Playing on contrasts in kitchen remodeling

May 30th, 2008

Most homeowners will unanimously testify that kitchen renovations are among the most expensive home improvement projects. However, it’s a popular one as well. There is hardly anyone who can say that kitchen is simply a kitchen. It’s no longer just a room for routine kitchen activities connected with food preparation. Kitchen is the center of family’s everyday life, the place where you receive guests and hang out, plus the kitchen is a reflection of your personal unique style. However, sometimes there two different people under one roof that seek to express themselves. Here you’ll find some simple and useful advice on play with contrasts in the kitchen remodeling.

Actually, talking about contrasts in the kitchen we usually mean the mixing styles and colors. For example, a pinch of patterned tile, a spot of bright colors and a dash of steel simply turn a kitchen from dull to delicious.

If your kitchen is a stark space that just doesn’t inspire great culinary masterpieces and extraordinary kitchen activities then it’s in a desperate need of an effective facelift. Well, probably, some color, your own creativity and top-new steel appliances will save this place for the world.

Stage 1. Let’s take a look at the palette of popular kitchen paint colors:

Yellow and orange: Both are dynamic and simulating colors and offer a good combination with warm kitchen colors. 

Red: Enthusiastic and provocative, an excellent choice for contrast combinations.

White: Nowadays it’s is one of the most popular kitchen paint colors. Produces a good contrast with black, red or blue.

Black: Widely exploited for creating contrasts, especially with white and such warm kitchen colors as yellow and red.

Blue: Blue looks its best in combination with such warm kitchen colors as yellow and beige. The best relaxing effect of blue is achieved by mixing it with light green or sky-blue.

Stage 2. Choose modern new colorful sleek tiles for the backsplash and countertops. The floors can be made in matte colored tile that will prevent you from slippery and contrast to the glass finishing of the kitchen.

Stage 3. Stainless steel is a wonderful accent material in contrast-based kitchen remodeling. Buy stainless steel kitchen appliances and utensils, make stainless steel edging around the island countertop and install a new stainless steel sink.

Proper lighting is important all round the house, but in the kitchen it’s crucial. Installing zone lighting as well as modern pendant lights over the table and island countertop can help to resolve the problem.

You see that the best engine in modern kitchen remodeling is your fantasy and creativity. Simply use paint and upgrade finishes and fixtures, and your dull old-fashioned monster-kitchen will transform into a modern masterpiece.