Dark colors: can we use them in our kitchens?
Dark colors are making a comeback in our kitchens: say goodbye to whites and pastels. In 2018, you'll set the tone with richer, darker hues.
It looks like in 2018 we’ll have fun experimenting with darker tones than we’re used to in our kitchens. Let’s dive right in.
Some might object to this style choice: kitchens are the heart of our homes, why should we want to make them less colorful? Won’t they become colder? See, that’s where they’re wrong. True, dark hues are by no means the easiest choice, but use them correctly, and they will add never-before-seen warmth to your kitchen. Of course, trends are one thing and personal taste is another; but, we encourage you not to be lazy, if laziness is what's holding you back from considering darker shades. The results will be worth the effort, scout’s honor!
You can play around with darker and lighter tones and undertones, to avoid being too full-on: an all-black kitchen might be the dream for a goth, but for the rest of us, it is hardly ideal. Try playing vertically by alternating dark-light layers: you could start with light-colored tiles for the floor, while choosing a charcoal-topped kitchen island. Then, you could match the darker tones of the island with some charcoal shelves along the walls, and the walls will instead be matching the shade of the rest of the island. This will create a fascinating, dynamic interplay between opposites, yin-yang style: harmony is guaranteed.
Things can get fun even if you take the opposite route. For instance, if you've made up your mind to start with a dark floor and have ended up with light countertops, you can continue the dark-light dialogue by turning back to dark hues for your sinks and water dispensers. Not enough? Try combining all of this with charcoal kitchenware. Talk about drama!
Since we mentioned dark flooring: needless to say, here the best choice is good, old marble. Marble will always bring class to any room, with an added value: like every other natural material, it will also bring a sense of peace and warmth that you can’t expect from ceramic tiles, no matter how high-quality they are. What else is priceless about marble? Well, it’s never boring. Since it’s not artificially made, no square centimeter of your marble floor will look the same: a silent, ever-changing ocean will be silently flowing under your feet. Tip! Make sure you plan every little detail of your kitchen: darker tones can easily become boring if you don’t have a strategy. That’s why the never-boring quality of marble floors is an excellent trick to keep your kitchen lively.
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What if you cannot or do not want to get a marble floor? Don't despair: you can still play with your walls! In fact, you most definitely should play with walls if your kitchen floor is uniformly tinted. The choice is more than vast: countless paints, wallpapers, panels… For our part, we just fell in love with VeloTerra: hand-made from natural ingredients, VeloTerra is a paint that mirrors whole different ranges of colors we usually find in nature. What we find amazing about it is that, like marble, it’s never repetitive or boring: it plays with rich hues that range from cobalt blue, to purple, brown, gray, and our beloved greige. Do you see what we meant when we said that darker colors wouldn’t make your kitchen feel colder?
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Finally, we’ve been talking a lot about the use of charcoal and black, but in truth, you can opt for alternative colors, only, in a darker shade. For instance, if you’re in love with purple, just make it violet. And even with vivid tints like electric blue, you can still play with volume and shadows to create a dramatic effect, as Picassette has done here.
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