Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Aug 10, 2008 6:50 pm so here is my current 1980's kitchen
oven side sink side yes its a walkthrough (galley?) layout, and fairly small (compared to some), and i'm on a budget here... i want to paint the white brick wall (oven side) a deep darkish red... i was liking glossy black tiles for the splashbacks... and black laminate/melamine cupboards with the shiny speckles in, silver metal handles....too much black? what colour/type of benchtop? and what colour for the other walls on the sink side? the white sliding door is going to be replaced with a wooden door, in the same dark wood as the ledges/capping visible on the sink side pic, and i was thinking a dark wood venetian instead of the verticals.. thats a dining and family room over the sink side, so the colour for the walls will have to be extended into those rooms. Colour matching furniture not important as we haven't bought any for that room yet There is a pine wood buffet and dining table, very versatile. Re: kitchen pics - ideas please! 7Aug 10, 2008 9:30 pm what do you think of a light grey granite / granite look alike counter? The cooking appliances will eventually be upgraded to stainless steel so that may suit? And it would break up the black i think. Re: kitchen pics - ideas please! 9Aug 11, 2008 9:41 am How about stainless splashback or you can get a mirror or silver look tile. The black red and silver with highligts of white always looks fresh. Re: kitchen pics - ideas please! 10Aug 13, 2008 11:18 am We went with a silver tiled splashback, and we weren't too sure how it would come up, but we are really happy with the result - well worth a look, would match your new appliances perfectly Re: kitchen pics - ideas please! 11Aug 13, 2008 11:47 am Hi elly,
You said you were thinking granite/granite look alike for the benchtop. I don't know your budget but check out the quantum quartz. They have one called Venteian Day that I think would look amazing with your red wall and black cupboards but still lighten it up. The link is below, what do you think? Jo http://www.wk.com.au/images/qq_venetian_day1.jpg I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick I was being kind to the builder. With the amount charged for the upgrade the builder is probably charging closer to 100% margin. There are a few variables as I… 5 14774 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6771 Hi guys We have just removed a very large grape vine which was mounted to a structure along this wall. This is a shared wall with our neighbour, and after removal, we… 0 4204 |