Very nice. I believe now you can buy paint which you can just simply paint directly over stained furniture and then finish off with a colour. For when our extension is done, which will increase the kitchen size, whilst adding a sun room, I plan to buy a second hand tall buffet with upper glass doors, for extra storage and display of my fav pottery or crockery. I hope to paint it black with pale lime green interior to match our island bench, already in our kitchen, which has an attached tall paintry, both are clad in vj, the rest of our kitchen is white with grey bench tops and classic black metal handles throughout. Everyone comments on it's uniqueness. We have never been afraid of colour.

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Wow, those curtains are a downer. I would take them down (leave the pelmets), and store them until the end of your lease. Find something cheap and cheerful to hang there instead. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

You say this is a 1990's house . Its made to look like a 1930's house at present . To make it look 'modern' would take a lot of work , and IMO destroy the character of the house . Embrace what it is , tidy it and change the focus slightly , but personally I wouldn't take off the scrolls and those little posts , or even the walkway roof . Just my opinion , but if you want modern , you sell what you have and buy a modern place in grey on grey on grey , with charcoal -- there are more than enough unique points on this house that you either embrace it or you sell it .