My husband and I had a night out last week (date night rocks!) and since it didn't take us that long to eat and talk over
our in-process house plans, we decided to stop in at Home Depot to take a look for anything that might inspire us. I know, so romantic, (and yet, for us and our dream of the new house coming true, it actually was!). I was really excited when I saw the display for the
Martha Stewart kitchens because they embody several elements matching up with the whole vibe we want to go for in
our future kitchen (white, airy, traditional done in a modern way...). The above image will probably be closer to what we go for than this image below, but the gray with white countertop is a great inspiration for our island. Seriously, just looking at these pictures makes me want jump up and down with excitement for the day that these snippets and glimpses become our real kitchen!
I loved the new Corian samples that looked a lot like marble, but I am definitely skeptical of going that route, since it seems like scratching could be a problem, as well as the risk of discoloration if something hot were to be set down. Also, smaller samples looked great in-store, but as you can see from the first picture I posted, the overall pattern of the Bedford Marble (see chips below) doesn't look very natural. I think the second picture showing the Sea Salt looks better. I liked the look of the Shoreline in person, too, and I saw a larger sample countertop. I guess it's only relevant if you want Corian- and I'm not sure that I do (we'll leave that to another post)- but at the very least it's great inspiration to see combinations, especially if you figure that the real thing (marble or quartz) in the same palette will look better.
I also really loved the hardware that was offered, which really had a balance of that traditional/modern thing I want to accomplish. I really love the look of these longer
handles with the finial detail. I have the simple, sleek handles right now but they seem a little bit more modern than I would like in the new kitchen. I also would love to add the look of
bin pulls on the drawers, for a bit of old school charm.
Finally, I absolutely loved the look of this kitchen, too. But it's just not what we're going for. But it's yellow! (Soooo cute.) But I promised my husband that I would reign in the wide range of my desires to actually have a plan. So I'm sticking to white. But I sure hope somebody out there chooses this one, though, and has me over for dinner so I can see it in person!
P.S. The cabinets didn't look up to par on quality, although maybe because that's the in-store doors that have tons of peoples' mitts all over them, but still, we weren't super impressed. However, the looks offered in the glass doors were very charming, and there are so many options. If you are interested in any or all of these items, go to your local Home Depot, or click here for more
Martha Stewart kitchen goodness.
