Continuing on from Part 2 -
and here are the final pics.
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| We asked for any small spaces to be filled with pull-outs and the result was 4, dotted around the kitchen. the smallest three are only 6 inches wide, and the bigger one 12 inches wide. Hold loads, though! |
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| And who knew you could get coloured fridge freezers without costing a fortune? We kept our original (white) for a while, but then decided that we could afford to treat ourselves. These are made by Bosch and the coloured doors are actually giant fridge magnets. they just stick to the original door - and have a range of colours. When we went to buy, they had three on special offer, turquoise, raspberry and black with a price reduction, meaning the colour panels were sort of free. Nice one! |
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| ..... and I guess lots of people fancy islands in their kitchens? Don't be ridiculous in a kitchen this size, darling! However, this baby console table with added casters and a shelf for the onions and garlic gives us a bit more work top if we need it. As we already had this (shopping the house!) it was free. |
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Well I guess my advice to anyone thinking of a new kitchen is -
have the kitchen you want, not what someone wants to sell you. Ask for exactly what you want, and if they say they cannot, move on, there is a firm out there who will suit you.
Don't worry about exact matches - the paint or the tiles will pull it together. And if you have things around the house or in your existing kitchen that you like and use already -that's OK - see my kettle? Nothing else in this room is cream, and they certainly don't make that kettle in the colour of the tiles and the wall, so that's fine. Add your own little touches. I love my tea caddy with the elephant on top - no-one I know has one of those! And I love my little Alessi man holding the roll of kitchen paper too (and he was reduced in a sale so I guess not popular round here, but I love him!). Shop your house, shop the sales.
So that's our kitchen. Easy to clean, plenty of storage, and something that doesn't appear in magazines. We like it. That's how it should be. Make your home a place you enjoy, a place you are content in.
PS If you want to see the kitchen before..... have a look at older posts, same title, but PARTS 1 and 2.
WOW Mrs Mac! You need to go on TV for this! The transformation is amazing. I love all those countless little touches of detail that make you smile, like the coloured knobs, the elephant on the jar and the man on the fridge. I hope your fantastic new kitchen gives you smiles and happiness for many years to come.
ReplyDeleteHello Sunil!! so nice to "see" you! Thanks for your lovely comments, and yes, we do smile when we are in the kitchen. People either love our style or say nothing and that's OK..... wouldn't do for us all to be the same would it? PS. Did you realise that the pic at the top is our garden - and the view is from the kitchen window!
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