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kitchen with colour by lisa canning
pliance Canada showroom is a beautiful tool. The range heart of the home – and in my home and hood can be coloured in a multitude of vibrant hues it’s a colourful one. I am currently em- including: fire engine red, cobalt blue, and goldenrod yelbarking on a full kitchen renovation low. Additionally, the knobs and handles can be customized where introducing colour will play a in various metal finishes. Also consider colour on the inlarge role. While ensuring the kitchen terior of your major appliances. Electrolux’s appliance is in keeping with the interiors come in a bright blue hue that colour palette of the rest In a more modern not only looks great when opened, but of my house, (greys and kitchen, the sky’s assists in the performance of warming and blues) I’m hoping to do a the limit – bright cooking. Finally, to make washing your few unexpected things to and bold cabinets dishes an invigorating experience, Kohler keep the kitchen modern can be a great has partnered with colour guru Jonathan and playful. Similar to fit for a more Adler in a line of eye-catching cast iron many of my residential cli- modern space. kitchen sinks sure to create a stunning ents, my husband and I statement. differ on the amount of colour to be Cabinetry is another area where colour can make a used as we both have a different large impact. While beige and brown are beautiful classic threshold (mine large, his smaller). choices, navy blue, forest green and rust orange can retain But luckily, there are many options a traditional aesthetic while introducing a new colour to available on the market today to satiate your palette. In a more modern kitchen, the sky’s the one’s taste for colour in the kitchen, limit – bright and bold cabinets can be a great fit for a more both large and small. modern space. For colour-embracing cooks, the While committing to colour on a grand scale is not for Viking range available at the new Ap- everyone, there are easy ways to introduce punches of colour they say the kitchen is the
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