Having been brought up in a Lockwood home I can appreciate your love of the wood. I notice you have a light green bench and that would blend nicely with some similar colours in the room. I would consider having your cupboard doors replaced or sprayed to compliment the bench or visa versa you can have your bench updated with a new finish to modernise it. Perhaps you could just price out the cost of a new bench and leave the rest of the kitchen as it is. The odd bit around the dishwasher looks weird and that might be able to be fixed by curving a new bench into a small breakfast bar type set up. If there is room I would also reposition the microwave to the right of the cook top and use the existing space for a display or a lovely pot plant.

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Hi , when I've looked , there seem to be several different styles of Paris French style awnings -- there are red and white striped ones with scalloped ends , some are squarish , some 1/4 round , some have the ends also 1/4 round . Then there are ones that almost look like half those ladies Victorian umbrellas -- sort of 1/4 of an orange in shape , but in red . Some have white stripes , some have white piping around them , some have both , some are just red . But then when you look at old established Paisian shops , quiet a lot have sloping but quite square awnings , often between pillars , and often closer to burgundy than red , often with gold letters namimng the shop . No doubt you know what you want , but theres a huge variety . The smaller rounder ones can be imported ( Ali Express shows them around $120 each but I think thats plus freight and GST ) , but custom made ones to suit specific shapes or areas or colours , you would need an awning company , as they would know where to get the frames etc . An upholsterer or similar may be alble to make them , but they would presumably have trouble sourcing the frames .

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