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Kitchen renovation ideas please

8 years ago

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Kitchen renovations...
Any ideas what I can do with this kitchen? I hate the terracotta colour tiles.....but can't afford to do a total revamp.
We have just purchased the property and hope to redo the kitchen a few years down the line. In the mean time.....any ideas on brightening it up will be much appreciated!

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Jade Brindley

8 years ago

Hi there, you have a beautiful kitchen! My idea is to paint the cabinet doors a duck egg blue to give the room a light touch. I would then change the tiles to a simple porcelain light tile design. The images I have attached gives you an idea of the flooring with the coloured cabinets. If you can stretch your budget, I would change the tiles on the wall to either a plain white or another colour but they could work with the blue. If you're not keen on this idea then White is another option to paint the cabinets. You could do this white wood flooring and add colour touches elsewhere in the room
Hope this helps and keep me posted :) x

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vanessa2088
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks! But we really didn't want to go down the painted doors route.....i don't have the patience! :) My husband has started to paint the tiles this evening so.....

I also said I wanted to avoid tile paint but we have a tight budget, we would rather replace the floor if anything.

Thanks again for your ideas though.
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vanessa2088
Original Author
8 years ago
vanessa2088
Original Author
8 years ago
Kitchen from other angle
vanessa2088
Original Author
8 years ago
I'm a bit new to this! ;) I was meant to add this photo to the beginning.
Jonathan
8 years ago
Wall tiles look loads better painted.
I like the doors and wouldn't change them.
I agree that the terra cotta floor is too closer a match to the cabinets. But it looks good quality- how about a bit sisal rug?
When you can afford it you could make this kitchen feel completely different by updating the worktop to a paler colour
vanessa2088 thanked Jonathan
vanessa2088
Original Author
8 years ago
The floor is a cheap porcelain that's 10 years old so quite worn in places. We're wondering about pale vinyl tiles or lino....to brighten it up basically. And relatively easy to just lay on top. the wall tiles are looking much better! It says One Coat Tile Paint but defo going to need another we reckon, quite patchy in areas.
maria galvano
8 years ago
Hi Vanessa thinking we have similar kitchen issues see my posts in advice section I recently just painted out my dated boarder tiles took 2 coats but I love them now. Also not going down painted cabinet route and just ordered new base units in a grey green tone and just picking up elements in top units to tie in im opting for slowly slowly approach and layering/changing things one step at a time so be good to compare our progress with both projects. your kitchen has so much scope and like mine nice quality I will be posting when next stage complete hoping to get thst charming two tone country look fingers crossed. Good luck
vanessa2088 thanked maria galvano
vanessa2088
Original Author
4 years ago
a few years later!
Gabby Wong
4 years ago
Oh wow! That looks fabulous! You must be so pleased
vanessa2088
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks! very pleased yep!

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