Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 16, 2014 11:19 am I have been advised by my kitchen designer to have a darker colours kickboard. We have white cupboards, a light cream/white marble bench top with probably a grey splash back. We also have very light cream coloured tiles. He is all about 'contrast' I am unsure if this will work! Has anybody done this in their kitchen? Any photos that you can share would be appreciated. It is just too hard to picture in my head. Thanks Re: Kitchen Colours 3Jul 16, 2014 8:41 pm Silver looks very nice, especially with white. Wouldn't dark kickers make them a feature, which is what you don't want? BLOG: http://www.ourphoenix38.blogspot.com.au H1 THREAD: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70454 Re: Kitchen Colours 4Jul 17, 2014 10:14 am I just noticed that mine are a dark grey when we went through the house the other day. I'm not sure I selected anything so they just put what they thought best I suppose. Our base cabinets are pearl grey and benchtops are moose. The kicker sits somewhere in the middle of those. It looks ok. It threw my choice of trims for the floating flooring out a bit (I had just assumed they would be the lighter colour) but thats not a big deal Re: Kitchen Colours 5Jul 17, 2014 11:16 pm We've got dark kickboards (Laminex Fossil). Our colour consultant suggested them on the basis that they'd "disappear" and not draw your eye, making it look a bit like they were floating. They've only gone in this week and while I'm really pleased with how they look against the dark tiles, I don't think I'd want them with pale floors. I'd be inclined to go for a colour that blends in better unless you want the kickboards to be a feature. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ ~ Anne I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite sure. Eeek - We're embarking on a knockdown rebuild! Click here for our build thread Our blog: kdrhome.wordpress.com I'd get the gutters to match your roof and pipes to match the paint - otherwise they become a feature. Nice pick with the paint colours! 1 35108 Hi all, I am currently building through Simmonds and stuck deciding on my exterior cement roof titles and brick colours. The front and fascade of the house is a pretty… 0 3113 The Dulux colour consultants are awesome. If you show them the photos they should be able to figure it out for you straight away 1 1978 |