When it comes to easy home decorating it cannot get any easier than using different color schemes to bring your kitchen back to life. There are as many subtle tonal touches as punchy ones, and a huge range of combinations in between. In this article we will have a look at how you can create exciting but easy home decor in your kitchen when you know how to properly mix blue tonal ranges.
Blue provides the ultimate in clean living. Team cool tonal colors and sharp lines with chrome, glass and rubber for a clinical style kitchen. Panels of smoky blues and grey on the walls create a relaxing feel. For an easy clean finish use a grime, and moisture-resistant emulsion specially designed for kitchens. Pale blue glitter flooring adds an unexpected touch of fantasy. Add ice-white units without kick-boards to mimic a freestanding style.
If you are going to paint your units, why not have fun with color and do them in several shades? This idea works best in larger kitchens where it adds interest to long banks of cupboards. A selection of blues and aquas can cover the doors and drawers, it is a good idea to repeat this on the insides of open storage cubes on the walls. Cork flooring provides warmth underfoot, while a galvanized metal splash-back and shiny accessories bring out the steely quality of the blues.
Why not taking your kitchen down the "Mexico Way" with hot pinks and guacamole green on walls? If you do not want to overdo the sizzling style, choose cooling blues for units and worktops, and clean, white, splash-back tiles. Silvery-grey floor tiles and metal appliances boost the Mexican wave, but much of the action comes from accessories, such as punched tin frames and painted pottery. Add a touch with cactus salt and pepper shakers, colorful deep yellow bowls, a lime green kettle and stripy kitchen cloths.
When warmed up with reds and pinks, blue springs to life. Use ice-cool shades on both the walls and worktops teamed with cherry red to evoke a retro fifties feel in a contemporary setting. Steel could run through the kitchen as a theme, lending it an industrial feel while also reflecting light and emphasizing the coolness of the blue. Brown wood on drawers and kitchen doors would soften the overall look.
Blue is a very popular choice for kitchens, but if you want a more individual look lavender is a colorful but relaxing alternative. This contemporary favorite is great for updating old units or adding a touch of class to plain ones. When combined with cream tiles it provides a subtle light contrast. Oak tables and chairs and wooden worktops add warmth, while deeper blue, red and purple accents give more depth to the scheme. Alexandra Kent, author of this article is an expert in home decor and interior design.
