Colours for west facing kitchen
9 years ago
Hi all,
My house has only just started being built but I'm having to decide on a kitchen quite early on in the process and need help! I was planning on going for Howdens Tewksbury Stone units, with a black granite worktop, wood floors. The kitchen is U shaped with dining space, it will have patio doors and another good sized window and is west facing.
Will these colours compliment west facing light? If not, what cabinet colours would be better?
I'm tied to using Howdens because the building firm are paying for that but I plan on getting my own worktops, I want something that is durable and low maintenance which is why I chose granite over oak or marble.
I've attached photos of the howdens units to show the colour and also the plan for my kitchen. Any help would be much appreciated!
My house has only just started being built but I'm having to decide on a kitchen quite early on in the process and need help! I was planning on going for Howdens Tewksbury Stone units, with a black granite worktop, wood floors. The kitchen is U shaped with dining space, it will have patio doors and another good sized window and is west facing.
Will these colours compliment west facing light? If not, what cabinet colours would be better?
I'm tied to using Howdens because the building firm are paying for that but I plan on getting my own worktops, I want something that is durable and low maintenance which is why I chose granite over oak or marble.
I've attached photos of the howdens units to show the colour and also the plan for my kitchen. Any help would be much appreciated!
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PRO9 years agoHi - to answer Tamp75 - basically when a DW is in a corner it means you can only stand to one side or in front to access it, which renders the wall units and corner work top ( I know there's no wall units in this kitchen ) in the corner impossible to reach, unless you have arms like MrTickle.
When planning dishwashers you should always work with the image of them open in your mind and the knock on effect that will have .
Often, in smaller kitchens the wall units are the bulk of the storage area, as the base cabinets spaces are often filled out with appliances of one sort or another, so by limiting access to your wall units you are compromising the efficiently of the kitchen.
There can be also issues with the door opening and clearing projecting handles of the cabinet (s) on the other run - so you need an infill between the DW and the corner cabinet.
You will probably get splashes etc on that cabinet door too, and as Amy said, problems getting it in and out for servicing ... It's just a last resort position !
Adding a sketch to illustrate ...
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