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Kitchen Conundrum

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PolaDeVeboise · 02/04/2021 19:34

If you were getting a new kitchen soon, what colour would you go for? Concerned that grey is very much on the way out and don't want it to date too quickly.

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isseys4xmastinselcats · 02/04/2021 19:37

we got a new kitchen last year and went for petrol blue from DIY kitchens not everyones taste but i love my kitchen

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sparklefarts · 02/04/2021 19:40

A pink or magenta. But I'm quite tacky

Fluffycloudland77 · 02/04/2021 19:52

I mis-read this is as kittens but while I’m here I’d say white.

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PolaDeVeboise · 02/04/2021 19:54

Beautiful colour @isseys4xmastinselcats!

Sorry @sparklefarts, not for me.

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TheFutureIs · 02/04/2021 19:58

We went sage green from Howdens. Love my kitchen

Jjacobb · 02/04/2021 20:01

We went for a sage green two years ago and I'm still happy with it.

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Thistles24 · 02/04/2021 20:08

I went for “antique white”. It took us so long to save for our kitchen that realistically it’ll be the only time we do it, so I didn’t want to risk going with an “in” colour and then 5 years down the line be fed up of it, or think it looks so 2017!
My friend has a stunning navy one, and another has the sage one from Howdens pictured above, it’s lovely too, and I’d say it was still fairly neutral so might not date as much as grey.

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PolaDeVeboise · 02/04/2021 20:21

I really like the look of the navy, but maybe a bit dark? The green is lovely, but we're going 'handleless' not 'shaker'

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PembrokeshireDreaming · 02/04/2021 20:44

How long are you planning to stay in the house? I prefer a neutral kitchen, I still love my cream kitchen 10 years on.

pallisers · 02/04/2021 21:00

I did white for same reasons as Thistles. We have dark hardwood floors, greyish granite and dark grey tile and it works well.

That sage colour is lovely. With all the money in the world I'd go for one of these www.devolkitchens.com/kitchens/classic-bespoke-kitchen/islington-townhouse-kitchen

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PolaDeVeboise · 02/04/2021 22:08

Sensibly, it should be white, as that doesn't date, but the thought doesn't excite me.

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thelegohooverer · 02/04/2021 22:20

Everything will date. Pick something that you love, and hopefully you’ll still love it in several years time.

GetTheStartyParted · 02/04/2021 22:22

My kitchen is a kind of cappuccino colour. Handleless gloss doors. I wouldn't have chosen it but I really like it.

It pairs well with various other colours for decorating and looks warm. We have a dark wood worktop but again, plenty will work with it.

GCAcademic · 02/04/2021 22:25

I am having exactly the same dilemma. Navy is also going to be dated soon enough and is less of a neutral colour than grey. If you like grey go with it.

LucysSkyDiamonds · 02/04/2021 23:02

Mine will be navy and white. Can't wait for it to be fitted.

BarbaraofSeville · 03/04/2021 02:06

Surely navy is going to date, if that concerns you, as well as being very dark?

Our kitchen is about 5 years old and is grey gloss handleless. We chose it because we liked it, still like it and don't care about it being in or out of fashion.

Having said that, it would be fairly easy and not hugely expensive to change all the doors and cover panels if we sold up and the buyer couldn't possibly live with our dated kitchen.

AtLeastThreeDrinks · 03/04/2021 08:51

We have navy in a very dark space, but strangely it’s not too dark. I actually love how the light plays in the room and the moodiness of it. It’s brightened up by lots of green plants, spotlights and bright white walls.

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PolaDeVeboise · 03/04/2021 08:59

Thanks for all your input - DH not keen on the navy at all. We have, however, seen a matt 'graphite' which looks amazing but, once again, you have the 'too dark?' quandry.

Do any of you have your crockery in drawers? I like the idea, but DH thinks it wouldn't take much to overload them.....

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Woodpecker22 · 03/04/2021 09:03

We have a matt graphite mixed with walnut and white quartz worktops. It is a big light space so does not look dark.

We also have all our crockery in drawers. The drawers we bought were designed to handle high weights and it is a lot more practical than cupboards.

user1471530109 · 03/04/2021 09:07

I have mainly drawers, OP. I have all my plates and bowls and baking trays, dishes, sauspans etc in them. It is so much easier!

I can't picture the style you want? If you're worried about it dating, I personally wouldn't be going for gloss handle less. I did similar about 8 years ago in previous house and whilst it was lovely and the buyers of the house loved it, I think it would have dated far quicker than the shaker style I've now got. Plus, I can paint it when I get bored of the colour grey which I love with my blue patterned floor that again is v cheap and easy to replace

ShadowKitty · 03/04/2021 09:10

We went with white units and quartz tops and brought a bit of colour in by painting the walls and with a few coloured accessories etc. We will also not be updating all the units etc for a very long time but we can obviously update the walls and accessories much more easily to refresh it now and then.

BarbaraofSeville · 03/04/2021 09:16

@PolaDeVeboise

Thanks for all your input - DH not keen on the navy at all. We have, however, seen a matt 'graphite' which looks amazing but, once again, you have the 'too dark?' quandry.

Do any of you have your crockery in drawers? I like the idea, but DH thinks it wouldn't take much to overload them.....

We don't have crockery in drawers but we do have a drawer full of jars of pickle/jam etc and I do remember thinking about the weight and whether or not it was 'too much' so looked into it, to find that Ikea test/guarantee their drawers to 25 kg and we were comfortably under it.

I think you fill the drawer before you hit the weight limit in most cases, unless you really pack them in. I wouldn't expect a set of crockery to hit 25 kilos, maybe around 15-20 (I'm pretty good at guessing the weight of things, we once did a work project that involved moving a lot of heavy bags that we also had to weigh and to amuse myself I started guessing the weight before I weighed it, and in the end I was able to guess within about half a kilo).

SavannahLands · 03/04/2021 09:21

We bought a new Tewkesbury Kitchen from Howdens last year in Cashmere, a pale neutral Beige which is easy to accesorise with the latest trend colours in kitchenware and small appliances such as kettles and toasters.

It's also a Solid Wood kitchen, which makes it suitable for Painting in the future should we ever wish to change the colour. TH has been a Carpenter and Joiner all his life and insisted on this feature, as he hates MDF which maybe prone to water ingress and peeling as it gets older, and can work.out more expensive in the long term with repairs and replacements.

renovationfatigue · 03/04/2021 09:25

We just had a new kitchen. I couldn't choose between dove grey and navy and went with the grey in the end. I'm usually not a grey person at all but it seemed a bit more neutral and timeless whereas the navy is very 'now'. Also our space does not have that much natural light so was worried it would look a bit dark being navy. I've styled it with white quartz worktops and wooden floors and don't think it looks dated. I would probably have gone for a cashmere/off white but it wasn't a choice on our chosen kitchen.

Chocolatepeanuts · 03/04/2021 09:26

We have walnut, just about to change our worktops and tiles but I don't feel the walnut has dated in the 10 years we have it. Also have the option to paint it if we ever get tired of it, but wont be doing that until the kids are up a bit and can't scratch it with their ride on toys.

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