Kitchen Ideas

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Has anybody in here done any do-it-yourself kitchen redesign? I'm not a huge fan of the cabinets in my new home. I'm thinking about painting them eventually (and when I say eventually, it will probably be next year).

I'm planning to go with a seaside theme to my kitchen. I have decorations from my Disney Cruise. I have two blue pencil line drawings on ivory paper. One of Stitch and the other of Mickey and Minnie in hula attire. I also have a beach towel from Castaway Cay that hangs on the wall with similar colors (blues, pale yellows, etc.) They were in my kitchen in my apartment and am going to do the same in my house.

The current paint job is a muted red/pinky type of color. The dining area is part o the kitchen, it's essentially one long room. The appliances are white, the floor is a hardwood laminate. It's a nice warm color, kind of a golden honey. The countertops look like wood (not crazy about that either). The kitchen is immediately off of the front entry, and the dining area has an arch that leads to the living room.

I'm looking for any ideas for how to incroporate the seaside theme, including colors for the cabinets and walls. Any tips from people who have done this before. I just want to start collecting ideas now so further on down the line when I have a chance to do this I'll be prepared.

 

[binny]

personally I am a fan of white cabinets. I like the clean look of them.

I have really light blue countertops and I had darker blue (think 80's cornflower hideous really) cabinets when I moved in. I painted the walls yellow though, you could easily go with a sand colour or a really light blue on the walls that would work throughout that large of a space.

You could add in beachy type pieces that would add to that feeling, ie weathered furniture. You coudl add an armoire that is light blue underneath with a whitewash on top. That would be gorgeous.


Here are some sites with some ideas. Good luck!

http://www.interior-design-it-yourself.com/beach-decorating.html


Here is a kitchen that is GORGEOUS!! IMHO
http://www.countryliving.com/homes/renovation-and-remodeling/waterfront-living-0705

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Thanks! This is the first time I've been able to do something like this and I wasn't having much luck with Google.

 

[Disney Doll]

Chair rail the walls with light blue top and sand color bottom and paint the cabinets, chair rail and door/window trim white.

 

[Pigeon]

Gardenweb.com is a great place for kitchen ideas. They have a kitchen forum, where people discuss kitchen remodelling and post pictures. Beware, however, that some of the folks have very deep pockets or very large credit card balances.