subject: Kitchen Design – Choosing the Right Colours for Your New Kitchen [print this page] Kitchen Design Choosing the Right Colours for Your New Kitchen
The colour of a kitchen needs a lot of consideration; after all, it's not the sort of room you revamp very often so you're going to be stuck with your choice for years to come. Choosing colours that you will still love and that will still look great years down the track is a tough job, but hopefully these simple tips will guide you down the best path.
A kitchen designer can help with the basics, it often helps if you put together a collage of many different colours and styles that you like so the kitchen designer can get a good insight and can therefore make some recommendations for you. You will be able to see on a computer what your finished kitchen will look like. Saying this, things on a bigger scale can look very different, especially with lighting differences. To avoid any huge mistakes, once you have decided on your colour scheme, print these colours onto a large bit of paper and put it up in your kitchen for a few weeks. This way you can get a good feel of your chosen colours before committing to anything.
Different colours also bring on different moods and feelings, for example:
Red is about anger, energy and passion
Yellow is for creativity, energy and intellect
Green is neutralising and creates harmony and balance
Blue is peaceful, calming and believed to keep hunger at bay!
Therefore, you may want to research colours to enhance your kitchen design. Another factor to consider is the size of the kitchen; if you have a large kitchen and you want it all white it could look clinical, and a small kitchen in a bright colour could make it look smaller. Bright colours are great but sometimes you only need a little to get a great effect, too much colour can be over powering at times. When it comes down to it colour is a very unique choice, if you are still undecided you can always go for a neutral kitchen and just have colourful accessories, that way you can change your kitchen colour scheme when you get bored.
