Hi all. I am done with my kitchen thanks to all of the Houzzer friends. I still need to install the two wooden shelves above the zink and I am waiting for stock to replace the top cabinets handles as the square handles I bought is to small. I will replace themwith the same as the bottom ones. I must mention that i could not find bronze handles anywhere in SA so i bought stainless steel and spray painted with RustOLeum. can you notice that the top cabinets is painted in a very light grey. Any more recommendations are welcome

If you want to paint, paint. I think I'd agree with the people who suggest professional re spraying though unless you love diy and love the idea of being able to change the colour yourself relatively quickly. I recently painted a dresser (heavily stained and varnished wood, nowhere near as nice as yours) and a chest of drawers (bog standard orange pine) and unless you can take the wood right back it takes coats and COATS and a lot of patience to get a good finish. It is worth it though! Personally, I'd go for a greyish blue on the bottom half, White worktops, and paint the uppers the same white as the tiles (there's nothing intrinsically wrong with them, a classic choice that won't date). Put in a steel splashback behind the cooker (it should be possible to fit over tiles) to tone with your handles and a hard wearing natural fibre rug on the floor to break up the dark grey. A few wood accessories and the usual bits and pieces to finish.

White cabinets definitely create an illusion of a lighter more open space. Black creates a chic, modern look and feel.

Thanks for all the comments. My budget is tight at the moment. So I was thinking of putting a new bathroom cabinet on the wall above the sink with lights either side. I love the mirror idea but I need storage in the bathroom and a cabinet will serve both as a mirror and storage. I will change the heater which is rusty - it has a really large control but it is an oil filled heater not just a towel rail. I like the idea of changing the bath panel since this is an inexpensive change and I will tile the bathroom floor. I was considering polished porcelain tiles but I think I will go for matt tiles instead which seem to be low maintenance. The white wall tiles were already in the flat so not my choice - if I had the money I would tile the whole bathroom. I will take advantage of the fact I have a window in the bathroom and add a plant.