What are you working with?
Before choosing any colour scheme, there are a lot of factors to consider about your specific kitchen. Do you have a lot of natural lighting? Is the space small or large? Do you have a lot of blank walls or are most of them covered by cabinetry? A kitchen that receives a lot of sunlight throughout the day is perfect for lighter colours, for example, whilst a large room is better suited to host a feature wall in a darker colour. There’s also practicality to be considered – a monochrome, all-white might not be the best choice if you’ve got pets or small children…
What’s your kitchen style?
Aside from personal taste in terms of your favourite colours, your kitchen style is probably the other most important factor when deciding on a colour scheme. From traditional to contemporary, there will be certain colours that will work well in particular designs, so it’s worth taking this into consideration when in the early stages of planning. Painted cabinetry is a characteristic of a country-style kitchen in a muted scheme, while contemporary styles work well with monochromatic hues and potentially a pop of colour. By matching your kitchen style with an overarching colour palette, you can then begin to piece together how these colours will come to life in your kitchen.
What are the most important aspects?
Once you’ve decided the kind colour scheme you want to have, the kitchen style and your specific palette, the next process is to identify the things that will form the foundation of your kitchen. The walls are going to cover a large visual area, as well as the flooring, worktops and cabinetry, so it makes sense to choose the specific colours for these items wisely. Depending on the selected colour palette, you could choose to make a focal point out of them by using a strong contrast or deep shade. Alternatively, you may want to keep these areas more neutral to act as a base for accent colours.
Bringing your ideas together…
You need to get an understanding of how all of the colours will come together across different materials and surfaces – a moodboard can really help to visualise this. Once you have a palette of colours to work with, you can put together swatches of cabinetry, worktops, hardware, upholstery and anything that inspires you to see how the colours work in harmony with one another. This is where you can really stretch out your original palette from around five colours to include any number of additional shades that flow with the same tones.
Selecting the perfect worktop colour
Your kitchen worktop is one of the most vital components of your design – requiring both a high level of practicality and aesthetic appeal. With so many work surfaces to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. Some materials are very limited in terms of colour choice – marble or concrete, for example, are only available in shades of white or grey.
Quartz, on the other hand, offers one of the largest colour ranges. Because of the design and manufacturing process, the engineered stone can replicate hundreds of different colours and textures, allowing you to select something that matches your colour scheme whilst also providing exceptional durability and easy maintenance. Wood is also a favourite, but tend to get damage over time.
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