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We are looking at having our kitchen done and need some inspiration on colours etc. Its such a minefield of what goes and what doesn't.
We thought about something natural but getting the samples home and it just didnt give us the WOW factor we want from spending circa 20k on.
High gloss handle less is the way we want to go and we are thinking DIY kitchens.
High gloss is a bitch to keep clean.
Not the best picture and we hadn't quite finished at this point (no blinds etc)
not that it helps you , grey shaker - even if the render shows white.
Goes in end of next month - after the 6x3m extension is built - shown there as a blank wall as thats all the software would let them do .... but its a big glass wall and many velux.
not 20k.
BTW, one way to get an expensive look to your kitchen is the handles so by going handleless you are already losing one opportunity to bling your kitchen up. You can't quite see it on my picture, but the handles on ours are quite blingy, with a funky 'wave' going through the face which catches the light.
IMO handless kitchens are getting a bit old hat now and won't offer an opportunity to refresh as easily in the future (ie, I could repaint our doors and get whatever handles look contemporary in ten years time and give it a decent makeover).
BTW, out kitchen cost around £18,000 but that did include knocking through a load-bearing wall and increasing a window aperture too.
Come back in a month and hopefully I’ll have a new one to show. Hopefully nowhere near £20k though, we had it lined up pre-coronavirus and early in the lockdown Magnet rang us up and offered an all in (except for tiles/tiling) for £10k if we put down a £100 deposit.
(ie, I could repaint our doors and get whatever handles look contemporary in ten years time and give it a decent makeover).
I think painted doors look a bit rubbish to be honest. I've seen people DIY and I've seen a "pro" job - they both looked a bit like somebody had painted their doors to hide how old it was.
We have this kitchen, but not so much of it and the aluminium not rose gold trims.
https://www.howdens.com/kitchens/fitted-kitchens/balham-gloss/balham-gloss-white
It looks pretty nice.
The one thing we got which was good value is some of this for the back wall -
Gives a touch of colour in white / plain looking kitchens.
I made an island for someone. The dark blue was quite unusual I thought, brushed steel handles and woodwork contrasting. (Stone top came later)
If you get the paintwork sprayed, it can look great.
tbh if i could take a photo of what im coming from .... youd take painted doors 😀
we have been humming and hawwing over spending a metric **** load of our savings on the extension or just getting the kitchen done.... due to the demolition it makes a huge difference to the kitchen lay out so its an all or nothing kind of deal .
We have spent 4 years moving frequently used stuff out of cupboards where the hinges have either failed or the chipboard round the hinges have failed to less used still whole cupboards in a temporary bid to get a bit more life out of it ......
its its really nasty yellowy piney wood effect from the mid 90s....
FWIW the original mock ups i posted came in at 7k supplied - decent Appliances and solid oak worktops in the thicker option
DIY from Magnet, must be getting on for nearly 20 years old now....
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Nearly finished here, just plate rack and kickboards, oh and extractor to go in and tile round the cooker. Probably the complete antithesis of what you're looking for though...
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The kitchen is next on the list after work starts / finishes on one of the en-suites, have been looking at howdens shaker style kitchens , thinking maybe we can get the oil fired boiler into a cupboard as well if poss , as not the prettiest having the boiler in the kitchen ...
Watching the pics with interest 🙂
Cheers guys for the input.
I had to sit down when the chap gave us his quote. One point though I didn't mention is that it also includes removing a wall and fitting an RSJ.
I think the kitchen cost was £15500 which to me is still a lot for what is essentially an l shape kitchen measuring 3.6 metres by 4 metres plus a peninsula on the end.
I've priced up a kitchen on DIY kitchens plus added another wall unit and it's come out at less than £9000 including appliances but not worktops.
Bookmarking, because this is looking for me.
Also bookmarking... this year was meant to be the year of the nice holiday after moving house last year, then kitchen done next summer. Obviously that's gone to shit so thinking of starting the kitchen early (also beginning with taking a wall out, then replacing the floor with underfloor heating).
Ours when not quite finished-
We've a larder cupboard where the TV bracket is now. That room used to be a back lounge but it's size lent itself to being a better location for the kitchen.
I'd take a photo of it finished but it's a shit tip right now..
I think the kitchen cost was £15500 which to me is still a lot for what is essentially an l shape kitchen measuring 3.6 metres by 4 metres plus a peninsula on the end.
Mind blowing costs.
Just looked up our costs, £3000 for all the units & worktops.
Ex display range cooker & hood was £1500, beech floor was annother £1500. £250 on tiles, £250 on electrics, £400 for the sink.
Just looked up our costs, £3000 for all the units & worktops.
Ex display range cooker & hood was £1500, beech floor was annother £1500. £250 on tiles, £250 on electrics, £400 for the sink.
yeah but a tin of coke was 29p then as well 😉 - or was it 6d ?
liked the alu splash back, where can I buy in UK
they obviously need a geography lesson
🙄
Here's ours that we did 2.5years ago:
This was 2 rooms but knocked through.
Floor laid by DD himself.
Like the blue/white combo Doosuk! Heres ours which should hopefully be installed in the next couple of months. £13k materials from Howdens Inc utility room and appliances. Benchmarx were £11k but we prefer the Howdens units
Here's the plan of ours. Note we only have two wall units:
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Do you think 15k all in is reasonable for that.
I think the kitchen cost was £15500 which to me is still a lot for what is essentially an l shape kitchen measuring 3.6 metres by 4 metres plus a peninsula on the end.
Mind blowing costs.
+1
I didn't spend 15k and that included building the extension it went in. I think we were well under 3k for the kitchen fit out. A mix of Ikea, B&Q, ebay, and re-use of old stuff.
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yeah but a tin of coke was 29p then as well 😉 – or was it 6d ?
And it had real cocaine in it back then!
does the 15.5k include fitting ?
IF not thats insane.
That is where wren said my kitchen should have cost(supply only) before discounts etc ..... and contrary to what ive seen on here i have had very good service thus far and zero pressure.
although i did outline my stall politely during general conversation .... "I've been round XYZ but my old man the builder suggested i come here as he rates your kitchens to fit"...... which is horse shit but they didnt even bother starting with their mental price came in straight at the 7k all in figure - Not sure if thats because of that or because i generally look like a tinker.
Your dimensions are very similar to mine.
FWIW you don't seem to have much useful worktop space in your design - but that may just have been a remit of mine and the wifes to have lots of useful worktop space rather than lots of tiny bits because baking such like takes alot of space.
This one is Cooke & Lewis doors, Cabinets from HPP, Black worktop from Magnet, Oak worktop from somewhere else. 4 years on it's as good as new.
does the 15.5k include fitting ?
Yep thats fitted and worktops.However the doors were a lot cheaper quality than DIY kitchens and also the worktop was laminate.
FWIW you don’t seem to have much useful worktop space in your design – but that may just have been a remit of mine and the wifes to have lots of useful worktop space rather than lots of tiny bits because baking such like takes alot of space.
from the right hand side of the sink there is about 1.5 metres of worktop and then the penninsula of 90cm x 160 cm
We went with matt not gloss and decided against handleless
Also - nice floor Dooosuck!
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