Looking for ideas to update 90s kitchen
Jessica Robson
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
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Comments (30)Wow, what a lot of comments. I think you have a wonderful kitchen, which has been created with much love & attention to detail. You are asking about painting things in a dark / inky colour - & your Oak unit - but you already have a mid grey wall surrounding the Oak unit - which is why it stands out - take the walls back to an off white & it will blend back in. The lighting in the entire area doesn't seem to be enough for "dark inky colours" - If you really want something like that why not create a picture of what you want on canvas & put it behind glass in the Aga alcove? Your Aga is dark already so it might just make that area a feature. Don't start taking out bits of the kitchen - once you start you will carry on & suddenly your Dad's work will be destroyed, which would be incredibly sad. Your kitchen works well for you - I do agree that the floor could be underfloor heating with tiles on the top - but weigh up the costs before you start. Lighting is everything, so more lights - ceiling not spots -LEDs as many as you can! From the photographs you provide it looks as if the room leading off from the dining area is already a darkish room, & were you to paint the oak any colour at all I think you would regret it - a slight chip there or a knock here & the paint starts to come away - wood is beautiful, it holds history and it gives such beauty - use that as your palate.. Be gentile on your kitchen - try painting paper and then bluetack it to the wall / unit /island etc. so you get an idea of what it might look like if you painted it - a great source of long paper is to be found in the wallpaper isle - you can buy a roll of lining paper for under £5, get the paint test pots & try out your ideas without damaging the beauty you already have....See MoreInspire Us! - Looking For Design & Layout Ideas
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rinked
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
Sorry, not much inspiration for colors today, but I'd start by dumping that lightbox, change the floor and ceiling color (too harsh). I never got the microwave hood thing, we don't do that over here, so I got rid of it (steaming is way healthier too). Change the color of the peninsula's back+sides, that faux paneling looks off. Bu the kitchen seems to match the trim throughout, so I wouldn't paint that. Also paint all the kitchen doors one color.
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