based on the description of your kitchen, definitely semi gloss, particularly with polar white, it's quite a stark white, so semi gloss will soften it

Thanks for all the comments, its great to get the feedback. The apartment is really small and actually very narrow in the kitchen space being only against the one wall. The dark wood makes the room feel smaller and almost pulls the ceiling down lower than it is... To be honest I never really liked it! I am conscious we have bought a lot of American Oak wood scandi style furniture from Icon by Design to fit out the place and it may be overkill going with more timber in such a small area... after getting 4 quotes, I have found it is cheaper in Sydney to buy new doors and have manufactured than to repaint existing doors thats why I thought I could have them all replaced and go handleless We are putting a very small open shelf to the right of the range hood where the existing shelf is, this will be coloured in lighter oak timber veneer to break up the top row colour block.. We decided on the wall/ceiling colours from the beginning and now just trying to work through our kitchen, we found a circuit with easy access to install an LED light strip today which was great, but am now considering whether we put in a glass door to break it up etc. It's so hard to decide!

Go with your gut Tracy..... it is a big investment but I have found that if it makes you smile every time you walk into your kitchen you'll never regret it!!!! I've recently moved into a smaller downsized home with my 3rd black kitchen, with drawers, no cupboards, except for the pantry which we use as the crockery and wine glasses stash. Mine is matt but no handles = no hip bangers! I chose to use snow white stone bench tops, the walls are painted natural white while the floors are pale oak hybrid vinyl.

The kitchen has become one of the most important family areas of the modern home, which can be at odds with the way New Zealand homes have been built over the past decades. In this project, the family home worked well except for the kitchen being 'blocked off' so meal preparation and cooking split the family during the important 'after work' hours. To achieve better open plan living, we removed the main structural wall between the kitchen & dining areas and blocked off the original side entry into the kitchen, so the lost storage could be replaced. The result has been incredible. Meal preparation times have become family time, whether the kids are helping out, or doing homework from the kitchen bench. A great transformation to the home, and family life! The new kitchen itself is elegant and stylish, in a white gloss shaker style finish, engineered stone benches, and great design to provide great storage space. Don't be daunted by the Building Consent process - we can manage all that for you, from the Building Consent application, through to the issue of the Code of Compliance Certificate! During this period of lockdown we are pleased to be able to offer Zoom meetings, so feel free to contact us so we can get your renovation started. Before: After: