My Friend's Kitchen Needs Help?
Gemma Smith
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Help me Houzzers! One of my favourite friends has recently bought a new flat in Dulwich, London. It's a lovely property. They can't quite afford to do a full kitchen renovation right now but have this in the pipeline for next year. In the meantime they want to make it a bit more interesting.
At the moment the walls are green, similar to the green detail in the picture of this pretty ghastly tile that I've posted.
They want to know what colour they should paint the walls? Perhaps they could do something interesting with the cupboard door knobs or cupboards themselves without replacing them?
Any thoughts or ideas much appreciated. Oh and this person is a man in their 30's if that matters / helps?
At the moment the walls are green, similar to the green detail in the picture of this pretty ghastly tile that I've posted.
They want to know what colour they should paint the walls? Perhaps they could do something interesting with the cupboard door knobs or cupboards themselves without replacing them?
Any thoughts or ideas much appreciated. Oh and this person is a man in their 30's if that matters / helps?
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9 years agoI agree with @LWK Kitchens - You need to lift the room and make it as light as possible, get rid of every dull colour, paint the walls white and paint the tiles white as well. The cabinets look like they are a melamine/plastic coated not sure from the photo but you can paint anything - I would suggest doing what has been done in this photo - Going with the white and grey theme mentioned above, its the easiest and most cost effective way to lift the kitchen, and instead of re-tiling paint the existing ones white.
Basically a repeat of @LWK Kitchens but its what I would do.
Hope its helps
Nick Middleweek
9 years agoGemma Smith
9 years ago
Luciana
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoRich tea biscuits, Gemma? For that kind of help I'd ask for at least some custard creams :))
To answer your query, Nick, I think white tile and grey grout look great. I tried to find a pic with some square tiles but didn't succeed - these days is subway tiles everywhere!
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How to achieve that... It would be great if Houzz team could find some skilled builders (wink, wink Gemma!) to come spend some time advising people. But I'm afraid all we've got so far are some (more or less) enthusiastic DIY-ers...
Anyway, if you have a steady hand, try the grout pen. However, looking at your tile in the photo above, you can see the grout is quite gone, "hiding low" in between the tiles, so you could fill the spaces with grey grout, even if it's just a very thin layer - I think it will look better and last longer.
Hope this helps, good luck!Gemma Smith thanked LucianaGemma Smith
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