Thanks Monica! I am going to pop up a new post with close up pics of the colour of the awful laminate ( sucha mid tone sluggish shade!) that is such a handy picture thank you!! Melissa- hello!! lovely to see a fellow weege. definitely helps to hear that taking it out would have been the big undertaking we fearwed ( and cant afford!) sorry for you though, bet it is starting to look amazing!! are there pics? Ruth thank you I do so appreciate that and you are right once primed we might have better idea, didnt think of that. and will be keeping the idea a room needs finished in mine. and the fun part I am determined to try and maintain.... adventure starts here....!

My kitchen was slightly larger but needed the light units. We went with a white gloss, a wood effect dark grey laminate worktop and teamed it with walnut effect laminate flooring. The flooring really warmed the look up In my experience ... I wish I'd have had full glass splashbacks as the amount of sauce that gets splattered on the painted wall would have been easier to wipe off glass! Worth the money in my opinion. I went for white/clear as didn't want to commit to a strong colour. If we had stayed (not sold it) I would have painted around the units a colour which could have easily been changed. You could also consider a clear glass splash back (above the oven) that can be screwed on. That way you can paint or paper behind it and change it when you fancy. Usually they glue them on so you are stuck with it (no pun intended) Definitely look around for a better quality gloss unit as they can chip (sister has high street ones and they always chip!)

Thanks, done it all myself :-) full schluter system, cost a small fortune but worth it, I actually dug my floor out and replaced it adding the needed slope to the drain! My floor tiles are from Brazil, sorry can’t recall the make but that was two years ago and I was in a tile shop choosing patio tiles and couldn’t believe the choice nowadays! They neatly look as if they have been in an old house that has been burnt in a fire! I love them but they are a brave choice tbh. The back lite mirror and led strip which down washes the wall with the shower heads and controls really is needed as the Pom is quite dark! Saying that I love dark walls too so it really does look fantastic with the strip light on at night even just as a feature!

Hi thanks Daisy, So I thought it would be a headache trying to get it consistent, which is why I am looking at other designs which would still give a complimentary look. I have seen kitchens with a differently styled island and looks great! And yes I agree the terminology is not accurate, but I am just using the word for lack of a better word. Yes, so for that design I have attached above they have quoted £3.7k ish, but they are giving me a "special" VATless price which is just over £3k. Which is still quite expensive in my eyes, as this does not include installation. I had spoken to Wrens before and I believe they gave me a rough estimate of about £2k without installation. (Especially with the multi-buy sales) So I guess my goal here is to get an idea of different designs so that when I go in a few days, I can give the Wrens people a good idea as to what I want. Would a high-gloss black cabinets not work (with white countertop)? I kinda like the idea of Black and white high gloss contrasting. Or perhaps, high-gloss grey cabinets and laminate top. Or how about just a full white cabinets and top. I am trying to find the best design to compliment my current kitchen that is not the same design as the existing one. Thanks EDIT: All - Black this looks quite good no? Blue and White? I have blue curtains so this might work? Grey cabinets with marbley white counter?