Hi Jen, I would leave headboard as it is without painting, I'm not sure about the round thing in the middle...the best would be a simple natural wood one with plain surface... Anyway if you decide to paint it sand it first with sandpaper and make all corners round, it will give a special personal touch. :) Make sure that it is well fixed to the bed.

That's an interesting question, we're dicussing just the same at the moment, as our new kitchen will have similar colours. First wie thought about a Quarz top colour matching the ammonite, but I think this looks a bit drab. Meanwhile I think the kitchen needs some freshness so we tend to use Silestone Blanco Zeus extreme. I'm not quite sure if this is practical in day to day use as you might see every little crumb on it. So maybe a marble toned Quarz with a fresh basic colour might be better, maybe Silestone Calcatta as suggested before. Maybe anyone who already used this scheme could post a photo?

Your kitchen renovation is simply beautiful! I wanted to suggest if you would be interested in considering our splashbacks as an option to complete the look of your interior. Please take a look at our website: www.alusplash.co.uk Also, on our Houzz page, you will see a recent project with Benchmarx in the UK, where they have a white kitchen and an accent of our Olive green which just lifts the whole space. You could choose to go for a darker shade to add an element of luxury to compliment your gorgeous lights and stools - perhaps Blueberry! We would be happy to send you samples, should you like to consider our splashback panels.

The only good pictures I could find were from when we placed the kitchen (we're messy people, lol). The kitchen is 2.3x1.4m and we've adjusted some cabinets ourselves (hence the vent pipe). It was fun to look at these photo's, because at the time I was halfway pregnancy and it was a hot summer. I remember grouting the tiles and the countertop felt nice and cool on my belly. The countertop is secondhand, since we blew our budget on double mortgage (hadn't sold the other home yet), a bathroom and some new windows and insulation. I was thrilled to find a small L with the (nearly) exact spots for sink and cooktop, just a tad bit too long on both sides, which was perfect for us! We had to help gut their kitchen and paid €500 for everything. Resold their appliances for about €300, used the old handles and dumped the cabinets. Bargain! This is an inbetween :) (built in 1950 I suppose this house has had several kitchens) The old kitchen! And where that wall used to be (see photo above), we made a peninsula with 100cm tall upper cabinets and an old workbench top: And we've used Veddinge doors under a desk next to the dining table, opposite the kitchen: