Bored Shopper 30 Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Selecting kitchen colour and going slowly mad!.. Given: a large kitchen-diner, 4mx8m (L-shaped room). Large bifold patio doors (5m wide). U-shaped kitchen layout (need lots of space inside U). Floor - Porcelanosa Delaware Nogal (non-negotiable at this stage). Choices: a very light grey colour ("Borrowed light") / a bold dark ("Carbon") / a mellow pinkish ("Calamine"). They say rule of thumb is dark floor=light kitchen and vice versa. Can you please vote on your preference, thank you. Edited December 18, 2019 by Bored Shopper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Declan52 1,251 Posted December 18, 2019 Have you actually went and looked at these doors and took them away to a tile shop and held them up against various different tiles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored Shopper 30 Posted December 18, 2019 We did just exactly that. More so, i keep carrying all four samples in my work bag and stare at them on the train etc, visualising. ... no effect.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Punter 902 Posted December 18, 2019 I have voted but the order of the names is different to the order of the images, which could be confusing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joe90 1,400 Posted December 18, 2019 Make sure you see the colour “in the flesh “ natural light etc, we picked colours on an iPad and Gosh it was so different to what we thought (luckily it looks ok 👍). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProDave 3,672 Posted December 18, 2019 Here is our kitchen, Oak floor, light grey gloss handleless units, green granite worktops. Oak worktop on the island. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored Shopper 30 Posted December 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr Punter said: I have voted but the order of the names is different to the order of the images, which could be confusing. Sorry, my fault, something went wrong with upload... Calamine is pinkish, borrowed light is blueish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored Shopper 30 Posted December 18, 2019 22 minutes ago, ProDave said: Here is our kitchen, Oak floor, light grey gloss handleless units, green granite worktops. Oak worktop on the island. Wow, looks very stylish! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProDave 3,672 Posted December 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, Bored Shopper said: Wow, looks very stylish! Nothing too posh, Howdens Clerkenwell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Visti 165 Posted December 18, 2019 Have a similar issue with ours! Been to ikea twice to pick and narrowed it down to two; black wood or a grey/green. Difficult! Not much help on those colours. I'd vote Carbon but then again I don't like pink nor can I see the first one (image broken) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nod 1,120 Posted December 18, 2019 Here’s ours My wife spent ages deciding on the floor tile Quarts and unit colours I’m good at firing kitchens and tiles Rubbish eye for colours though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored Shopper 30 Posted December 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, nod said: Here’s ours My wife spent ages deciding on the floor tile Quarts and unit colours I’m good at firing kitchens and tiles Rubbish eye for colours though Aww, so classy and lovely! Kudos to your wife, I can totally relate to the agony of selection! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christine Walker 252 Posted December 18, 2019 I kept the floor and worktops light as the units are dark grey ray 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored Shopper 30 Posted December 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, Christine Walker said: I kept the floor and worktops light as the units are dark grey ray I love the contrast of dark grey units and light coloured worktop. Sadly, have a feel it won't play well against our dark wood floor. But we love the grain of Nogal floor too much to go any lighter (probably more than kitchen units ::))) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteamyTea 1,305 Posted December 19, 2019 Those choices are not colours, they are words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nod 1,120 Posted December 19, 2019 16 hours ago, Bored Shopper said: Aww, so classy and lovely! Kudos to your wife, I can totally relate to the agony of selection! Thank you It took 9 months for my wife to decide on a kitchen We looked at so many German kitchens They all merged into one I run a tiling business But had no input on which tiles we used Other than I wanted Italian Porcelain If we would of had a contractor building the house He would have walked off several times 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinand 2,217 Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) Pity it is a German kitchen, not a car. Then you would have a choice of 3 sorts of black, 3 sorts of dark blue, 3 sorts of grey, silver, white, and a red that really would prefer to be a further shade of grey :-0 . (ie the range of colours IBM Sales Executives used to wear for their suits) Mine is dark blue. And the kitchen is off white semi-gloss slab doors. I think I would take the cue from how much light it will get, and only go dark if it is a very bright room, but not go white either. Colours and textures which show prominently rather than "washed out" on Instagram are on trend. One interpretation of the look is called "One True Hipster" (says my interior designer). Ferdinand Edited December 19, 2019 by Ferdinand 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
