OF
OF THOSE
OF THOSE SHELVES AND START OVER, THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO KITCHEN
DESIGN.
INTERIOR DESIGNER MICHELLE
CIRCUSY SHE SHARED HER IDEAS
WITH ME.
CHECK IT OUT.
SO OUR PLANS OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE
HIRING US AS AN INTERIOR
DESIGNER SO THEY AREN'T DOING
THE DIY OPTIONS.
BUT OF COURSE I HAVE FRIENDS
WHO ARE AND I THINK SIMPLE
CHANGES LIKE PAINTING YOUR
CABINETS ALSO IF YOU CAN DO NEW
COUNTERTOPS THAT WOULD BE
AWESOME OR YOU CANNOT BUDGET
FOR NEW COUNTERTOPS RIGHT NOW
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE HAVE SUCCESS
WITH A HEAVY DUTY CONTRACTS
PAPER REALLY I HAVEN'T DONE IT
BUT I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO IT WITH
SUCCESS.
WHAT'S EASIER WHEN PAINTING
SPRING OR ROLLING?
I THINK THAT DEPENDS ON YOUR
SKILL LEVEL IF YOU'RE YEAH.
IF YOU'RE HIRING SOMEONE TO
PAINT YOUR CABINETS I WOULD
RECOMMEND THAT THEY SPRAY IT.
WHAT ABOUT CHANGING OUT
HARDWARE?
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S EASY JUST
TO BUY NEUTROPHILS RIGHT.
THE HARDWARE CAME ON THE
CABINETS OR THE CABINETS DON'T
HAVE ANY HARDWARE WHEN YOU MOVE
IN THAT CAN BE SOMETHING WHERE
YOU KNOW A TRIP DOWN TO
BUILDERS HARDWARE HERE IN
SEATTLE THEY HAVE A TON
OF GREAT OPTIONS OR SOMETHING
ONLINE.
I DO HAVE SOME CRYSTAL NOT LIKE
SHINY LIKE RUSTIC ANTHROPOLOGIE
LIKE YEAH I'M HAPPY THAT THEY
FOUND A BAG OF THEM AND I'M
LIKE YOU SHOULD PUT THEM ON MY
DRESSER.
BUT IS THAT RIGHT NOW YOU
SHOULD JUST DO WHAT YOU LOVE.
YOU KNOW AS A DESIGN FIRM WE'RE
VERY AWARE OF TRENDS AND IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE CRAVING YOU
ABSOLUTELY COULD DO THAT IF
THAT'S YOUR STYLE BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING YOU DON'T
WANT TO DO.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE RIGHT NOW
THOUGH?
BECAUSE YOU'RE COOL AND STYLISH
?
I ACTUALLY LIKE NO HARDWARE
RIGHT NOW.
LET'S SAY THIS IS THE CABINET
DOOR, YOU KNOW, UNDERNEATH THE
CABINET OR IF IT'S AN UPPER
CABINET YOU CAN JUST, YOU KNOW,
PULL THE DOOR FORWARD, OK?
AND IF IT'S A LOWER THE ROUTER
OUT SO IT'S LIKE A LITTLE
LITTLE PIECE FOR YOUR FINGERS
TO GRAB ON TO.
I LIKE THAT IT'S KIND OF IN THE
MID CENTURY MODERN.
DO YOU ALSO SAID YOU CAN
COVER THE FLOOR WITH VINYL
FLOOR TILES IF YOU PAY YOUR
FLOORS WHY NOT GIVE IT A SHOT?
I'VE HAD CLIENTS WHERE THE TILE
AROUND THEIR FIREPLACE THEY
MOVE IN, THEY HATE IT AND SO
THEY JUST PAINT IT AND DEAL TO
PAINT A TILE.
NO, BUT IF YOU ARE HATING IT
RIGHT NOW IT PLANS TO CHANGE
LATER.
WHY NOT DO A TEMPORARY
SOLUTION?
SO TELL ME ABOUT APPLIANCE
UPGRADES.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
EASILY DONE?
YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR APPLIANCES
A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS SO IF
YOU'RE NOT UP IN YOUR CABINETRY
THE KITCHEN IS STAYING AS IS
THEN OBVIOUSLY MEASURE A LOT
AND GET SOMETHING THAT WILL
JUST FIT INTO THAT SPACE.
MY BE RIGHT NOW FOR
REFRIGERATORS AND DISHWASHERS
IS TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A PANEL
READY AND ALL THAT MEANS IS
THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK STAINLESS
STEEL.
IT'S A CABINET DOOR ON TOP
OF IT.
I WANT THE COUNTERTOP AND THE
BACKSPLASH AND LIKE THE
BEAUTIFUL WOOD OR PAINTED AREAS
OF YOUR CABINETS LIKE I WANT
THAT TO STAND OUT INSTEAD
OF THE APPLIANCE STAINLESS
STEEL OBJECT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THAT CAFE BRAND OH MY GOSH.
THREE DREAM COUNTERTOPS.
SO YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THE
CONTACT
CONTACT PAPER AND YOU'RE READY TO COMMIT IF YOU'RE READY FOR SOMETHING BIG.
I WOULD SAY THAT AGAIN YOU CAN
JUST ADD IT TO YOUR CURRENT
COUNTERS OR CAN BE WHEN YOU'RE
DOING YOUR NEW KITCHEN.
OF COURSE WE'RE SEEING A LOT
OF REQUESTS FOR A CALIFORNIA
MARBLE.
IT'S A CLASSIC IF YOU ARE
COMFORTABLE WITH A NATURAL
CHARACTER AND PETINA IT'S GOING
TO DEVELOP THEN YOU COULD DO
IT.
SO ONE OF MY FAVORITE FAUX
COUNTERTOPS WELL I LIKE THAT
THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD FAKE
COSTANTINO.
IT'S CALLED DUCKTOWN.
IT'S THE AURA BOOK MATCH BOOK
MATCH MEANS THAT THE PATTERN
CAN CONTINUE AND I ACTUALLY
USED IT FOR BOTH MY COUNTERTOP
AND MY BACKSPLASH.
I REALLY LIKED IT AND I DIDN'T
GET ANY RED WINE STAINS AMANDA
THAT I MIGHT HAVE OCCASIONALLY
BUT OTHER TIMES YOU WANT TO
MAKE A STATEMENT WITH THE
BACKSPLASH OR YOU DON'T WANT TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENTS, YOU JUST
WANT IT TO BE QUIET, GO INTO
THE BACKGROUND AND THEN YOU
KNOW, MAYBE A SIMPLE CAESAR
STONE QUARTZ MATERIAL IS THE
WAY TO GO.
I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE
COUNTERTOPS.
THEY HAD A CHEMISTRY LAB.
I'M JUST WEIRD.
I DON'T NEED WHAT ABOUT
BACKSPLASH FOR YOUR BACKSPLASH
?
I DO LOVE CONTINUING THE
COUNTERTOP MATERIAL ALL THE WAY
UP ALL THE WAY UNDERNEATH THE
CABINET.
I LOVE DOING THAT FOR A MARBLE.
I'M LOVING SOAPSTONE RIGHT NOW
BUT I THINK A DARKER COUNTERTOP
WITH A MOSAIC FROM ANSAR THAT
BEAUTIFUL I LOVE THAT ONE.
I LOVE IT TOO.
I PUT IN MY BATHROOM ACTUALLY
IT'S BEEN REALLY I LIKE THAT
TOO.
IT'S IT'S UNIQUE.
IT LOOKS LIKE SQUARES.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN
ALTERNATIVE.
SO WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF LATELY I
WAS REALLY CHANGING LIKE
THERE'S A LOT OF THAT.
IS THAT LIKE AN ACCENT STYLE OR
IS HOW THE WHOLE THING WOULD BE
THE WHOLE BACKSLASH OR YOU CAN
USE IT IN YOUR BATHROOM.
YEAH I LOVE THAT.
I CAN HEAR MY GRANDMOTHER
SAYING THAT'S GOING TO BE SO
HARD TO CLEAN BUT ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET A CABINET FOR MORE
MODERN HOMES.
I LIKE WHAT'S CALLED A SLAB
FLAT FULL OVERLAY CABINET WHICH
DOESN'T THE TRIM DETAIL AROUND
IT.
YES, BUT I THINK THAT THE
SHAKER IS REALLY CLASSIC AND
WORKS IN MANY DIFFERENT HOMES
AND A MODERN HOME BE A SLIGHT
TOUCH MODERN TO A TRADITIONAL
HOME.
SO IT'S KIND OF THAT SWEET SPOT
.
SO WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW,
STILL VERY MANY DIFFERENT
STYLES OF CABINET WARS WHETHER
IT BE WOOD OR PAINTED AND
SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL MIX IT TO
YOU CHRISTINE.
YEAH, WHAT ABOUT FLOWERS?
IT'S KIND OF THE SAME CONCEPT
YOU HAVE ABOUT CONTINUING BLACK
BACKSPLASH, RIGHT?
YEAH.
SO I JUST LIKE TO CONTINUE
WHATEVER THE ADJACENT ROOM'S
FLOORING IS.
I LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT SO WE
OFTEN WILL JUST CONTINUE THE
HARDWOOD FLOOR RIGHT INTO THE
KITCHEN BUT IF YOU WANT MORE
OF AN ACCENT YOU COULD
ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
WE'VE DONE THIS ON A WALL AND
I'M HOPING TO FIND A CLIENT
WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE
THIS FOR THE FLOORS COME ON
OVER.
I'M ALL ABOUT IT.
YEAH, MICHELLE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR STYLE AND
YOUR