silver finishes, dark counter, beams, wood floor - palette visual - NOT KEEN ON THE SILVER FINISHES. I PREFER BLACK I THINK. DARK COUNTER MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT I'M THINKING...MYABE JUST NOT AS DARK? WOOD FLOOR LOOKS GOOD AND SO DO BEAMS. PALETTE VISUAL IS GOOD BUT MAYBE TOO WHITE BUT I GUESSS I WON'T HAVE BACKSPLASH SO PROBABLY OKAY. I LIKE THE OFF-WHITE CUPBOARDS BUT THINK THE ISLAND SHOULD BE DARKER.
dark island, shelves beside window to open up space - DARK ISLAND SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE. DON'T KNOW ABOUT SHELVES BESIDE THE SINK AS I DON'T WANT TOO MUCH EXPOSED TO COLLECT DUST. I THINK TO THE FAR LEFT BY BACK WINDOW AND NEXT TO FIREPLACE (IF THERE'S STILL ROOM) MAKES BETTER SENSE? HAVING SAID THAT, DEPENDS HOW FAR WE END UP HAVING TO GO ON EITHER SIDE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE APPLIANCES. IF WE GO RIGHT TO THE WINDOW AND TO THE FIREPLACE, THEN PROBABLY MAKES SENSE?
fireplace - simple drywall bump out with rustic floating mantle - I LIKE IT...CLEAN AND SIMPLE. ALTHOUGH NOT OPPOSED TO CONSIDERING TILE.
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