What sort of floors do you have? What shape is your kitchen and where is the fridge? I think an all black kitchen is most suited to a large space with a lot of natural light. If you have that it will be fine. :) In a small space without natural light, it may look dark and the black gloss may be a little overwhelming. If you have a kitchen with a defined back wall, another wall to the left/right and an island, you might want to put the gloss fridge and cupboards all down the side wall and on the island, and use a contrasting colour for the other cupboards. Perhaps a timber or grey timber look laminate and off white to warm up the space and bring in a bit of light. Depending on what you do and do not like as well as what is going to be reflected, a mirror splash may bring in a little more light as well. Goodluck with it all.

Have you thought of mirrored glass. We rented a $2 million dollar penthouse and it had a dark grey smoked mirrored glass splash back on both sides of a galley kitchen. It was amazing. So easy to clean as no grout and optically it doubles the size of the room. I could also watch the TV and what the kids were getting up to in the reflection of the mirrors. It works both with modern and traditional applications and cost about the same as a coloured glass splash back. You could just go to a standard hight of an overhead cupboard then put some simple shelving (IKEA) up above it to display a few items on this would save you money on the glass and add some visual interest at eye level. I would also do a black chalk board wall behind the door near the fridge. You can get magnetic paint (Masters) If you do two coats of this first and then the black board paint (found Dulux to be the best) over the top it becomes a magnetic blackboard. I see you have a high chair and your kids would love it. Happy renovating.

Hi everyone, I've finally gotten around to creating a "Before and After" post which includes my kitchen and the remainder of the house. Pop on over if you'd like a look! We are very happy with the finished project. Thanks, Louise

Yes, using the same Dekton benchtop material as a splash back gives a clean, understated look, so the splashback is not a feature. This can't be done with products like Caeserstone with a gas cooktop, but Dekton will be fine. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls