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Designing A Kitchen
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If you were designing a new kitchen, what style units, colours, tiles, etc., would you choose? I’m looking for ideas please.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.atalanta, I live in an exceedingly hard water area and have got a softener for everything except the main kitchen tap. I have got a Brita tap with a third control for water which runs through a Brita filter. The water tastes much better and I never have to descale the kettle. previously I had to descale every 2 to 4 weeks. Not sure but maybe you can get a boiling water tap that filters?
It all depends on your room size. Lots of space means you can have more design freedom.
There are online design tools - I think Ikea have one - or places like B&Q will send someone round for a free design - phone round, perhaps.
Two tips-
1 You draw a triangle between the sink, food storage and preparation areas, and it should be reasonably small, minimising the amount of walking round.
2 Avoid those shiny granite surfaces - they show every mark. Old fashioned Formica has stood the test of time. An earlier post mentioned a newish alternative, which is called Corfam. It's gorgeous, but very expensive.
There are online design tools - I think Ikea have one - or places like B&Q will send someone round for a free design - phone round, perhaps.
Two tips-
1 You draw a triangle between the sink, food storage and preparation areas, and it should be reasonably small, minimising the amount of walking round.
2 Avoid those shiny granite surfaces - they show every mark. Old fashioned Formica has stood the test of time. An earlier post mentioned a newish alternative, which is called Corfam. It's gorgeous, but very expensive.
I think you mean "Corian" "Corfan is faux leather :)
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Thanks all. Lots of ideas there. I’m not sure a boiling water tap is necessary, and I don’t like stainless steel, but one thing I do want is shaped tiles around the edges of the floor that go up over the kick-boards under the units – no corners so easy cleaning. Still not sure about which worktops with which units though. I’m currently veering towards cream units with dark wood tops – the colour of the floor remains a mystery but it will have to be good tiles of some sort rather than wood. Vinyl doesn't even get a look in!
Mazie, the de-cluttering is coming along well, thank you for asking. Still a long way to go though. :o/
Mazie, the de-cluttering is coming along well, thank you for asking. Still a long way to go though. :o/
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