Dated Cottage kitchen to modern, rustic stylish kitchen!
Christian Builders Margate Ltd
7 years ago
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The kitchen was dated, (once very stylish in the 50/60's!!) But it was in need of major updating. It was small, and cramped. It had an old extension on the side which was cold and damp and unused. We opened the room up, rebuilt the extension and added a skylight to let more light in. We also added French doors out on to the patio. It is now a stylish, socialising space! Before:
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Comments (44)What a beautiful and perfect table you found! Hubba hubba - those legs are just gorgeous. Well done and thanks for calling out to me. As for the chair mix, I think four beige and two merlot would be lovely. I think you like a traditional look, so I'm a bit worried that you won't be happy with it. If the table will normally be smaller with four beige chairs around it and maybe put the two merlot ones on either side of the radiator cover/"console", then definitely do the mix. Mismatched chairs around a dining table are often all different or the same make and model in a multitude of colours or the same colour in different styles. Do a Houzz search and see if you can find your planned mix and if you like the look. If in doubt, get four beige and look at them for a while! You could tie the two chair colours together with little cushions on the chairs - maybe just on the two merlot ones. Both of these are too big, I think, but the colours are good. http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/reasonhome/product/pondicherry-flower-silk-cushion-cover http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/emmalonsdale/product/chit-chat-rectangular-cushion This one might be the right size: http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/jennysibthorp/product/lobster-pot-screen-printed-natural-linen-cushion I covet the table already so I can't wait to see him all polished up.......See MoreTired, dated, dark living room and kitchen... to open, light & plush!
Comments (12)This is wonderful! Where do you start...? Space: a great use of space, creation of more space and a contemporary relaxed designed space. We particularly like the reserved approach to light fittings and embracing the natural light - how does it look in the evening/night? Well done to all the project team!...See MoreReclaimed Parquet - Modern Kitchen, help !!!
Comments (39)Unless you've got hours of spare time, I would avoid reclaimed parquet. I've just spent untold hours cleaning up a mix of reclaimed parquet I had in the loft (hard bitumen) and recently lifted parquet (wet bitumen) from our old extension before it was demolished. Although you can get glues that work with bitumen, you still need to ensure the blocks are relatively flat and clean. Worst thing is, although it looked like I had more than enough, some of it was unusable due to damage, so I'm now 3-4 sq metres short, and it's proving impossible to find the correct size and wood type. I didn't have a choice as the whole ground floor is herringbone parquet, so had to match it up, otherwise I'd have gone for new, it's not much different in price to reclaimed, and you don't need to clean it or sand everything level....See MoreModern kitchen with rustic wooden floor?
Comments (15)When we were planning our new kitchen, we considered engineered wood flooring -which we have in other areas of the house - but in the end decided on Amtico flooring. The chief reason being that in the areas we already have the engineered flooring, it has suffered from knocks, dents and scrapes, which in the main aren't a problem as such, as they add "character". However, we could imagine that dropping a tin of beans or a heavy Creuset pot, would cause some serious damage, which would be difficult to fix or replace. Hence why we went for Amtico in a wood effect. Which whilst it isn't my ideal, most aesthetic choice, it's far more suited to the kitchen, as it's hard wearing and relatively simple to fix if something hideous were to happen. The only down side is that it cost twice as much as the engineered flooring. The wood effect Amtico are very realistic and the choice of laying pattern can make it really special....See More- PRO
Christian Builders Margate Ltd
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