Goal: Make your kitchen lighter and brighter

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A recent kitchen remodel has taken on a full transformation. When dealing with a kitchen from the '60s, it's quite evident that wall-to-wall carpet, dark wood cabinets and laminate countertops were outdated. When assessing a kitchen for remodel, consider keeping some key elements if they are in good condition.

In this kitchen remodel project, the existing backsplash tile of white with a micro gray pin-dot and a combination of white and black appliances were elements in the kitchen that were going to stay. Transforming this kitchen from dark and dreary to light and bright was the goal to be accomplished.

The decision to go with a white stock cabinet was an easy choice. This would definitely make a noticeable impact to the 1960's kitchen, transforming the look from dark to light. Choosing a traditional raised-panel cabinet door style would stay with the look and style of the interior of the home.

The next step in the kitchen remodel is choosing floor tile and granite for the countertop. Floor tile definitely makes a huge impact to any kitchen, allowing the space to look larger without the heaviness of carpet. The dark wall-to-wall carpet was outdated and had taken a beating from traffic entering the kitchen being that the entrance into the home was the door off the driveway. Ceramic tile would withstand high traffic from an outside entrance.

In order to hide dirt that could be tracked into this area, a tile was chosen with heavy gray veining. The gray

Now that the white cabinet and gray floor tile were chosen, the task of selecting granite for the countertop was much easier. Keeping in mind that the existing white and gray dot backsplash tile would be staying and was not part of the remodel, searching for a gray tone granite slab that would work with the tile and provide a contrast to the new white cabinets and backsplash tile was the mission. Investing in granite countertops is money well spent, which creates a huge impact in any kitchen remodel.

Here are some guidelines to consider when remodeling a kitchen:

* Assess the kitchen space to see if there are existing elements that can be reused.

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Goal: Make your kitchen lighter and brighter