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arshearer

Advice on 80's timber kitchen

arshearer
8 years ago
This is a really functional/structural kitchen and I love the layout - it really works for our family. Sadly it's ugly and outdated. I don't want a new kitchen as its expensive and just a waste of resources but want to revamp it. We have already committed to painting the walls white and pulling up the Lino up to see if we have floorboards. Getting a quote on new Caesar stone bench tops - what colour? We can move kitchen table out & use island bench maybe? Need advise/ideas/inspiration especially colours
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  • arshearer
    Original Author
    8 years ago
    Wow thanks everyone for your comments. Yes they are knives hanging from a magnetic rack and I took the photo through a servery window. I have now found a photo that has inspired me to keep the cupboards as they are.

    Comments (9)

    • wuff
      8 years ago
      You will be amazed what a good professional looking paint job will do for your kitchen cabinets. Plus changing the knobs on your cabinets will make your kitchen look contemporary and give you a great new look. Get some swatches of paint and bench tops samples and make a board and see what you like the most and what looks good together. Good luck
    • wuff
      8 years ago
      Changing your tiles on splash back as well, no feature tiles. Choose colours you like then you will love it
    • PRO
      Knight-Smith Images
      8 years ago
      I agree, paint it white or a very light colour. I would do a light or white coloured Caesar stone bench top.

      I would clean all the timber on the kitchen doors, but I would not paint them, leave the beautiful grain.

      I would also look at painting the timber around the cornice and maybe the window frame white.

      I like to think dark timber and light elsewhere like the walls, window frames etc.

      Hope you've got nice floorboards.
    • Melissa
      8 years ago
      i agree with keeping the timber colour too. but i have to ask what are the dangly bits at the top of the photo?
    • dohraime
      8 years ago
      I noticed that too melissabaulch! I think they might be knife handles. Maybe photo was taken through a servery window & there's a magnetic knife rack above??
    • Melissa
      8 years ago
      That probably makes more sense! i thought it was some funky octopus inspired light fitting.
    • dohraime
      8 years ago

      Good find!

    • PRO
      Riche Design
      8 years ago

      Clean the timber doors with steel wool and rub Danish oil onto them this will give them a clean fresh new look. Change the door handles and add a modern island bench. Larger tiles to splashback or use the same caesar stone as the benchtop.

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