Colour and texture help
James Smith
5 years ago
Hi All
My builder is due to start work on a kitchen extension on Monday and I really need to get my backside in gear and work out a scheme. I am in to all the industrial stuff I see on here and am going for this combination of cabinets and worktop/splash backs with the kind of rusted metal effect.
However that's as far as I've got so far, I have no idea what kind of flooring might go well or what other colours I might be able to introduce elsewhere in the room. It'll be around 44m2 and the kitchen is in one corner, so there is a lot of room left to decorate!
Any advice gratefully received.
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Juliet Docherty
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (31)I had a similar situation in a house I moved into years ago. I did a quick fix of painting all of the walls, woodword and the cupboards the same shade of cream. Sounds a bit OTT but it really knocked back the cupboards, which in all honesty are not something you want to make a feature out of, and created a calmness to the whole space. In your case, I would go for an off white so that the gang plug wires, radiator pipes and covers hiding the wires for the extractor fan etc., are disguised as much as possible -- that will tie in with the palest of the tiles in the splash back, and then you will have a pretty basic colour scheme of a very place colour and the dark worktop, fireplace and floor, which will stand out more. I think you need more storage with doors -- that bookshelf isn't doing anything for the kitchen. If you could get something in there that could hide lots of clutter -- even if just something cheap from IKEA, that would help greatly. Or work something around the filing cabinet that you have? A huge cheap mirror over the fireplace would bounce some light around too. If you don't want to go for undercupboard lighting, and if you have enough plug points, how about some lamps on the worktop, especially at the FF end with a floor standing lamp at the end with the chair. For the table, I would go for a table cloth and reupholster the chairs if they are not to your taste. A new blind in a much fresher colour would be great. Depending on the colour of your filing cabinet (if you use it), I think a petrol blue could add a nice vintage vibe to the chimney breast, and make more of a feature of it. I would try and go down a vintage/slightly industrial route rather than country. You may have some stuff lurking around that you could use, once you have got the base colours right -- currently it just feels a little cluttered and a bit of a mish mash. Best of luck. Looking forward to seeing some after shots :)...See Moretile around a vanity? or push up against textured pencil tile/caulk?
Comments (7)vanity is full cabinet on 3" legs. using your pic, the right hand side is a full floor to ceiling wall and the left hand side is a half wall next to a glass enclosed shower. the half wall height next to the shower is 40" tall thus that height reference. remodeler plan is to tile from floor up to the 40" mark and all the way around all 3 walls to provide decorative backdrop since the vanity isn't as wide or as tall as the alcove. what I am unclear on is whether it's standard practice to tile behind a full cabinet vanity or not? remodeler suggests tiling the entire alcove in the event we have to replace the vanity for any reason, that way we don't have to try and find/match tile for any different exposures. my second question is since the tile is a textured pencil tile and the vanity doesn't have a backsplash (simply flat surface marble top) - remodeler suggests tiling fulll alcove first and then mounting vanity to back wall and caulking the vanity to the textured tile. this approach would use the textured tile as the backsplash (6" of the tile will be showing above vanity)....See MoreAdvice on how to warm up kitchen with colours and textures
Comments (39)Hello, I don't normally comment but you have inspired me to get on and do my splashback, been using some propped up flooring for two years. I have bought various sample tiles and now have some pretty trivets and placemats ! Your kitchen looks much more inviting and together with a few changes and good choices. I really like the tiles, sadly don't think green will suit my kitchen but where did you get them ? Hoping they might have something for me. thanks Ali....See MoreWhat materials can be used for creating futuristic textures on walls?
Comments (3)Interesting question. I think it depends on the budget of the film or tv production and it’s the job of the set decorator to be able to source materials and and be artistically creative within that budget. Might be that parts of some sets were made from cardboard, polystyrene, foam or other cheap material and then spray painted to look the part. Also a lot of sets, especially these days, are computer generated and the actors and a few props are green screened onto the CGI image. Your cafe sounds like a great project. For futuristic panels I would suggest a stronger material such as plywood or MDF and have someone who is handy with a jigsaw to cut them in the required shapes, stick to the wall with strong adhesive and then paint. Would love to see a before and after of your cafe:)...See MoreJames Smith
5 years agoJuliet Docherty
5 years ago
PROFisher & Paykel Appliances UK & Ireland
5 years ago
Dove grey sounds like a lovely colour! As mentioned above, rustic wood could look really good. Here's another photo which may help with inspiration, using wooden flooring and rusted metal effect on the left. We hope this helps and all the best with your plans :)
James Smith
5 years ago
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