You’re dreaming of a timeless kitchen design. But the pink beige travertine floors are staying. Can it be done?

The answer is YES! Take a closer look at my eDesign client’s fresh, but timeless kitchen update 🙌

The magic of an eDesign consultation with me is that it instantly narrows down all your choices and provides a clear path to a beautiful result. My Kitchen Refresh package is perfect to get my advice on the best, most impactful tweaks you can make to your older kitchen for it to look brand new! 

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Kitchen eDesign project: before and after

💛 I love getting photos of completed projects from my eDesign clients! This one is from Janice, thank you!  💛

Here is her note:

“It helped me feel confident in the choices I made”

You provided me with assistance on color choices for my cabinets and countertop and backsplash selections and I’m very happy with how it turned out! I am so glad I used your services to help me. It made such a difference in helping me feel confident in the choices I made.   The cream paint color that you recommended looks so pretty and fresh.  Jan M.

Here’s her kitchen before:

Since the floor tile is staying, the new countertop needs to relate to it perfectly. We can’t just ignore the pink beige tile and install a bright white marble look countertop.  It would look like old floor, new countertop (making the floors look old).

Below is the right way to choose countertops to coordinate with existing floor tile, this is how it’s done. 🙌🏻

You must always place a piece of white paper in between the countertop samples AND your existing flooring. The white paper helps isolate the undertone visually which makes it so much easier to see which countertop sample works the best.

And if you have pink beige floors, you need a pink beige countertop. Here is her test photo:

Here is her kitchen below with the new countertops, paint and backsplash installed!

BM Navajo White 947 – Orange Beige Complex Cream

It looks like she decided to have the cabinets refaced or replaced and had them boxed in right up to the ceiling, such a great update!

Notice that while the countertop samples looked quite earthy compared to the bright white paper during testing with the floor, installed they are light and fresh. This is the magic of the right colour.

The counter stools I recommended for this kitchen visually repeat the colour of the pink beige travertine. I love these woven ones from Serena and Lily .

Serena & Lily Counter Stool

I went ahead and photoshopped in the light fixture she still hadn’t yet swapped out. It’s a sleek-looking flush mount light that would be better in her kitchen to add warmth.

Rejuvenation Flush Mount

Are there rules for mixing metals in your kitchen?

In terms of mixing metals, the rule of thumb is that you should repeat each metal finish twice. Her brushed nickel hardware is repeated in the faucet and the stainless appliances.  If you look carefully, there’s a little brass accent on the counter stools but in this case, the warmth of the brass flush mount again repeats the floor colour. So, we don’t actually need to repeat the warm brass colour here.

I also like this light bulb because it’s frosted, meaning the light doesn’t hit you directly in the eyeballs when you look up. There’s also plenty of room for a lamp in this kitchen.  She could definitely add a lamp underneath the open shelving where the terra cotta vase sits. It would create an inviting glow.

Read more: Is Brass Out? How to Mix Metals Like a Pro.

Here’s another before angle of the kitchen:

From this angle below, you can see more of her styling. The wood cutting boards also relate and repeat the colours in the chairs and flooring. Bonus points to Janice for including space between her hood fan and the cabinets. Perfection.

Read more: How to Choose a Classic and Timeless Hood Fan

Combine the clarity of eDesign with the knowledge of my system

Readers often ask me whether they should hire me for eDesign or sign up for my live virtual Create Your Dream Home workshop. My answer? Do both — and here’s why.

The workshop gives you the system and a discerning timeless POV. You’ll learn all about choosing colour the smart way: the undertones of neutrals, the best whites and how to add accent colours. You’ll know the smart questions to ask so making ongoing colour choices for everything in your home becomes quick, easy, and timeless.

So when you’re facing the hundreds of overwhelming renovation or design dilemmas you’ll have a framework to make confident decisions.

An eDesign consultation allows you to jump way ahead in your learning curve to quickly get the best solutions for your project. And you’ll see my system applied directly to your home so you can move forward with confidence.

One gives you the tools. The other gives you the plan. Together, they save you from costly mistakes, sleepless nights, and the overwhelm of second-guessing every choice.

If you’re an design professional looking to get faster at selling your ideas to your client or aspiring colour designer my in person True Colour Expert training is created for you. This is the professional path to mastering undertones, learning a proven system for specifying colour, and building the confidence to guide clients toward the correct colour choices every single time. You’ll leave with the tools, scripts, and comparisons you need to stop second-guessing, elevate your projects, and position yourself as the go-to colour expert in your market.

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