It’s here to stay for quiet a while, a white clean look can also be a blank canvas for a great foundation to create something quiet unique. I suggest that you invest a little more in custom bespoke cabinets and storage, this will keep them timeless. You can dress up white cabinets with many extras, such as handles, custom panelling, even paint, stencils & wall paper features. And never under estimate the impact that lighting can bring to closets or storage areas. Don’t just think because it’s white, that it has to be dull, and with just minor changes it can become timeless and definitely something you can keep in fashion. Have a plan and ensure you always consult an expert.... be smart and it will be a real invest mate you will love for many years to come.

Agree with Tribbletrouble. A handyman may be able to save the day & if you're on Facebook, you can search in local FB groups for handymen recommendations. I recently did something really stupid, resulting in a DIY wardrobe I was building crashing into the bedroom wall with all the screws being torn out. It looked completely irreparable until my wonderful handyman rebuilt it. Good luck with your kitchen & hope you find someone who can help you out.

We're going through this at the moment. We have way too many primrose windows and doors to ever consider changing them, so we're embracing them. They suit the house, which is a tan coloured brick with a red tile roof and apricot tiles like yours. We like native Australian colours and are considering some of those (muted greens, beiges, and blues) for our living and bedrooms, but we are struggling with the main wall colours, which we want to be light. Our approach is a trim colour that provides a way to transition from the primrose aluminium to a warm (not yellow) white , and what we have so far is a Resene Double Pearl Lusta for trims with Resene Half Pearl Lusta for the walls. I actually have Half Pearl Lusta on the walls of my office at work and it's a great, warm (not yellow) white that I think will suit the primrose and the tiles. I've experimented with Dulux Berkshire White for trims but they're too bright and white and clash too much with the primrose. I think the big lesson with primrose is that you have to embrace it and not fight against it. It's never going to look any good with really stark whites and monochromatic furniture. Embrace the warmth! Once solution I've found is to also change door furniture (including hinges) to black, because it goes really well with the primrose. Black door furniture and fittings, primrose aluminium windows, and a warm (not yellow) white actually look really good together and provide a solid base for experimenting with other warm, muted colours for feature walls, rooms, and statement furniture.

Hi, I don’t know if this helps but in out Reno we did last year we chose lexicon quarter for our walls. I don’t regret it as it suits what we did style wise, and it is a ground floor apartment so needs the extra brightness for reflection - it was previously painted hogbristle and looked really dingy and dark. I agree with the above comment that lexicon is stark. For our new house I’ve gone with Surfmist outside and a warm light grey inside - so two warm tones, but that’s because I wanted a more cozy feel as opposed to a fresh and bright feel. I don’t think it matters on outside vs inside though, I think it really depends on your furnishings and fixtures/floors etc. For example I personally wouldn’t paint my house lexicon if all of my furniture was rich wood and warm tones.