Odd question about my kitchen. Pics included

[Indecisiveragazza]

I have a stunning new kitchen. I love it but it’s too much like a showroom. Other than leaving it untidy or grubby how can I make it less showroom like? You see what I mean about an odd question!

Are pink mosaic tiles considered understated in Edinburgh?
How quaint!

Sorry that question on pink tiles was to Chocolatedeficitdisorder

So many nice comments and good ideas......thanks so much
I’m going with the rug for in front of the fireplace.
I’ll get some of the recipe books out of the cupboard ( there are dozens).
I’ve got big wooden chopping boards that were cut offs from a previous worktop......they’ll come out.
Suggestions already there are.....
cushions on the stools,
big old fruit bowl,
seat at the window not showing in the pics,
plants on the hearth...again not shown in the pics.
Fluffy cushions on seats round table.
Thanks all

@Slightlybrwnbanana 🤣

I could join you for a ‘vintage book ends’ effect!

That is stunning and your table looks neat yet not showroomy
I would leave it like it is ( and never use it ) but a few bits like a nice chopping board etc might make you feel its less like a showroom

@TheSpottedZebra

Are pink mosaic tiles considered understated in Edinburgh? How quaint!

Oh Edinburgh has class in “seckfuls” as they say in Morningside. Bling has no place there. The very idea.

Make it look used

@Chocolatedeficitdisorder

It was designed by a designer in Glasgow.

Yes, it’s got that glitzy look over which Glaswegians go into raptures! Very much not an Edinburgh kitchen...

It's a lovely kitchen, but I agree with this. It's very Glasgow Westend, where the owners of the Georgian homes in Edinburgh would often be slightly more understated in their choices..

This is the kitchen of a 900k flat in central Edinburgh for example...

It’s refreshingly composed.

When you have bashed into those corners a few times and bled on them it won't look quite as 'new'.

It does look like a showroom, beautifully made, and not at all like a home.

Needs something warm looking, some colour. Some life.

@Chocolatedeficitdisorder

It was designed by a designer in Glasgow.

Yes, it’s got that glitzy look over which Glaswegians go into raptures! Very much not an Edinburgh kitchen...

It's a lovely kitchen, but I agree with this. It's very Glasgow Westend, where the owners of the Georgian homes in Edinburgh would often be slightly more understated in their choices..

This is the kitchen of a 900k flat in central Edinburgh for example...

For nearly a million quid, I'd want something slightly less oppressive or like a pricey version of the kitchen in my old council flat

Oppressive? What an odd word to use about a kitchen which is... a kitchen, with no bells and unnecessary whistles. 🙂

Took me ages to find the camo cat

Well I’d rather be in Glasgow than Edinburgh at that rate.

Beautiful kitchen OP!

@Janegrey333

Oppressive? What an odd word to use about a kitchen which is... a kitchen, with no bells and unnecessary whistles. 🙂

It's the cabinets everywhere.

My kitchen has the things on every available wall and you can't do anything, such as prepare or cook food, without one constantly in your line of sight and just a few centimetres away from your face, blocking out light from the window/lights/door/rest of house and generally making it feel as though the kitchen (which is actually a reasonable size) is tiny and the walls are closing in on you.

My old flat, however, had a tiny kitchen - the floor space was 120cm x 150cm - but because the only floor cabinet/countertop was directly underneath the 90cm window, there was always a feeling of more space and light. Which is strange considering I had to stand in the hallway to open the fridge door and the oven door blocked the kitchen door from opening (so if there had been a fire, I'd have been trapped).

Natural light and a feeling of space is very important. After all, that's why people stopped using net curtains, installed bifolds and lighting technology is constantly being improved.

I think it’s really stunning. The windows are fantastic. A fruit bowl could be practical and also add a pop of colour.

@30not13

Took me ages to find the camo cat

I’ve still not found the cat!

The cat is well camouflaged against the floor.......the pic with table and chairs.
People are also not seeing the fruit bowl.....it’s in the same pic.

@IrishMumSW19

Well I’d rather be in Glasgow than Edinburgh at that rate.

Beautiful kitchen OP!

Hmm. There is no accounting for taste!

That is a really beautiful kitchen, OP, it looks practical as well as stunning and for me the area with the cat looks homely. I don't think it looks at all clinical and showroomy, I personally hate masses of items on work surfaces I like clear spaces and I think you've got enough bits and bobs on your surfaces to make it look like a working kitchen.

Enjoy it, OP, it's one of the best kitchens I've ever seen.

@Janegrey33 did you sniff disdainfully when you typed that

But of course! 🙂

That Edinburgh kitchen looks soulless, boring and miserable in comparison, not in the least bit an inviting and welcoming space.

I wouldn't change a thing OP, it's so beautiful but functional too and your dining area looks warm and homely. It's not just the kitchen that's lovely though, you have a gorgeous house and I would love to see more of it as you obviously have very good taste.

I absolutely love your kitchen and since you have kindly shared it with us all, I am blatantly going to steal it for my new house
I agree with pp - it doesn't look showroomy at all.
Please can I we have some more pictures

Dear me, that Edinburgh kitchen is bloody awful! Ugly cabinets, hideous coloured mosiac tiles and awful, cheap, dated tiles on the floor. Understated to me would be a Shaker kitchen with muted colours: off white/ cream/ pale grey/ pale sage green. Think National Trust style .

OP your kitchen and dining room is lovely and not clinical looking because of the lighting and colours used. What paint do you have on your walls please? And is that a marble fire surround, or painted?