White and Gold Kitchen Inspiration

I am collecting some white and gold inspiration ideas for my kitchen renovation.

What’s the first room you look to when you’re house hunting? For me it’s the kitchen.

When I look at houses on the MLS I go straight to the kitchen photos. It’s the floor plan I’m looking at. I actually hope the kitchen isn’t new because chances are I won’t like it.

And that seems like a waste to renovate a recently updated kitchen.

People, if you are trying to sell your home just LEAVE the kitchen alone. The uglier the better! The house I’m renting right now is great for space but the design picks..UGH.

New-ish yellow cabinets, black and white flecked granite and the backsplash I thought was old but it’s actually new…brown tile with brown grout.

There’s also brown-ish paneling around the kitchen walls. I thought this was old too. Nope. It’s new.

I’m not sure what the owner was thinking with these updates but it actually would make me NOT want to buy the house.

Good thing I didn’t. It’s a great place to rent but it seems like such a waste to pull out brand new granite, okay cabinets and new brown (gag) tile just because of aesthetics.

Okay, so all this kitchen talk has got me thinking about my NEW kitchen at the Sweet Little Bungalow.

Here are the ideas that I have floating around in my head.

{Oh, and I need your help with a decision!}

This is the first mood board I came up with.

Lately I’ve been obsessed with beautiful French hood ranges.

I would die to have one but they are sooo expensive.

I mean come on…I’ll take that whole kitchen please.

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Okay, so I had to give up that dream. First, my new kitchen is not that big. Second, I can have a kitchen OR a range hood. I’d like both.

So I’m getting one custom made kinda like this one from Little Progress Notes.

 Or this gorgeous one in my friend Krista’s beautiful kitchen.

The other thing that is a major starting off point for this kitchen is the faucet.

Now before you fall over, let me prepare you, I’m going modern with the faucet.

I know!

Words you’ve never heard from me on this blog.

But isn’t it gorgeous?

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The other super important feature (for me) is the light fixtures.

I was going to go with these ones from RH.

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But then I was thinking maybe these ones?

Seeing as this kitchen is just for me and my kids I thought I should just pick whatever I want that’s girly.

What do you think though?

Should I do the pendant or the French inspired chandeliers?

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Then I think I’ll add some glass knobs to the cabinets. More jewelry 😉

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White shaker cabinets something like this but not quite.

The same sink I had at my previous house.

Bevelled subway tile with very thin white grout.

I’m having this gorgeous wood flooring throughout.

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Dansk Monterey Wire Brushed Weathered Saddle (Oak)

For the appliances I’m getting Jenn-Air counter-depth refrigerator and gas stove.

What do you think of my white, gold and sparkly kitchen inspiration?

UPDATES:

I ended up picking this light fixture:

And #6 cup pull and #7 glass knob.

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