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Stylish Contemporary Kitchen |
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Kitchen |
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Green; |
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Modern; |
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Medium |
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DIY SOS |
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Brigid Calderhead; |
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Lit shelving wall feature |
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Create a modern, fresh and airy kitchen designed around a beech and glass dining table. Contrasting chrome and wood enhance the room along with frosted glass effect floor tiling.
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Design
If you have an item of furniture that you love, consider designing the room around it. Here a beech and glass dining table has been used as inspiration. Wood and glass predominate in the room along with chrome fittings and unusual modern features. |
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Prepare the area
Level the floor and smooth down the walls. Remove old wall tiles and if you have a fireplace you no longer want to use, block it up and smooth the wall down. |
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Kitchen units
A flat pack kitchen unit works well in this design. If you choose one with plinth feet, remember that the floor will have to be tiled right up to the walls. |
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Flooring
Tile the floor with frosted glass effect tiling. These tiles will work brilliantly and coordinate with the dining table. |
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Partition wall
Create a partition to separate the eating area from the rest of the kitchen. Start by building a framework from batons. Then cut out spaces for shelving. Use spotlights to illuminate the shelves individually. |
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Wall colour
Paint the walls pistachio green to create a fresh modern feel. Use a darker emerald green for the walls on either end of the room to make the room feel less oblong shaped. |
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Wall art
If you have artistic flair, paint some unique pictures for the wall. Why not use the kitchen as a theme. |
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Accessories
Accessorise the room with wood and chrome objects. Look for chrome plant pots to sit on your window sill. |
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Top Tip |
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"When patching up after chasing in cables in the wall, use a hard wall backing plaster to fill the majority of the hole, then use a multi-finish plaster to smooth over the top." Bob Grose |
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Products |
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Kitchen units |
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Carry home range |
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Details |
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Beech |
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Supplier |
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All good DIY stores |
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Products |
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Down lighters |
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All good DIY stores |
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Sink & taps |
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All good DIY stores |
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Products |
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Floor Tiles |
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Amtico |
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Details |
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Frosted green glass GL02 with silver spacer strips |
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Amtico |
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Web/tel |
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www.amtico.co.uk |
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Paint |
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Dulux |
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Details |
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Glass green, 71GY67/245; emerald green, 10GG48/366; apple green, 08GY52/513 |
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Supplier |
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All good DIY stores |
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Web/tel |
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www.dulux.co.uk |
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Products |
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Window blinds |
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Hillarys, Magic Range |
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Seaspray |
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Supplier |
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Hillarys |
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Tel: 0800 181958 www.hillarys.co.uk |
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