Since we were given an american style fridge freezer (I know right?!) we've been planning a kitchen update. Our aim is to make the kitchen as functional and good looking as possible without spending a ton of money - this means we can't change the layout (apart from a fridge-oven switcheroo) but we'll be replacing the appliances and the counter tops and adding tile and open shelving.
We really want to use the most inexpensive options we can find but put them together in a way that looks good and will work well until we can do a big reno and maybe an extension in a few years time (realistically it's going to be at least 5 years until we can make big changes). We're also using it as an opportunity to try out things we always imagined we'd want in our dream kitchen - like white counters, dark floors, floor to ceiling tile, a side by side fridge freezer and a dishwasher.
We're planning on using these 15x15cm white tiles - at £3.95 a metre they are such good value. It dawned on me that if we used them like subway tile they would look more intentional and maybe really great - so I searched for 'square tiles offset pattern' on pinterest and it turns out its a thing! This was my favourite image
It has so many elements that we were already planning to use - the tile, white counters, electric hob and wood tones - I love it!
We're trying to spend as little as possible to get good quality, functional products - so we'll buy the cheapest when we can but we're ok with spending a little more if the quality isn't good. Since we're aiming to keep the existing base units our shopping list looks like this:
We're trying to spend as little as possible to get good quality, functional products - so we'll buy the cheapest when we can but we're ok with spending a little more if the quality isn't good. Since we're aiming to keep the existing base units our shopping list looks like this:
dishwasher - paint - counters - oven - brackets - fridge (ours is second hand but this one is a great price and so pretty) - utensil rail - tile - toaster
Things like having a dishwasher (for the first time - we are so excited!), a ton of storage, a worktop and tile that can be scrubbed clean, and a 4 slice toaster that can handle breakfast for the whole family and a stove that doesn't burn dinner will hopefully make meal times and clean up run a little quicker and make life just a little bit easier - I can't wait to get started!
I would love to see how the renovations are going with your kitchen. It sounds like you have everything picked out to match your American fridge. Hopefully you’ll post pictures of the updates as you go along with them. Good luck with all the changes, I'm sure they will go well. Thank you for sharing this.
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