by Kitchen Queens | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog
Choosing kitchen wall colours and kitchen colour schemes can be a nightmare! Most often our choice of colour comes from our own feelings, experiences, age, gender, climate or culture. If you have warm memories of spending time in the kitchen when you were a child, then you might feel inclined to paint your kitchen the same and recreate those feelings. Colours will also reflect our personality. Out-going, energetic personalities will generally pick vibrant colours, while a reserved personality might choose more subdued tints. But colour is not just about aesthetics. Colours you use to decorate your home can dramatically affect moods, feelings, emotions, behaviour and well being. They can act in three different ways, active, passive and neutral. So before you begin your renovation, take time to understand the Psychology of Colours. Red is a happy colour and stimulates energy, promoting liveliness, which is a great choice for your open plan kitchen/dining area. When the kitchen is the heart of your home, red brings people together and stimulates conversation. That is why so many restaurants choose red for their décor. Orange is a warm and welcoming colour. It is an energetic colour and helps to stimulate the appetite, energy levels and enthusiasm. Yellow is a little ray of sunshine in your home, it communicates happiness and makes your home bright and welcoming. It is an excellent choice for kitchens where it is energizing and uplifting. Yellow is great for kitchen colour combinations but it is not an ideal choice as a main colour for your room, as in large amounts this colour tends to create feelings of frustration and anger, so...
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