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Pale grey kitchen units - likely to date or classic?

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sluj · 02/12/2020 14:38

The extension is underway and I am thinking about my new shaker kitchen. I think I have chosen white as its less likely to become dated but I keep drooling over pale grey ones. Do you think pale grey units are already dated, likely to date or a timeless classic?
I only get a new kitchen every 15 years on average so I need to get this right Smile

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inneedofaholiday · 03/12/2020 16:02

If you like grey go for it, I think it looks fresh and modern. Everything ages at some point and I’ve yet to meet anyone who changes their kitchen constantly to keep up with trends!

IndecentFeminist · 03/12/2020 16:12

Light grey isn't a statement like dark or bright shades. It's a neutral, off white

NotMeNoNo · 03/12/2020 17:18

Neutrals have periods of popularity but they don't completely disappear - cream, beige, white, pale grey, that light green/grey are all pretty timeless even though they were The Only Thing for a while.

SollaSollew · 03/12/2020 20:21

Hi @sluj we’ve got a kind of marble quartz worktop with ours and plain white walls. Not quite finished yet as you can tell!

Pale grey kitchen units - likely to date or classic?
Viviennemary · 03/12/2020 20:26

Not grey. It's so over. But I'm not keen on the dark blue ones either.

SollaSollew · 03/12/2020 20:26

It actually looks a bit greyer in the photo I took earlier in the day

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Qc16 · 03/12/2020 20:58

@SollaSollew

It actually looks a bit greyer in the photo I took earlier in the day
Kitchen is looking lovely - I like the colour so may try it out when we eventually get our kitchen!

OP - I definitely prefer light grey to white.

SollaSollew · 03/12/2020 21:05

Thanks @Qc16 I bet you can’t wait for yours to be done, the mock up was lovely and they’re so much nicer in the flesh so it will be amazing. If you’ve been to the Esher showroom they have a shaded white kitchen at the back.

TheJunctionBaby · 03/12/2020 21:09

I was set on having F&B hague glue cabinets with white quartz counters and herringbone parquet.... until everyone and their cousin started doing the same... So now I'm going with pale grey. I'll stick with the herringbone parquet and go for carrara quartz countertops and aged brass hardware. I do love bold colours though so the island will be in either railings or downpipe, as will the walls in the dining area. I think this look will age better overall as the blue is so overdone now

Qc16 · 03/12/2020 21:10

Thanks - we’ll go back and have a look before ours is due for delivery. Are you painting yours yourself or do you have painters doing it?

newyorky09 · 03/12/2020 21:12

@SollaSollew your kitchen looks lovely! Please can I ask what it’s called and where it’s from? Thanks

SollaSollew · 03/12/2020 22:07

Hi @Qc16 my kitchen fitter/builder is painting it. He did a primer coat and then two top coats with a foam roller. He took all the doors off to do it and I think that has made it easier but I am just not sure whether I would have felt confident to do it myself.

And thanks @newyorky09 it’s from Handmade kitchens of Christchurch, I heard about them on here and they are quite reasonably priced considering they are bespoke solid wood units. They are just their plain shaker doors and reeded glass for the cabinets. You paint them yourself and the colour is Shaded White from F&B.

VenusClapTrap · 04/12/2020 13:52

I think it already looks dated. Sorry.

PresentingPercy · 04/12/2020 23:13

I think it looks classic. It’s not meant to be a fashionable kitchen. But yes, it’s what I had 12 years ago. I think if suits an older house. A country house. If I had a modern flat then it’s not what I would have.

silkiecat · 04/12/2020 23:17

I think its dated already and on the way out. I think cream is a safer choice or one that can be repainted.

jackstini · 04/12/2020 23:39

I think pale grey is more of a neutral and won't date. It's slightly warmer than white

I always think of white as the cheap, basic option if you can't afford/be bothered to choose a colour Blush I know it's not like that now but it used to be and I can't shake it...

PresentingPercy · 05/12/2020 08:18

I think if any colour is dated it’s cream. It somehow looks grubby. Doesn’t go well with whiter work tops. It’s the colour DD removed. However people like what they like. I think cream can look good in a big farmhouse kitchen but in a modern chic flat it’s not great.

IndecentFeminist · 05/12/2020 09:05

Handmade kitchens have a sale on at the moment for anyone interested.

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sluj · 05/12/2020 10:31

Thanks everyone, there are quite mixed responses here. I think I am going to go up to DIY kitchens in Pontefract and see which one I fall in love with.

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missbunnyrabbit · 05/12/2020 18:40

Light grey is loooovely, wish I'd got my new kitchen in it, I so nearly did!!

It won't date any more than any other colour.

JimmyTheBrave · 07/12/2020 22:06

Bit late to the thread but I feel that there's 'grey' and 'too grey.' Overkill in my eyes is grey-bloody-everything that can be seen across Instagram; grey sofa, grey carpet, grey curtains, grey ornaments, grey Christmas tree etc etc. I think that grey in this sense will date quickly but grey kitchen units with a different coloured worktop, flooring, tiles/paint and accessories will last much longer as the focus really isn't on the grey.

I'm in the process of getting a new kitchen and a local kitchen designer that I spoke to said grey isn't going anywhere anytime soon. She said that every kitchen company is doing a huge variety of shades of grey and are therefore investing money at every level of the supply chain and they wouldn't offer such a choice if they thought it was a passing thing.

We currently have a cream shaker style and as much as I think it's pretty timeless it doesn't spark any joy so I do want to go for something a bit different to what I've had for almost 10 years. Possibly a sage green or a light grey, I haven't decided.

Flamingolingo · 07/12/2020 22:09

We have a diy kitchen in dove grey (shaker). It’s been in almost a year and I love it. We have a navy island too, which I think is more likely to date but I expect we will respray that in 5 years if we need to. I don’t think the dove will date that much though because it’s quite pale, and not too grey iyswim?

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sluj · 09/12/2020 08:40

@Flamingolingo. DIY dove grey is on my watch list. How has the paint been, any chips? My room in North facing so I am not sure how dark it would make the dove grey look

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Flamingolingo · 09/12/2020 08:47

I don’t think the colour is a problem for a north facing room, it’s quite pale, but it does have cool blue undertones. Ours is paired with a very light worktop and light tiles and it’s not gloomy. But if it’s the coolness that bothers you maybe think about more of an ivory (but then you might end up with darker tops and the overall feel would be darker)

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sluj · 09/12/2020 12:12

Thanks Flamingoland, I'll get some door samples and see how they look. Were you happy with the units and DIY in general?
Thank you

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