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Of all the rooms in your home, the kitchen is probably the one that has the least amount of colour. Kitchens tend to be very neutral, with plain coloured units and countertops and a simple floor and wall colour. Yet just because you want your kitchen to be an elegant, comfortable space to enjoy, that doesn’t mean you have to forego all the colour completely. A gorgeous kitchen can benefit from a pop of colour here and there, and as long as you think carefully about what you’re doing and about the colour you’re using, then it will look incredible. Read on to find out how you can do more with your kitchen colour scheme.
Think Of Your Lighting
Kitchen lighting is often thought of as functional rather than decorative, and that may well have been true in the past, but with so many different options these days it is no longer true; you can find the most stunning lighting fixtures that will also give you all the light you need. So you can use your lighting to make a statement in your kitchen, utilising colour in the shade you choose or even the bulbs you pick.
The great thing about using your lighting to get some more colour into your kitchen is that this will draw the eye upwards, which means your room will appear bigger.
You Can Use Bright Colours
The problem is that we’ve been used to plain, simple, neutral kitchens for a long time now; it’s an idea that came along decades ago and never really went away again. That’s why it can be hard to understand that using bright colours in a kitchen is perfectly possible if you want to. How much colour you use is entirely down to personal choice, but to keep the room looking lovely, it’s ideal to add just a pop here and there.
These splashes of colour could be added using tiles where most are neutral, and a random coloured one is added here and there. Alternatively, you can use accessories to add colour – if you do this, try to stick to one colour or similar colours, otherwise it can look too random. You can even change your kitchen unit doors to add colour. This doesn’t need a total kitchen replacement; you can just change the parts you want to upgrade.
Go Dark If You Want To
We’re always told that we have to brighten up each room and that the kitchen in particular will always benefit from being light and bright. Although this can look perfect in some cases, if it’s not your style or it won’t match the style of the rest of the house, it is not necessarily the right thing to do. You can, in other words, enjoy a dark-coloured kitchen if you prefer.
Using dark woods in your cabinets, having a dark floor, or even painting the walls a dark colour (grey is particularly on-trend right now) can give your kitchen a warm, cosy feel. If you’re changing from light to dark, take it one element at a time since a big change like this can feel like you’ve made a mistake even if it actually looks excellent.
