First home- help needed with colour themes

3 years ago

Hi all!
I am a first time buyer and I just don’t know where to start when it comes to decorating my home.
I am currently trying to buy appliances for my kitchen and I’m not sure what colour theme/styles to go for. (Such as kettle, toaster, tea coffee sugar pots).
I am sort of going for a modern theme in my home so I would like it to match.
Any suggestions on colour theme which would go well with this kitchen? Or any way I could make this kitchen look better?

Many thanks!!

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Daisy England
3 years ago
Lovely neutral colour kitchen. More or less anything will go with that. I only have a kettle on display (shortly to be binned for a hot water tap) as I don’t like clutter on the worktop. My toaster and tea, coffee etc are all in the cupboard.
Sonia
3 years ago
Your kitchen is lovely! If you are unsure about colour for your accessories, then go for white or pale grey to blend with the kitchen. Colour can be added with paint colour too, but it depends whether you want something calm and pale or a deep shade like navy or dark grey. Have a look at the photos on Houzz for ideas - there is a search box above. I also think Pinterest is fantastic for ideas on decor. The more you view, the more you get an idea of what you like and don’t like.
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Carolina
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I agree with Sonia. Go for white or stainless steel. Or a combination of the two. For me it doesn't all have to match.

But white and/or stainless will look light and bright and modern.
Sarah U-S
3 years ago
Congratulations on your new house - exciting times, and you’re also v lucky to be getting such a lovely kitchen! As others have said - most things would looks great. Personally, I don’t like the full coordinated look - and for things like kettles and toasters, I would stick to stainless steel or chrome, because then it can’t go out of fashion! I also don’t like to have loads out on the side - so if you’ve got room for your tea and coffee in a cupboard, I’d keep it there! That also saves money because the containers that they came in can go straight in the cupboard - no need to decant into different ones. If you need to have them on the side, I recommend a trip to somewhere like TK Maxx where there’s lots of styles - see which ones you are drawn to - if you really like them, then fashion becomes irrelevant and you’re likely to get good use out of them.
Ellie
3 years ago
I keep everything apart from kettle in cupboard.

My kettle would be tucked in behind the tall fridge freezer unit, so pretty much hidden.

I notice you have loads of sockets, very obvious and high. I would stand up a nice wooden chopping board to hide a few as it's unlikely you'd use them all at once.

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