New kitchen

gazelle15

We are looking to replace our kitchen and I really like the light grey cabinets. But when someone came out to price up the other day a comment he made about the existing kitchen regardung the colour (beech) being dates made me wonder....will grey be the same in a few years?

So now I am wondering whether to go with off white for the cabinets and just bring the get in with my tiles/paint

shortcrust

I don't think you should avoid something you want because it might become dated. Everything will become dated at some point.

Don't pay too much attention to the comments from the pricing up chap. I suspect they say that about every kitchen they see.

sleepymans

Get something you really love.....then even if it eventually dates, the chances are you will still at least like it!

I would avoid gloss finish doors though.......unless you really enjoy spending hours each week making them stay shiney:D

gazelle15

Definitely not going for gloss! Looking at traditional style shaker doorstep they don't really date to much and can be adapted with new handles etc to update. Just got me thinking it is easier to freshen up a white kitchen if I change colour schemes (rest off house is definitely following the grey trend currently)

rach_k

I have grey (the ones from Ikea, I'd say they're mid grey) with oak worktops. I wondered the same - about it looking dated in a few years - but the whole look is kind of vintage i.e. old (and a bit lived in/scruffy) anyway so I don't think it will really matter in our home.

I wouldn't go for super glossy because I think that really will look dated... but I am probably biased against it as I don't particularly like that look!

Even if you think it may go out of fashion, I'd still say to choose what you love. If you go for a well-established company or a standard size door, you can always replace the fronts in 10 years if you feel you must.

phill99

I fit kitchens for a living. I always say to my customer, apart from white and cream, kitchens will be dated within 5 Years. However, I always say that it is your kitchen and do exactly what you want!!

NaughtiusMaximus

Glad you've decided to avoid gloss, I have a sneaking suspicion that in 20 years high gloss kitchens will be viewed in much the same way avocado bathrooms are now.

Personally I would go for grey but that's mainly because I'm not overly keen on white kitchens.

shortcrust

I’ll confess I don’t get the concept of a kitchen colour being dated within a few years. Perhaps that’s because I’ve no idea what’s ‘on trend’.

cranford

The answer is to get painted kitchen doors then you can at least just repaint the doors. I have these in my current kitchen which is 7 years old but as good as new so it will be a few years yet before I get the colour charts out.

Waterlily24

I hate white and cream kitchens also not very keen on wood. My last kitchen was limed oak which was a bit better than plain wood for me. Our current kitchen is stainless steel and black with glass wall cabinets It is hard to keep it looking nice all the time but I love it.

daivid

As above go with the one you like. All kitchens can/will end up looking dated. If you are lucky you will still love it when it is out of fashion, and if you are really lucky you will still have it when it comes back into fashion