Hello again, I'm back with another update. I thought I would post some photos of my almost finished kitchen. The wallpaper I decided to use was a blue delft tile embossed card; which has a similar effect to real tiles. I was originally going to use real tiles but I didn't want to lose too much of the size of the room and I felt that real tiles would make the walls too bulk; so the embossed card was a good substitute.
The kitchen range is made by Hearth and Home Miniatures (Item KRB3F). I bought It a few years ago for £72; which is a lot of money but I really love the look of it, I installed a red bulb into the fire grate so when I finally wire everything up it should hopefully have a lovely warm glow. My husband bought the light recently for me because the light I originally intended to install didn't suit the final look of the kitchen.
As you can see in the photos the chimney breast was painted white but I wanted to add more life to it. I purchased gault coloured brick slips and grout from the Richard Stacey range and set to work creating a surround for my kitchen range. I measured my coving and my skirting board and left a space at the top and bottom of the surround so I can fit these at a later date. I left a small gap around the fireplace so I can remove it to access the wire for the light. I used a mixture of acrylic paints to slightly darken the bricks and the edge around the fireplace to give it a "used" look. When everything was completed I fixed the chimney breast to the wall with tacky wax so that it can be removed as well.
I love the look of my kitchen now it's almost finished, all that's left to decorate is to fit the skirting board and coving; which I will probably leave until I have completed the other rooms.
