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Need Kitchen Advice

7 years ago

My husband and I just purchased our first home :) Although it is beautiful, its not my exact style. I am looking to bring some light into the home and really brighten up the space. Any ideas on how to brighten up the kitchen?

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MOTTE Bespoke Kitchens and Bedroom Furniture

7 years ago

Hi

to brighten up the kitchen there are only two main ways of going about it either adding lights, more ceiling spots, hanging drop lights, under cabinet lights. Your alternative solution will be changing the cabinet fronts. We often do replacement cabinet doors finding a lighter colour that will allow the light to reflect better and might be to your taste a bit more than what it is currently. The most cost effective solution is to paint the cabinets.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
7 years ago
The space seems quite bright to me but it could use some color for sure how about some stools with metal bases and colorful seats
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My suggestions: - Go for parallel counter units as shown in picture (below) - Dark blue: fridge, light blue sink - Opp. to fridge, left of hob, you may go for a tall unit (7' tall x 2' wide unit, to maximize storage space)... the remaining 7' width in room (I see room width is 9'4", 2' goes for tall unit, assume 4" wastage)... get 75cm or 60cm hob, this is will still give 2'+ area on either side of hob as 'work area', which is sufficient - I would suggest against U space kitchen, as it will create two corners, and you will be left cramped for 'work area' around hob and sink. Corners pose a challenge for effective usage of storage as well. Might compel you to buy expensive corner units - if you feel you have less storage, either go for loft, or make that tall unit 7'6" and have overhead (above counter units) as 2'6" instead of standard 2' - If you go for loft, you may make the loft U shape (if you have an interior designer, ask them to render it, to see whether you like it aesthetically) All the best, Gopi
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At first glance, the kitchen looks bland. You need more attractive handles for your cupboards. Also, the colour of the tiles really doesn’t match the brick design and the wood finish. The cupboards themselves could have been placed in a more practical manner. The handles at the bottom of cupboards suggest they are opening from the bottom. That would be uncomfortable for the individual opening it, at that height. The cupboard doors could open right onto the face of the person. The topmost cupboards are too high, making their use extremely limited. A good interior design company could have designed a more aesthetic and practical kitchen for you. You can still consult an experienced home renovation company to make the changes you need.
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Whitney Shortt
7 years ago
Not sure how big of a renovation you're wanting to get into, but reconfiguring the kitchen and knocking out the wall or at least upper cabinets where the stove is would allow natural light from the other room to flow in. You could still leave the counter there for prep space.

For an easier fix, the island looks like it is big enough to handle a larger light fixture or two separate light fixtures. Under cabinet light would help as well.

Also lightening the cabinets and maybe the counter tops would help lighten up the area as well. There seems to be a lot of brown and beige going on, which can weigh a space down and make it feel dated.
apple_pie_order
7 years ago
Replace the pendant light with a close to the ceiling fixture that has two or three bulbs. LEDs equivalent to 60 watt incandescent bulbs will work in many fixtures.

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Moneca Kaiser Design Build (MKDB)
7 years ago
Here are two ideas from our design projects. Notice in the first image the under lighting, window, and chandelier. Then in the second, notice the window, pot lights, under lighting, and pendants.
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izeve
7 years ago
Consider painting the island a soft warm white and changing the single pendant to 2 pendants.
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S Mistry Interiors
7 years ago
I would do a larger pendant over island. And paint cabinets.
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Aqua Kitchen and Bath Design Center
7 years ago
Add a larger pendant over the island and maybe add more open shelves around the window. Not sure what color is your countertop. We would replace it with white granite like Aspen White granite. Cool white shades and neutral grays complemented with warm gold veins in this granite will look amazing with your cabinets.

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