Old- Style Feel: Once you've created a feel with units and Wall colour, accessories can make or break a kitchen. Here, the addition of lots of colourful enamelware, Fifties-style gadgets and even a poster or two beautifully reinforces the Fifties feel of the room, adding heaps of style. Kitchen bits and bobs are squirrelled neatly away in the units to let these striking pieces shine out.
This striking, toile de chine wallpaper is not for the faint hearted. It gives the room a strong, slightly old- style feelstyle feel and is the first thing that catches the eye when you walk in. It's been used on all the walls and teamed with a matching Blind for a really uncompromising look. If you like the style but don't want the full-on effect, try using a wallpaper like this just in an alcove or on a chimney breast.See Also Shaker- Style Elegance:For easy elegance, a few Shaker- style elegancestyle pieces are dotted about. The heather sits in a Shaker wooden box, while the peg rail looks good on the Wall as a feature on its own.
The ladder-back chairs have Shaker elegance written all over them. The cheery cushions give them a homely edge but, for out-and-out elegance and a more sophisticated feel, these can be removed. The tall storage chest in matching cherry is classic Shaker again and is both beautiful and useful. It provides enough storage space for the rest of the room to be left uncluttered.
On The Other Hand See Shaker- Style Units:The cream Shaker- style unitsstyle units keep the room feeling light and have a more homely edge than plain, contemporary units. They're given even more style by a solid wood worktop - an expensive option, but very beautiful and just right in a comfortable, warm-looking room like this.
Cool cream is brightened with warm blue for a stylish but liveable look. Shaker- style unitsstyle units and a ceramic Belfast Sink are kitchen classics, but teamed here with up-to-date Flooring and some smart accessories, they get a fresh, new direction.
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