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10 Fresh Kitchen Colour Combos That Will Always Stay In Style
Refresh your culinary corner with these colour combinations that will never go wrong
When pairing colours for the kitchen, picking complementary shades can seem like a daunting task. There’s always the worry that the palette won’t look cohesive, or that the colour combination might not endure and evolve with changing trends and aesthetics. It’s important to pick a palette that reflects your style, yet carries a timeless vibe. If you’re yearning to give your kitchen a two-tone makeover, here are 10 never-fail kitchen colour combinations that promise to stand up to the test of time.
2. Slate + silver
A sea of brooding grey, speckled with shimmery silver accents, can be just the way to give your kitchen a sleek, debonair edge. Remember, though, to balance your look with light-toned finishes on your countertops, backsplashes and floor, to allow light to bounce around.
This ash-grey Mumbai kitchen by SEA Group Germany is a celebration of muted tones, highlighted by soft silver. The bold blocks of grey are complemented by delicate silver track lighting and silver-stemmed globe planters.
A sea of brooding grey, speckled with shimmery silver accents, can be just the way to give your kitchen a sleek, debonair edge. Remember, though, to balance your look with light-toned finishes on your countertops, backsplashes and floor, to allow light to bounce around.
This ash-grey Mumbai kitchen by SEA Group Germany is a celebration of muted tones, highlighted by soft silver. The bold blocks of grey are complemented by delicate silver track lighting and silver-stemmed globe planters.
3. Warm wood + clean white
If you envision your kitchen as a sanctum of dreamy whites, consider adding wood tones to avoid a spare or spartan look. Wood can effectively breathe warmth and comfort into a white shell.
Take inspiration from the white-on-wood design scheme in this Mumbai kitchen. The lattice screens, well-defined backsplash and minimalist pendant lights, all in varying finishes of stark white, are cocooned in soothing timber.
If you envision your kitchen as a sanctum of dreamy whites, consider adding wood tones to avoid a spare or spartan look. Wood can effectively breathe warmth and comfort into a white shell.
Take inspiration from the white-on-wood design scheme in this Mumbai kitchen. The lattice screens, well-defined backsplash and minimalist pendant lights, all in varying finishes of stark white, are cocooned in soothing timber.
4. Deep wood + cobalt
How do you juxtapose two deep colours without overwhelming the space with a sense of darkness? For starters, focus on creating balance through a harmony of light, medium and dark colour values.
If you have dark cabinets like these in this kitchen by H. A. Kanitkar & Co., pick a backsplash, such as the cobalt here, that doesn’t compete with them. Also, see how the natural grain of the wood offers an unfussy contrast to the polished tiles.
How do you juxtapose two deep colours without overwhelming the space with a sense of darkness? For starters, focus on creating balance through a harmony of light, medium and dark colour values.
If you have dark cabinets like these in this kitchen by H. A. Kanitkar & Co., pick a backsplash, such as the cobalt here, that doesn’t compete with them. Also, see how the natural grain of the wood offers an unfussy contrast to the polished tiles.
5. Midnight blue + desert sand
Turn your kitchen into a decadent desert oasis by cloaking your walls, counters and cabinets in golden sand dunes and midnight skies. The contrast of dark and light can lend a dramatic look to your cooking area.
Navy blue, white and gold is a marriage made in heaven in this luxurious kitchen by Fadd Studio. The intensity lent by the intricate navy tiles is diffused by the sand-and-white wallpaper.
Turn your kitchen into a decadent desert oasis by cloaking your walls, counters and cabinets in golden sand dunes and midnight skies. The contrast of dark and light can lend a dramatic look to your cooking area.
Navy blue, white and gold is a marriage made in heaven in this luxurious kitchen by Fadd Studio. The intensity lent by the intricate navy tiles is diffused by the sand-and-white wallpaper.
6. Light turquoise + white
See how industrial grunge is given a whole new spin with powder-puff turquoise in this bijou Mumbai kitchen. Thanks to the pale colour scheme, the cooking space has none of the dullness of an assembly line layout.
See how industrial grunge is given a whole new spin with powder-puff turquoise in this bijou Mumbai kitchen. Thanks to the pale colour scheme, the cooking space has none of the dullness of an assembly line layout.
7. Charcoal and silver
A smoky palette can break away from the traditional picture of bright and luminous kitchens. It can also lend a stylish, masculine edge to a cooking space. However, dark finishes tend to swallow light, so it’s a good idea to pepper your surfaces with metallic and reflective accents.
Seek inspiration from this Delhi cooking area by MGM Kitchens, where grey, black and silver come together to spell sophistication.
A smoky palette can break away from the traditional picture of bright and luminous kitchens. It can also lend a stylish, masculine edge to a cooking space. However, dark finishes tend to swallow light, so it’s a good idea to pepper your surfaces with metallic and reflective accents.
Seek inspiration from this Delhi cooking area by MGM Kitchens, where grey, black and silver come together to spell sophistication.
8. Classic white + gold
Spell understated royalty with white and gold. Pick your core decor pieces in shades of white, and crown your snowy colour scheme with gold accents.
This daisy-hued kitchen is embellished with gold hardware and gold-stemmed pendant lights, all of which can be easily removed to create an alternative plain white look.
Spell understated royalty with white and gold. Pick your core decor pieces in shades of white, and crown your snowy colour scheme with gold accents.
This daisy-hued kitchen is embellished with gold hardware and gold-stemmed pendant lights, all of which can be easily removed to create an alternative plain white look.
9. Blue + yellow
As opposites on the colour wheel, the summer shades blue and yellow provide the perfect complement to each other.
In this kitchen, the cabinetry presents a duality of colours, with the top half clad in pale blue and the bottom half in soft yellow. The colour scheme is a surefire recipe for indoor sunshine.
As opposites on the colour wheel, the summer shades blue and yellow provide the perfect complement to each other.
In this kitchen, the cabinetry presents a duality of colours, with the top half clad in pale blue and the bottom half in soft yellow. The colour scheme is a surefire recipe for indoor sunshine.
10. Monochrome + gold
Add sparkle to a monochrome kitchen with accents in gold, brass and copper. Metallic charms and decorations can be timeless additions to your cooking area.
See how this black-and-white kitchen comes alive with gold-legged bar stools, a golden faucet, gold lamps and gilded hardware. The jet-black cabinetry forms a striking backdrop to the gorgeous metal accents.
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Which of these colour schemes would look best in your kitchen? Tell us in Comments below.
Add sparkle to a monochrome kitchen with accents in gold, brass and copper. Metallic charms and decorations can be timeless additions to your cooking area.
See how this black-and-white kitchen comes alive with gold-legged bar stools, a golden faucet, gold lamps and gilded hardware. The jet-black cabinetry forms a striking backdrop to the gorgeous metal accents.
Read more:
12 Captivating Modular Kitchen Colour Combinations
Inspired by the Rann of Kutch: Colourful Kitchens
Tell us:
Which of these colour schemes would look best in your kitchen? Tell us in Comments below.
Botanical hues and exposed materials can inject vitality, freshness and rusticity into your kitchen. The colours of nature conjure up an atmosphere of peace and balance in your cooking space, the perfect tonic for long, gruelling days that end in a frenzied cook-up.
As an oasis of organic shades, this kitchen by Group DCA is a reflection of the natural outdoors. Note how bands of white work as a curative counterpoint to the deep surrounding tones.