Hi Paul, we rent out four properties currently. I wouldn't worry at all about furnishing with small appliances. If you provide them, then you have to keep providing them when they go wrong, not the tenants. However, I would suggest if you are going to leave those items for the tenants then go for something easily replaced like the Morphy Richards Accent range, comes in different colours as i mentioned above. Cream is great as if the tenants want to accessorize they can do that as nothing is going to clash with your cream. Also, by shopping at Argos, you can take advantage of the guaranteeing for 3 years instead of the manufacturers 12 months, so if they break, you can replace them for free. Have a word with the estate agents to see if you're better off with furnished or unfurnished, as depending on areas, unfurnished can often be easier to let as a lot of people already have all their own stuff! Also, as i say, the less you put in there, the less there is to get spoilt!

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Hi Emma, On first sight the kitchen seems to be dark and in need for more storage. Depending on what budget you have put aside for the makeover there are different things you can do. Of course, it all depends on your current ideas and the propriety itself and how old is the kitchen. If it is a temporary solution until you do the whole kitchen. The top priority is increasing light and storage would help with the final look and functionality. Changing the splash back and the door colour will help deal with light and how the kitchen looks like. But if you have defined a budget that can go beyond the paint and tiles than there are options like an integrated extractor that would give a bit more storage, as well as wall units up to the wall. Obviously, just the built in extractor unit would be more economical than changing all wall units. In terms of ideas for the paint, the dark grey with the dark worktop will make the kitchen dark, a good option is to use both colours, the light colour on the wall units and the dark colour on the base units. This will draw your eyes to the wall units and makes the kitchen look brighter. To be honest the white metro tiles won't go very well with the worktop. The worktop will look off balanced. White for the walls is definitely good idea since it'll bring more light to the kitchen. But Schmidt laminate worktops are very accessible and there are a wide range of finishes. And since your worktop is already very busy itself, it is worth going for a simple splashback. Painting the walls and the ceiling with a light colour will make the kitchen brighter and look bigger. You can also opt to pain the splashback with kitchen pain, it can be cleaned very easily and you cut on the cost of tiling, and some people paint tiles as well. This would allow you to cut costs on the splashback and invest on a laminate worktop for example. Another thing, is that changing the handles will give the kitchen a final touch, as well as new and modern ceiling light as spotlights. See some pictures below for ideas:

Hi lovely, I agree with the comments above you are better off gutting and replacing the entire lot. How you go about it is entirely different ball game altogether and depends on how much managing you like to do yourself. For example, you could go to a kitchen company and have them fit out the entire kitchen however you will be restricted to their materials, designs and styles. You can however choose different items and materials and have a builder fit the kitchen. All kitchens have the pretty much the same caucuses it's the front unit doors which are different. It really depends on your style and budget and what you are happy to do. In terms of interior design aspect, I would add some open shelves if you are open to it as this will make the space feel bigger. I don't know if you have one, but a full height unit might be in order as well. Hope that helps Rukmini Patel Interior Design