Do I have awful taste in kitchens.

I'm with you Beswitched as I like a warm, cosy kitchen with pretty curtains rather than a streamlined clinical look. My heart sinks when I see a very modern kitchen, sometimes almost all in black, a fashion which I think is changing now.

Josieann

I'm more of a lounge and bedrooms soft furnishings type person, so kitchens do not usually excite me. My favourite kitchen is probably shaker style. Colour is all important to me, so these dark greys that are currently in fashion would not be my choice though they do look smart if accessorised with copper for example. We are having a new kitchen this year and I am currently battling with my husband as I have chosen a pink art deco style. He prefers a toilet green colour!

Pink ? How lovely. I look,forward to pictures.
I thought Of a muted pink and turquoise kitchen but wasn’t brave enough

My kitchen is over 30 years old! TBH I would like a new one (classic cream Shaker style, no gloss, black, grey, or shiny-modern) but I can’t be bothered with all the faff.

I dare say we’ll have to do it at some point though - probably when the 30-odd year old oven or combi microwave packs up. Amazing that they’ve kept going for so long really.

paddyann54

Why is having up to date things seen as show offy ? Only very close family have been in my kitchen for 2 years no one else apart from GC cook in it or clean it .So its being a show of to like being in a bright modern environment?Even on my own .....who knew?

I'm guessing paddyann it's because estate agents say that kitchens are top of the list to sell a house. So in that way, maybe many people have kitchen envy?

I agree Paddyann54 ? That comment is on a par with the 'tidy homes are characterless' on a different thread.

My kitchen is almost all white, with white gloss doors, except for a small section of wall between two doors that is tangerine. When I tell people it's tangerine the inevitable response is 'What??? that's very bright. I couldn't live with that'. It is bright. And happy. So are the tangerine bar stools. I don't care if no one else likes the tangerine, I love it. And when I don't it will be really easy to change the colours in the kitchen to whatever I fancy. So I say - do your own thing regardless of whatever anyone else likes. Because you'll never please everyone.

I like a homely country wooden kitchen even though I live in a town. It has to look “lived in” , not everything hiding in cupboards. And yes, I suppose I am old-fashioned.

Why is having up to date things seen as show offy ? Only very close family have been in my kitchen for 2 years no one else apart from GC cook in it or clean it .So its being a show of to like being in a bright modern environment?Even on my own .....who knew?

'Toilet Green'? My favourite!

I'm more of a lounge and bedrooms soft furnishings type person, so kitchens do not usually excite me. My favourite kitchen is probably shaker style. Colour is all important to me, so these dark greys that are currently in fashion would not be my choice though they do look smart if accessorised with copper for example. We are having a new kitchen this year and I am currently battling with my husband as I have chosen a pink art deco style. He prefers a toilet green colour!

The shiny white kitchens are not to my taste, having always preferred a country cottage look but each to their own.

I do-not like the shades of grey look for the rest of the house either especially the grey crushed velvet sofas and headboards which are popular.

Saying that I would prefer the grey to the cream carpet, pastel walls and beige furniture. I like colourful and quirky.

I love the new style streamlined kitchens especially when the owners have added a few quirky personal touches.

Thanks for all the replies. Glad to know I'm not totally out of step

Warm and inviting for me, not cold and clinical without character. I am not one for having the most up to date showoffy things in my house, clean and comfortable every time.

It should be just what you want it to be!

Bewitched it is not a question of whether you have taste or not, but the fact that you are classsy and a lot those kitchens are being built for the ostentatious nouveau riche.

Buy any magazine aimed at the quietly upwardly aspirational, Country Living, English Home, Period Home and they are full of kitchens like yours

In reply to Beswitched I prefer modern ish but also like country kitchens too. Mine is off white, clean lines and for the very first time have integrated white goods.

My kitchen is well used but modern.I like high gloss cupbords without pannelling so they can wipe clean.Surfaces that can be scrubbed and look as good as new ,loads of drawers I've got 15 in my current kitchen and it has to be a bright workplace .No point in a kitchen you have to strain your eyes in to see what you're doing .
We change regularly as I spend a lot of my time in the kitchen even more so since Covid .Its 33 feet long and holds a long dining table and a sofa at the end so easy to clean is essential floors that can be steam cleaned make life much simpler .Especially with cats that come and go throughout the day with mucky paws and strange gifts .Most of my large collection of cookery books live in the utility room along with my appliances ,fryer,pressure cooker etc

It wasn’t until I had been married 25 years that we were able to buy our first new kitchen for our 4 th and current house, because the original old kitchen in situ was in a truly terrible state .
I had this kitchen replaced in the last 5 years (which will see me out!!)
The houses we lived in in between all had a serviceable kitchen with cupboards that closed, so saw no need to change.

Am wondering how many new kitchens other grans have had.
I have had 2 in 53 years .

Our house is only six years old and a contemporary style, has a kitchen to match which I liked when we viewed the house but it’s a total nightmare to keep clean. Dark grey units which show every mark, ivory coloured shiny floor tiles with white grout too. Our last house was traditional style with a farmhouse type kitchen with wooden units which my husband made and sensible floor tiles. I think our present one would suit someone who doesn’t have a dog, never cooks and has a cleaner.?

No, you don’t have terrible taste, they are fashion followers and in five years time it will be all change again. Manufacturers have to create this need, to sell their goods. I expect that there is someone behind it all, dealing with advertising, to push the products shown on the show.

My many kitchen cupboards are 33 years old. Is that old, I suppose it might be for some but it works and they are clean.
Admittedly the wall and floor tiles have been changed, as have the ceiling lights and the paint has been refreshed on the walls but I am not strip it out, it would cost a fortune

I agree with Beswitched. I followed the progress of a bungalow on Rightmove, and it was over- priced due to the seller's inflated idea of good taste. Nearly everything was shades of grey or bluish grey ,and sharp edges galore, including angular garden pots planted with spiky things. It sold eventually but the sale took a long time compared with cheaper bungalows that had not been modernised.

I usually love the updated, uncluttered kitchens. Sterile will do me any day! Mine is modern, uncluttered but homely. Kick plate lighting in the evening is very welcoming & I love my small kitchen with big drawers to hold all those items which previously lurked in the back of dark cupboards. Easily found ready for use. Brilliant! Modern for me, every time.

Can't bear clutter though, so everything will be away and hidden.

I like very modern stuff and am in the market for a new kitchen but won't be going for gloss, nice as I think it is. I hope to only pay for one kitchen and it'll have to last me for the rest of my life, so I want something with longevity.

I think I'd like wood, so I can paint it later if I want to.

I am getting a new kitchen fitted in a few weeks. I cant really remember what I have chosen as its dragged on due to Covid. I am not going to show you lot photos