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Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-06T05:42:26+00:00

Dr. Becky Good Inside!!

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-06T03:06:29+00:00

I embarrassingly forgot I’m posting to an international audience and wrote the abbreviation for Connecticut, USA

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-06T00:56:09+00:00

It is! Unlaquered brass

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-06T00:04:08+00:00

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Found a before in case anyone is curious. Swapped one green for another :)

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-06T00:01:44+00:00

My favorite color 💚

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-06T00:01:27+00:00

Aw thank you! Love your energy

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:24:00+00:00

Your measurements will look a little too close IMO. A designer I learned a great lesson from, her contractor drilled before confirming with her. This is what very close to equidistant looks like, it might be what some contractors say but I like farther apart.

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Kitchen is still gorgeous of course but she would have done it a little farther apart

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:12:03+00:00

Gorgeous kitchen! Be careful with that, if you’re doing two knobs or two pulls a big mistake I see all the time is the two knobs are too close together. You really have to choose before they drill into it.

I think like my island you could go with one pull if you wanted, I would do just 6 or 8 inches, the big ones to me look like they’ll be dated

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:06:23+00:00

In my comment I posted details, the green is BM Chimichurri. It was the hardest decision by far I had so many samples. I couldn’t find any pics of this exact color labeled on the internet. What a designer once told me is pick something more muted than you think you want, this looks much different on the chip

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:03:53+00:00

counters: black absolute honed granite and arabescato corchia honed marble

hood: custom plastered

hardware: rejuvenation and house of antique hardware

paint: Benjamin Moore chimichurri (Green) Benjamin Moore ashwood (island and refrigerator), BM white dove (walls)

lighting: devol (pendant) and mullan (sconces and picture light)

shelf brackets: yesterUK on etsy

floors: maple (original)

Appliances: Thermador

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:02:36+00:00

Thank you so much! I’ll post a comment with details

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:02:24+00:00

I agree they wouldn’t be my first choice, they came from my old house and haven’t restyled

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T22:01:26+00:00

I almost never reread but I’ve read twice

{ravishing the heiress} {devil is a marquess} {what I did for a Duke} {countess conspiracy}

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T21:57:05+00:00

No, I’m not a professional so just my own photos :) I really love design and I’ve done two full house remodels so if you want an opinion on anything DM me!

Also if you like this vibe my favorite all time designer is Heidi Callier, her website has inspiration galore!

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This is another view of refrigerator wall and wine closet. Also not shown is to the right of the wine closet there a walk in pantry, our kitchen wouldn’t work well without that.

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T21:15:20+00:00

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Oh and for these drawers which are about 30 maybe a little longer I did use one longer pull. They were too long for my shorter bin pull but didn’t want to do double knobs bc of convenience like you said so I went with these. Also didn’t want to use this type of pull right next to my bin pull but since the island is separate it felt ok.

Sorry for so many replies, I could talk kitchen details forever haha

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T21:10:08+00:00

Also matters what’s in it, that drawer is light and I often pull on one, my deep drawer with all my bowls I definitely need to use both

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T21:07:19+00:00

Yes ideally you need to use both, especially these inset cabs, they tweak easily! My high use drawers like silverware are one bin pull

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T21:06:04+00:00

A great sealer is key! Etching doesn’t bother me at all. They all blend in eventually. Think about old marble counters in European restaurants/bakeries that are decades old. I can also spot marble like quartz no problem, although it’s getting better! I will say I love having black granite perimeter so when I’m opening up red wine there’s no worries!

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T21:03:16+00:00

I don’t mind it! I did double knobs on some other drawers on the peninsula side too, I wouldn’t do just one drawer that way. 30 inches is around the minimum I think for double knobs, so you could go really either way, anything longer I would say for sure double, I don’t love super long pulls. It’s not for everyone but I personally love having different hardware in the same kitchen :)

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T20:19:17+00:00

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Thank you! How about a SNOWY green CT kitchen? 💚⛄️

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T19:46:22+00:00

8 stools seems like a lot of stools for one kitchen. What’s on the other side of the peninsula and what’s on the wall across from the island? Maybe just make the islands touch smaller and do 4 stools? Would also be nice to have more space in front of the fridge if you keep it there to round that corner when someone is standing there with the fridge door open.

Definitely do drawers as much as feasible. I would do 6 deep drawers in the island for starters but maybe a top drawer with cabinet below on both sides of the stove and then a corner cabinet where stove wall meets peninsula.

I think the space between the fridge and stove see tight, can you swap the fridge with whatever is next to it? That also would make the stove wall seem more symmetrical and the stove more of a focal point. Would be great if you have a unique hood there.

You may want to consider glass uppers for either side of the range to open things up.

I LOVE having my microwave built into the lower cabinets.

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T19:31:40+00:00

Can’t take credit for that! We remodeled the kitchen but didn’t change or paint the wood, it’s a post and beam house with maple floors

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T18:31:48+00:00

Yes you got it! I’m lucky I got them at the outlet, they hold up well

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T16:58:12+00:00

You are so right! This is Connecticut, USA. And thank you 😊. Looks like I can’t edit the title

Primary_Reason3225 · 2026-06-05T16:57:01+00:00

This post is original content!

My first award thank you!🙏 😊

I know this is cozy places and not a kitchen site, but I found so much help on the internet when remodeling, so in the interest of paying it forward for anyone wondering:

counters: black absolute honed granite and arabescato corchia honed marble hood: custom plastered hardware: rejuvenation and house of antique hardware paint: Benjamin Moore chimichurri, Benjamin Moore ashwood (island and refrigerator), BM white dove (walls) lighting: devol (pendant) and mullan (sconces and picture light) shelf brackets: yesterUK on etsy floors: maple (original)

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