Blue kitchen - will it date quickly?

[christmastreewithhairyfairy]

I want to replace our kitchen cupboard doors and want to go for colour rather than white/wood. Mid grey seems to be everywhere/past it these days and I reckon dark blue (think F&B Hague) is going that way too - everyone I know who's done their kitchen recently has it. Also I find both pretty cold and too dark for our kitchen.

I am considering a pale blue but worried it will go the same way and look dated in 5 years.

Any thoughts or other suggestions?

[minipie]

I’d go with light blue, it will look good with black. Parma Grey is a good blue/grey. Purple and pink is very... individual if you want something nobody else has that’s the one!

[BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo]

I quite fancy a black kitchen but not city slicker style, more like this picture, it’s not an obvious choice but black is a neutral and I think it works really well

[GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER]

IMO the only kitchens that really date quickly are anything that’s super-trendy for a while, like grey, or glossy bright red or black. (Can’t understand anyone wanting black, BTW, except perhaps in a large and very modern city flat with huge windows to offset the darkness. And even then....)

A classic style in a pale matte colour will IMO look nice for a long time.

If you’re thinking of it looking dated from a selling POV a few years down the line, then TBH some people will always want to rip perfectly nice kitchens out because they’re not the latest style/colour, , or else not quite to their taste.

[amaryl]

Ok here’s mine.
It’s what I liked, so I got it. I couldn’t care less if the entire world now wants stiffkey blue kitchens, it doesn’t make the slightest bit of difference when I’m enjoying my kitchen.

[christmastreewithhairyfairy]

becky they are both lovely and I think will stay quite timeless.
The colour I'm more worried about is v dark, like Hague blue - yours is more unusual

F&B light blue very pretty... I like borrowed light too and am considering that

[beckypv]

I’ve put a blue kitchen in my last house and my current one. The lighter one was f&b light blue, and my new one (a bit darker) is Dulux denim drift. I have been pleased with both. Grey/blue colours are great because they change appearance depending on the light.

[christmastreewithhairyfairy]

Wow Butter your kitchen looks amazing! What a great space and I love the colours

I am going to replace the cupboard doors, and yes will go for something that can be repainted.

Definitely not replacing the granite as a) it's good quality, in good nick and I don't like chucking things in that state and b)I don't know what I'd go for instead. I like wood but am too lazy am a bit concerned about the upkeep

sahbear - I do know what you mean, 2 tone may date, though I guess if I prefer one of the colours after a while I could just paint it all to match. Your light/blue green sounds nice, is it from a kitchen range or a paint colour like F&B?

[ButterisbestLangClegisbetter]

thanks amaryl, I'm really pleased with the end result.
Op, I'd go with changing the doors too, it's relatively easy then to just repaint if you want a change.

[burnoutbabe]

I got a high gloss silver 10 years ago for all the units. Love it. Don't care if it dates, as its fairly easily to just replace the cupboard doors isn't it?

(stuff like floor tiles/kitchen splashback/wall tiles and worktop are all a plain black or swirling marble black)

[sahbear]

Personally, I think two tone, isn't a great look and will date. We have gone for coloured units (kind of light blue/green depending how you look at them) , and hopefully the granite work surface (we haven't picked yet) will pick out the colour.

[amaryl]

That’s fabulous Butter!

[amaryl]

Why don’t you consider getting new doors than can be painted, then If the colour becomes too popular, you can repaint.

[ButterisbestLangClegisbetter]

This is my kitchen, it's Farrow and Ball off black. As you can see the colour really does change depending on the other fittings. The range cooker is orange too.

[Reginabambina]

You have to be very careful with black worktops, they’re one of those things that were in but have dated. I wouldn’t use cool colours with black. A warm toned mushroomy type colour would be best suited. Would seriously consider replacing the worktops though.

[christmastreewithhairyfairy]

Thank you MTJTD! That heather colour does look lovely

[MTJTD]

@christmastreewithhairyfairy

Aye, no bother.

The kitchens are from a manufacturer called Omega PLC; the colours they offer are on their website at the following link and there's a "Find a Retailer" button if you want to find a local showroom.

www.omegaplc.co.uk/sheraton/kitchens/manor-house?brand_session

They offer factory & showroom tours too at their Doncaster site, I was down there a few months back. It's pretty spectacular.

[donquixotedelamancha]

We've just had a cook's blue kitchen put in. Love it.

I don't see why it would date because it's simple and not specifically trendy.

I think the all grey or (just coming in) black and white fashions do look very 'of a particular time'.

[Ohchristmastreeohchristmastree]

I think that dark blue is too popular too. I know someone that designs kitchens and loads are being done in Hague blue.

That being said I’ll be going for a black kitchen in my next house! Dark grey/black cabinets below, thin white granite worktops and white above the counter tops. I think this will have a bit more longevity in terms of trends/classic design.

I always think you should be as neutral as possible with the big expensive stuff and have fun with the cheaper easy to change stuff.

[Titsywoo]

You can't possibly guarantee what will or won't be popular though. Decorate your house how you like. I'm sure lots of people think my house is a bit old fashioned but every room makes me happy so I couldn't care less.

[Waterandlemonjuice]

I read lots of house magazines and I think dark blue and blue is still very popular in kitchens and rightly so. Some gorgeous kitchens here

[amaryl]

Oh right
Don’t see how it matters, but if it bothers you, then best to avoid.

[christmastreewithhairyfairy]

Of course people compare!! However it's not about what anyone else thinks, I just don't want to look around my home and think it looks like everyone else's. I don't care about fashion really (except to avoid it) - I'd rather have something that was never really "in" than something that's hugely "in" now and in a few years will look dull because it's everywhere.

[amaryl]

Just go with what you like, what does it matter what everyone else has got? It’s not like anyone is comparing them side by side!!
I have a blue kitchen, never occurred to me it was a trend, I just liked it

[BikeRunSki]

DM inherited some money in 1991 and put a pale blue Smalllbone kitchen in our S London terrace house - pale blue and cream to tie in with the mosaic tiled floor in the adjoining corridor. We sold the house in 2000. It was for sale again last year. We looked at it on RightMove and were amazed that the kitchen was still in, and still looked good. It was never “fashionable” though.

[christmastreewithhairyfairy]

I wouldn't change the worktops no - they are good quality and would be £££ to replace. That's interesting what you say about dusty/muted colours. I'm now loving the idea of dark/mid heather combined with muted pink or lavender grey. But you're right, I need to check it against the black. Given that they'll be replaced I may just slap some paint on the current units and see how it feels for a week or so.