Decorating kitchen
Rachel
7 years ago
I've just fitted a new kitchen but I'm now totally out of ideas for tiles/splashbacks and flooring. The units are a pale grey with an oak effect laminate worktop and I have a red kettle and light fitting. The room is really small and doesn't get a lot of light so I'm worried about making it look too dark and dingy. Any suggestions greatly appreciated - I'm not even sure what colours to start looking at...
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