what colour tiles and wallpaper?

Question

I've just bought a new fitted kitchen - it's high gloss white with chrome handles, the fitten appliances will be metallic too. The work surface is high gloss black and white speckles. So, i wanted to tile round the part that that has all the units and appliances, and then i have 1 wall which is completely bare, except for radiator (ie kitchen is round 3 out of 4 walls in a u shape). I was thinking of shiny black tiles round the units, but have no idea what to put on the other wall. Tiling would be too expensive for us so i was thinking of papering and painting, but what colour? or maybe i shouldnt use black tiles? any ideas? it's very confusing and as this is our 1st kitchen i havent got any experience of what does and doesnt work well in that area! thank you

Answer 1

nice suggestions so far. i found these tiles in a catalog at www.ImprovementsCatalog.com that might work for you. they come in shiny black, silver, brushed aluminum and copper color. they say they can be easily cut with scissors and installed, i think they are a light weight tin. you could use the shiny black with the silver in a pattern, and then go for the red, Burgundy, or even a sage green for the walls. i agree that wall paper might be my last choice, if you have never put it up before, that could be interesting, it has to be matched and straight, not something i have the patience to do myself. if you want the pattern look of wall paper, you could paint and the use a border either up at the top of the wall or halfway up, bordering your tiles ..good luck

Answer 2

Do the tiling around the units in the shiny black, that will make your kitchen all one color scheme. Then you can paint the other wall plain white and hang some brightly colored framed prints or photographs of food, ie, fruits and veggies, etc. Buy some towels and a rug to match the prints, to give it some "pop". If there are windows and you can sew, make some simple valance ruffles for the tops of them, again to match the towels and pictures, or you might be able to buy some ready-made. A couple of green plants will make it more homey too.

Good luck and happy cooking!

Answer 3

I'd just use paint in a nice contrasting colour - maybe very deep burgundy. Just get one of those cards from the paint dept that shows all the colours and try out all the dark ones. Another option would be to put grey tiles (maybe mosaic) round the units and paint the wall grey.

Answer 4

Go for a very pale colour paint - it is much easier to paint over pale colours. Kitchens can generate a lot of steam, and the paper will start to peel off making it look messy and paper can be unhygenic.

Some DIY stores sell sample/small pots of paint, so you can see what several colours look like on the walls before spending a huge amount on a colour that you don't like and without breaking the bank in the process.

Answer 5

My friend has just had a similar kitchen fitted in her house and on the 3D plans they had red tiles and white walls, looked stunning and really made a change from safe, boring black. If the company who you bought your kitchen from do the 3D plans why don't you go back and ask them to show you th plan with different back ground colours, I'm sure they'd still have your plans on file if you bought it recently. Happy decorating and tell us how it turns out.

Answer 6

what about a deep red for the wall with the black tiles, or you could get some great colored glass tiles...

Answer 7

Focus do a great wallpaper. Its shiny silver and has an embossed check plate design to it. Very trendy and is not that expensive either.

Answer 8

you can get expert advise at a paint store,that way you can't go wrong with the colour.but for the wall paper i wouldn't bother cause it's out dated so much.