This reminds me of my kitchen in Hyderbad, India. As others said, go with open shelves. Both wood (contrast) and stainless (brightness) would work well for upper shelves. I would also do shelves in the lower cabinets. If you want to minimize cleaning, add heavy, easily washable curtains to the lower shelves. You can add some battery operated lighting so you can see into those darker spaces. As for the walls, I would use a white subway tile and go as high on the wall as you can afford. The glaze will reflect more light and the surface will be relatively able to keep clean. Paint the other walls in a high-quality white paint (use a ceramic one if you can find it, as they are a lot more durable). Keep the appliances to a minimum. Kitchen gadgets might be handy, but lost of them will make the space seem small. For the ones you do buy, go with white or stainless steel. Finally, hang pots, pans and utensils on the walls to free shelf space and get them off the counter. Make sure what you use frequently is within easy reach, while "occasional" tools can be higher up, where you might need a stool to reach them.

You can use natural stone like marble for floor but do not use granite for floor at all as it is very slippery when wet. As for tiles do not go for glazed vitrified tiles for the floor for the same reason. ( floor becomes slippery once wet and may cause mishap) Go for ceramic anti skid tiles that are specially meant for bathroom floor. For wall tiles you can use whatever you like and then decide over the matching anti skid floor tile/ marble. Double charged vitrified tiles are usually used for flooring in rest of the house.

Hi, A] Vitrified vs ceramic Ceramic tiles are porous and have a tendency to absorb water while vitrified tiles are impervious and water resistant. Ceramic tiles are usually used indoors and vitrified can be used indoors, outdoors as well as in heavy traffic commercial areas because of their resistance to wear and tear. Ceramic tiles are cheaper as compared to vitrified. Ceramic tiles are prone to cracking and breaking as they are essentially made of baked clay. Vitrified tiles have a very strong material strength and do not break that easily. B] Tiles with wooden patterns These are available both as vitrified and ceramic tiles. They come in actual plank sizes (165mm x 900mm) and also in tile sizes (2'x4') etc. Go for the actual plank size as they don't look fake (the pictures below illustrate). Here ceramic wins, since they provide better texture and feel as compared to vitrified. They require pigmented cement to fill the joints in order to give the seamless wooden look. Vitrified Tiles - regular tile size Ceramic Tiles - actual plank size Hope this answers your questions. All the best! Regards, RnD Atelier Nagpur

Hello Vinethra Colours are usually specific to individual's taste - till date I haven't seen a color which is awful. Usage at the right place makes all the difference :) Please note that the selection depends on the natural lighting that you get in your kitchen, the dado tiles that you use, the counter top's colour and also the type of LED light temperature that you use. If you would like to try bright colors which are trending these days - you have multiple combination options like Orange-Dark Grey, Turqoise-White, Lemon Yellow-Black, Burgundy-White, Green-Yellow, Copper-White and many others. If you do not want it to be flashy and want it to be more towards the traditional theme - then go for mild colour combinations like wood finish-white, light tan/light drab, cream-white etc. Just that do not go for all dark colors if the kitchen is small with minimal lighting. If you can filter and attach pics of a few combinations from your side, then we could help choose the best combination Srikanth Meticular Interiors