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Side and return extension. Floor tile colour

6 years ago

White Gloss Kitchen units, what colour floor tiles?

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Carolina
6 years ago
Well... you can go for wood-look tiles, grey, grey concrete-look, beige... Loads of options really. You could opt for luxury vinyl, which is softer underfoot. Or for engineered wood.

What kind of countertop will be in the kitchen? And what is/are the floor(s) in adjacent rooms?

I think you need to make an ideabook with kitchens/floors that you like and hopefully that will help you make a decision about the colour.
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Peter Kent
Original Author
6 years ago
Yes, remiss of me I only told you half the story. New side and return onto victorian house with original floors and features, fireplace etc. Idea is to blend old features with modern Family room / Kitchen. Engineerd wood would conflict with original floors, hence tiles. Chose white units( one wall and central island) as they are neutral, will add colour to the walls. Thinking of light grey or beige floor tiles, but is this combination too bland, then suitable wall colour dependent on floor colour, but open to suggestions.
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Sorry I can't see the photos you are referring to - my comments are limited without pictures/plans. I agree with Man about the House - pricing seems to be top end. We live in Highgate, North London (not a cheap area) and our house is approx. 3,000 sq ft. Prices for work on period homes are not in this range unless you have opted for a very high end fit out. Our side return costs £55k and that included all professional fees, lighting, underfloor heating, bi-fold doors, domestic appliances and lovely leather sofa from Habitat. Admittedly, we kept our existing Britannia range cooker and dining table and chairs. Yes we got many quotes for £140-£200k+ but decided to use professionals for planning and some visits during key stages only. The rest of the project was managed by us. There are many ways to create value in a project - Ikea Voxtorp handleless kitchens are great with a quartz worktop. You can even get the doors sprayed with a F&B colour, it's a fraction of the price and visually compares well to Roundhouse kitchens - which I love but simply can't afford. We got endless quotes for quartz worktops - the costs varied by more than 50% for exactly the same material. We needed 13 steels in total and paid a total £4.8k inclu vat and £3k installation costs. Remember you should be negotiating on all elements of your project. I can also compare to a similar house/project in a nearby road, not a high end finish but inexperienced home owners who paid £140k for a pretty average side return turnkey solution. Keep researching and talking to home owners that have actually completed projects on their homes to get a really good view about the costs and where you want to spend your budget.
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Carolina
6 years ago
Could be nice to go for something that can also be used for a patio outside
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Peter Kent
Original Author
6 years ago
Yes we are on the same wavelength. From these images, like the floor colour from the former image and wall colour from the latter. Think that theme will work. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Good to have independent opinion.

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