Food-Inspired Colours for the Kitchen
Since they exist hand-in-hand, let the hues from food steer the colour palette for your cook space
This might sound a little old school, but it’s a go-to trick in both restaurant design and food styling: colours that mimic the natural hues of food make things look fresher and more appealing. Ever noticed that the lights are pink in the meat section in supermarkets, or that many old school diners use orange in their decor? Go bold or go with little accents – as these kitchens charmingly show:
Olive green
A subtle vegetable green – olive – is added to this compact yet clean-lined and neutral-hued eat-in kitchen via bar stools.
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A subtle vegetable green – olive – is added to this compact yet clean-lined and neutral-hued eat-in kitchen via bar stools.
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Lettuce green
Almost a neutral, the pale green overhead cabinets work well with the white mosaic backsplash and wood-look cabinet fronts. They also double as a complementary background to the homeowner’s collection of Peranakan crockery.
Almost a neutral, the pale green overhead cabinets work well with the white mosaic backsplash and wood-look cabinet fronts. They also double as a complementary background to the homeowner’s collection of Peranakan crockery.
Chilli red
Black-white-and-red is a timeless combination, but when the red is reminiscent of chilli padi, and used so strategically in the kitchen, what you see is hot, hot, hot.
Black-white-and-red is a timeless combination, but when the red is reminiscent of chilli padi, and used so strategically in the kitchen, what you see is hot, hot, hot.
… Another take on red, this time as accent colour, in the form of designer chairs and stools. Even the bowl of ombre-hued dragon fruit on the table complements it.
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Tomato red
Red with the tiniest hint of yellow results in this juicy tomato hue seen on the bar stools of this eat-in kitchen.
Red with the tiniest hint of yellow results in this juicy tomato hue seen on the bar stools of this eat-in kitchen.
Aubergine
Blue may not be a real food hue, but a rich purple like aubergine (or eggplant, if you prefer that word) works wonders even for a small kitchen like this, bringing in bold colour to perk up the sleek cook space.
Blue may not be a real food hue, but a rich purple like aubergine (or eggplant, if you prefer that word) works wonders even for a small kitchen like this, bringing in bold colour to perk up the sleek cook space.
Orange
Tangerines, carrots, pumpkins, turmeric – orange food is good for you, and orange in a space where food is prepared and served is just as good. It’s bright and fresh and cheerful, whether as a backsplash (in the kitchens above and left) or a worktop!
The Meaning of Colour: Orange
Tangerines, carrots, pumpkins, turmeric – orange food is good for you, and orange in a space where food is prepared and served is just as good. It’s bright and fresh and cheerful, whether as a backsplash (in the kitchens above and left) or a worktop!
The Meaning of Colour: Orange
Butter yellow
Who doesn’t like butter? If you’re afraid of colour, this soft, pale hue on the overhead cabinets could be your entry point as it has the trendy pastel touch of Scandi-style. There’s a bonus pistachio hue on the backsplash on the cooker side of the kitchen too.
Who doesn’t like butter? If you’re afraid of colour, this soft, pale hue on the overhead cabinets could be your entry point as it has the trendy pastel touch of Scandi-style. There’s a bonus pistachio hue on the backsplash on the cooker side of the kitchen too.
Lemon yellow
If you’re more adventurous, go for the fun, fresh tartness of lemon yellow. Here, the overhead cabinets are a contrast to the wood-finished cabinets…
If you’re more adventurous, go for the fun, fresh tartness of lemon yellow. Here, the overhead cabinets are a contrast to the wood-finished cabinets…
In this kitchen, the backsplash brightens up the black-and-white scheme…
And here, yellow cabinet fronts soften the stainless steel elements.
The Meaning of Colour: Yellow
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The Meaning of Colour: Yellow
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It can’t be a coincidence that there’s a bowl of green apples in the kitchen sink, duly highlighting the sprightly cabinet fronts that brighten up this kitchen.