Kitchen - too much orange???
This is our new kitchen. The orange splashbacks seemed like a good idea, but with the addition of the chairs and stools it now seems like overkill. The through room (3rd photo) has a bit of orange to tie it in. I'm now thinking of replacing the splashbacks with cream gloss (same as units) as this may tone it down. I love the chairs, so would prefer not to swap them. Any views please, as it's quite expensice ro swap them, but the room just isn't working for me.
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randjb
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8 years ago randjb
8 years ago
Olivia
8 years agorandjb
8 years agoingabrereton
8 years agoHi
I also love the orange, must be fun just going into the kitchen. How about some kitchen art to make the orange look like a subtle statement
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This funky number is from the houzz products pages.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHello randjb,
One thing that might be an idea is not to have the orange splashback wrapping around the hob unit and instead one sleek sheet... Painting the door and skirtings, architrave etc to blend with the walls is a good idea and also the rad... The eye then takes in the kitchen as a whole... Don't shy away from your selection... Celebrate it.. but stick to this one accent colour only..
Perhaps introduce some vintage glass centrepiece in orange for the dining table, something semi translucent... Could you make more of the pendant by adding more to this?
Carry a bit more orange into the living area... The above centre piece and these lamp bases are Murano glass but something like these could be gr8!
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randjb thanked Amber Jeavons LtdJoanna Biddolph
8 years ago
gracie!h