Brightening up a kitchen with pine units and black worktops
Deepa Mistry
8 years ago
I want to paint our kitchen, and at this stage we won't be able to change the kitchen entirely so stuck with the units and worktop we already have. Any paint ideas for brightening the room up? Currently two walls are dark purple and the other light purple, which does enclose the room, especially at night.
These are estate agent photos, so it looks brighter! We have a white and light oak dining set on the dining area of the room too.
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8 years agoThe tiles are beige tiles, small mosaic style squares. There are two windows either end of the room, and also the back door has a frosted window.
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