KITCHEN // DESIGN HOW TO
COLOURED CABINETRY Home renovators are starting to embrace bolder colours in the kitchen, and coloured cabinetry is really emerging as a serious design trend. With a range of colours and quality products to choose from, it’s not so left-of-centre for renovators to add a bit of colour in the kitchen with their cabinets. This kitchen by Laminex is a great example of how bold use of colour can work beautifully in a kitchen. We love the deep-blue tones of Laminex French Navy on these cabinet doors and panels.
Designing a kitchen from scratch and want to ensure the colour scheme works? Here are some tips: 1. Start with your chosen product and work from there. Let’s say you have your heart set a particular stone for the top and splashback. Use this element as the basis of your design. 2. Next, choose the cabinetry colour and profile that will complement your stone. For example, if your benchtop has a grey undertone or a grey fleck or vein, choose cabinetry with a grey undertone – it could be white, coloured or dark. You can choose colours that are very similar for a more harmonious feel, or that are quite different, for more contrast. Just make sure the undertone is the same as this will help tie the benchtop in with the cabinets. 3. Generally the benchtop or cabinetry are the focal points of a kitchen, so choose a practical, hardwearing flooring. If your cabinets and tops are quite striking, go for a more neutral floor. If your cabinets and floor are more neutral, you can play around with a more interesting flooring. 4. When choosing your accessories, this is a chance to get a contrasting colour in. For example, brass or gold taps, handles and lighting will pop against more neutral cabinets. If you want your cabinetry and benchtops to shine, choose accessories that are more understated. With so many elements to consider, designing your dream kitchen can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be if you stick to these basic rules, and take advantage of samples – bring them into the space to see how the colours and textures work in the room with each other.
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