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grey handless kitchen with white metro/subway tiles

4 years ago

Hi I'm renovating my kitchen grey J pull style handless kitchen with white metro/subway tiles. Im wondering what color socket plates should i use. Shall i go for the white, stainless stell etc. Would be great if someone could upload a picture of how it looks.

Comments (2)

Ellie
4 years ago
I always would say sockets should be hidden/disguised so white to blend in with the white tiles
amchivers
4 years ago
We’ve got a grey handle less kitchen and white metro tiles and ent for white sockets. I would still make that choice nearly two years after extending our kitchen.
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