Bathroom and kitchen ideas please :)

another_casualty

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Don't know what light levels you have in that kitchen - ie with no window?

So - maybe doing summat about the lighting?

Don't know what the ceiling light is? I'd be thinking a set of spotlights up there personally.

Do you have under cabinet lighting? If not - I don't think that element of my new kitchen I've just had finished cost that much of the total cost. Maybe, say, £200 or so should get an electrician in to fix up a bit of under-cabinet lighting for you?

Thanks for that
Ceiling is all down lights . Not a bad idea about the lighting .
The annoying thing tho', is that there is no breakfast bar or anything.
Just a place for cooking and a washing machine .

hidden_sacrifice

I agree with sticky Lino tiles for the flooring. I've used them in my old flat and my grandparents used them too. They are so easy to put down if the currently floor is level and they are really easy to cut. I had lots of comments about how professional it looked.

theonlywayisup

another_casualty wrote: »

Thanks for that
Ceiling is all down lights . Not a bad idea about the lighting .
The annoying thing tho', is that there is no breakfast bar or anything.
Just a place for cooking and a washing machine .

What sort of lamp (bulb) are you using. You may find LED lamps in natural or cool white may make a huge difference.

First google page I found with details on the colour differences:

https://www.led-lighthouse.co.uk/warm-white-natural-or-pure-white

another_casualty

theonlywayisup wrote: »

What sort of lamp (bulb) are you using. You may find LED lamps in natural or cool white may make a huge difference.

First google page I found with details on the colour differences:

https://www.led-lighthouse.co.uk/warm-white-natural-or-pure-white

Thanks for that
They look like bigger bulbs from what I can see . In my last flat, they were small halogen bulbs . These ones, are surrounded by thick white plastic looking ceiling holders I y s w im and look larger. I havent looked properly tbh.
I have a feeling when I paint the walls white, it will pickup the place.

The walls currently look like someone's had a mud wrestling fight in the flat .

rosie383

Unless you want to spend all your time cleaning and trying to remove stains, I'd think twice about a white worktop especially if it is just going to be laminate.
We moved into a house with brown floral part-tiled walls in the bathroom. We painted them with tile paint and it made a huge difference for the sake of a few quid. Paint lasted for about 10 years before needing redone.

jcaan

Apologies if I'm late to the party but I came across HomR www.homr.mobi which may help with ideas

cddc

Kitchen doors are not universal. The widths generally are but not the heights. Also the hinge holes are in different places depending on the thickness of the cabinet. If you try putting a door designed for a 15mm thick cabinet onto one that is 18mm thick, for instance it will not sit properly. Depending on the style and layout of the kitchen, you may also want or need to replace end panels, plinth, cornice and pelmet.

Kitchen door swaps are often possible, but sometimes they are not as easy as people think. Measure the door heights and cabinet thicknesses, do a bit of research and you should be able to find something that fits.


A replacement bathroom should cost you somewhere between 3 to 5k all in, unless they rip the old one out and find a few horrors, which can happen sometimes.