subject: Finishing A Remodeled Kitchen With Major Kitchen Appliances [print this page] Remodeling your kitchen is a drastic changeRemodeling your kitchen is a drastic change. The kitchen is sometimes considered the heart of the home. It's where the family sits together to eat in the morning and at night. It's where you prepare meals. It's a center for conversation over snacks and desserts. And when you remodel it you need to ensure you feel comforted by the dcor. You worked so hard choosing the right flooring, backsplash, cabinetry, and countertops so why would you stop there? The major kitchen appliances you choose are important too and need to match the design of your new kitchen just as much.
So, what do you pick for the kind of redesign you had in mind? Appliances come in different colors and styles. You can get certain ranges on your stovetops, single or double ovens, and different kinds of doors on refrigerators. You can also select from wine coolers and other specialty appliances. The styles you pick should significantly emphasize the remodel, not clash.
White marble, green, black and dark wood details look excellent with stainless steel appliances, as do certain darker colored glass tiles. Wood-paneled refrigerators and those with French doors look nicer with the lighter wood cabinetry and more country-home styles as opposed to modern or Tuscan.
Use a bit of your common sense. If you have a lot of vintage elements in your kitchen then a dishwasher that looks like it could have come from a sci-fi movie with all its fancy buttons and lights is clearly not the right aesthetic choice. The same goes for a very art deco or modern kitchenyou are better off selecting the more advanced looking Wolf appliances then, say, one of their traditional models.
Also, make sure you stay consistent with the appliances. If you pick one brand then stick to it and the matching models in that line. So, if you get a certain oven from Viking appliances then look at the set for the refrigerator and the stovetop. You may actually end up saving money if you buy things in a set anyway. It gives a much more consistent and thought out look to the finished kitchen.
The entire project must work as a whole in order to really achieve the effect you planned in your design. When you take everything to the next level you can really impact the look of the remodel. Caring all the way through to the appliances, seating, and lighting is the only way to do this.
