The color scheme you use in your kitchen should reflect what you want
the room to accomplish. Different colors will have different effects
on the subconscious minds of yourself and others, as well as the ambience
of the setting. You can use this principle to help you create the perfect
setting, or ignore it and watch the room around you contend with your
every purpose.
Before you begin picking colors, think about what you want out of your kitchen.
Should it be a social gathering ground, for people to trade quips over glasses
of wine and the aromatic flavors wafting from your oven. Or should it instead
be a non nonsense work shop, where great marvels of delicacy are prepared in
the quickest and most efficient manner possible.
Next you must think about colors, and what they mean to you. Does brown make
you think about home and family, or dirt? Is black a sinister color, or an invigorating
one? Every shade will have a slightly different meaning and effect, and it is
important to get your own feelings straight before you start to take in advice
from others.
As you explore the colors, remember that a completely monochromatic room is a
boring one. While you can go with a simple white on accent design, you will need
at least one other color to highlight the space and keep people from yawning.
Whatever
you choose, you will have to find complimentary colors which further enhance
the effect you are going for. This is where the process can get really complicated,
and you may need the help of a color wheel. A good online one can be found by clicking
here.
Once you have chosen a few colors that seem to evoke the proper response within
you, then you can begin to ask others how they are affected. Everyone is a little
different, and everyone will have a different reaction. Don't let them decide,
simply listen to what they have to say, acknowledge it as valid, and
then store it in the back of your mind as simply one opinion amongst many,
Some general guidelines for what emotions and reactions are evoked by certain
people, at least within western civilization and especially America, can be found
below. This list is only suggestive, because every person is different, and everyone
reacts to color in their own way. You should be your own first advisor, and go
with colors that match your vision of the room first, only taking the advice
of this list and other people when you don't feel strongly about something.
Red: Angry and hot this color often evokes irritated or violent temperaments
in people. Can arouse hunger.
Black: Bleak,and dark this color sucks in light, making a space seam smaller
and hotter than it is.
White: A dull and tedious color, but also clean and simple. Very popular in kitchens,
and effective when combined with a strong accent color
Orange: A warm color that often makes people feel hungry.
Green: A soothing color that makes people think about life and the outdoors
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