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Can I see your kitchen?

549 replies

bedsaidted · 12/09/2025 13:23

I am looking to redecorate, my kitchen is very tired. I want something neutral enough or possibly light green. Anyone want to show me their kitchens for ideas? im really bad at this and find googling images just gives me perfect instagram kitchens. Thank you

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Starling7 · 13/09/2025 00:10

Here's mine - needs updating...

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Molly499 · 13/09/2025 00:12

Unfinishedkitchn · 12/09/2025 23:44

Stunning! How do you keep it so spotless.

There is so much storage and I have as much clutter as I can cope with. If it’s clean it goes away, if it’s dirty it’s in the dishwasher. Mess just stresses me out and it’s actually really easy. I feel very lucky.

WhatHoJeeves · 13/09/2025 00:17

OP 'I don't want to see perfect Instagram kitchens'. Cue a stream of perfect, Instagram-worthy kitchens. 😂

Which is not to say they aren't beautiful ...

BadLad · 13/09/2025 00:23

Obeseandashamed · 12/09/2025 18:55

Some truly gorgeous kitchens and all look like cosy homes rather than showroom kitchens 😍

Crumbs1 hasn’t found this thread yet.

somethingbeginningwithb · 13/09/2025 00:49

Unsure why this has been marked as a sensitive image, it's just a kitchen?!

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YouLookNiceJackie · 13/09/2025 00:52

I had a new kitchen recently and chose sage green cupboards with brushed gold handles and love them! I've not had it painted yet and can't decide what colour. I had a pantry cupboard fitted, and it has been a Godsend! It frees so much room up in the other cupboards. It has lots of wire shelves for tins and a taller one at the bottom for cereal. The other thing I'm glad I went for is a spray tap with a detachable hose so I can spray off plates, etc., before they go in the dishwasher.

I had light grey and white worktops, which look lovely with the green, but unfortunately, they show up every little mark, and I'm forever wiping them down.

I'd advise against a stainless steel hob/extractor fan, etc., if possible. Also, the cupboards with a slight sheen on them or gloss ones look lovely but show up every fingerprint and mark.

Plug sockets with USB chargers built in are helpful.

I got a built-in fridge freezer and requested to the kitchen designer for it to be bigger than my last (freestanding) one. It is taller but so narrow and totally unsuitable as a family fridge.

RoseAlone · 13/09/2025 00:54

So very many of these pictures show very clearly that money does not equal taste 😂

TwinklyNight · 13/09/2025 00:55

Your picture isn't showing OP.

HumphreyCushionintheHouse · 13/09/2025 01:00

This is mine.

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Phatgurslyms · 13/09/2025 01:02

SpikeGilesSandwich · 12/09/2025 16:31

Are only people with massive kitchens responding to this or does all of Mumsnet have huge, fancy kitchens?!

Only the show offs

Maltipoo · 13/09/2025 01:04

bilbodog · 12/09/2025 16:19

Recently had mine done in pale yellow and green

Gorgeous!

Silverfoxlady · 13/09/2025 01:04

Oh my - why is everyone’s kitchen so amazing??!!

Where are all the shitty kitchens with the broken cabinets (kids swinging off them) and the crumbs from the teenagers? Where is all the clutter and random piles of things?

I am almost tempted to post to show how the ‘other half’ live, but now I am going to tidy instead.

TwinklyNight · 13/09/2025 01:16

WestwardHo1 · 12/09/2025 17:08

You can't see mine as it's way too shit, but I'm loving these kitchens! Really want to get mine redone, as everything about it is awful, but I can't afford it.

I don't even know how if I'm honest! Would need to move out for a couple of weeks or however long it takes. How do people do it?

We moved the countertop appliances like microwave, electric kettle, coffee maker and toaster oven into the next room on the table, along with some bagels, tea sugar. We have a mini fridge in the laundryroom so we put cold stuff in there for a couple of days.

Silverfoxlady · 13/09/2025 01:17

By the way - this is just me being jealous.

I love all the kitchens… you all have great taste!

TwinklyNight · 13/09/2025 01:32

Once I posted a pic, and... tumbleweed. That taught me! 😕

Daygloboo · 13/09/2025 01:32

bedsaidted · 12/09/2025 13:23

I am looking to redecorate, my kitchen is very tired. I want something neutral enough or possibly light green. Anyone want to show me their kitchens for ideas? im really bad at this and find googling images just gives me perfect instagram kitchens. Thank you

This is the funniest thread ..It's like some kind of illicit site with some dodgy people with husky dirty voices saying " can I see pictures of your......"..snd then it's...kitchens 😂😂😂

CelestialFilly · 13/09/2025 02:23

Not yet perfect, but we are working on it. We prefer the lived in look and feel tbh.

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 13/09/2025 03:20

Some naughty little fibber has found stockcake.com 😂

SpidersAreShitheads · 13/09/2025 03:42

I have a thread on here somewhere showing the whole project from scratch. We bought a house two years ago that needed to be renovated from top to bottom. We also added a modular extension and built an annexe.

It’s still a work in progress. We still don’t have a painted ceiling or flooring down but hopefully this month!!

This is where we started and how far we’ve got. I don’t have any tidy photos, so that will please PP 😂😂 You can even see boxes of building supplies lying around 🫣 We still haven’t unpacked other than the kids’ rooms. There are boxes bloody everywhere.

We were determined to have a light, sage green colour but at the very last minute swapped to dark blue - no idea why but I love it! We are south-facing so it’s really light and can take the darker colours.

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MNdrama · 13/09/2025 03:45

Why did you post this here?

Greycatclub · 13/09/2025 04:32

RoseAlone · 13/09/2025 00:54

So very many of these pictures show very clearly that money does not equal taste 😂

You seem nice 😂

GarlicPint · 13/09/2025 04:53

I'm only browsing this thread to feed my kitchen envy 😂 Now I feel so hard done by, I'm going to cheer myself up by copying @Starling7 and posting my AI generated kitchen. I obviously have an AI cleaner to keep it looking nice!

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Bigcheesey · 13/09/2025 05:05

This is mine after we had just had all the doors replaced, new tiles and a general freshen up. The colour is French Grey I think but it definitely has a green hue. I bloody love it. We have a dining table the other side of the breakfast bar. And the counter tops are much more cluttered now 😂

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LayLadyLayLayAcross · 13/09/2025 05:49

Just had mine done recently - this is just before it has the finishing touches done to it (countertops being oiled, etc). On the other side of the room is a dining table, sofa, and French windows out to the garden. I love how much storage I have and the tiles - and finally having a dishwasher! 🙌

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Superwomann · 13/09/2025 06:03

NeedthatFridayfeeling · 12/09/2025 16:55

Mine

Love this! I feel at peace just looking at it.