Need help on updating the kitchen..
Stuart
9 years ago
Typical gallery kitchen layout, just needs a little updating !! ..but Shall i paint the cupboards? ..and struggling on what to do on the opposite wall ?? ..any help, ideas, inspiration would be fab :-) ..thanks.
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Comments (8)Although you say you have limited budget, the things you said you can do are brilliant enough to freshen up your kitchen. A good paint job is probably the best improvement, perhaps paint your ceilings white and replace your lights with a nice spotlight strip. They are cheaply sourced and illuminates the kitchen really well. As your kitchen cupboards are traditional looking I would go for a modern farmhouse look, they're really fashionable at the moment. And adapts to refurbished kitchens really well. Perhaps you could paint your cabinets a light sage green or a blue grey and keep your dark worktops as they are. It's important not to use too many strong colours as that could suck out more natural light and make it feel smaller. How about changing your door handles, that is a fab and cheap way of updating a kitchen. As for tiles paint them one colour to stop it looking too busy. Your floor tiles would coordinate really nicely to a modern farmhouse look. To help your kitchen look uniform why not invest in the same style/colour small kitchen appliances such as kettle, toaster, small cost but it immediately dresses your worktops. Perhaps you have a stylish large charger plate or deep wide mouth vase to pop your fruit in to dress your kitchen. That would look lovely and make your fruit look interesting. I see you have a shelf for a vintage looking radio and some cookbooks. Why not replace them with a couple of solid looking floating shelves perhaps to match your new painted cabinets and stylishly dress the shelves to add character. Such an exciting project, good luck! http://houzz.com/photos/16560353...See MoreKitchen help please! Help with colours etc for a small update.
Comments (31)I had a similar situation in a house I moved into years ago. I did a quick fix of painting all of the walls, woodword and the cupboards the same shade of cream. Sounds a bit OTT but it really knocked back the cupboards, which in all honesty are not something you want to make a feature out of, and created a calmness to the whole space. In your case, I would go for an off white so that the gang plug wires, radiator pipes and covers hiding the wires for the extractor fan etc., are disguised as much as possible -- that will tie in with the palest of the tiles in the splash back, and then you will have a pretty basic colour scheme of a very place colour and the dark worktop, fireplace and floor, which will stand out more. I think you need more storage with doors -- that bookshelf isn't doing anything for the kitchen. If you could get something in there that could hide lots of clutter -- even if just something cheap from IKEA, that would help greatly. Or work something around the filing cabinet that you have? A huge cheap mirror over the fireplace would bounce some light around too. If you don't want to go for undercupboard lighting, and if you have enough plug points, how about some lamps on the worktop, especially at the FF end with a floor standing lamp at the end with the chair. For the table, I would go for a table cloth and reupholster the chairs if they are not to your taste. A new blind in a much fresher colour would be great. Depending on the colour of your filing cabinet (if you use it), I think a petrol blue could add a nice vintage vibe to the chimney breast, and make more of a feature of it. I would try and go down a vintage/slightly industrial route rather than country. You may have some stuff lurking around that you could use, once you have got the base colours right -- currently it just feels a little cluttered and a bit of a mish mash. Best of luck. Looking forward to seeing some after shots :)...See MoreHelp! Advice needed. How to update this bathroom?
Comments (17)I'm in total agreement with Jonathonandb1972. I think the wall tiles are quite modern. The flooring lets the whole thing down and replacing it would vastly improve the overall look. You could also go for a dark chocolate feature wall to match in with the flooring on the wall with the sink and mirror.I noticed the bottom of the shower, i have just done the same with bendable acrylic sheet matched to the colour of the walls in my downstairs shower room. ( So you can access the pipework ) We have ( my wife has ) - just finished this room, choosing not to hack the tiles from the wall as it makes a big old mess, she's covered over the tiles with Tongue and Groove and re-tiled the inside of the shower.Transformed the old place! She's a clever old stick and a top tiler!...See MorePlease I need your advice on how to update a "yellowish" kitchen?
Comments (16)I was going to suggest to change the cabinets doors/handles and the plinths ? and keep the carcass, for the island replace or add on a side end panels matching the doors as it does in the picture? lets hang that out of the window for now but don t let go until your positive that you don t want it? firstly , the floors , if your planning to change just the tiles so it keeps the kitchen separated from the dinner/living ? brown wood style porcelain tile or going through out with the brown tiles For the walls Farrow & Ball ,Cooking Apple Green xxx it seems ,You have a backdated ? cooker/oven,extractor fan, microwave, fridge , it does remind me off some thing from Back To The Future , THEY NEED TO GO,stain less steel all the way Mosaic tiles, brown with a mix colours, above the kitchen work top upstands , or you can continue the paint for the walls i can t see the sink ,is it white?, probably you will need to up date it as well ? stainless steel and a its wise to get a deep base...See MoreStuart
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9 years agoAlso, have you thought of adding colourful accents with some strong utensils, storage jars, to put on the work surfaces? They can liven up the kitchen!
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