Color of the Year and Ways to Implement it in Your Kitchen
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As home and kitchen designs are constantly evolving, homeowners are moving out of the trend of neutral color schemes and are becoming bolder with their color choices. But, sometimes it is difficult to make that drastic of a transition. Luckily, incorporating the color blue is the perfect solution. Blue is the color of the year and years to come simply because it bridges the gap between conservative and bold. You can use any shade of blue, such as a blue-grey periwinkle tone or pastel blue to work perfectly with neutral colors, or you can use an electric blue to really give your kitchen a bold pop of color. Every kitchen design should reflect the homeowner’s style or personality - and there is surely a way to implement blue in every shape and form!
Why Blue?
Since the kitchen is the heart of the home and one of the main entertainment areas, homeowners want their design and color scheme to be both inviting and calming. Incorporating a color to give guests this feeling is the perfect outlet. Shades of blues and lighter blues are said to produce a relaxing feeling that lowers the average person’s heart rate. Blue can really give your kitchen a beach feel, which is definitely relaxing! However, dark blues can evoke feelings of sadness - there’s a reason why we have the phrase “Feeling blue!” We would recommend staying away from using dark blues on large portions of kitchen space, such as cabinetry or walls.
Commonly Used Shades of Blue
Every homeowner should pick the color that they resonate most with and what will work with their kitchen design and personality the most. To help guide you in the right direction, we’ve included some of our favorite and most popular shades of blue used in kitchen designs. These colors include but are not limited to:
Periwinkle
Pastels
Navy
Cerulean
Ice Blue
Ways to Implement Blue Into Your Kitchen
There are numerous ways you can implement the color blue into your kitchen design, for both long and short term periods. Follow our list below for inspiration on how you can incorporate this gorgeous hue in your home.
Accents
For those that love to keep up with kitchen design trends, changing up the kitchen with non-permanent additions such as accents is the perfect way to keep it simple. This can be expressed in several ways with all kinds of kitchen decor, centerpieces, and even china or place settings. This is really when your inner interior designer can shine! And the best part is, you can easily swap these out by holiday/season, or if you are just feeling like you need a change.
Kitchen Islands
Commonly seen in farmhouse-style kitchens, blue colored kitchen islands are a huge trend right now. You will most likely see a pastel or periwinkle shade of blue used with these designs. It is the perfect pop of color that fits well with neutral colors used in the rest of the kitchen. If you’re wanting to liven up your space more without making too many changes, re-painting your island might be the solution you’re looking for.
Cabinetry
The most common use blue in the kitchen is through the kitchen cabinetry. Pairing with white walls, ceilings, and/or cabinets really makes the kitchen have a beautiful and crisp color scheme. Homeowners and designers tend to go for lighter blues to achieve this look and feel.
Backsplash
Another option for utilizing this is with a backsplash. Backsplashes are a bit more complex and are not typically an aspect of the kitchen that is changed out often. However, you can have a bit more fun with incorporating it because you can pick patterned styled backsplashes to give your kitchen texture.
Colored Appliances
smeg’s TR4110 Dual Fuel Range Cooker in Pastel Blue
Although not a common choice of incorporating colors into the kitchen, colored major kitchen appliances are one of our absolute favorite trends right now. This is a new and exciting way to introduce bright colors into the home and make your time spent in the kitchen much more welcoming and enjoyable. There are several trusted major appliance brands that have colored ranges, range hoods, dishwashers, you name it! You can find full-colored appliances or colored-panel appliances for a bold accent.
Read more about our top picks for colored and statement major appliances here.
There are both simple and complex ways you can add color into your kitchen - That’s what is so great about kitchen design! We know kitchen designs are constantly changing, but the relaxing and serene feeling the color blue gives certainly will not fade over time.
