Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jun 03, 2009 12:31 am Hi there, This is my kitchen so far...I am wondering if it needs more natural light. This picture was taken on the weekend - mid morning about 10.30am. kitchen morning view.jpg Any ideas for splashback?? Of course the drawers picture was taken at night time. drawers.jpg Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Kitchen so far... 2Jun 03, 2009 8:42 am Looking very nice, I bet you are pleased with everything. Maybe you could wait till it's all finished and if you still think it is not light enough you could add a skylight if that is possible. What other options were you thinking of? What is the mark on the ceiling up near the rangehood flu? You look like you would have plenty of light coming from the adjoining room. Somethimes we think too much I think.
Re: Kitchen so far... 4Jun 04, 2009 12:00 am Hi Davjoa, Yes we are pleased with how its coming along. Slow process...very slow. We are a bit sick of BBQ & crockpot food. But we will be another step closer next week when the bench top goes on. In regard to lighting, I had thought of skylights and yes I did think of adding two glass windows either side of the oven, but seeing the just the one window looks impressive too. My only concern with that, would be cleaning it and keeping oil & fat out of the crevices. Your probably right...I am thinking way too much Re: Kitchen so far... 5Jun 04, 2009 12:04 am Davjoa, Sorry, you asked what the mark was on the ceiling near the rangehood flue. That is the circle of the old exhaust fan we had. We ripped that out at the start of the reno. We are STILL...waiting for the guy to come back and finish off that patch up job plus fill in the holes where the electrician botched my power points. Re: Kitchen so far... 6Jun 05, 2009 11:14 am How are you going with your kitchen this week? I had those pics of splashback windows as I was thinking of doing something like that. I would not have had a cooktop along the wall I was thinking of in my kitchen so possibly would have been no different to wiping down tiles or glass splashback. I am not going with the window splashback look, alas, as I think it would add a few thousand to the kitchen renovation and I am unsure as yet how much my cabinetry etc is going to come in at. Trying to keep to a budget, which is a bugger. I would have had to have old windows, higher up, bricked in, then new ones made with new lintels etc, not to mention the toughened glass for the actual window. Now that I am thinking I am just going to brick my windows in and flow right around with overheads and have tile splashbacks, I am hoping that my space will not be too dark but will have the option of adding a skylight if need be. Cheers, Re: Kitchen so far... 8Jun 06, 2009 8:31 pm I am so glad you mentioned that about bricking in windows. Because that exactly what we did in the kitchen. Only because I wanted symmetry and originally the window sat off to left and it just bugged me. I think that's why I am was wondering about natural light and if I had enough there. Benchtop- we are getting Essa Stone Basmati - gee I hope it comes together as much as it did in my head... and today we brought home some solid wood floor samples today - another decision to do my head in Spotted Gum, Grey Ironbark, Brushbox & Mari Re: Kitchen so far... 9Jun 09, 2009 10:12 am brushbox is a fabulous timber - I would go with that. I had a blackwood kitchen and a brushbox floor and light coloured stone benches - it looked great. In my new house I am having brushbox again but with Dulux hog bristle cupboards and Caesarsone latte and cashmere bench tops. We looked at alot of timbers and they are all lovley but brushbox wasnt too red, and not too light or dark. Hope this helps. Go for a satin finish as well. Building in Bella Vista Waters Sydney. The Galaxy with Macquarie facade by Young Homes Re: Kitchen so far... 10Jun 09, 2009 1:17 pm Envy you your Essa Stone, will look forward to the final pictures. We have Myrtle floorboards. Have had them down about 4 years now and they still look great, apart from a few dents here and there where we have dropped heavy things! Ho Hum. Mine have a satin finish by the way, which was what the installer suggested and I am happy with it. They do give off a pinkish glow at certain times of day though. Re: Kitchen so far... 12Jul 26, 2009 7:32 am Wow beautiful congrats on your kitchen John, Tarin and the Kids Built and moving in to the Regent Grande with Masterton homes http://thebrownsaremovingtothecountry.blogspot.com The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 5555 The gap can be adjusted so it's tighter. You can definitely set up corner cabinets to have the same gap as standard doors. 2 13531 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6623 |