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Kitchenbattle · 2025-05-11T10:39:22+00:00

Just that really, dp prefers dark and wants to change doors and worktops…I think if we change handles it might be fine.i love the idea of dark too, but i like the bright and airy feel too so im a bit torn. But obviously we both need to be happy. Just looking for opinions. Thank you.

Gustavo77 · 11/05/2025 13:15

There are actually loads of differently coloured kitchens out there. Navy cupboards are quite common but nowhere near as common as the dark grey, I honestly dream about them I see them so often 🤯😄

Have a look a look at The Kitchen Depot website for ideas, they might not be close to you although I think they might travel but they do have the best range out of all the companies I visited and I visited a lot! 😂 They were also really helpful with the design. We got out kitchen there about a year and a half ago, they do all sorts from baby blue to dark/sage green units and they have a fantastic range of splashbacks and worktops along with a variety of colours of unusual taps, sinks etc.

I agree completely with others that have said about avoiding dark worktops and sinks. That also goes for black/dark taps which are a nightmare.
Also get your taps from Ebay. There are usually brilliant taps on there for a fraction of the cost from a kitchen supplier, b&q etc.

My kitchen is light because my old one was dark and I wanted a complete change but I used the lights I put in to put a splash of colour. You'd no doubt hate it, but using things like that to your own taste can be really effective 😊

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 13:14

ifIwerenotanandroid · 11/05/2025 13:11

Haven't RTFT but from the OP photos there seems to be no natural light, so going darker would be a mistake IME.

There’s actually lots of natural light which is why it throws me, it’s just a bad photo. There’s double doors to the right of where I’m stood in the full pic and a sunroom room to the right of me in the second pic

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Fimat · 11/05/2025 13:13

Love the black cabinets , I have them and I love them but don’t go for black sink or tap. Have a black tap in the bathroom and I hate it now. Never looks clean, it’s so marked. I have a white Belfast sink type in my kitchen with a chrome tap and it’s always sparkling!

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 13:12

Candleabra · 11/05/2025 13:07

Ah ok. I thought it was an extreme reaction! I was going to say (if you had chosen it) that you probably need to live with it and it’ll look fine once the walls are painted etc.
But if you really hate it then change it now. You won’t want the hassle once everything has been installed.
(I think the light one looks very nice as it is, fwiw)

I don’t hate it, I just don’t LOVE it and I want to have a kitchen I LOVE, I hate the handles though 🤣

@Hocuspocus99 we are in a soft water area so it should be too bad…dp loves the black

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 11/05/2025 13:11

Haven't RTFT but from the OP photos there seems to be no natural light, so going darker would be a mistake IME.

Candleabra · 11/05/2025 13:07

Ah ok. I thought it was an extreme reaction! I was going to say (if you had chosen it) that you probably need to live with it and it’ll look fine once the walls are painted etc.
But if you really hate it then change it now. You won’t want the hassle once everything has been installed.
(I think the light one looks very nice as it is, fwiw)

Hocuspocus99 · 11/05/2025 13:07

Please do not go for a black sink and taps. This is coming from a cleaner they show up every mark

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 13:02

Candleabra · 11/05/2025 13:01

Is this a kitchen you’ve already chosen yourselves and you’re having a wobble, or is it a new build you’ve had no choice about?

The latter yes.

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Candleabra · 11/05/2025 13:01

Is this a kitchen you’ve already chosen yourselves and you’re having a wobble, or is it a new build you’ve had no choice about?

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 13:01

Gustavo77 · 11/05/2025 13:00

Part of my job is going in and out of other people's houses and honestly, everybody and their dog has got that exact colour of kitchen and worktop combination. It's ok.to look at but extremely, extremely common. Go for something a wee bit different

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What’s different without being too out there or bland? Any pics would be great 😊

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Gustavo77 · 11/05/2025 13:00

Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:44

This is exactly what we’re thinking…

Part of my job is going in and out of other people's houses and honestly, everybody and their dog has got that exact colour of kitchen and worktop combination. It's ok.to look at but extremely, extremely common. Go for something a wee bit different

Gustavo77 · 11/05/2025 12:58

The units are fine but very clinical and bland. A nice colour, it doesn't need to be dark or bright, just something to take the coldness off it will make all the difference.

verycloakanddaggers · 11/05/2025 12:55

Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:42

I love this…however, this is quite a large open space with a sunroom off it so it may be too much I fear.

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It's only paint, just try it and see.

It probably won't be too much, if it is leave one wall white. Paint one wall at a time and have a look before moving on to paint the next.

verycloakanddaggers · 11/05/2025 12:53

Just paint the walls a dark colour - the plum you said you like - as the kitchen is fine. Light kitchens are less likely to date, and you can change paint colour easily.

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:49

Keirawr · 11/05/2025 12:47

The colour is fine. Ditch those handles.

Yeah I do not like those handles 😅

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Keirawr · 11/05/2025 12:47

The colour is fine. Ditch those handles.

Clownsy · 11/05/2025 12:47

Dark sinks show every mark, as do dark worktops.

Clownsy · 11/05/2025 12:44

Definitely darken the walls and the bar/ worktop part. It will transform the kitchen cheaply.
Also darken your accessories with plants dark ceramic pots, pictures.

My SIL did this one weekend and the kitchen looked transformed for several hundred.

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:44

This is exactly what we’re thinking…

What do you think of this kitchen? Would you prefer darker?

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:42

Moversnotshakers · 11/05/2025 12:40

Keep as it is and the paint walls dark. See pic

I love this…however, this is quite a large open space with a sunroom off it so it may be too much I fear.

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IhadaStripeyDeckchair · 11/05/2025 12:42

I don't like dark kitchens, they drain all the light in the room and make it gloomy & dismal.

For it to work you need a large, light filled room. The weather & the light in the UK mean that dark colours (& the ubiquitous grey) dont work well for the majority of the year.
They will date too - this is the current fashion but in a couple if years something else will be "in"

Moversnotshakers · 11/05/2025 12:40

Keep as it is and the paint walls dark. See pic

Pandimoanymum · 11/05/2025 12:38

Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:37

Oh no 😢 that sounds Frustrating

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It is, and i bitterly regret it! Never even occurred to me when we chose the kitchen. Light worktops and darker cupboards would be much better.

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Kitchenbattle · 11/05/2025 12:37

Pandimoanymum · 11/05/2025 12:35

Do not have dark worktops, whatever else you do. i've got dark marbled ones and they show up every little crumb, much more than the old light ones they replaced. It drives me mad and I want to wipe the worktops constantly.

Oh no 😢 that sounds Frustrating

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Pandimoanymum · 11/05/2025 12:35

Do not have dark worktops, whatever else you do. i've got dark marbled ones and they show up every little crumb, much more than the old light ones they replaced. It drives me mad and I want to wipe the worktops constantly.