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lisamarie1000

Need help choosing range colour, wall colour and tiles in kitchen

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
We are knocking through and creating a bigger new kitchen. We have decided on a traditional/county style kitchen. It will be oak alabaster shaker style doors with a solid oak woodblock worktop. A Belfast sink and a 110 range cooker but I can not decide on the colour of the range - to go for stainless steel and matching s-s hood or to go for a more traditional or total different colour. At the moment I'm thinking a 110 rangemaster in s/steel. Then whether to have the matching splashback behind the cooker?
Also I have to decide on floor tiles, I did think slate or slate effect but then I thought of big ceramic light ones but think this may be too light with light units?! Then there is wall splashbacks/tiles and finally the remaining wall colour to be painted? I was thinking maybe a sage/grey/green. (The house was built in 1934) Any advice would be great!
Thanks
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  • 9 years ago
    How much light does the room get if you're thinking of using slate as it will absorb it. I personally would go for a colour that contrast with the units to make them stand out so not the ceramic. If the room opens onto the dining room I would coordinate colours with this, how is that room decorated?

    Comments (27)

    • 9 years ago
      I'm not sure I could advise without a picture.
      Could you post a pic of the kitchen you have chosen.
    • 9 years ago
      Here are some CAD images but they are not very good quality and a look book as such I have done with a few ideas ....
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    • 9 years ago
      The ends of the worktops will be curved but that picture didn't show it her is the layout (the room/void top right will be an opening into a dining area (the original back reception room and original back wall of the house) it's just the CAD wouldn't work to show this so a wall had to be put in!!!
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    • 9 years ago
      Thanks for your help... In order to do this layout we have to break through so I can't answer the light question as the moment.. It currently to rooms next to one another both extended back with a chimney/fire in the dining room side with a main structural pillar/wall down the one side hence why we have the layout we do and why we can't open more up... There will be a big window behind the sink (2380) and there will be big French doors (2465) next to this opposite the dining area - in terms of decoration it all needs re plastering and a new fireplace (thinking log burner) so it's a new clean pallet as such
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    • 9 years ago
      Our dining table is oak and we have a sideboard which will be on the opposite wall (by where the door comes in from the hall) hoping this will all match in as worktops oak and eventually we want to change internal doors to oak
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    • 9 years ago
      I've just found this farrow and ball clunch - what do you think?
    • 9 years ago
      It's a great colour. Do you want a modern country look rather than contemporary? I only ask as you mentioned grey initially but I think this look pictured would be great with your furniture and kitchen style although a warm pastel grey could work. Another option is sage green metro tiles, it does mean you're a bit limited for future wall colour but sage does go with a lot. In terms of light, which way do you face and are there any trees or building blocking the light? This pic is from house to home re tiles. By the way my old kitchen was shaker with SS range and splashback with slate floors but a walnut worktop!
      lisamarie1000 thanked minnie101
    • 9 years ago
      Hi - I'm a having a bit of the same dilemna on ranges at the moment (there are so many!) but I've decided against the stainless steel - I thik they look very professional but I love to cook and I don't think they're very 'stainless' at all and they scratch easy so unless your a clean-a-holic (I'm not) I'd always be looking at a cooker with smears all over. I'm going for one of the more modern black ones - probably the Toledo or Professional.

      Anyone else have any experience with range cookers and what works best?
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    • 9 years ago
      definitely want country/traditional look. I have to say sage is the colour ive been swaying to all along- I even toyed with the idea of having sage doors & units but then decided alabaster and incorporate sage elsewehere so Im thinking walls... I have to say in that picture above the farrow and ball looks almost sage/green but when I look in more pictures its not as sagey as I wanted its more beigey if that makes any sense!??! metro/subway tiles were in my head too... I wasn't sure if sage coloured or beige and then sage painted walls? How funny your old kitchen was so similar!!!! this room faces out to the north west with no buildings or trees obstructing the light and we are hoping to install two roof lights (if funds allow) one above range/sink area and the other in the area by the French doors. When you say slate absorbs the light is that specifically the more black slate or also the natural more browney/gold ones? attached are pictures of other ones I like... Whatever we have would you follow it into dining room or what? We were thinking wood floor but this can change... and it maybe too much wood with an oak table and sideboard!!!
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    • 9 years ago
      cocolori - lots of places are offering a free upgrade to the professional deluxe from the professional plus at the moment... I also thinbk I prefer the chunkier knobs on the professional than the Toledo and if you get the free upgrade to the deluxe you get a few extras like the rapid response button!
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    • 9 years ago
      I ummed and ahh'ed hugely about my range. Initially wanted an Aga (for the look, constant heat and ability to roast without drying out) but couldn't live without the gas hob. So I went for a 1100 Rangemaster Kitchener (made by Aga) in ivory plus a black RM Classic extractor hood with the traditional bar at the front which tones in with the black hob top (it's only the doors that are ivory). I also chose a RM S X S stainless steel fridge freezer in the pantry run. My kitchen refurb is quite similar to yours in many ways. I steered away from a s/steel range because it's too industrial looking and they're forever smeary and scratch. Plus, with the s/steel fridge (only alternatives were black and a yukkky cream colour for the RM f/freezer) it would have been even more steely - not good in a kitchen with oak floors and counter tops of oak (in dining run) and granite in the cooking zone. Black was available in the RM range too but with such a big range, it was just too in-your-face. Haven't yet decided on the tiles/splashback behind but will prob have coloured fitted glass, though it's quite expensive. I love the RM range - 6 burners, two ovens, a grill and a warming drawer (though its more storage than warming as plates upstanding on the rear of the cooker warm faster. Interior oven lights are lovely too, almost a feature in themselves. Be wary that your extractor options are limited (and expensive) with a 1100 range. The other range I considered - and still slightly hanker after - is the 1100 cream Smeg, which was about £1,000 and is slightly sturdier/heavier doors, and I get the feeling it will last longer. If you want to see a pic of what I ended up with, I'm having the granite fitted on Monday and will upload - good luck!
    • 9 years ago
      oohh cashmerekate please send a pic of how its looking so far... sounds lovely... I toyed with the smeg too but as we have no gas in the village I have to go for all electric so need ceramic or induction and the smeg induction range is a lot more money. It seems rangmaster are currently doing a half price hood offer at the moment too which is a great saving making the overall cost of a smeg a lot more...
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    • PRO
      9 years ago
      Hi Lisa,

      Love the images!! Couple of things we'd say to bear in mind if you're looking at using Slate for the flooring: 1) Try and go for a honed/polished slate (rather than natural) as it'll be easier to clean, especially if you spill anything ;) 2) Make sure it's sealed it'll protect the slate and make it keep it's colour for longer. If you have any questions, why not pop us a message?

      We have quite a few different types of internal slate if you wanted to have a look (just to get a few ideas) the ones below are quite popular (the rustic one I think would look fantastic if you're going for a country/traditional look)

      Good luck!
      David
    • 9 years ago
      Sage will be great for that look then. The F&B one does have a lot of beige in, have you looked at mizzle which is quite warm so should work in the room? I assume you'd get the modern emulsion as estate does not wash at all (I know it's not meant to but I thought it would a little!). I was thinking the grey slate but the other one is also pretty dark. My new kitchen is east facing with slate effect tiles and it really absorbs the light (I inherited them, didn't put them in). Maybe limestone or travertine would work with the different honey tones? in terms of floor, if it just an opening to the dining room you could get away with different floors. I think as you mentioned you originally wanted to open it all up I assume you want that feeling of continuity so would go with the same floor. Tiles are fine for a country look. Or if not maybe engineered wood or you can get the wood effect tiles. Parquet ones are great (am sure they still used parquet in the 30's!). If you're worried about too much wood, just put a rug under the dining table.
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    • 9 years ago
      Thanks everyone I'm still going around in circles about this floor... One minute I think slate was my original want and I'm going to stick to this and I really want a 'wow' factor and I think this would work great although not too practical (like the Belfast sink!) however the next I think I have three kids slate is not practical so I'm thinking the opposite and a bright light big tile... :-s
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    • 9 years ago

      Hi all, right after sooooo many people advising me against slate & the level of the upkeep to keep it looking fabulous we have changed completely and are now deciding between different really big high polished porcelain really light ivoryish ones with a natural looking vein... We are set on metro wall tiles but cant decide on if to have the tiles sage or white/cream/ivory and then paint the walls sage... Any advice? Also we have finally decided on and ordered a 110 ringmaster professional deluxe in stainless steel with 110 s/steel chimney hood... getting there!! Any advice would be much apopreciated

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    • 9 years ago

      Update - alabaster painted oak units, oak worktop, (curved end units and worktop corners) belfast sink, 1100 stainless steel rangemaster porcelain large high gloss ivory 600x600 floor tiles, ivory grout - please see attached look book


      just still to decide on shade of sage on walls - deciding between F&B Mizzle, Vert De Terre, Ball Green and Cooking Apple Green... Also metro sub/way tiles on walls - whether to go for a sage tile or cream/white... The dining room area off the kitchen will have oak parquet floor which will follow through from hall and will also be in the lounge but Im thinking of following the wall colour in the kitchen through to the dining room for continuity and potentially painting the chimney brest or wall furthest away from and facing the kitchen a darker green complementary colour... Thoughts please

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    • PRO
      9 years ago

      Don't forget your country kitchen handles!

      Kitchen Cupboard Handles & Knobs · More Info

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    • 9 years ago

      Thankyou morehandles - Im afraid however we have already bought our country kitchen cup handles and knobs - thankyou however for your help and we will definitely check you out when we get round to needing door handles, cupboard handles etc.

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    • PRO
      9 years ago

      Your kitchen sounds like it will be lovely! Sage or grey metro tiles on the walls sound like they would suit the style well - we have a great range available here. Kitchen floor tiles need to be quite hard wearing so we would recommend porcelain rather than ceramic, but an ivory colour sounds good as it will brighten up the room.

    • 9 years ago

      Thankyou - yes we are going for a 600x600 porcelain floor tile - will look at your metro tiles now, thankyou... Can I go sage metro tile and sage wall paint or is that too much sage? I was thinking it would have to be one or the other?

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    • PRO
      9 years ago

      I would agree, maybe sage paint and cream tiles or vise versa? We have some new metro tiles which should be on the site very soon (see image below). Our Valverdi 600x600 porcelain tiles are great for kitchens, and have a matching external tile if ever want to tile outside in the future.


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    • 8 years ago
      Thanks everyone for your advice - kitchen (in my opinion) is really looking great! Went for very light cream metro tiles and farrow and ball vert de terre paint
    • 8 years ago

      Did you finish your kitchen? If so, love to see a picture.

    • 8 years ago
      Not quite finished - keep getting odd lighting on these but nearly there - still some handles to fit, some cornice, lighting pelmet and kick plunths but nearly there...
    • 8 years ago
      And then we decided to make the room off it a snug instead of dining room - as you will see in pics - oak parquet gone down and now oiled, fireplace opened up and stove in and I changed kitchen plans to encorporate a stainless steel wine cooler too
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