
Like Chalk and Cheese: Avoiding Color Mismatches In the Kitchen
November 22, 2019
The kitchen is one of the most important rooms of the house so it’s crucial to get its aesthetics right. As exciting as it is to add color to your kitchen, it can go terribly wrong if you end up with the wrong one.
The most common mistake homeowners make when redoing their kitchen is not thinking about the colors of their fixtures. Depending on the colors you choose, your kitchen get look dreary and washed out or extremely loud.
This doesn’t mean that you need to stay away from particular colors when renovating your kitchen, you simply need to learn how to play with these colors. The idea is to harmonize the aesthetics of the walls, cabinets, flooring and counter tops.
If you’re using bold colors, use them sparingly. When using light colors, add a pop of bright colors in specific areas.
Here are some things you need to keep in mind when picking colors for your kitchen:
Add personality to a kitchen with white walls by installing colored kitchen cabinets. Think about the type of colors you like? Whether you like bright reds and yellows or you like soft pastels, you instantly enliven white walls with a pop of color.
When Surrounded by Whites, Add Some Color
As elegant as white and eggshell kitchen walls look, the lack of color impacts the price of the house negatively. That being said, white walls do have a way of making the place feel bigger.