New kitchen island but what worktop?
Richard G
5 years ago
Hi everyone,
I’m doing up my house a little with a view to selling in a few months time & I’m putting in an island in the kitchen but looking for a bit of advice.
The kitchen is probably 5 years old and while I can get matching cabinets (white gloss slab) easily enough I can’t seem to find a matching worktop so I was wondering what might compliment it instead?
The worktop is grey and the new flooring (once it’s down) is going to be fairly standard oak.
The walls are white, the black splash is the same as the worktop, the cooker is black, units are white so it’s all quite sterile (but it isn’t altogether awful).
Am I probably best just sticking to grey, black or white or would a oak worktop perhaps tie things together a little better?
Sorry it’s not much to go on but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I’m doing up my house a little with a view to selling in a few months time & I’m putting in an island in the kitchen but looking for a bit of advice.
The kitchen is probably 5 years old and while I can get matching cabinets (white gloss slab) easily enough I can’t seem to find a matching worktop so I was wondering what might compliment it instead?
The worktop is grey and the new flooring (once it’s down) is going to be fairly standard oak.
The walls are white, the black splash is the same as the worktop, the cooker is black, units are white so it’s all quite sterile (but it isn’t altogether awful).
Am I probably best just sticking to grey, black or white or would a oak worktop perhaps tie things together a little better?
Sorry it’s not much to go on but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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5 years agoI think a white worktop would look really nice, and it won’t jarr with the other worktop or flooring.
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I have ordered the flooring (but still may change the shade)
It’s currently a fairly standard brushed oak (very nondescript)
The only image I seem to have is attached below (as I can’t seem to find my sample piece anywhere to put it alongside the cabinets)
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