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Medium/rich oak kitchen units, very pale grey solid surface worktops & glossy cream wall tiles – this is as far as I've got with my revamped kitchen and I'm not only stuck where to go next but starting to regret all my decisions so far!!
The joiner and tiler are coming back tomorrow to finish off and I've got to make a decision by then!!
I like a country/period look but farmhouse/cottage rather than chintzy. my kitchen faces north east and gets lots of light in the morning but can be quite gloomy in the afteroons. It's quite a small kitchen/diner (I also have a pine & cream painted table and chairs in there) and I'm definitely not into minimalism – I like lots of old ceramics & wicker baskets etc. I'll probably go for ceramic/porcelain floor tiles and emulsion for the walls – but which colours???
Hoping so much that someone can help!
Huge thanks for reading this!
Have a great 2008.
Duck-egg blue on the walls;
Quarry tile on the floor
Have a look at these sites for ideas.
I have a chestnut and oak kitchen with black granite worktops i thought for ages about the floor and finally opted for a grey slate and it looks really great and complements the wood the walls are painted in dulux soft stone a great colour to team with oak try a match pot
I have recently refinished an oak coffee table approximately 40 years old but wondered how old the wood is with respect to when it was a sapling.
by Susanne Clemenz
You’ve got a food processor, a bread machine, and a stand-mounted food mixer, but instead of using them, you reach for a knife, supermarket bread, and your hand mixer. the effort needed to dig heavy appliances from their hiding places seems like more work than using more time-consuming food prep methods. You store these appliances out of sight to limit countertop clutter, and because cleaning kitchen grime off them and their surroundings is aggravating. COunter cabinets, otherwise known as appliance garages can help with this clutter.
There are straight and corner appliance garages, in varying styles like tambour and tilting doors. Straight counter cabinets are usually about 12 inches deep–the same as your overhead kitchen cabinets. Corner cabinets snuggle into counter top corners and fill the space between standard height countertop and upper cabinets, so even your tall blender and coffee maker can be stored at their ready-to-use height. Appliance garage doors are usually tambour style, like a miniature roll-top desk cover, which glides up and recesses easily when an appliance is in use. Solid doors tilt up, hugging the garage top. Garage backs are usually open for electrical outlets, too.
- Kits, partially assembled, and fully assembled are available. Assembly isn’t difficult.
- Finishes may be unfinished, a variety of stains, or Euro-style.
- The face frames may be laminate, oak, maple, cherry, hickory, alder, Euro-style and more.
Unfinished kit prices start at around $100 for an 18-inch wide straight garage in veneered oak, maple or hickory, to about $175 for a 30-inch wide garage in solid wood cherry or alder. Your home building supplier can quote prices on assembled or partially-assembled counter cabinets.
About the Author
Suzanne Clemenz designed her passive solar home and interacted with the contractors every day of the 6-month project. She started drawing floor plans and making models in the early ’70s after purchasing several building lots. Recently she expanded and