New Kitchen extension colours dilemma
PL Gowda
6 years ago
I am in the process of adding a new extension to the back of my 60s semi detached house. It's going to be an open plan kitchen diner. I have decided to go for gloss finish kitchen to give the house spacious and contemporary finish. I have chosen the worktop which is in quartz silica white (photo attached) and my island colour is graphite. I am struggling to decide on the wall and base units. Thinking of light grey which almost looks like white but not stark and white. Any advices please ? Also what tile/wall colour would look good with them ?
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Daisy England
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Advice needed on new kitchen/family room extension
Comments (27)Check list for kitchen planning may help. Planning a Fitted Kitchens Step 1: Getting Started Designing the most important room in your home requires careful planning. So, before you do anything else there are some key questions to ask yourself. As you do so keep a record of your ideas so you can refer back to them as your project progresses. Step 2: How and when you want to use the space What do you and don’t like about your existing kitchen. What really works for you in the current kitchen layout and what frustrates you? The negatives are just as important as the positives as they can help you form a clear idea of what you do or don’t need in your new fitted kitchen. Step 3: Key areas of the kitchen There are four vital zones that will create a natural and efficient flow to your kitchen design; cooking, food preparation, sink and storage. However, increasingly kitchens are used for all types of activity. Do you need a room that can cope with the rigours of a busy family? Are you going to dine in your kitchen? If so, plan enough room for a dining table, breakfast bar or island is a great place to congregate. You may be a keen cook and if your cooking for a large family a range cooker may figure in your plans along with plenty of worktop space. You may want turn your kitchen into a open-plan design in which case a area to relax, and room for a sofa and TV may be important. Ultimately, it’s your kitchen, and the most important thing is how you and your family are going to use the space. Design the space and features (must have items) around the activities that will take place in your kitchen, and most of all ensure you match your kitchen to your lifestyle. Step 4: Finer details As you become clear on the demands you will be placing on your new kitchen make a wish-list of your preferred products and materials. From a practical perspective consider what you will require from you appliances, worktops, storage solutions and sink and tap. You may already have a look in mind of the kitchen in terms of colour, style and finish, but it’s a great idea to gather ideas from magazines or websites. Enjoy creating a scrap-book with cuttings of furniture, flooring, taps, even paint finishes, crockery or vases- anything that inspires you. Even just images with right ‘feel’. Step 5: Budget With a kitchen the cost of key elements such as appliances, units and worktops can vary dramatically. For instance, appliances may account for a considerable percentage of the total cost of the kitchen, however if branded top-end ovens, hobs and extractors are specified this percentage can escalate dramatically to become the most expensive element of the project. Similarly the choice of worktops materials and door material may increase the budget substantially. There may be areas of the project where you may have to be prepared to consider a compromise to stay within your budget. Step 6: Layout As a rule of thumb this will be dictated by the existing dimensions of you room, or you may be lucky enough to be planning to extend. If you are extending you amy wish to consider an open-plan kitchen to seamlessly link through to the living area. Whatever the shape there are clever design options that will ensure you can make the most of the space available to you. Even in a tight space a clever designer can still work miracles....See MoreNew kitchen extension
Comments (4)Hi there, great kitchen extension by the way. We had a client who fitted a grey gloss kitchen and he used a very light grey colour and the finished result was amazing. White would also look nice as it would create illusion of space and bring out any accent colours. I will attach some images for you to visualise, Kind regards www.kdesign.org.uk info@kdesign.org.uk...See MoreSlim wall for gas fire in new extension - dilemma
Comments (1)Might be worth asking your kitchen designer if they can mock up options for you ?! ( we do this sort of thing for our clients )...See MoreNew extension but is it an economy to reuse old kitchen doors/draws?
Comments (19)Some people are very sniffy about Ikea kitchens and imply they're of a cheap standard, but I have found the quality to be good and sturdy and certainly better than the Wickes kitchen I had the misfortune to encounter. Obviously, they can't compete with the likes of DeVol, but I would put them at the top in their price bracket. My mother had an Ikea kitchen installed in the late 80's and it was still going strong in 2010, when we replaced it to sell the house after her death. On the strength of that, when we re-did our kitchen last year, we didn't hesitate in getting Ikea for that. The savings we made on the cabinets, meant we could get high end appliances and Corian worktops. Our lovely kitchen fitter made some smashing bespoke touches - different plinths, tongue and groove side panels, matching bookcase etc to finish it off. You can even have a no obligation sit down with one of their designers in the Ikea store to plan it out. They are really good at making the most of your space - rather than a lot of others, who plan your kitchen according to how best their cabinets will fit rather than what you actually need....See More
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6 years agoPL Gowda
6 years agoThank you daisy england and A.S for the very helpful advices. Sorry when I said tiles I meant the floor tiles. I love the minimalist look too. But thinking of adding the graphite colour glass splashback on the cooker side to match island.
PL Gowda
6 years ago
PROCroydon Window Company Ltd
6 years agoHi, F&B do some lovely light grey tone paint colours. Have you thought of glass splash back? Here are a few we have supplied and installed... should you also need doors and windows please do contact us if we cover your area?
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