Kitchen Colour Trends

May 20 Home Decor

White with a lovely warm feeling ...

Cooler and crisper with all cook shades...

Sleek and modern clean lines...

White kitchens are making a come back of sorts.  After years of dark coloured cabinets being the popular choice with consumers, there seems to be a return to brighter and lighter kitchens that start with the most prominent object being your cabinets.

White has the advantage of hiding scratches and being more forgiving of light spills and water marks where with darker cabinets these same mishaps can make your cabinets look more worn and prematurley aged.  Lighter cabinets offer you a beautiful crisp look if you extend the similar white colour on your walls and floors.  Add hardwood floors to a white kitchen in a warm brown colour and it warms up and softens the sometimes cool feel. White cabinets also fit nicely into a very modern and sleek style of kitchen.

Another advantage of installing white cabinets, is that it  frees you up to bring in punches of colour with your wall art, decor items on your counter, your dishes etc.  As these accent colours come in and out of fashion, making a change becomes an easier and less expensive change than having to replace or paint your kitchen cabinets.

*Photographs of kitchens from:  http://www.home-designing.com. 

For a recent article by Houzz.com shows a beatiful example of adding a punch of colour with a magnificent blue.  Click the following link to read the article and view the lovely photographs.

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