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Gold kitchen tap - please help!!!

6 years ago

Hey all,

I am having a dilemma. We have purchased sparkling white Minerva worktops with integrated silver sink. Our cabinet doors are white and I was thinking of doing gold/brass kitchen tap and cabinet handles to give it some character.

1) Would the kitchen tap need to be matching the cabinet door handles?

2) Do you know where I could get gold kitchen taps?

Thank you.

Anjel

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PRO
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6 years ago
You can get gold coloured or brass taps all over, depends on the design you fancy?
Matching in the cabinet door handles is an excellent idea.

However, they will not go with a silver sink.............swap to white if you can.
Juliet Docherty
6 years ago
If the sink is like this and you don't see the top it will look like this. Gold and 'grey' look good together, they don't match but they do complement. It looks a bit eclectic, if that's your thing.
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