Dream kitchen design

We have been dreaming up our kitchen for over a year at this point. Next year, we should be months away from building and ready to start executing. I thought it’d be fun to post my current ideas for our kitchen and call out which have been consistent and which have evolved over time.

The flooring and the paint color will match the rest of the house since like 99% of other new homes, we will have an open floor plan. It makes sense that those haven’t changed (although the specific type of wood and specific paint color may change).

We just recently had the idea to make the side wall cabinets (full height) match the wall (white) instead of the rest of the cabinetry (black). So that’s new! Thanks to my Sketchup Pro software, I realized the tall black cabinetry just looked so harsh for that long of a run.

I have always wanted the white fluting on the island. I think it’s so fun and gives it charm. I was very much inspired by modern Australian kitchen designs when choosing this feature.

With lighting, I have always liked the vintage look. I think we’ll go with Etsy to find something more unique.

The white fluted sink was a recent development! Where I live, rustic is what a lot of people go for however it just doesn’t speak to me personally. I never thought I’d get a farm sink, but calling it an apron front sink makes it more appealing for my particular style. I think it should make cleaning a little easier, too?

The cabinets along the back of the kitchen have always been matte black and likely will be slab front with little detailing (slim shaker at most).

Marble as you can tell by this blog name, was a must. We have looked at countless countertops at CKF, a slab yard, Nebraska Furniture Mart, and all of the home improvement stores. For us personally, we need marble in the kitchen somewhere. We’ll likely go with a waterfall island of Super White Marble (or similar) and a slab backsplash of the same on the back wall. We know it isn’t that durable, which is why our perimeter counter will be a different material. We were interested in a white countertop for the back wall, but I’ve been eyeing the dark grey/soft blacks lately thanks to an episode in season 4 of Dream Home Makeover. This is where material is more flexible for us. We’ll probably go with whatever is the best price. Soapstone, quartz, granite, solid surface, anything works as long as it’s durable and is a matte, dark surface.

Isn’t it dreamy?! I love it. Brandon and I cook together almost every night, so we’re very excited to have a bigger kitchen. My favorite thing is that most things are in drawers. I’m 5’3″ and I’m tired of lugging around the step stool. We currently don’t have a dishwasher and while it’s not a big deal to hand wash, it does take time out of our day.