Kitchen unit colour dilemma- please help.
Hi,
Just wandering if someone could give me some advice please. Attached are our kitchen plans.
The layout has been decided. Slightly limited because of the pitch of the roof, especially where the fridge freezer is.
Our dilemma is what colour units to go with. I love simplified scandi design with punches of colour in the accessorise.
To set the scene:
The kitchen company have suggested we go for a two tone in a light grey and a dark grey. The space looks fairly large but we are limited on ceiling height because of our London roof which to simplify things, is neither flat or goes up in the middle, rather it comes down in the middle! We cant change the roof for a number of reasons but hoping it will add to the design. Because of the roof coming down in the middle I really want to make the space appear as spacious as possible. Which is why we have gone for a quartz white worktop and lighter units on the walls. I want grey in the design and I'd like to add bursts of colour in the accessorise. Walls will probably be white (ish),
I've included our kitchen plans and some possible colours from the wren website. These are the last two images. Our floor wont be so shiny!
Floor will be a natural oiled wide planked engineered oak. Throughout the whole space.
The bifold frames will be a dark grey colour.
Taking that in to consideration:
Would you opt for a two tone kitchen unit colour or have one colour only in a light or mid grey colour?
Do you think two colours of units make a room feel less spacious?
The kitchen window we might do in the dark grey same as bifold or white, any suggestions?
The company supplying the quartz worktop have said they can for no extra cost cut out a low splash back which will go round the entire run of units a couple of inches up and a big splashback between the range and hood, all in the same white quartz. Would you go for this or would you splash out for tiles?
Trying to keep the price down so we can afford the flooring and a quooker boiling tap.
Any help/ advice would be much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Emily
Comments (8)
Danielle H
5 years ago
Juliet Docherty
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI think it all depends on the tone of the flooring. How light is the floor, do you have a sample to photograph in the space next to a sample of the doors? Dark units and very pale floors can look very smart (see image) but if the flooring is quite dark then the paler units may be better. The recent article about matt or gloss units has lots of two tone kitchens. I also agree that the wall with the fridge doesn't look quite right, an integrated one would look better. These images show that dark units can looks fabulous with a pale wood floor, and the second shows that there are different greys, this one is a warm grey.
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Comments (3)Well, if I had a metal fabrication business, I'd do stainless steel countertops. They are hygienic, practical, look great, and bounce the light around. Or, as OnePlan suggested, you could do something different with the island - stainless steel and different colour units? As someone who used to have a really dark kitchen and hated it, I wouldn't put in dark floors if you are keeping the dark countertops as it'll suck all the light out of the room. Wood floors or a tile with a bit of warm colour in it would be great. And as for the wall colour, there are a couple of bold greens in the pictures below that would be fab or you could go for something more neutral, like an off white or grey, that'll help with the light in there. Good luck!...See MoreHELP! Colour dilemma - what colour walls with a beech unit?
Comments (3)Might sound crazy but a subtle two tone might work not colour blocking but a gradual subtle shade diff a soft off white blue grey teal on top that will not fight against the very bright white window frames and keeping a small room light.. and then getting to a soft blue grey darker teal colour with a soft graded border. And consider painting the unit soft white with an all surface soft white mat or soft sheen paint. Pop up a large piece B&W family photo or a family picked piece of wall art or something wacky like a giant gold fish on a white background framed in a thin bright orange frame and job done...or look up dark snugs/dens with rich bold colours can work well if done correctly .. good luck.....See Morenew kitchen plan dilemma , please help
Comments (2)Bumping your question, but I would say you probably could. Would be useful if you posted a drawing of the space, with doors and windows. https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/ask-an-expert-do-i-have-room-for-a-kitchen-island-stsetivw-vs~50404095...See MoreHelp with run of kitchen units, please.
Comments (9)Ellie - what don’t you like about the design you have had done in a shop ? If you have a prep island too - that solves the lack of worktop issue ? The boiler and WM are hidden in the tall cabinet I assume ? It all looks workable to me - did you ask for a drainer on the sink? If you changed that for no drainer - it would give you more worktop - and you could use drainer matts if you ever washed up by hand. That way you could have longer walk cabinets over the current drainer too for more storage....See More
Daisy England
5 years ago
Ellie
5 years ago
PRODIY Kitchens
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThe room looks very modern and spacious and having 2 colours in a kitchen is very popular. With regards to wall units (see image below where shelves have been used) & fridge/freezers, it really is down to personal preference but American fridge/freezers are very bulky, but they do give a lot of fridge space, although the freezers do tend to be a little small. Shelving can look nice and it could keep costs down. Decisions, decisions :-)
Here are some pics of shaker kitchens that our customers have sent us with 2 different colours that they have used in their kitchens. If you want to see more pics then they can be seen here.
minnie101
5 years ago
Irene Spinks
5 years agoI love your kitchen. We had a similar issue in our last house but in the end opted for lighter grey units on the walls, with dark grey for the base. It looked great and as the units were glossy the light was bounced about the room. Definitely go with the splash back to match the worktop, I hate tiles in the kitchen they get grubby and the grout ends up dirty and grey. Sorry the photos aren’t great
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