Kitchen remodel
Two-tone cabinetry, matte black, and light where it is needed
White uppers over grey lowers, a gloss stacked-tile backsplash, quartz counters and under-cabinet lighting.
The record
A finish decision that costs nothing structurally and changes the room completely: white upper cabinets to keep the walls light, darker lowers so the working half of the kitchen does not show every mark, and matte black hardware as the only strong contrast in the room. The under-cabinet lighting is the part people notice last and value most — it is the difference between a kitchen you can cook in after dark and one you cannot.
One photograph of this job.
- Scope
- Cabinetry, counters, backsplash, under-cabinet lighting, appliances
- Materials
- Quartz counters · gloss stacked ceramic tile · two-tone shaker cabinetry · matte black hardware · under-cabinet lighting
- Type
- Kitchen remodel
- Location
- Tuolumne County
Documentation
What to look at, and why it was done that way.
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Light on the work surface, not the ceiling
Continuous under-cabinet strip, so the person at the counter is not standing in their own shadow.
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02
Contrast kept to the hardware
One strong material in the room. Matte black pulls and knobs against otherwise quiet surfaces.
Other work — Tuolumne County
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