50's Kitchen

Sugarplum97 · August 2013

We have white cabinets with a dark red wall behind it, what kind of counter top would be best? It is 50's, so my friends recommended a colored one, maybe blue or red. They have them in 50's blue (they would match the accent wall). I am afraid it will be too much color, what do you think? Stone or color?

TarHeels&Rebels · August 2013

I'm generally not a fan of colored permanent fixtures. Paint you can change in an afternoon, so that's where I put bold colors. Counters and carpet you're stuck with for decades. Choose what you really love (and if that's red or blue, that's fine, too) and want to see every morning for YEARS.

ewill7911 · August 2013

Maybe a darker color for the counter top: this or this? I would say something like black you can keep even if you change the color of the walls and do a black and white theme, or something else like that.

Sugarplum97 · August 2013

Black would be nice, I would have no stain problems.

KurtsWife09 · September 2013

I think I would do a solid surface with brightly colored chips running through it, or I'd use the black material they use for science lab tables, it's indestructible.