Shabby Chic; Volume III

Florenceem

Bibbitybob wrote: »

Yikes! I feel your pain! This bathroom was avocado with matching tiles and stinky carpet :eek: and the house I had before this one was floor and ceiling orange wood paneling with a purple/dark brown suite and navy tiles! All in various states of leakage...I'm sure the photos much be in one of the earlier SC threads, quite horrific lol. Keeping everything crossed for you getting it ripped out soon!

I had a plumber who used Magnet - got me a quote - £8,500+ just for the kitchen. Then there is the fitting/electrics/ floor/tiling etc. I said - no thanks!

Florenceem

Advice please. My house was built in 1974 and still has all the original fittings.
1. I am renovating - like shabby chic - would that look funny in my age of house?
2. Would a cream or white kitchen be best in a shabby chic theme house. If I went for cream - what colour tiles would I go for - walls and floor?
3. Is it better to go for non intergrated appliances - but how do I fix curtains to cover/pretty them up? Sewing the curtains is no problem.
Mr F is not diy - I am paying for the work to be done - tilers/ kitchen fitter/electrician/plumber/new windows fitter/bathroom fitter.

emma_kate

I think in a country/vintage style white or cream kitchen you don't have integrated appliances. That says'modern' to me. Fix curtains on a net wire if you want to hide the washing machine but I wouldn't bother.
Tiles, anything goes with cream or white.
You can do anything in a 70s house! Modern or vintage!
Exciting!

Bibbitybob, where did your kitchen come from? It's lovely!

Bibbitybob

Florenceem wrote: »

I had a plumber who used Magnet - got me a quote - £8,500+ just for the kitchen. Then there is the fitting/electrics/ floor/tiling etc. I said - no thanks!

emma_kate wrote: »

I think in a country/vintage style white or cream kitchen you don't have integrated appliances. That says'modern' to me. Fix curtains on a net wire if you want to hide the washing machine but I wouldn't bother.
Tiles, anything goes with cream or white.
You can do anything in a 70s house! Modern or vintage!
Exciting!

Bibbitybob, where did your kitchen come from? It's lovely!

I agree with emma kate - either would look good! I preferred cream as I thought it might be slightly easier to keep clean, but I doubt there's much in it realistically.

And thank you my kitchen came from Magnet trade! Like I said, it cost less than £2k two years ago and I wouldn't have thought the prices would be that dramatically different now Florenceem...perhaps he quoted a pricey range :eek:

Florenceem

emma_kate wrote: »

I think in a country/vintage style white or cream kitchen you don't have integrated appliances. That says'modern' to me. Fix curtains on a net wire if you want to hide the washing machine but I wouldn't bother.
Tiles, anything goes with cream or white.
You can do anything in a 70s house! Modern or vintage!
Exciting!

Bibbitybob, where did your kitchen come from? It's lovely!

It is exciting but scarey! If I go for a white kitchen - it could be white tiles with a black accent border and a black/dark grey floor. But what colour tiles on walls with cream kitchen units? I suppose I could have a brown floor?

chalkysoil

Have a look on pinterest - put kitchens in the search box and drool.

http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=kitchens

My bath is 1960, as is the loo and the white tiles around the bath ( they have no grout they were just stuck close together!)
The good things are 1) I can do any mad scheme in there and not mind ( but hubs went nuts when I painted a wall purple once - he's not an aging hippy like me)
2) the loo has a super flush, the poo is out to sea in ten minutes I expect, whereas the new shiny boring upstairs loo in the bathroom we never use has to be flushed twice and then it's worrying.

emma_kate

Mmm how about lovely pale grey tumbled stone wall tiles? Or white oblong tiles with a brick tiling pattern? Or forget tiles and do tongue and groove or mirror splashbacks. That's my dream kitchen.

Pooky

Ive been following your blog for years Bibbity, seen the highs and lows and felt utter jealousy at your gorgeous house.....your kitchen must make you smile every single day.....thats what I want from my kitchen rather than the "ohhhh !!!!!! there's no where to put anything".

I need to pick a floor, it needs to be tiles but I'm undecided on which ones. DH is disabled and very unsteady on his feet/sticks and sometimes needs his wheelchair in the house (this is likely to become the norm in a few years) so I need a hard wearing, easy to clean (but hides the dirt of 5 sets of muddy kitten paws) and not chip when you drop things (teenagers)....... Any suggestions?

ETA.. Emma - I'm going for tongue and groove walls I love the effect.

emma_kate

Slate?
Grey hides everything and they are thick so very tough.
And always, grey grout on floors!

Florenceem, would it not be cheaper to get a builder in to quote you for the whole job? That's what we're going to do with our bathroom as it's plumbing, joinery, roofing, tiling and electrics. Also, then things are done in the right order!

hmo

jumblejack wrote: »

Oh man!!! I didn't know you could have bunting up all the time and it look THAT good!!!!


Fantastic picture. I love EVERYTHING!!!

i love bunting i have a big string of it in our craft/sewing room it lovely bright colours of moda fabric and a small string made from felt heart shaped across a big mirror in my kitchen