Revamping horrible fitted cupboards

[dessiato]

Amazon (sorry, know they're evil, but what can I do)

Can you remember what they’re called? Mrs D wants something like that now.

 

[dessiato]

We should maybe have a dedicated thread for people who want to screw up perfectly OK mid/late 20th century decor, so those of us of a more sensitive disposition can choose not to subscribe to it.

Out of curiosity, if you dislike this thread so much, why bother with it? Wouldn’t it be easier to just ignore it?

 

[clicker]

We're in a similar situation. No decorating has been done in the house for decades. One room has been unused for about 45 years, and was last decorated pre WW2.

We're currently experimenting with colour in the large bathroom. This is where we're at just now.

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The green doors will be painted the dark blue, the pale green wall light blue, the wood surround in high gloss brilliant white. It's only till the whole bathroom get renovated.

I'll follow this thread for ideas. We've another nine rooms after this.

I like the blue colour on the doors, reminds me of Greek shutters. It matches the floor tiles too.
I would swerve pale blue completely. It could be like walking into a fridge. I'd probably have white walls if you're keeping the floor tiles and blue doors.
White can look warmer than pale blue.

 

[Pickman's model]

dessiato you’d better clarify the bathroom door / lock situation for teuchter

Teuchter also needs to work on reducing his verbosity

 

[Pickman's model]

Out of curiosity, if you dislike this thread so much, why bother with it? Wouldn’t it be easier to just ignore it?

He dislikes urban so much it's amazing he still posts here

 

[miss direct]

Can you remember what they’re called? Mrs D wants something like that now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H8T1KXB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I didn't pay that much! Mine were £22 for 12 blue knobs.

 

[cesare]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H8T1KXB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I didn't pay that much!

I really like those!

 

[cesare]

It's an ideal moment to replace cabinet knobs, your own indoor version of the HoC.

 

[miss direct]

All knobs changed! Dabbed a bit of white paint in/over the holes for now.

 

[Epona]

Indeed, what is proposed seems to be a classic Mediterranean holiday house colour scheme.

I was thinking the bright blue and white immediately put me in mind of a Greek village... lovely in the sunshine, maybe not so much at 4pm on a freezing and drizzly February afternoon.

 

[dessiato]

You can't get tartan paint.

That blue is a rich colour so I don't think it will look cold anywhere. Would need to be careful with pale blues though.

Did a wall in the light blue and decided it didn’t work. We’re going to keep the deep blue, walls in silk brilliant white and the other white in a high gloss brilliant white. The wall behind the washbasin will be all white tiles when the bathroom is remodelled

 

[Boudicca]

dessiato I bought these on Ebay, still have them as the screw bits were too long and they refunded me the money. Would Mrs D like them? (The screw bits are still too long though, so you need to be able to cut them down.) There are 6.

 

[WouldBe]

Did a wall in the light blue and decided it didn’t work. We’re going to keep the deep blue, walls in silk brilliant white and the other white in a high gloss brilliant white. The wall behind the washbasin will be all white tiles when the bathroom is remodelled

White can be cold as well. A pale yellow or cream would go well with the blue and will be warmer.

 

[Red Cat]

You can't get tartan paint.

That blue is a rich colour so I don't think it will look cold anywhere. Would need to be careful with pale blues though.

I'd say its bold rather than rich.

I'd go for something a bit more toned down, and use less contrast.

 

[dessiato]

dessiato I bought these on Ebay, still have them as the screw bits were too long and they refunded me the money. Would Mrs D like them? (The screw bits are still too long though, so you need to be able to cut them down.) There are 6.
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Thanks for the offer. Unfortunately we bought some earlier today.

 

[dessiato]

White can be cold as well. A pale yellow or cream would go well with the blue and will be warmer.

I'd say its bold rather than rich.

I'd go for something a bit more toned down, and use less contrast.

The blue is definitely happening. That's an absolute. The next question is the blind we've already bought. Do we continue with it or change it? It has both the dark blue we're keeping, the light blue we aren't, and a bright white background.

 

[clicker]

The blue is definitely happening. That's an absolute. The next question is the blind we've already bought. Do we continue with it or change it? It has both the dark blue we're keeping, the light blue we aren't, and a bright white background.

The blind sounds ideal.

 

[A380]

He dislikes urban so much it's amazing he still posts here

It's his obsession with other people's bedroom decor that draws him back.

And we all know the shameful reason for that...

 

[Pickman's model]

It's his obsession with other people's bedroom decor that draws him back.

And we all know the shameful reason for that...

He wants to lock moomins in the toilet

 

[A380]

He wants to lock moomins in the toilet

Well, you might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.