I bet most of you would agree that the kitchen is your favorite room in the house. It sure is mine, and I am so excited to get to create another one. I thought you might like to see some photos that made my heart beat a little faster, and might serve as some inspiration in the planning faze of our new house. I love a white kitchen, but this one will have a big splash of my favorite color. I know all of you neutral lovers out there might shriek, but there might be a navy island in our kitchen. Our current house has a bluish gray peninsula, and I have loved having a splash of color with the white cabinets. And the bottom line is that if I ever get tired of it, I can paint it. It’s not like choosing a blue tile floor or a blue back splash that would require construction to change it. Painting a navy island a different color would be fairly painless and inexpensive. I have loved navy as long as I can remember, and it will be showing up in small doses all over our house. It’s a classic. I’m considering a few other colors for the island, but I would love to know what you think about the navy.
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I love these bar stools in this great kitchen.
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I love the window over this sink, but our windows will be on the side.
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I love these pendants. This deep navy really appeals to me. I like an almost black navy.
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The ceilings look low in this kitchen, but I like the island. Our ceilings will be 10 feet tall so I think we will be adding some beams made from old barn wood.
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This is a nice big island. Love that.
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I love everything about this kitchen.
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This kitchen looks so fresh and bright. I love the hood, too.
Those are just some of the photos that I have seen that make me smile. Do you have a favorite? Which colors do you think I should consider?
Take care.
A vote for Navy! And for barstools with backs…. so much safer for wiggly littles. My son and DIL have beautiful swivel seat leather stools. Easy to wipe off and so comfortable !
Mary Ann, I totally agree. Backs on bar stools are also more comfy.
I simply love the final kitchen you showed- the blue is perfect
Beth, I love it, too!
We are in the process of a new kitchen. I love all the pictures you have posted. I’m doing my island in Sherwin Williams Cyber Space. It’s a very dark blue. Sometimes looks black sometimes looks charcoal depending on the lighting.
Connie, HAve you see Farrow and Ball’s black blue? It’s really nice, but I am a Sherwin Williams girl all the way.
You love navy so go with it!!
Looks like you’re back to the size of your old house with this new purchase! Different seasons of life require different spaces!
XO,
C
Carolyn, we are upsizing. Go figure!
I don’t think you can ever go wrong with navy….it’s a classic. All of the kitchen’s are lovely…can’t wait to see yours. Are you going to show us progress pictures? Enjoy your day! 😉
Donnamae, there will definitely be progress pictures. Right now my life is consumed with packing, planning, moving, etc. so that’s what we will be sharing on the blog.
I love navy so much I just painted my office walls and trim Polo Blue from Benjamin Moore. Navy is so classy.