Browse Forums Finishing Touch 1 Jul 07, 2012 5:26 pm We are trying to achieve a scandinavian kind of colour scheme, light grey and white (most of our furniture is made of dark woods) so Im hoping the contrast will work. Can anyone help me please??? Our home will be for family of 5.. 3 kiddos under 7 so it all needs to be 'durable'. This will be our home for the next 5 years (or so) so we don't won't to blow the budget and need to think about resale.. KITCHEN : We are after and all white laminex kitchen. I did have Laminex Polar White chosen but Ive been reading that it is quite stark, would anyone have any other suggestion for for bench tops and cupboards? I have a vague thought our builder does not do the Diamond gloss Benchtops... We will not be having overhead cupboards but there will be enough room to hang some art on the walls (a little quirky i know) FLOORS : I am liking something like this for the flooring.. awaiting to see if we can get something similar in floorboards. http://www.karndean.com.au/en-au/floors ... earch=true PAINT: After a 'white white' paint. Once again, have been trawling this forum all morning and think Solver Designer White is the best? We have to use Solver and yes, addenda states includes 3 coats. Do I use the same colour for the doors and trims? We've yet to decided anything for bathroom/laundry so any advice welcome. Thinking we might just go the same as the kitchen but add a small feature tile with a stone look. Thanks in advance. : : : : : : : : : : : : 2014 | Time to move to the country 2012 | Our Build with Dale Alcock https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61943 Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 2Jul 08, 2012 3:27 pm Hi, A lot of people select the wall colours first when in actual fact paint colours should be selected last as colours can be matched to any surface. Select your laminate and tiles first; even if the tiles are white you wouldn’t believe how many “whites” are out there. I love the square edge finish on a Benchtop it gives it the designer look however that means a dark laminate otherwise you’ll see the dark edges of the laminate. Many kitchens are ruined by the selections of handles and it can make a kitchen look like something out of the ’70. A lot of European kitchens don’t have overhead cabinets anymore however if you short on storage it is a must. Check out Formica “Limed Ash” for the benchtop and Polytec “Pumice Micro” in matt for the cabinets. Your flooring is an excellent choice in quality. I like the look of having the walls, skirting and architrave in the same colour. Make sure you specify water-based (acrylic) paint for skirting and architrave otherwise the paint will turn yellow after a while if oil-based paint is used. Bathroom/Laundry Many vanities I see don’t look right because people forget that the basin is usually white and added as an afterthought. There isn’t a lot of difference between an ordinary vanity and a vanity with “wow” effect. Select your feature tile or stone tile first; it will make it so much easier to select the laminate. Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 3Jul 08, 2012 4:39 pm Hi, welcome to the forum. Some other colours to look at are Formica idyllic (a pale pine woodgrain), snow elm, slalom, ( also woodgrains). There's also silver strata. Mist grey is nice too. Yes there are heaps of whites, when you go to pick out one find out from a colour consultant what the undertone in it is. For instance, parchment Laminex has a yellow undertone. Formica warm white doesn't but streetlight is definitely yellowish. Some whites may have bluish or grey undertones. You can actually work this out yourself by looking at the sample in direct sunlight- don't trust the lights in the showrooms, they lie!!!! I am presuming you like traditional scandinavian which always has some blue/green in it. To keep the theme you might want blues for a feature, maybe bright like formica Memphis or pastels such as Laminex Moonstone, Eggshell, or pastel green like formica indian sage... Have fun For instance, it doesn't cost much to add an extra laminate colour to a room if you want to break up the all white cupboards with, say, an eggshell pantry. Just make sure you add other touches of same colour elsewhere either in accessories or perhaps a bank of drawers. Or maybe those artworks you mentioned?? Having no overhead cupboards is not a drawback if you have plenty of cupboard floor storage space. It's best to select your splashback last of all, unless you find a "must have" feature... And then the wall colour is last of all, and can blend with it if you wish. Also google Houzz for some scandinavian schemes, it's a really good resource and may help with your choices. Here's the link: http://www.houzz.com/scandinavian There is also silver travertine in Laminex FX, reallly GORGEOUS. Would make a great feature on an island bench! Hope this helps!!! Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 4Jul 11, 2012 1:32 pm thanks for the tips. thinking we might go CS bench tops in the kitchen to achieve the all white look we are after. As for the ensuite, bathrooms, toilet and laundry... hmm still deciding! ENSUITE: Ive seen the photos of suh's ensuite { viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23666 } and i love it! not quite the look that I'm after but it will tie in nice with our dark bedroom suite. Espresso Ligna or the Fudge as pictured... cannot decide. (our ensuite and bedroom is all open.. i should try and upload some plans) LAUNDRY: the laundry entry is from the kitchen. thinking Laminex 'Atmmosphere' square form top and Polar White Doors. I really like the look of the square form tops or is the colour more important? We have overhead cupboards in here (1027h.. that sounds high is that about normal?) will keep them in Polar White. After handover Ill add a modern stencil design in the 400 wall space between the bench top and the overheads in a grey and white (thinking chevron pattern) TOILET/POWDER : to be a little different Im going to paint this room in stripes similar colours to the top photo here { http://www.sweetpeachblog.com/journal/2 ... ripes.html } just to entice the kids to use it so i think all polar white in here as its only a small space, vanity is behind the door when you open it so not a biggie. BATHROOM : for kiddos and guests..... thinking Polar White all out again and Ill add some prints/photos for colour. White is always easy to keep clean and it looks fresh. FLOORS : we had been looking at these porcelain tiles that have a wood look but had a look see through a display and we were told they got dirty quickly! so no thank you!! back to search for a floor tile for wet areas... please comment to give me advice, positive and negative.... pre start this wknd!!!! : : : : : : : : : : : : 2014 | Time to move to the country 2012 | Our Build with Dale Alcock https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61943 Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 5Jul 11, 2012 3:24 pm In my last post I forgot to mention Laminex Alabaster. This is white with a tiny hint of cream, just enough to stop it from being very stark. Will your laundry be tiled? Or are you continuing the flooring from the kitchen? Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 6Jul 11, 2012 3:25 pm Treeseachanger In my last post I forgot to mention Laminex Alabaster. This is white with a tiny hint of cream, just enough to stop it from being very stark. Will your laundry be tiled? Or are you continuing the flooring from the kitchen? Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 7Jul 11, 2012 3:27 pm Treeseachanger Treeseachanger In my last post I forgot to mention Laminex Alabaster. This is white with a tiny hint of cream, just enough to stop it from being very stark. Will your laundry be tiled? Or are you continuing the flooring from the kitchen? we are trying to have the same flooring throughout. obviously if we go floor boards it will be tiled. : : : : : : : : : : : : 2014 | Time to move to the country 2012 | Our Build with Dale Alcock https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61943 Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 8Jul 11, 2012 3:56 pm As far as solver whites go, my dad used to swear by WA White. It was as white as ceiling white and didnt yellow. He got out of the painting trade about 5 years ago, so it may have another name these days. I dont think you can go wrong with stark white cabinets. I think the benchtops you put on will denote how stark they are. Mum has white white with a charcoal top, it looks great, but the white really stands out - even if it was a cream white, it would still stand out. Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 9Jul 11, 2012 4:27 pm WA White - Ill have a look into it, thanks! I haven't really looked into the paint yet just taking notes from what Ive been reading on here. After thinking too much Im not really worried about white standing out...to me it should and It looks bright and clean - perfect for living in WA! Once again, a few comments on here I've read about it being stark had me thinking too much. : : : : : : : : : : : : 2014 | Time to move to the country 2012 | Our Build with Dale Alcock https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61943 Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 10Jul 11, 2012 5:44 pm You are welcome. I know what you mean about over reading here. We had to use Taubmans paints and were advised that crisp white was the whitest white, I am worried sick that it may have yellow in it. Worst case it is only doors and frames that will need repainting. It was interesting what you said about the wood look porcilain tiles. I loved the look but not the way they felt. Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 11Jul 11, 2012 6:18 pm One of the threads has a comment by someone (this site is getting sooo big I can't remember who) but they said their painter added a bit of black to their white ceiling paint. Apparently this also prevents it yellowing over time... Worth asking I guess... Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 12Jul 17, 2012 8:27 pm Thanks for your help. We've decided - finally. Cant convince hubby to go with the White wash floors so we are having Spotted Gum Floorboards. Kitchen : CaesarStone White Shimmer Benchtops & Laminex Polar White Fronts. No handles, we are having "Hafele" flush handles and the kitchen will be all drawers. We have a Larder to the side of the kitchen. No overhead cupboards either. We have a 900mm wide and ceiling height splash back behind our oven which will be in a grey/blue weird kind colour. ENSUITE : Polar White Benchtop & Formica Straight Grain Wenge (smilier design to Sus's as mentioned above) BATHROOM & LAUNDRY : Polar White Top and Fronts PAINT : Solver Designer White TILES : White for the bathroom walls and spa hob, Floor tiles are called Natural Polar Ice and we have a stone type feature tile down the wall of the shower. Thanks again for your comments. : : : : : : : : : : : : 2014 | Time to move to the country 2012 | Our Build with Dale Alcock https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61943 Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 13Jul 18, 2012 11:36 am I am sure you will be very happy with your spotted gum, it's beautiful. Your splashback colour sounds great, not weird at all The wenge is a good choice since you have dark furniture in bedroom it will go nicely Re: "scandinavian" colour scheme 14Dec 19, 2012 5:26 am Try www.dayoriscustom.com. Good luck with everything! I'm renovating - building a small extension at the back of the late Edwardian house. This is the first stage. Second stage of the renovation will be to replace roof on… 0 1089 Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7170 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11708 |