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Author:  TheVision [ Mon Nov 16, 2020 20:20 ]
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That's ace!

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 16, 2020 22:19 ]
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Huh, I'd totally missed that it was Wookie :D

Author:  JBR [ Mon Nov 16, 2020 23:10 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Huh, I'd totally missed that it was Wookie :D


Doh! Me too. Never occurred to me!

Author:  krazywookie [ Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:19 ]
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Am you tuber now, where silver play button?

Author:  Kern [ Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:22 ]
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You haven't asked us to like and subscribe.

Author:  krazywookie [ Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:24 ]
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Smash that like button!!!

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:42 ]
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Ring that bell!!!

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:48 ]
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krazywookie wrote:
Kern wrote:
That's brilliant!
Wonder what tune would best accompany it?

I might go for Zen flute or relaxing pan pipes

I was thinking more Flight of the Bumblebees!

Author:  krazywookie [ Wed Nov 18, 2020 0:24 ]
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MOAR DIY

I'm insatiable!

I turned some old scaffolding and a pile of old decking into a pile of old decking attached to some old scaffolding.

Author:  Zardoz [ Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:10 ]
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Looks like an MR2!

Author:  krazywookie [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 14:54 ]
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I put up a MFin shelf!

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 18:33 ]
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I like your tiles, I'm thinking of doing something like that in our shower room.

Author:  krazywookie [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 18:35 ]
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Thanks, they have a good effort:result ratio because they're 600x300

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 18:42 ]
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Even better!

Author:  Mimi [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 19:34 ]
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krazywookie wrote:
Thanks, they have a good effort:result ratio because they're 600x300

Are they?

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 20:09 ]
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Mimi wrote:
krazywookie wrote:
Thanks, they have a good effort:result ratio because they're 600x300

Are they?

Yeah, I've just looked again. :D

Author:  krazywookie [ Sat Jan 09, 2021 20:54 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
Mimi wrote:
krazywookie wrote:
Thanks, they have a good effort:result ratio because they're 600x300

Are they?

Yeah, I've just looked again. :D

Or 600x200 maybe

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 15:13 ]
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So, the DIY is going to begin in our extension this weekend. We're just letting the final floor leveling stuff set, then I plan on doing the mist coat on Saturday.
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I can't decide what colour kitchen to go with though. I like darker grey, and think the room can take it, but we don't know how long we will stay her past the next four years, and I don't want it to go out of fashion.
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We had a cream kitchen similar to this one in our last house, but it feels a bit boring for such a lovely extension, I feel like I would like to be a bit more bold. But it's also neutral and light.
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The light grey is a compromise, but probably my least favourite of the three.
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I really like navy blue too!

What do you think Beexers? Give me your opinions*!









*May or may not be taken into account. :P

Author:  BikNorton [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 15:22 ]
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Black granite worktops on white units will never go out of style.

Having a good amount of a dark colour is good but all-black units need a lot of light which means moving it closer to the equator or all the lights.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 15:52 ]
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Thanks Nik, it's really nice to get some other thoughts on this.

We are having under cupboard lights too, I should have mentioned that.

This is a better idea of the dark grey:

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:04 ]
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Go for the colour you want rather than think of what someone else might want in 4 years time :D

We recently had our original dark oak doors resprayed pillar box red with dark worktops (same as before) and had splash back tiles sprayed jet black too, not to everyones taste but I think it looks great.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:12 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Go for the colour you want rather than think of what someone else might want in 4 years time :D


Yeah, I pretty much thought that as soon as I had posted. It's what I'd say to someone else. :D

I think bold can really work in a kitchen, it's sounds like yours has a personality - like you!

I think this is partially a lockdown thing, I can't go to a shop and look at stuff, or meet up with people and ask "what do you think?". :(

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:15 ]
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It's always good to ask what others think, might bring up an idea you've not thought of or reinforce that your idea was best.

Ask Joans and do the opposite. :p

Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:15 ]
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For what's it's worth, I like the Dark Grey the most. White picks up grime eventually and black sucks the light up

Edit: Sorry, I meant the light grey

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:20 ]
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Another vote for the light grey here. I think that if you went for anything else it would be just too dark.

Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:22 ]
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Dark grey here as well..

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:30 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
It's always good to ask what others think, might bring up an idea you've not thought of or reinforce that your idea was best.


Exactly!

Zardoz wrote:
Ask Joans and do the opposite. :p

Ha - I've asked several times over the last few months and get a rotating response of "Which do you like most?" and "I like them all". :P

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:32 ]
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Going for any grey doors and dark tops will look nice.

Inject colour into it by choosing one bright hue and get all your bread bin /tea & coffee containers / toaster/ kettle / teacloths etc all matching.

Lime / orange / red / blue / yellow all look great against grey/black.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:36 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Another vote for the light grey here. I think that if you went for anything else it would be just too dark.

This one?

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:37 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Going for any grey doors and dark tops will look nice.

Inject colour into it by choosing one bright hue and get all your bread bin /tea & coffee containers / toaster/ kettle / teacloths etc all matching.

Lime / orange / red / blue / yellow all look great against grey/black.

Yeah, that's what we did in our last kitchen. I was going with oak worktops to match the flooring, but I might have a drool over some quartz for a bit.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:38 ]
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Brushed silver handles.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 16:41 ]
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Everybody goes grey. I’d go blue, with natural wood countertops. A dark blue, not Navy, as that’s really dark.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 17:09 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Brushed silver handles.

That's a definite!

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 17:15 ]
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DBSnappa wrote:
Everybody goes grey. I’d go blue, with natural wood countertops. A dark blue, not Navy, as that’s really dark.

I really like this, but our options appear to be quite limited unfortunately. You are certainly right about how dark it can look, even taking into account the planner making things look even darker.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 17:17 ]
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There is also the option to have the island cupboards a different colour too.

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 17:27 ]
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Good idea. Also seen nice examples where the floor unit doors are different from the wall unit doors.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 17:29 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Good idea. Also seen nice examples where the floor unit doors are different from the wall unit doors.

Yes, also an option.

But too many options! :D

Author:  BikNorton [ Tue Jan 19, 2021 18:01 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Go for the colour you want rather than think of what someone else might want in 4 years time :D

Definitely :this:

Author:  Mr Dave [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:26 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Ask Joans and do the opposite. :p

Ha - I've asked several times over the last few months and get a rotating response of "I like them all". :P

Then do the opposite... Get nothing.

That'll teach him to be indecisive.

Author:  MaliA [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:28 ]
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FAO Joans:

I have six lights in the bathroom. All take GU3 bulbs, and it is an off/on switch. There's 4 LED and 2 halogens in there. Whether all six lights function, or not, depends where the halogen bulbs are. Is it due to pulling the right amount of voltage and the halogens need to be there pull more in?

Author:  Joans [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:29 ]
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MaliA wrote:
FAO Joans:

I have six lights in the bathroom. All take GU3 bulbs, and it is an off/on switch. There's 4 LED and 2 halogens in there. Whether all six lights function, or not, depends where the halogen bulbs are. Is it due to pulling the right amount of voltage and the halogens need to be there pull more in?

Yes

Author:  sdg [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:37 ]
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I like the dark blue and black the most. If you don't like it in years to come, you can respray the doors or get wraps or something to make it more neutral.

I'd put loads of plants in the kitchen to bring some life and green as contrast...maybe a big floor plant like a fiddle leaf fig or a Monstera or a palm and then some other plants for the worktops. Hang a couple of nice plants like string of hearts or strong of pearls.

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 13:02 ]
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I’ve always wanted a string of pearls or string of hearts, but they are so pricey :( For now we have a spider plant cutting that Ma gave us that turned into a monster. It has about 100 plant babies.

As for the kitchen, I think you should go with what you love, not with what you think would be more marketable, GJ. You’re the ones cooking and enjoying, and at some point you have to put your own happiness/living before potential profit, and that kitchen looks amazing!

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 15:09 ]
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sdg wrote:
I like the dark blue and black the most. If you don't like it in years to come, you can respray the doors or get wraps or something to make it more neutral.

I'd put loads of plants in the kitchen to bring some life and green as contrast...maybe a big floor plant like a fiddle leaf fig or a Monstera or a palm and then some other plants for the worktops. Hang a couple of nice plants like string of hearts or strong of pearls.

I think the planner makes them all look darker than they are. But it is just an Ikea kitchen due to cost, so in four years I can always change the doors and plinths. P

I had to look up those plants, they both lovely. I'm definitely going to put something on top of the over stack if I can. :)

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 15:10 ]
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Mimi wrote:
I’ve always wanted a string of pearls or string of hearts, but they are so pricey :( For now we have a spider plant cutting that Ma gave us that turned into a monster. It has about 100 plant babies.

As for the kitchen, I think you should go with what you love, not with what you think would be more marketable, GJ. You’re the ones cooking and enjoying, and at some point you have to put your own happiness/living before potential profit, and that kitchen looks amazing!

I've just looked these up Meems and they are about £7. Depends on where you get them from of course.

I can't wait for it to come together now.

Author:  Goddess Jasmine [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 15:16 ]
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This was the look I was going for, our room appears to be much lighter with the bi-folds and lantern.

Current plan is to do Ikea click and collect and get a door of each grey colour to see how they look in the kitchen. :D

Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 15:46 ]
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It’s sexy.

Author:  sdg [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 15:54 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
This was the look I was going for, our room appears to be much lighter with the bi-folds and lantern.

Current plan is to do Ikea click and collect and get a door of each grey colour to see how they look in the kitchen. :D

Yeah that dark look is gorgeous.

Author:  sdg [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 15:58 ]
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Mimi wrote:
I’ve always wanted a string of pearls or string of hearts, but they are so pricey :( For now we have a spider plant cutting that Ma gave us that turned into a monster. It has about 100 plant babies.

As for the kitchen, I think you should go with what you love, not with what you think would be more marketable, GJ. You’re the ones cooking and enjoying, and at some point you have to put your own happiness/living before potential profit, and that kitchen looks amazing!

I’m not sure how well a cutting travels but in the spring I could send you one from my string of hearts? Mine is getting super long. Bonus string of pearls picture because the planter is awesome.

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Author:  Mimi [ Wed Jan 20, 2021 16:00 ]
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Goddess Jasmine wrote:
Mimi wrote:
I’ve always wanted a string of pearls or string of hearts, but they are so pricey :( For now we have a spider plant cutting that Ma gave us that turned into a monster. It has about 100 plant babies.

As for the kitchen, I think you should go with what you love, not with what you think would be more marketable, GJ. You’re the ones cooking and enjoying, and at some point you have to put your own happiness/living before potential profit, and that kitchen looks amazing!

I've just looked these up Meems and they are about £7. Depends on where you get them from of course.

I can't wait for it to come together now.


I’ve only ever seen them in garden centres for about £30. £7 I could probably stretch to :D

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