Decor over radiator cover in Kitchen?
I am changing my kitchen to Grey painted(Manor house Grey) and I don’t have a lot of room or light left but I have bought a round table(https://www.rathwood.com/cp/clifton_1_2m_round_table/1379) and beautiful elephants breath leather chairs(pics).
i want yellow to pop as a contrast and so have chosen Roman Blinds in yellow, a yellow kettle and some accessories for the sink(Dunelm). My radiator cover is white and my walls will be a complimentary white.
So my idea is a round mirror with a thin yellow frame https://www.made.com/made-essentials-bex-round-lacquered-mirror-55cm-chartreuse and 2 small yellow lamps on either side https://www.made.com/made-essentials-clyde-table-lamp-lime-2 with a quality artificial flower in a rectangular pot in white in the middle of the lamps(still choosing this).
i don’t want to have a really over the top kitchen. I want transitional with modern accents. Most pictures I see of radiator cover decor are mirrored luxury types. I will have a pendant light(5 bulb) hanging over the table but I went for a grey shade rather than chandelier.
Can I have opinions on my idea please? Will it work? Or should I go with grey lamps with glass at the base and still use the mirror? Is the mirror too small and/ or should I have rectangular traditional mirror(a bit safe/boring)?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Therese Doyle
5 years agoHere is an idea of my room design(it was done on ikea and I didn’t do it right but the kitchen won’t be ikea it’s shaker/inframe look with white galaxy quartz countertop and coming 1/2 mtr up the wall. I forgot to put the radiator in but it is on the right across from the table at the end of the countertop
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