The new year is a perfect time to refresh your kitchen, but whilst the temptation is there to stick to tasteful, sophisticated and relatively safe neutral shades, it may be worth your while to opt for a bolder, brighter colour palette with your luxury Italian fitted kitchen.
There are a lot of options when it comes to colour schemes, but if you are not interested in natural woodgrains, whites, off-whites and neutral shades, a set of more vibrant colours might be a better option.
Here are some of the considerations you should make when choosing more audacious colour options.
Are You Going To Be Bold Or Subtle With Your Colour Choice?
The first question to ask is one of scale. Even the most minimalist kitchen can benefit from a splash of colour, and this is often used as an accent to stop a kitchen from feeling too bland or generic.
The big question to ask is how much colour you plan to use. Whilst you can limit it to your splashback if you prefer, you can scale it further, adding bright colour to your worktop, your cabinets or even your other walls, whether they are tiled or not.
Alternatively, you can take the “brightly-lined suit” approach; instead of using brightly coloured cabinets and appliances, paint the insides of your cupboards and drawers to fill your kitchen with colour when it is being used.
Are You Going To Zone Your Kitchen Space With Bright Colours?
Purpose is a key determining factor in whether a brightly coloured kitchen will work, and one of the biggest reasons to set one up is if you have an open plan kitchen and dining space, and you need a clear way to delineate the different parts of your cooking and dining space.
When you do not have walls or partitions to use as a way to clearly space out the different parts of a kitchen, dining and living area that are part of an open-plan space, you need to be big, brave and bold when it comes to distinguishing the area.
This is where bright, distinctive and meaningful colours become especially important, particularly when you choose a focal colour and utilise different shades to define different parts of your kitchen space.
Are You Going To Choose Conventional Colours?
Ignoring neutral shades and wood textures, there are certain colours that are commonly used in kitchens and work extremely well.
Using a marine green or a deep blue is a perfect choice that works well in a wide variety of kitchens, but do not feel bound to sophistication and convention with your colour scheme. This is your home, and there is a way to make every single colour look tasteful and luxurious.
The bolder and brighter the shades of colour you opt for, the more energised and striking your kitchen space will be.
If you are worried that your colour choice is a little bit too much, you can balance it out with a natural worktop surface or a more neutral tiled floor to add a sense of gravity.