Taylour 1-Recovered

Diving headfirst into a new kitchen design concept and it's shaping up to be quite the challenge! Just a few hours in with my kitchen tools and already feeling the pressure. My client prefers a very muted palette, which means bringing this space to life will need a creative touch. Thinking accessories, lighting, and maybe some bold textures will be key. 

Rendering time's going up as I work to sell the dynamic look of a monotone palette - it's one thing in a 3D model and another in the real world. Stay tuned for how this evolves; I'm determined to make this kitchen pop in the most sophisticated way possible. Your thoughts and tips are welcome!

I wonder if you could use some low intensity backlit onyx somewhere...or maybe the horizontal seam of the cabinet over the fridge, step the upper piece back and wash it with a soft yellow rope light continued along the cabinet length, down light under the countertop...the intensity of the sun through that corner is drawing attention...if that is quartersawn white oak island can you bring up the grain or fleck in some way....I only tried my first PBR last week...Cheers!

5 minutes ago, Hammer7 said:

I wonder if you could use some low intensity backlit onyx somewhere...or maybe the horizontal seam of the cabinet over the fridge, step the upper piece back and wash it with a soft yellow rope light continued along the cabinet length, down light under the countertop...the intensity of the sun through that corner is drawing attention...if that is quartersawn white oak island can you bring up the grain or fleck in some way....I only tried my first PBR last week...Cheers!

 

This must be a new thing that I am just not on board with. Maybe an East Coast thing?
The client is from Florida and they want a backlit quartzite. I think it looks so tacky personally. Lighting a stone because we can is sort of my thought there.
Overexposed the shot on purpose to sell the island to the client. Client has a 30K budget and wants backlit quartzite..hahaha i swear.
its sawn oak up to a granite. I could add some roughness map onto it just to show smudges..heavy lacquer finish should have it looking pretty smooth. would need to render it in 4K for you to see the checks.
The flooring has to stay..thats my biggest gripe...its an awful color IMO
I think maybe it's just me getting in the way of me. This house and what the client wants screams 1990 for me. It's everything I spent my career getting away from, haha

lol, there are a ton of tacky northeaat people that go to florida...lol, budget.....bhaaaaahaha, love me some quartersawn oak but only against pure white everywhere else