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Paint looks great with dark window joinery
The very first thing we did was have tubular daylighting devices installed. These are sort of like mini skylights. To quote Lindsey M. Roberts from her ideabook specifically on the subject, TDDs "are reflective cylinders or pipes installed between the roof and ceiling, with a clear plastic dome. The bottoms of the tubes are diffused or glazed to prevent glaring beams of light and to ensure a soft glow." We had three installed: one in the living room, another in the kitchen and a third in our entry. They worked beautifully, and to say the difference was like night and day for those rooms isn't just a figure of speech. We used Solatubes and were very pleased with the quality and performance. Here two TDDs light up a windowless hall.
cupboard configuration
everything
cupboards above machines
mirror splashback
upper cupboards
a place to store the laundry baskets
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