Choosing the Right Colour Scheme for Your Kitchen

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Choosing the right colour scheme for your kitchen can prove challenging, but we suspect a number of homeowners will agree that it’s all part of the fun! The art of interior design is pretty complex, often veering on the cusp of science, once you factor in the mechanics of light and texture. As a result of this, it’s worth doing thorough research prior to making any decisions, whether we’re talking baking tins or bar stools.

Colour is so essential to the success of your kitchen. Not only will it dictate the overall ambience of the room (and, by extension, home) but it can also influence supposedly arbitrary factors like size. A lick of light paint will add scope to small rooms while darkly painted ceilings bring cosiness to high ceilinged dwellings.

Colour schemes can generally be divided into three subcategories: tonal, harmonious and complementary. The former tends to be composed of different shades of one colour. This begets a muted effect and adds both texture and sensory depth to rooms. Harmonious schemes, on the other hand, comprise colours that are similar to each other, for a vibrant and multi-dynamic look. Thirdly, complementary kitchens tend to be bold and striking, as a result of their propensity to blend the hues that oppose each other on the colour wheel.

Colour is often linked with emotion, and interiors are no exception. Blue shades retain their trademark frostiness both inside and out of the home, whereas warmer colours are famously welcoming – and not a little popular with entertainers.

Incidentally, furniture offers an immensely fun way of experimenting with colour. Regardless of whether you wish to add contrast or consistency, bar stools will help you to achieve your perfect kitchen looks-wise, as well as providing compact and useful perches for lazy days and boozy nights.

Black bar stools are perfect for light kitchens. Absorbing light, they can bring a welcome dose of maturity and drama to austere settings. If you’re tempted but ultimately fear that black is a little sombre, then why not select a high gloss bar stool in the colour? These modern kitchen stools combine the sensational smartness of black with the playful panache of a high gloss finish, producing the perfect compromise.

Alternatively, white really does help to expand visual space and is totally versatile to boot. Whether you wish to combine it with wooden panelling for that bleachy, washed out, beach house chic, or understated brushed steel components for a deftly contemporary look, you’ll agree that the capabilities of this colour are all but infinite.

If you’re looking to create more space without compromising on aesthetics then try some translucent Acrylic Perspex bar stools. These ghostly structures filter light for a mesmeric glow. Akin to glass, only much more durable, Acrylic Perspex has soared to the design forefront in recent years.

We all spend a lot of time in our kitchens, so it really is important to think long and hard about them. While the temptation to plump for the first thing that takes your fancy is strong, real style does not respond to being rushed. Give your kitchen’s colour scheme the consideration it deserves, and you’re sure to be rewarded.