Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Feb 05, 2011 3:53 pm Has anyone seen any nice kitchens that have timber bench tops, white cabinets and timber floors? I am looking for some inspiration….. any other ideas for a “natural” day spa resort style kitchen/interior design? Jem's Custom build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58630 Re: Timber bench tops, timber floors, white cabinets? 2Feb 05, 2011 4:20 pm Hi jemsaf, here are a couple I found ... this first one I am not sure of personally... I don't know if the contrast between the two different timbers works? or maybe the floorboards haven't been polished yet... Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ this one is nicer. interesting how they've done the timbers in different directions. a natural day spa resort look kitchen sounds wonderful! "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Timber bench tops, timber floors, white cabinets? 3Feb 05, 2011 4:57 pm Hi Jemsaf, Here's a few I've saved. I had others but had to cull my collection recently, but I think I googled things like 'Norwegian kitchen' and 'Swedish kitchen', 'Scandinavian kitchen', 'Danish kitchen', that kind of thing! Also, my favourite website for inspiration is houzz.com - a huuuuuge database of photos, you can search by room, style, location. It's totally addictive! By the way, it's my first go posting photos so if it doesn't work please bear with me! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Timber bench tops, timber floors, white cabinets? 4Feb 05, 2011 6:56 pm Sorry but my thoughts on timber benches is negative. They are very soft, cant have too much water on them, no heat, no cuts. Not workable in my view. We have some in our house we're renovating at the moment. They are about 15 years old and look horrible. Continual relaquering is a must along with being way too careful. Re: Timber bench tops, timber floors, white cabinets? 5Feb 06, 2011 6:44 am Thanks for the replies... love the website! Jem's Custom build - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58630 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 10925 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 42265 3 6049 |