Okay, finally got around to systematic comment. Hope I didn't miss anyone.
Pal #1 (blue). Tile notwithstanding, I find the blue on this one to be a bit overbearing. And I keep focusing in on the lavender in the stained glass lampshade, which doesn't seem to correlate with anything.
Doggonegardener (browns/blacks)--I like this one, and unlike Marcolo, I'm not bothered by the pairing of dark brown with black. I prefer the tin backsplash to the cream .
Mabeldingeldine--The black counters made a world of difference. Nice job!
Roarah (blue/brown)--I really like this one. I love teal, and my rejection of little flat rectilinear tiles doesn't apply to oval dimensional tile. I'm not completely sold on the table, but I really like the chairs.
Roarah (green)--This one doesn't work as well for me. I like all the green elements, I just don't really like them with the oak. Put them with something else and I'd love it. Or stain the oak. The eating area is great.
Pal #2 (lavender)--This is one of my favorites of yours. I wouldn't have thought to put lavendar with golden oak. And I'm not sure why it does work, from a color theory standpoint.
Mtnfever (Motawi tile)--The blue in the Motawi tile is a different hue than the turquoise used elsewhere in the kitchen. Since the Motawi tiles are the centerpiece, I'd like to see the turquoises shift more blue to match. I'm not sure whether Vetrazzo has a blue the right shade; giving it up would be a shame.
Jterrilyn, I like yours but found it to be a bit of a cheat in that you posted that beautiful kitchen that has a great, non-golden oak look. Yes you pasted in a door, but I was still processing the appearance of the original cabs in the photo, and not really processing what it would look like if it was all golden oak. But I like the stainless and the industrial spin.
Pal #3 (grey industrial)--The gray tile read more as blue on my monitor, and didn't gel with the floor for me. I did, however, like everthing below the floor in your post (art, cabinet, chair, table, lamp, hardware).
Marcolo (caramel)--I like it. It seems like it would have pretty wide appeal. But why is there a disco ball in the kitchen? What aren't you telling us?
Pal #4 neo-(Craftsman, green-neutrals)--I was going to write something and then I read your comment: "I think this one would be accessible to a lot of people but I find it a little predictable." That's pretty much what I was going to say, in a nutshell.
Doggonegardener (Ikea/blue). I like this one, and find it really appropriate for the people in your story. But that chair looks really uncomforable.
Pal #5 (Miami-Vice-Golden Girls). Apparently I am tragically unhip, as I really don't care for this one. I thought I liked irony until I saw this kitchen.
Mudhouse--still my favorite story, and one of my favorite kitchens on the thread. It emanates woodsy manliness, and we can use more of that on this board.
Circuspeanut--I really like this. It reminds me of the color scheme in my Mom's house, though, circa 1960. I especially like the chairs and the grasscloth.
Mtnfever--Your blue paint is a bit too bright for me--it justs makes the cabs look even oranger than thy already are. While I like the Microdot Formica, I think it is a bit too hip for golden oak (kind of like my pink and orange). The Warp works better, I think.
Pal #6 (White). I was surprised by how much I like this one. I often see golden oak paired with white, and tend to think of it as the refuge for people who can recognize the pitfalls of non-correlated neutrals but can't come up with a creative way to avoid them. Your design, however, holds up in its own right. I really like the chairs and rug.
The wall covering was completely invisible on my work monitor when I looked at your post earlier. I literally could not make out any pattern or distinguish the color in any way from my white screen. Now that I am on the laptop, it's all clear. I knew the color rendering wasn't great, but sheesh!.
Pal #7 Colonial--I think this one holds together pretty well, although I don't really feel it makes the golden oak work. It works in spite of the golden oak, but it makes me want to stain or paint the golden oak to make the rest of the design look better. This one and Roarah's green one made me feel that way more than, say, Mudhouse's or Circuspeanut's, where I really felt like the oak was integral to the design.
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