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Thinking about Navy Cabinets, Gray Floors, and more!

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Yesterday I shared with you the coastal blue sideboard…. remember this guy?

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Well, I told you that while I was painting that piece, I got to thinking…

I have my ideas mostly sorted out for our kitchen reno which will start next week.  I’ve written about my plans and shared the ugly before here, and I also shared with you some potential lighting contenders from Lamps Plus.  And I told you I was going to be painting my lower cabinets on one side and also getting slate tile.  Well, as I painted this lovely piece I decided that a shade of navy, maybe even this same shade, would in face be perfect for our kitchen!  So, think along these lines….

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We will have butcherblock counters, and the flooring that I had planned to be slate…. well, because of a definite choice on cabinet color, I opted to go just a hare lighter.  We purchased this Mitte Gray tile from Lowes for just $1.99 a square foot.  It is 12″ x 24″ and will be laid out to look like this (from Seaside Interiors)…

I am thinking I will slightly distress the cabinets…. just very lightly., enough so that when the paint chips, which in a kitchen with high use, and a house with two dogs and two kids, it could, I won’t panic.

For the hardware, I am still not positive.  I am considering using the mother of pearl knobs that were aon the sideboard on the cabinet doors as well.  For the handles on the drawers I am considering making my own version of these from Anthropologie….

I think they would look pretty cool with navy!  And of course the decision for navy cabinets is also making me think about my island color.  I had planned on painting it a fun color, but I happened to find some fun colored stools (Hoping I will be able to share those with you soon!), so now I am thinking white for the island to break up the darkness of our dining table and the darkness of the navy cabinets.  And I think I want something like this- I love that the entire thing is painted!

So picture that but in white and with one more shelf in it.  And with some fun stools. 🙂

So… now… what do you think?  Are you with me?  Would you lightly distress the cabinets, too?  Or no?  Would you go white with the island, or a color like emerald green?  For the open shelving would you go white painted wood, or stainless?  Do tell!  I’d love to hear your ideas!
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  1. Lisa @ Shine Your Light says

    A kitchen with personality, I would expect nothing less from you Cassie! So exciting to see all this unfold! Personally I LOVE the idea of the navy blue cabs and think you should do white on your island to lighten up the room. Your tile is fabulous and the mother of pearl knobs would be so pretty on the blue…..especially with other white elements in the room. It’s going to be gorgeous!!!

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  3. Storywood Designs says

    Love the idea of the navy… one of my favorite colors for furniture and cabinets. I can’t wait to see it – it’s going to be gorgeous. I loved them all, but that last picture of the island is my favorite of your inspiration pics… it’s beautiful!

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  4. Julia Konya says

    I’m so with you. I think the navy would look awesome and I totally agree with you on painting the island white if you are buying fun colored stools. The tiles are fabulous too.
    And I say yes on distressing the cabinets lightly. It’s so true with the paint chipping eventually.

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  5. Courtney says

    Oh yes!! I love what your thinking!!
    If you’re gonna paint your island then you could paint it whatever your little heart desires because you’re kinda in the know to change it down the track when you feel like a change 😉
    I vote white open shelves, especially if you’re having white walls, it’ll make your ‘stuff’ on it pop so much more!

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  7. Robin @ Happily Home, After says

    When I saw your navy sideboard I thought it was a wonderful shade of grayed blue and thought it would be lovely as kitchen cabs, as in mine 🙂 But I won’t be painting mine right now, so I’d love to see it on yours. I’m in the process of installing open shelves in my kitchen and I’m using the stainless from IKEA … I can already see that for me it is a great choice cause as you said, paint does chip, and I’ve knocked the edge of those shelves a lot already since they are used many times a day. Just thought I’d point that out about painted shelves.

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  8. Andrea says

    I think your cabinets would look awesome navy. Love the tile too. I think lighting distressing would be a great idea. Do the damage before the kids and dogs do! I cannot wait to see how your kitchen turns out!

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  11. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    I’m totally with you! Love the inspiration photos. As long as your kitchen has plenty of light, the blue will be stunning. And those gray floor tiles are to die for! And what a great deal. Hand made rope pulls would be such a fun choice and so you! … Can’t wait to watch your kitchen unfold!

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  13. Jesse Bodine says

    Cassie…what great ideas…it is going to be beautiful!!! I love blue and I think the pop of color on the cabinets will look so sophisticated and gorgeous!!! So excited for you!!! Jesse @ Scout & Nimble

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  15. cindy the cottage chick says

    Eegads…I’m overwhelmed with the same kind of choices for the kitchen in the home we’re building! I keep wanting to play ‘safe’ with white everyhing, but sheesh, how boring! I’m really loving blues and greens together, navy and a happy green, greyed blues and seafoam greens, etc. For the shelving (again, we’re prolly doing the same thing) I’m doing white, but stainless would be cool, as well as a stained wood with stainless corbels….

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  17. Natalie says

    Yes!! I’ve been trying to convince my husband to let me paint our kitchen cabinets navy for years now but he’s not swaying (and I don’t really feel like doing the work). I can’t wait to see your finished kitchen!

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  22. Rubylicious Bespoke says

    Love the idea of navy cabinets, they would look beautiful. For me, having children running around, lightly distressed would stop me from getting stressed when they get a ding in them. My white cabinets currently have smiley faces on them in permanent marker!!
    As for the island, I think it depends what you have on the shelves. If you have light coloured things going in there then colour would look better, if you have coloured then white as a background colour. Does that make sense? Can’t wait to see what you do x

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  24. Twice Nice says

    I think all your choices are inspirational! Would probably definitely do light distressing and keeping it white on the island is a great idea. What color on the walls? That might push your choice for stainless or white painted shelving? Even a wood stained the same as your butcher block top for the shelving might bring in a natural rustic feel to go with your counter tops and rope pulls. So fun!

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  25. amber-wills says

    Well you know I’m sold on that navy for the cabinets! I think I’d go white on the island. I wouldn’t want emerald to take anything away from that glorious navy.

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  26. Gail Wilson says

    I have no thoughts…. except the navy scares me. I’m all about blue, but it’s so dark.
    love the floor! and the island painted white, you can always change it later. fun stools? can’t wait to see them.
    gail

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  31. Ali Richardson says

    Love love love all of this! Here are my votes. Do with them as you will 🙂
    Yes lightly distress the navy cabinets. White for the open shelving and the Island. Love the tile (but I recommned not getting white grout…shows the dirt very easily especially in such a high traffic area). Love the mother of pearl knobs and rope pulls. Pretty pretty 🙂 Love and miss u!!!

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  32. Gretchen says

    ooh–navy cabinets–yay! I think your logic in favor of distressing is sound. And I don’t know about color for the island with the navy cabinets and colored stools…but if anyone can pull it off, you can. You do whimsy very well 🙂

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  33. Heidi @ Decor & More says

    Love your thinking! Yes to the navy AND to the distressing (you’ll be happier for the long run), white with the island, stainless for the shelves. 🙂 Just my 2 cents…
    xo Heidi

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  37. Cathy Wall says

    Love the direction you are going and here is my 2 cents on the ?? you asked:
    Yes, distress
    Stainless shelves to pick up on the cool gray floor tile
    Are you using wood counters on the whole kitchen? TO make the island different than the perimeter, what about making the island wood with white counters?
    This is gonna be one amazing kitchen, I can feel it!!!

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  38. Lisa @ Turning Tables says

    Those tiles are PERFECTION> Truly. Exactly what I would pick. Love the navy. Love. light distressing would look good, but so would a nice clean coat. Tough choice there, but really you can’t lose. I like the idea of stainless open shelves, especially above the butcher block counters. If you were going light (white) counters, then I would have said the shelving should be reclaimed-looking wood 😉
    Question — will your island have any bit of a hangover at all? It is a slight (very slight) pet peeve of mine when people put stools up to an island or a counter that has no over hang at all. Where do their knees go!!? You have to sit sideways. It’s kind of annoying. But, actually, yours will have the shelf openings, so that could help the cause a bit. LOL. Just sayin’.

    xoxox it is all going to look fabulous!!

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  39. uniquelyyoursormine.com says

    Wow, what a project! I’m not sure that I would distress the navy blue, I think I would like them crisp.. with gold handles, I think the rope pulls might look a little dated after a while, something more timeless… I love the idea of fun colored stools though! Have fun! – Susan

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  40. Tiffany says

    I love the idea of navy cabinets. I’d do a white island. I’m not big on distressing but I totally get what you mean. Life is messy and if it gives you peace of mind, do it. I would also do white uppers. Stainless could scratch. Your kitchen is going to be gorgeous. Have fun with it.

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  41. Lisa @ Trapped In North Jersey says

    I LOVE the idea of navy cabinets! I too have been thinking of painting my lower cabinets navy (or a greenish-beige, or black…). But I am way obsessed with navy lately and I think it will look fab. I’d paint the island either white or keep it a light beachy-grayish wood. I love your ideas, I can’t wait to see this kitchen installed 🙂

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  42. 17 Perth says

    So excited for you! This is going to be amazing. 🙂 And I love the distressed cabinets with mother of pearl knobs. I also love saying mother of pearl. lol. Anyways….You are doing butcher block counters? Please do tell me anything you know..I literally think we might be doing the same thing at the end of may..fingers crossed and all goes as planned. But–for the open shelving–I love the idea of the painted wood. So excited to see what you go with! 🙂

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  43. Fiona, LilyfieldLife says

    your navy sideboard is beautiful – i love your colour choices Cassie -so i’m sire your kitchen is going to be awesome. anyway you look at it , it;s going to be an improvement isnt it – thats what i thought when we had our old kitchen.
    Fiona xx

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  44. Good Time Charlie says

    Love the idea of Navy. We just mixed paints on Saturday at the CeCe fundraiser and really dark Navy was one of the colors we did. I would have never thought to use that color, but I love it! It will look fantastic with those super cool stools you got! What about a soft greenish neutral for the island? Like almost a beigy taupe. I guess you don’t want too many colors going on in there or it will look like a circus. You have such a great eye for design and color, I am sure whatever you come up with will be unique, gorgeous and uber cool!

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