Sage Green Kitchen Remodel, Fairfax, Va.

The homeowners came to Slate wanting a sage green kitchen remodel in Fairfax, VA that felt like a color they’d never grow tired of — a warm, muted sage green that could carry the whole room without needing a lot of extra pattern to keep it interesting. We built the space around custom Sherwin Williams Green Onyx flat panel cabinets top-and-bottom, a floor-to-ceiling sage pantry wall that hides both a walk-in pantry and the counter-depth refrigerator, and a classic Imperial Ivory Matte 3″x6″ subway tile field with contrasting Ardex Charcoal Dust grout. A picture-framed Fireclay Tile Vitoria Neutral 6″x6″ accent anchors the range wall behind the induction cooktop and the custom sage-painted hood surround.

To balance the softness of the sage, we brought in a Graphite-stained maple island with a Derita reversed raised panel door, Top Knobs Kinney pulls and knobs in Honey Bronze, and a matte black Moen Belfield gooseneck faucet. Cambria Colton quartz tops the perimeter, island, and pantry runs. A Kichler Ellerbeck matte black wall sconce sits over floating shelves, while a built-in coffee bar and microwave niche and stainless double wall ovens keep every appliance tucked into the sage cabinetry and out of the sight lines toward the adjoining dining room.

For homeowners across Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Vienna, Oakton, and the wider Northern Virginia area, this project shows how one confident color choice — held from perimeter cabinetry to a floor-to-ceiling pantry wall — can carry an English-country-adjacent kitchen without any single element having to shout.

Project Highlights

• Full-height Green Onyx flat panel cabinetry on perimeter, wall of tall, and floor-to-ceiling pantry wall
• Custom sage-painted range hood surround with a picture-framed Fireclay Vitoria Neutral 6″x6″ accent behind the induction cooktop
• Imperial Ivory Matte 3″x6″ subway tile field with Ardex Charcoal Dust grout throughout the perimeter
• Graphite-stained maple island with a Derita reversed raised panel door and Cambria Colton quartz top
• Built-in walk-in pantry, concealed behind a matching Green Onyx pantry wall with a hidden pantry door
• Stainless KitchenAid double wall ovens integrated into the sage cabinetry
• Built-in coffee bar and microwave niche stacked into a dedicated sage cabinet run
• Kichler Ellerbeck matte black sconce over the sink with under-cabinet LED lighting throughout

Homeowner Vision

Our clients wanted a kitchen with real personality — a color-forward, English-country-adjacent sage green kitchen that still felt warm, family-friendly, and easy to live with alongside the existing hardwood floors and adjoining dining room.

Challenges Solved

A single confident color, held from perimeter to pantry — grounded by a Graphite-stained island, honey bronze hardware, and a picture-framed accent above the range.

• Color-matched Green Onyx cabinetry across perimeter, custom range hood, and floor-to-ceiling pantry so no run reads slightly off under different light
• Picture-framed the Fireclay Vitoria Neutral accent above the cooktop so it centers on the hood without competing with the Imperial subway field
• Balanced heavy sage cabinetry with Cambria Colton quartz and refinished red oak floors so the room doesn’t feel closed in
• Fit a walk-in pantry (behind a concealed hidden door), a coffee-bar station, a microwave niche, and the counter-depth refrigerator into a seamless sage pantry wall
• Anchored the room with a Graphite-stained maple island in reversed raised panel to give traditional character against the flat panel perimeter
• Reframed doorways — closing the existing kitchen-to-dining opening, widening the dining-to-living opening, and building the new pantry wall — so the kitchen stays connected to the rest of the main floor
• Added two Velux fixed skylights to keep the sage cabinetry reading warm rather than dark

Homeowner Testimonial

“We are so pleased we worked with Slate Design on our kitchen remodel. The design team worked collaboratively to help us design our dream kitchen. Every step of the way, there was clear communication. The project began with a timeline that helped set our expectations. The budget proposal was thorough and complete so besides one unexpected change order (that no one could have foreseen until walls and floors were opened) what Slate told us the project would cost, was what the project cost. The crew was onsite nearly every day, and when they weren’t, the project calendar or the project manager provided explanation. The crew were all friendly and so hard working. Even with a delay caused by some additional sub flooring work, our project finished within a week of the original schedule. The team was patient with all of our questions, and design changes that came up as we saw the choices move from the design board to the actual space. The team’s approach was our satisfaction was the priority. In the end, our kitchen came out just how we hoped it would – we have a space that looks beautiful and functions really well. Our family of 5 now enjoy being in the kitchen together and it is fun to host friends for dinner. It has, hands down, become my favorite room in the house.“