Thank you everyone for your comments so far, some really good ideas! I'm definitely feeling the tuxedo trend at the moment (and colourhappy's picture about looks like it might go with the counters) but would the Range then look out of place? Unfortunately, because of the temperature of the room, we've had to put a rug on the floor just to give us a little softness underfoot - so it doesn't really feature in our scheme plan. love all your mock ups celerygirl, really helpful! I really like all the variations on green, but the husband isn't so keen, but I'll show him all the others to see if that sparks anything. All the doors have weird latches on instead of handles, so next it'll be deciding on what to replace them with! thanks all

Can you share a picture of your current kitchen? There have been problems sharing pictures on here lately though!

Thank you so much for your response lifestyle kitchens :) Yes, I thought it needed support underneath and I did raise that issue with the kitchen company but they assured me that this is how it's done. I feel they just took the easy way out. What are the chances of this cracking? Do you think I should put my foot down and insist they redo it with the extra mdf support. I paid a fortune for this kitchen and I am so disappointed with the way they have handled matters. Thank you once again for your response. It is appreciated :)

I’ve got tadelakt walls and a concrete basin. i can’t recommend other finishes but you need to be wary of staining both and just use water for cleaning the tadelakt and a PH neutral cleaner for the concrete. I was also advised to wipe the walls down after showering which is a faff. I dont know whether it was just the guys i used but they said i couldn’t test colours which was a worry working off a colour chart! The first coat that went on was a clean peach (meant to be a dirty pink), I was adamant the colour was wrong and it transpired there was a colour code mix up at the supplier, thankfully, otherwise I’d have picked up the cost to correct. I think the counters are just made in moulds and then they’re cured for x period, obviously check the sealing too. I would just be aware of how heavy they are, our basin is only 60cm wide and weighed an absolute ton and is fixed to a solid wall. Ours arrived with a chip on arrival due to the courier mishandling but thankfully the company made a replacement asap. When the tadelakt was done they warned me if there were any issues then it cant be touched up, the whole wall needs to be redone. Very recently I discovered I must have a roof leak as the tadelakt is starting to stain with mould in a couple of places...(I’m currently in denial and thankfully my husband hasn’t questioned my next steps yet!). The tadelakt also needs periodical resealing which is labour intensive and only works if you have more than one bathroom. I really love the texture and look but wouldn‘t do it again tbh