What Colour Kitchen Cupboards
I'm thinking a dark grey island (F&B downpipe, railings or inchyra), leaving worktops as they are, with lighter grey cupboards on the surrounding walls; again with the same worktops as current.
Others have said to do vice versa and have dark on the outside and light on the island.
I love the richness of dark grey or very inky blues so would like that somewhere.
I think once colour is sorted i can decide on flooring; it'll be vinyl flooring and probably a pattern, such as Mardi Gras from Carpetright
Walls are currently white and happy to leave that way
Hope you can help
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please help me decide what colour to pain these kitchen cupboards..
Comments (18)I would try some different neutrals such as Little Greene 'Slaked Lime Dark' or Farrow and Ball 'Light Grey17'. It a lovely bright space and the floor is very warm and quite strong so I would go for a warm stoney neutral that complements the floor and the range. If the paint is more obviously blue of green it will make the floor look even stronger. Little Greene does oil based so I would use that over water based. Hope this helps. https://www.littlegreene.com/paint/colour/show-all/slaked-lime-dark#...See MoreWhat’s the best/ safest oil to use inside wooden kitchen cupboards?
Comments (2)For our real wood worktops in our utility and a butchers block, we've used Skydd oil from Ikea which is suitable for food prep areas. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/tools-fittings/oil-stains-product-care/skydd-wood-treatment-oil-indoor-use-art-00046786/...See MorePaint colour for Kitchen cupboards and tiles?
Comments (13)Hi Tricia. I agree with the other comments that painting kitchen cabinets is a lot of work and I don’t think you would be better pleased with the end result. Some cabinets can take painting better than others. For a different idea you could extend the wall cabinets almost up to the ceiling by either finding extra wall units or if you’re handy with diy creating them yourself. Then replace doors with some mdf panels which you can then prime/paint yourself (see pics below for the kinda thing I was thinking of). Mdf doesn’t cost all that much but if you’re not confident with cutting or drilling hinge holes then a local joiner could do this for you. Wouldn’t normally recommend painting tiles but if it’s just short term then it’s maybe worth a try. I wouldnt use any wood panels behind a gas hob tho, might be a fire risk....See MoreCan't decide what colour to paint kitchen cupboards!
Comments (6)The bricks are dark and dinghy. Paint them white then perhaps a pale grey for the units would appeal to buyers. Don’t paint the units dark - in a recent survey I read it was one of the top things that put buyers off!...See MoreDaisy England
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI'm keen to lay something over the floor as they are simply floorboards and in spots are very cold. By the back single door the floor is literally freezing in winter. I was looking at vinyl flooring for the sheer amount of choice available for a reasonable cost. So i guess with that in mind, flooring is relatively easy. Was looking at something like this.....
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI like the idea of the paler grey units with the darker island.
I still think that varnishing the floor to match the worktops is better than vinyl. Stripped floors add value ( check out Rightmove - it's one of the filters ). However, I do understand about the draft, so that's a big consideration, although you could have fillets put in to stop that. The other thing is, it's going to be difficult to get a vinyl floor down without having a step by your carpeted area. You can't lay vinyl straight on to floorboards as they're not flat. You would have to put ply down over the top of the floorboards, thus creating the little step and then put the vinyl down.
Have a think about the sub , floor and the step. Here's your mardi gras, it does look nice
I'd aim to change the worktops eventually too.
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5 years agoThanks for all of the replies - certainly provides food for thought.
With regards to the floor, is laying ply over it a bad thing, or is this all about the height of the floor? The whole downstairs was originally the same, i had underlay and carpet put in the living ad hall areas to try and segregate the spaces and left the dining/kitchen.
I think im 100% on a darker island - just picking the colour now.
i'm debating painting the wall dark now like the last picture.
The challenge is that its all open plan, so i have to use colour on walls to split it all up, however without making it too dark and without clashing.
example below. this is looking from the living area into the kitchen/diner. This back wall links into the kitchen and then to the side wall which is F&B pavilion grey.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOK so i have started with reducing the size of the island by removing the end cupboards. At the weekend i will plane the bottom of the end piece as its a little too snug at the moment; this will leave an overhang that will be trimmed down by around half to see how it looks with the breakfast bar.
Long term i think the decision is to replace the worktop and move the hob by rotating 90 degrees and putting it at the opposite end of the breakfast bar. With the hob where it is, it doesn't leave much space for the breakfast bar to be functional.
Moving the hob means extending the gas pipe underneath but otherwise straight forward.
Kickboards and doors are just covering the gaps to stop the cats exploring until i can get the router out
Disappointed that the only part of the floor seemingly not treated by the previous owner is the part that i happen to now have on show. all of the rest appears done.
Debating scrapping the flooring idea and just having the flooring sanded and made darker.
Once all done i will start paint; current options below.Its amazing what lighting and surface does to paint colours. They are all F&B, in order, Downpipe Grey, Hague Blue, Inchyra Blue and current. I'm waiting for "railings" to arrive.
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