Pine upstand - paint it, tile it or splashback?

2 years ago

Hi.

I have a pine upstand that runs around the kitchen and whilst it looks ok in the picture, it's looking a little dated. It's an old cottage and we plan to add some colour (green) to the cabinets and on of the walls, but are not sure what to do about the upstand.

The plan was to run a glass splashback around over the top of the wood, leaving the top section exposed and have this in the same colour as the cupboards, but I've just priced it up and that will cost over £300. I don't want to rip it out as this is a holiday let and we only have a window of 3 weeks to do all the refurb, of which the kitchen is only part.

We could just paint it, but I'm worried that will look worse and there's no way back once you start.

So what do you think artistic types?

Simon

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Daisy England
2 years ago
Glass splashbacks are expensive especially made to measure sizes. Upstands are normally either 70 or 100mm high so that is well above the norm.

If it’s a holiday let I can understand you not wanting to pay a small fortune. If you paint the doors a pale sage green that would look nice. Perhaps paint the ’upstand’ the same colour. As long as it’s not too dark as it has a black worktop.
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Juliet Docherty
2 years ago
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This image shows similiar materials and flooring. The cupboards and splashback look to be a colour such as F&B Dropcloth or similar. I would leave the upper cupboards the colour they are and replace the tiles behind the cooker with something like a patterned one.
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Simon Gray
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2 years ago
Yes there are similarities with that picture. I don't think I want to change the tiles behind the hob given the limited time we have - perhaps next time around.
Sonia
2 years ago
As it’s a holiday let i would just paint the panelling with a good eggshell or satinwood in a cottagey colour like an off white, soft sage green, baby blue or a lovely soft taupe. The cupboards look in very good nick so I would leave them. Can’t go wrong with white! Then paint the walls in a similar shade to the panelling.
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cavgirl
2 years ago
Oh, paint it. Personally I’d paint it a dark grey similar to the worktop so that the line between the two disappears, if that makes sense. It will tone well with the floor and make a lovely backdrop to simple accessories. You might need a fair number of coats, but I have had something very similar in two houses now—including behind the hob—and it has proved very resilient and easy to clean. Also, the wood provides a nice surface for sticking stuff to as the seasons change. I put tiny little Christmas trees (card decorations, really) on the border and this time of year. In the past I’ve stuck everything from ceramic plaques to pretty paper plates.
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