We found a carpenter, we have ordered the floor. Empire slate It is grey and a fairly darkish grey with rusty bits. Really rotten picture.
Cabinets resemble redwood.
Appliances are graphite grey.
Countertop will be black.
Thinking about a copper-tone sink and faucet.
Thinking about a copper backsplash.
If we do the thinking-abouts, it’s going to have a steampunk vibe. 😉
Our carpenter is really good. His wife is into conventions, we have seen his work for friends of ours on the convention circuit, and we’ve attended a party at his place, where he has done a lot of remodeling. Really great work. And we’ve been saving for it. So—we are committed. Most of the work will be in September. We might get started on the floor before that, because that’s going to be something: we have to move the (quite heavy 2 part) china hutch. And clear the really-stuffed pantry.
Trugs are your friends when it comes to moving random-sized small objects. A trug is a garden basket, sort of like a plastic bushel basket that folds together for a one-handed carry—I’ve seen them used on digs to move dirt. But they can move canned goods, too.
I would (of course) vote for the copper-look fixtures. Very classy.
Black countertops would drive me nuts, though. But neither would I want stark white. (Sorry, oh stsho!) Almond would do it for me.
However, what you’re planning sounds beautiful. Are the countertops a deep gloss or matte black, or an obsidian sort of inner sheen? Either would work; I’d guess you’ve got that rich, deep black.
The cabinet tops are glass-gloss black with deeply imbedded match-head-sized flakes of copper. I didn’t think I wanted black either, but these are pretty.
I’ve seen beautiful granite slabs at various places along the railroad between here and downtown L.A. (among the pleasures of commuting: the stone and tile companies with outdoor storage).
I have a marble tile under my electric kettle. (Heatproof: you can’t fry it, it’s already been fried.)
Sounds purty! A steampunk vibe would be cool.
You will have to watch your wall color for saturation; not so dark as to be gloomy in winter, nor so pale as to seem stark in summer. I like a slate blue with those colors, but you might prefer asparagus, crimson or persimmon, for all I know.
Slate blue would be good, I would suggest a lighter tone, or a robin’s egg blue with a hint of green (azurite, for the copper).
One of the jeweler’s shops in our local mall has tile on their facing that made me lust after it. It was lapis blue, with flecks of mica or some other reflective material that threw back the light in little bursts. The name of the shop is Na Hoku, The Star.
We are currently a light, clear yellow—and may go for that if we can find one that goes well with the other colors—the graphite grey helps that transition. The redwood color is not orange—I’m not personally inclined to go terracotta or green, but we will see. It is definitely something we’re going to need to work with.