IN DETAIL
MAKING PLANS
‘The whole project was remarkably smooth. Any problems were overcome easily, the whole kitchen arrived as ordered and actually came in under our £16,000 budget.’
THE NEW LAYOUT
Although the kitchen layout remained the same, clever use of space, units and colour mean the room now looks bigger, fresher and more modern.
WHAT IT COST
Units £9,240
Worktop and upstands £2,640 Appliances £1,250
Tap £690
Paint and tiles £211
Flooring £72
Lighting £348
Total £14,451
SHOPPING LIST
Walls painted in Hardwick white estate emulsion, £43.50/2.5L, Farrow & Ball. Floor treated with Osmo Polyx-Oil Rapid in Clear Matt, £72/2.5L, Source Wood Floors. Carrera white solid-surface worktop and upstand, £2,640, Minerva. Metro wall tiles, £19.50/sq metre, Topps Tiles. Crown Imperial Midsomer kitchen units painted Stone Grey; and Textura Collection accent panels (for shelving), £9,240; Hafele Lamont knobs, £9.85 each; cup handles, £16.49 each; Essentials 600mm wall-mounted grill/microwave oven, £185; 600mm integrated tall larder fridge, £585; 600mm fully integrated dishwasher, £480; 1000mm stainless steel oven splashback, £130; Perrin & Rowe I0 pewter mixer tap with lever handles, £690; Philips HUE smart home undercabinet LED lighting system, £348; 400mm pullout bin unit, £225; slate-effect socket plates/ switches, £45; all The Hertfordshire Kitchen Co Ltd. Black matt chalkboard paint, £11.99 for 750ml, Rustoleum. Coving, £120, Coving Cornice Interiors. For similar Blinds try the 27mm Oak Wooden Venetian blind, from £15, Dunelm. Clay bread bin and canister set, £58, Garden Trading. Kev McCoo canvas, £199, Steven Brown Art. Cushions made in Plains Eight 141781 and 141758, £23/m; napkins made in Plains Five 131180, £39/m; all Scion. Marit navy table runners, £4 each; Dinera bowls, £1.50 each; side plates, £1.70 each; dinner plates, £1.80 each; Rotera teal tealight lantern, £2; Beskara vase, £2.25; PS 2017 vase, £15; Korken bottle, £2.25; Sommar mug, £1.50; Forlaga mugs, £4 for four; all Ikea HB
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