every season with different colors and not much $$. Colored towels, throw rugs,etc, you can even get a different colored dish drainer, especially if you buy these things after season. Keep you eyes open for some cool pastel accessories on sale after Easter.Helpful Reply
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AK Complete Home Renovations on Mar 20, 2013The light gray looks closer to marble, and a more high-end choice. What are you doing with the backsplash?Helpful Reply
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Dagmar's Home on Mar 20, 2013Should I do the backsplash in the same color or do tiles, what do you think?Helpful Reply
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Leslie D on Mar 20, 2013Where I would normally say that the brown would break up the field of white and tie in with your floor, I just like the light gray choice so much better. It looks much higher end than the brown. As far as back-splash, bring home tons of samples once your counter top is in. We were shocked that our first choice looked horrible with our counter top and ended up picking something entirely different once we put it up against everything else.Helpful Reply
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Diane on Mar 20, 2013I am having my kitchen remodeled in May-June (4th on the waiting list) and I have chosen white cabinets and also solid surface by wilsonart called Durango. I really love the light colors. Have you thought about white subway tiles to continue the white all the way down from the cabinets and then the light countertops. I think it would look very streamline and clean especially with other stuff on the counters like coffeemakers or other appliances or canisters. Can't wait to see the finished kitchen!Helpful Reply
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Shari on Mar 20, 2013The trend now seems to lean toward a different material for the backsplash rather than continuing the countertop material up the wall. Since you are putting in a farmhouse style sink, I would assume you are going for a farmhouse or cottage look. White subway tiles (with gray grout, or white grout if you want to downplay the gray) is a very popular and pretty look. Also beadboard is popular...either the real thing or the higher end, more realistic looking beadboard wallpaper that can be painted any color you choose. I have personally used the Graham & Brown beadboard wallpaper in several rooms of my previous and current home and in fact, I have it on the backsplash of my current kitchen. It is so realistic looking it has completely fooled everyone, including several very experienced remodeling tradesmen who have worked on various projects in my home. It's only when I tell them it's wallpaper and they touch it do they see it's not the real thing!Helpful Reply
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Sistah Sunshine on Mar 20, 2013when choosing any color for a room in your house, take the rest of the house into consideration. If you have warm sand colors in the rest of the house, the coolness of the grey will look out of place. Very few people are still using the counter material for the backsplash. Glass tile or subway tile is still very popular for backsplash from counter top to the bottom of your cabinets. It gives a cleaner line (and an inch more space on your counters!) good luck! :0)Helpful Reply
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Dagmar's Home on Mar 20, 2013This is all very helpful, thanks! I already thought about white subway tiles for the backsplash. Not one person likes the sandy countertop - just my husband :) I'll let him know he's been outvoted. I like the beadboard idea as well.Helpful Reply
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Z on Mar 21, 2013Dagmar, you can tell your hubby that he's not alone. I think the darker counter choice is much warmer and with all the other white I personally would need the break for eyes.Helpful Reply
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Jeanine on Mar 21, 2013The gray with white subway tile backsplash or white beadboard for the backsplash.Helpful Reply
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Margita on Mar 21, 2013Dagmar, I will have to agree with your husband and Becky. In my old kitchen I had white washed cabinets,white tile backsplash and a white countertop. I liked it for about six months. The white countertop showed every speck of dirt and the white on white on white was just 'soo blah'. I finally replaced it with a gray neutral that tied into my tile floor. It was much better. The beige would be my choice.Helpful Reply
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3KsMom on Sep 01, 2014I like having colors on vertical planes "match" in hue and horizontal planes match in the same way. Your vertical planes are white or very light but your floor, a horizontal plane, is darker. I like the medium sand and perhaps a dark grout for the backsplash to go with the style you seem to be developing.Helpful Reply
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Linda Goetz on Aug 17, 2015way too much white. I'd go with the sand one. In a few years, you're going to be glad you did.Helpful Reply
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Tracy C on Aug 24, 2015I like the darker one too!Helpful Reply
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Mil2874244 on Nov 05, 2015i like the sandHelpful Reply
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