Hi we are renovating our kitchen and just wanting some opinions about the layout, finishes are not confirmed and it’s pretty rough but you get the idea. the ceiling slopes for the right hand side of the kitchen so trying to figure out how to make it look best. Original kitchen to get an idea of the ceiling. Thanks

You'd want good masking skills , but I'd do the beams and uprights in a charcoal . The actual ceiling inside looks okay -- obviously any water-stains or the outside eves would need sanding and re-varnishing .

We need to install an in ceiling range hood in our new kitchen, over a 60cm hob. Looking at Falmec, Sirius and Schweigen. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks pottsy99 it's definitely hardboard underneath the grey finish, so don't think its ferro-cement. Might poke my head up into the roof space and see what it looks like on the other side