kitchen help! the finishing touch
darryl_a
7 years ago
I'm going to renovate my kitchen.
The design shown in the pictures is pretty much as I will have it, but I will now only have one oven and a cool-freeze combination. The counterboard I've chosen is also in the same colour as the tall cabinets (i.e. wood/brown).
I'm still doubting if I should keep the counterboard that colour or make it black...
Also, what should I do with the walls, I thought of painting them in a gray (gray-blue) colour. and maybe go for a small splashback (10/15cm) of the same colour as the countertop. What is your advise on this??
The design shown in the pictures is pretty much as I will have it, but I will now only have one oven and a cool-freeze combination. The counterboard I've chosen is also in the same colour as the tall cabinets (i.e. wood/brown).
I'm still doubting if I should keep the counterboard that colour or make it black...
Also, what should I do with the walls, I thought of painting them in a gray (gray-blue) colour. and maybe go for a small splashback (10/15cm) of the same colour as the countertop. What is your advise on this??
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7 years agoThx! It is indeed an upstand what I'm looking for :).
No need to worry about the oven or microwave. That's all fixed and at perfect height for me. A stand alone microwave will be places inside one of the hanging cabinets.
Below those cabinet I will place some lights. More lights van be placed if needed, but in the ceiling I will at least place 4 LED lamps.
Good idea of the shelves on the left wall. I had the same idea because I would like to maintain an open feeling.
For the sizes I would like to refer to the picture below.
But I'm still doubting is I should go for black, brown (to match the tall cabinets) or something else...
Daisy England