When decorating your kitchen there are a few things that you should keep in mind. The first being functionality, everything you put into your kitchen needs to enhance the beauty as well as maintain your kitchen’s functionality. For example colors. Now days you can get your entire countertop appliances in the same color, and not just white or black anymore either. Let’s say you’re going to have your main color be purple. You can get your pots and pans, dishes, microwave, blender, and so on all in the same shade of purple so that everything matches.
If you decide to go with a pattern like grapes or apples then you will want to make sure that the items you choose to decorate with will have some function as well. You may want to get an apple shaped cookie jar or apple shaped teapot, cups and saucers. All of which will add to your kitchens décor as well as still being functional.
If your kitchen did not come with a lot of counter space which most kitchens don’t then you may want to consider using more wall decorations. You may know that almost anything can be turned into a wall decoration. You can take the saucers and hang them up using a plate wall hanger which you can get at most of your local stores. Another way to hang plates would be to build a small shelf that will allow you to not only display your plate but the cup that matches it as well.
The next best way you can add your special touch to your kitchen is with curtains. You can get your curtains to match the solid color that you have chosen or you can get curtains that have the same pattern that you have chose like the apples. Most kitchen curtains are going to be pretty sheer (meaning see through). However you can get a more solid curtain that is less sheer. Personally I would recommend getting the more sheer ones as they will allow more light to get into the kitchen.
Once you have chosen your kitchens décor there is one more thing that you will need to decide on and that is going to be “what color should you paint your kitchen?” the most common color to paint a kitchen is white. However you may want to go with the same shade as all of your counter top appliances, or even a lighter shade of that color. The best advice I can give on this is; the lighter the color is that you paint your walls the brighter your kitchen will be. I recommend going with white base that you can either sponge a light shade of your chosen appliance color or to use white base with just a hint of that color.
Another way to add to your kitchen walls is by putting a border that has your chosen pattern on it. Once again I would apply this over a white base. This is so that you can try and keep your kitchen as bright as possible. The reason that I say this is because some kitchens are not very bright.
By using these tips you should be able to truly enjoy your kitchen; since after all this is the one room in your house that you will spend the most of your time in cooking and cleaning. It is also the room where everyone always seems to end up when you are having a party or family gathering.
When decorating your kitchen there are a few things that you should keep in mind. The first being functionality, everything you put into your kitchen needs to enhance the beauty as well as maintain your kitchen’s functionality. For example colors. Now days you can get your entire countertop appliances in the same color, and not just white or black anymore either. Let’s say you’re going to have your main color be purple. You can get your pots and pans, dishes, microwave, blender, and so on all in the same shade of purple so that everything matches.
If you decide to go with a pattern like grapes or apples then you will want to make sure that the items you choose to decorate with will have some function as well. You may want to get an apple shaped cookie jar or apple shaped teapot, cups and saucers. All of which will add to your kitchens décor as well as still being functional.
If your kitchen did not come with a lot of counter space which most kitchens don’t then you may want to consider using more wall decorations. You may know that almost anything can be turned into a wall decoration. You can take the saucers and hang them up using a plate wall hanger which you can get at most of your local stores. Another way to hang plates would be to build a small shelf that will allow you to not only display your plate but the cup that matches it as well.
The next best way you can add your special touch to your kitchen is with curtains. You can get your curtains to match the solid color that you have chosen or you can get curtains that have the same pattern that you have chose like the apples. Most kitchen curtains are going to be pretty sheer (meaning see through). However you can get a more solid curtain that is less sheer. Personally I would recommend getting the more sheer ones as they will allow more light to get into the kitchen.
Once you have chosen your kitchens décor there is one more thing that you will need to decide on and that is going to be “what color should you paint your kitchen?” the most common color to paint a kitchen is white. However you may want to go with the same shade as all of your counter top appliances, or even a lighter shade of that color. The best advice I can give on this is; the lighter the color is that you paint your walls the brighter your kitchen will be. I recommend going with white base that you can either sponge a light shade of your chosen appliance color or to use white base with just a hint of that color.
Another way to add to your kitchen walls is by putting a border that has your chosen pattern on it. Once again I would apply this over a white base. This is so that you can try and keep your kitchen as bright as possible. The reason that I say this is because some kitchens are not very bright.
By using these tips you should be able to truly enjoy your kitchen; since after all this is the one room in your house that you will spend the most of your time in cooking and cleaning. It is also the room where everyone always seems to end up when you are having a party or family gathering.
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August 18th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Great advice! Our kitchen is the most used room in the house, it should be beautiful!
October 4th, 2009 at 1:08 am
I like the ideas you have in your article, especially the one about different ways to display plates on the wall. I’ll put your site in my favorites and keep checking back for some more great tips.