I am considering it a bookcase but it's also a storage unit, cabinets on both sides and along the bottom. In order to make the storage useful, we have made it much deeper than a regular bookcase. As in 20 inches deep, instead of the usual 12 inches or so. Yeah it's huge and I just hope the proportions work.
And although our loft is very very white, I just felt that white cupboards would end up looking grubby. I'm really not a person who likes a lot of color on the walls, I prefer to keep it neutral so I can have bits of color and pattern everywhere else. So anything too "colorful" was out. Again, nervous, but I am 99.9% settled on a dark blue shade--despite the name it's definitely blue, and it has a warm tone to it:
The runner-up color was Hale Navy, more of a true navy:
Looking at these on the white screen, I'm wondering if the Hale Navy is better, less colorful?
The final bit to decide is hardware. I want to use oil-rubbed bronze so that the hardware blends into the dark paint color. I love me some unlacquered brass and even some shiny chrome, but I think better to keep the hardware subtle.
Baldwin Round Cabinet Knob:
Rejuvenation Peg:
Rejuvenation Mushroom
Ringpull
3 comments:
Ringpull.
Love the Hale Navy
we looked at both of those colors -- first for our island and second for the front door. I definitely encourage you to paint a large board each of those colors and then prop them up where the case will be so you can see how it looks. but i love both.
as for pulls, i think the ring pull looks best, we bought those for our guest bathroom (different finish, otherwise same) and the contractor was v against them because they are a pain to open, but that might be a good thing with Clem and O...KR gives up when she can't open something easily.
but I also like mushroom. We got http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1278074&categoryId=cat1512021 for our family room cabinets. basic, can't go wrong, but v. small for a big piece probably...
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