Help urgent colour advice needed- kitchen not working!

8 years ago

Hi, I am having a new kitchen fitted at the moment. We have skimming stone on the walls, downpipe on the island and wimbourne white on the cabinets. It doesn't look right at all!

The wimbourne white in my kitchen which I expected to be a soft white but white nonetheless is a pretty heavy cream with a rather nasty limey green undertone- i really don't like it all and it looks very different to the tester pots. I wonder if it's because it's been matched..? Anyway. I am thinking about getting the cupboard repainted but would really appreciate some advice!!! This has cost us a significant amount of money and I don't like it at all! Please help...

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jwstone
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8 years ago

some photos to help, work in progress...
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OnePlan
8 years ago
Hi !
Oh ... Might it be worth waiting till it's all finished - then re assess ? As with tops on etc it might feel better ?!
My kitchen gets repainted when I fancy a change and it only costs a couple of days labour from my great painter Steve ( if you are in Dorset contact me for his details !)
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jwstone
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8 years ago
Thanks. Yes will wait until the tops are on and then have a look but I'm also trying to gather ideas in preparation.
Emmanuelle
8 years ago
Hello! I agree with one plan. You should wait until it is all in place. Personally, I love the colours combination! The cabinets' colour looks good... But I am only looking at a photo!
minnie101
8 years ago
Hi. I agree with Karen and Emanuelle, it looks good and would wait. Are all the colours matched? The Wimborne looks true to colour to me but hard to tell from a pic! Have the walls been painted already? If you don't like it once finished look at wevet (doesn't have a cream undertone) or cornforth White ( look at kitchen images combined with raisins/downpipe) rather than ŵalls or purbeck stone. This is purbeck with railings or will be when I can post a pic!
minnie101
8 years ago
Pic
jwstone
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks Minnie, lovely picture. Yes the walls are skimming stone....I wasn't sure what was a meant to be instead of ' walls or raisins.' .?
jwstone
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8 years ago
Ps love the lights- where are they from?
minnie101
8 years ago
I love predictive text! Raisins = railings! I think the lights are original btc. I will see if I can find then
minnie101
8 years ago
I think the light is the Davey spun pendant, I knew it was or the other!

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