Agree wiuth Barbara and anyone thinking iof putting a paint-loaded brush or roller anywhere near a vintage timber piece of furniture..."it would be a... SIN! Seems the compulsion of the mass renovcators is to paint everything....and its the easiest solution. Don't think happy renovators and DIY-ers have changed much over the years either. I have just finished stripping five coats of enamel from the most beautiful set of silky oak french doors with etched frosted glass...how many SINS there!!! Silky oak is an open grain timber so the last coats had to be done by the funny little man out in his bush shack restoration shed...and Oh what a beautiful job! I am over the moon and do not care what it cost...although it was not a lot compared to what I'd have paid in Sydney. Here a tip for any appreciators...(.if there are any left) of fine timbers. All you need is an old enamel bath tub and gallons of metholated spirits....just give it a bath and save yourself hours of scraping and fumes and burns. SORRY about the deviatiuon but this is my latest Soap Box...don't paint vintage timber! About your problem Wendi, I think, with Barbara, wait until you have your whole dining set and then stain the piece to fit in with the timber in that...( unless you are going to get a white one...( tongue in cheek). I've seen some really nice dining sets with the best of both ...legs and table frame in a (cringe) painted colour and table top in timber...saw a really desirable inlaid table top at my favourite little man's shed last week..the rest was painted and had a drawer for each place....with old metal handles. Legs were on castors.. The chair seats were upholstered...but needed recovering and the frames were metal...could have been an alloy of sorts. The combination of unpainted- stained timber..especially in inlay, with the painted parts, the metal frames and upholstered chairs just fitted together perfectly...so best of both. You migh be lucky enough to find the perfect table with a natural timber top...( and I wish you to find one with an inlaid design featurting timbers of different hues....) then your lovely little cabinet/sideboard might fit perfectly! There are some lovely timber stains around today...timber can be stained any colour...as long as its a transparent dye. A wonderful product is FEZLAC...that's the base and it is a shellac. To this you add the stain -colour you want. I've used it to put designs (fake inlay) on the backs of some really lovely old chairs...imitating the different natural timber hues in real inlay....So above are a few words, tales and suggestions that I hope will inspire you NOT to paint that cabinet.

This does not look unsafe to me, the concerns you have are warranted because you have had a terrible experience. Generally speaking, things like this can be resolved easily, however your tradespeople are unwilling to assist you. It does look to me the clips that attach to the unit itself and then secure to the carcass are not attached correctly, this perhaps was a rushed appliance install without reading the spec sheet. Two things may have happened, either the clips have simply not been fastened properly, or secondly, they have broken in the installers haste. If you o with Fiona_abs suggestion, the company will be held accountable, only it may take awhile. I fear perhaps thats why so many people experience these shonky trades, because resolving issues can seem to hard. Your kitchen is beautiful, and your money as good as anyone else's. I hope you take them to fair trading and force their hand at returning to sort these things out. And when all is said and done, name and shame them! Reputation is everything in this industry, it seems there's so much work out there, they can pick and choose, and treat people badly. Not on. If it all seems to much to deal with, I believe you could still ave the result you want. If so, a local handyman can tell you which of the step it is, and the clips could be sourced from the manufacturer as a spare part. I'm hoping it will be an easy final fix! Good luck

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I am amazed at the response! I think we will go ahead and change the benchtops, replace the cooktop with stainless steel, a new rangehood, splashbacks and new door and drawer handles and possibly a new sink and taps. We will consider painting the beam and post and add a modern blind to the window. Then if we are still not happy, maybe we can rethink the painting of the cupboards? Actually, I like the timber, so if these changes work I will be more than happy to leave them as they are. Our floor tiles are relatively new and are throughout the entire downstairs area. Also, the wall paint we know is not the right tone (for the floor tiles) but is in good nick and will be remaining until we are ready to repaint. Rome wasn't built in a day but I will add photos when we start the process and you can follow our progress. Thanks again

Hey L thanks for the comment I want to do something on the wall next to stairs where the switch is Those mirrors are for this wall Actually when I enter my house I see only 2 things one is this wall and the other straight at the back where the dining is This entry wall is 1 m wide...thinking to put these on that wall but they would look very white? Attaching my dining room photo