Ivory Gloss Kitchen - What colour counter top and floor tile?

Gavin1

Hi,

I am about to purchase a ivory gloss kitchen.

However I am caught between counter-top and floor tile.

This will be a U shaped kitchen, with the window in middle with a wall on one side and a breakfast bar on the other. The dimensions are 3 x 3 x 2m. The aspect is north facing so light will be at a premium.

We had originally chosen a moka quartz(light beige) counter top and beige matt porceline floor tiles. Now I am wondering if white or black counter-tops are the way to go and a different tile.

Any constructive advice? The rest of the kitchen will fall into place after this.

Thanks.

NIMAN

We recently changed our kitchen units - they are ivory coloured.

We have walnut coloured tops, with light cream polished porcelain floor tiles.

All looks well together imho.

paddy147

As above (NiMan).


Wallnut worktops with 600 x 600 x 25mm marble tiles and 600 x 200 x 25mm brown marble border tiles.

South facing kitchen/dinning area.

Pics.

seannash

Go with wood floor,Tiled floors look garish in a kitchen IMO(Dont mean to offend anyone with tiled kitchen floor)
It really softens the glare of the gloss cabinets

seannash

Also if you can do it dont have any overhead cabinets.

Most people dont use all there cabinets in there kitchen or else fill them with plastic bags or junk.

Overheaed cabinets really close in a kitchen space

paddy147

seannash wrote: »

Go with wood floor,Tiled floors look garish in a kitchen IMO(Dont mean to offend anyone with tiled kitchen floor)
It really softens the glare of the gloss cabinets

Kiss your wooden floor goodbye....if you ever have a burst pipe or a failed applience and small flood in your kitchen.

Think about it.;)

paddy147

seannash wrote: »

Also if you can do it dont have any overhead cabinets.

Most people dont use all there cabinets in there kitchen or else fill them with plastic bags or junk.

Overheaed cabinets really close in a kitchen space

I tend to use my overhead cabinets for items like plates,bowls and food stuffs like cereals...and not for stuffing them full of junk or plastic bags...."like most people do"....according to you.....(I dont know how you know what everyone does with their cabinets though???)

Overhead cabinets can fill out a wall space and make it seem like a bigger kitchen and space actually.

seannash

paddy147 wrote: »

Kiss your wooden floor goodbye....if you ever have a burst pipe or a failed applience and small flood in your kitchen.

Think about it.;)

Should have said sealed wooden floor,though I thought that would be obvious to be honest.
Theres alot of scenarios that could damage any floor like dropping something on a tiled floor can crack a tile.
I known people who have wooden floors in bathrooms with no issues.

As for the overhead cabinets,you can use lower cabinets for all those things mentioned and its quite common in most kitchens to have this.
the plastic bag thing was meant to say for the lower cabinets(most people use the top 2 drawers and stuff the bottom cabinets with junk or leave them practically emptuy)

https://www.google.ie/search?q=slide+out+cabinet+for+plates&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=d3d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kVk7UM7FN4jtsgbjpIHoDA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1067&bih=834#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=f3d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=plates+drawer+kitchen&oq=plates+drawer+kitchen&gs_l=img.3...7463.14405.0.14718.20.17.3.0.0.0.226.1529.14j1j2.17.0...0.0...1c.EwyPGAcWpHU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=c5d5722631d3356b&biw=1067&bih=834

I cant see how you draw the conclusion that basically reducing the space will make it seem bigger.
I didn't mean to offend your kitchen man.Its my personal preference having installed many kitchens and seeing what the space looks like before the upper cabinets go in.
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Theres no right and wrong answer,some people love the built in look and some love freestanding and some love tradtional.
I'm just saying that you dont have to go with what is the norm for an irish home and didnt mean to offend anyones personal taste by doing that

paddy147

No offence taken Sean...just replying to your posts.



A small water flood in a kitchen has to go somewhere and what happens when water get into the joins/joints of the floor or skirting board or under kitchen units and into the floor below??

Floor warps and buckles upwards...floor is fecked and need to be taken up and replaced.

Ive seen it happen quite a few times.

paddy147

You could tile the kitchen area and then lay down wooden flooring for the dinning/eating area.


Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

ajjmk

Slightly off topic, but..
paddy147 we have almost the exact same kitchen! Same cabinet doors, same handles, same floor tiles.. Only difference is our worktop is black marble which extends up the wall slightly instead of wall tiles.

paddy147

ajjmk wrote: »

Slightly off topic, but..
paddy147 we have almost the exact same kitchen! Same cabinet doors, same handles, same floor tiles.. Only difference is our worktop is black marble which extends up the wall slightly instead of wall tiles.

Which pics??:)

1st lot of pics I posted (my kitchen)

Or the 2nd pic I posted (friends kitchen)

ajjmk

paddy147 wrote: »

Which pics??:)

1st lot of pics (my kitchen)

Or the 2nd pic (friends kitchen)

First lot!

paddy147

ajjmk wrote: »

First lot!

Sounds very nice with the black marble.:)

The walls around the kitchen were painted grey by us,and the dinning area walls were painted red and green.

You wouldnt want to have a weak stomach in our house so.:D

paddy147

Just saw an ad in the newspaper..that "In House" are doing a deal...... buy 1 half of the kitchen,and they will give you the other half for free.

Might be of some use to anyone looking for a kitchen at the moment.

ajjmk

paddy147 wrote: »

Sounds very nice with the black marble.:)

Yeah, it turned out very well! We have some walnut on it too, along the top and bottom of the upper cabinets

Back to the OP, I think you should opt for pale floor tiles as it makes the room look bigger. But have a dark worktop because IMO it stops the room looking overly pale!

seannash

paddy147 wrote: »

No offence taken Sean...just replying to your posts.



A small water flood in a kitchen has to go somewhere and what happens when water get into the joins/joints of the floor or skirting board or under kitchen units and into the floor below??

Floor warps and buckles upwards...floor is fecked and need to be taken up and replaced.

Ive seen it happen quite a few times.

Sorry again.I meant sealed after it been laid(Keep forgetting the people who aren't from a carpentry background reading this,Not yourself paddy147)

Throwing out worst case scenarios shouldn't sway someones decision on how there kitchen looks.If you check online theres loads of pictures of kitchens with wodden floors.they cant all be wrong

Also it depends how the floor is laid too.new concrete slab,plywood over it and nail floor to it aint going nowhere

paddy147

seannash wrote: »

Sorry again.I meant sealed after it been laid(Keep forgetting the people who aren't from a carpentry background reading this,Not yourself paddy147)

Throwing out worst case scenarios shouldn't sway someones decision on how there kitchen looks.If you check online theres loads of pictures of kitchens with wodden floors.they cant all be wrong

Also it depends how the floor is laid too.new concrete slab,plywood over it and nail floor to it aint going nowhere

Different strokes for different folks,I suppose.:)

Me personally I wouldnt do it,as Ive seen a fair few wooden floors come back up and be replaced after a mini kitchen flood,due to a failed applience or burst pipe....Wood and water ingress/soakage...eh no thanks.

But everyone is different and has different opinions and tastes.

Gavin1

Folks,

Thanks for the responses.

The floor tiles will have to be bright or light.

I am however getting a bit concerned about the counter top as it may date being very light biege.

Any opinions on white?

Thanks

firlodge

Hi Gavin,
I think you have made a good choice!
If you can avoid over cluttering the walls with units all the better! - Good Luck!

RachWatch

We're looking at buying a new kitchen and going for the high gloss ivory finish on the doors. Walnut or black seem to be the best two options for counters. I think beige would make kitchen too pale.

We've had a wooden floor for 10 years with no problems but were thinking of going tiled. Now will reflect again, thanks to Seannash, and may stick with wooden floor after all.

Would love granite worktops but can't justify the price!!

RachWatch

Question for Seannash or Paddy147 - if we were to install an 'island' - what is the minimum distance it should be from nearest counter?

we have a funny (triangle) shaped kitchen so although big the shape makes space is an issue!

tks

paddy147

RachWatch wrote: »

Question for Seannash or Paddy147 - if we were to install an 'island' - what is the minimum distance it should be from nearest counter?

we have a funny (triangle) shaped kitchen so although big the shape makes space is an issue!

tks

IMO........4 feet would be a minimum,and thats even cutting it a bit fine.

You need to allow for applience and kitchen cabinet drawers and doors being opened and also the space a person will take up too.

RachWatch

Thanks paddy147 - will get out the measuring tape tonight!!

paddy147

RachWatch wrote: »

Thanks paddy147 - will get out the measuring tape tonight!!

Done forget to allow for any "overhang" you may have on the worktop of the island.


In other words,allow for the worktop size,if it extends out past the actual insland and its wooden carcas.;)