Tips for choosing a color

Basic rules for color decorating walls:

  • Dark colors visually conceal and reduce the area of the room, while light tones significantly increase it. Therefore, pastel shades should be chosen for decorating a small kitchen.
  • It is not advisable to use cold colors in a too spacious kitchen, as this will have an adverse effect on the environment and will create a feeling of spatial emptiness.
  • Shades of the dark color spectrum should be used for kitchens located on the sunny side. Bright and light tones are suitable for rooms that are in the shade most of the time.
  • According to Feng Shui, it is recommended to choose cold or light shades, such as white, green, light yellow, beige, light brown or blue.
  • In a room with walls in discreet tones, you should create bright accents using contrasting furniture, curtains, chair upholstery or textiles.

Ideas for combining the color of walls and furniture

If the furniture is made in bright, eye-catching tones, then it would be advisable to paint the walls in calmer and more neutral colors or vice versa. For example, brown, green, orange or blue walls will go well with a white kitchen set.

combination of walls with a kitchen set

The photo shows a white kitchen set combined with blue walls.

combination of walls with a kitchen set combination of walls with a kitchen set

You can also create a bright color accent by decorating the apron in a color opposite to the kitchen unit.

combination of walls with kitchen unit combination of walls with kitchen unit

The most popular colors of walls in the interior

The color palette of the walls is considered the most important element in decorating the kitchen, the entire appearance of the interior will depend on the right shade.

White

Will undoubtedly give the room additional volume, brightness and snow-white purity. This color is quite controversial, as it has a huge variety of different shades: chalky, milky, creamy or opal.

white walls in the kitchen interior white walls in the kitchen interior

White brings graphics and style to the interior, it perfectly emphasizes the volume and texture of other decorative elements, without drawing attention to itself.

white walls in the kitchen interior white walls in the kitchen interior

Blue color

Extravagant, but at the same time very harmonious blue shade is very relevant in the design of walls in the kitchen. This sea-green color always looks simply magnificent and creates a light, as if airy design.

blue walls in the kitchen interior blue walls in the kitchen interior blue walls in the kitchen interior

The photo shows a small kitchen with walls decorated with blue wallpaper.

Red walls

Burgundy walls will add some piquancy to the room and make the interior more active and expressive.

burgundy walls in the kitchen interior

The photo shows a wall with burgundy wallpaper in the interior of a classic kitchen.

Complex, bright and deep red tones look bold, extravagant and attract all attention in the kitchen.

red walls in the kitchen interior red walls in the kitchen interior

Such colors radically transform the room, making it truly stylish, fashionable and attractive. This wall decoration is very bold and extraordinary, and is perfect for creating exclusive and memorable interiors.

red walls in the kitchen interior

Green color

Will fill the environment with the aroma of summer greenery and optimism. Green, pistachio or lime will enliven the space and add juiciness to it.

green walls in the kitchen interior green walls in the kitchen interior green walls in the kitchen interior

The photo shows the interior of a modern kitchen with walls done in green.

Shades of green

Natural green shades always have a very positive effect on the atmosphere in the room.

Mint

Copes well with both the main and secondary roles in kitchen design. The menthol shade brings freshness to the space, a feeling of languid coolness and goes well with almost all colors.

mint-colored walls in the kitchen mint-colored walls in the kitchen

Mint, thanks to its natural appearance, is pleasant to the eye, does not cause fatigue and irritation, and does not get boring.

mint-colored walls in the kitchen

The photo shows a light-colored kitchen with an accent wall in a mint color.

Olive

Natural, natural and warm olive tone allows you to create amazing, sophisticated and attractive color combinations, due to which you can change the design beyond recognition and make it truly extraordinary.

olive-colored walls in the kitchen olive-colored walls in the kitchen

Light green

Will fill the environment with positive emotions and create a positive and cheerful atmosphere. The light green background in the kitchen space favorably emphasizes and highlights the rest, both dark and light, interior elements.

light green walls in the kitchen light green walls in the kitchen

Dark green

Deep and noble dark green will give the room a special mystery and give the interior a presentable appearance. However, such wall decoration should be used only in rooms with good lighting, so as not to get a gloomy and depressing atmosphere.

dark green walls in the kitchen

The photo shows the interior of a classic kitchen with dark green wall decoration.

Gray color

Gray or light gray combines striking elegance and simplicity. Due to their restraint, they are a modern sign of good taste, create complete harmony and balance in the room and fill it with a haze of mystery.

gray walls in the kitchen interior gray walls in the kitchen interior gray walls in the kitchen interior

Pink

Delicate pink always creates a warm and homely comfortable atmosphere. Soft and sophisticated shades make the design more sensual.

pink walls in the kitchen interior pink walls in the kitchen interior pink walls in the kitchen interior

In the photo kitchen-dining room with bright walls painted in pink.

Orange

Various shades of orange, such as pumpkin, amber or ocher, create a very warm, rich, invigorating and filled with positive energy interior, and peach allows you to make the wall design unobtrusive and muted.

orange walls in the kitchen interior orange walls in the kitchen interior orange walls in the kitchen interior

Beige

Due to its versatility, beige is often used to decorate a kitchen with any style solution. This tone is considered neither warm nor cold and therefore allows you to create a very beautiful interior with a precise mood and style.

beige walls in the kitchen interior beige walls in the kitchen interior beige walls in the kitchen interior

The photo shows a kitchen and walls decorated with beige wallpaper with a checkered print.

Brown

Chocolate and coffee shades are a classic option for creating a cozy and comfortable environment. Brown carries nobility and expensiveness and is universal.

brown walls in the kitchen interior brown walls in the kitchen interior

Blue

Cool and deep blue gives the space color and creates accents in it. Due to its royal coldness and some severity, this color scheme is better suited for rooms located on the south side.

blue walls in the kitchen interior blue walls in the kitchen interior

Yellow

Associated with bright sun and undoubtedly fills the room with cheerfulness and energy. Yellow, mustard or lemon wall decor looks creative and creates a feeling of additional lighting in the room.

yellow walls in the kitchen interior yellow walls in the kitchen interior

Black

Such a captivating and provocative color will undoubtedly become one of the main accents of the kitchen. Black in the interior looks simply amazing and is considered an indicator of chic, wealth and exquisite taste.

black walls in the kitchen interior black walls in the kitchen interior

Purple

Lavender or lilac tones will allow you to create a refined and elegant atmosphere, filled with special romanticism and sensuality. Saturated purple colors will add elegant luxury, bright expressiveness and originality to the design.

purple walls in the kitchen interior purple walls in the kitchen interior purple walls in the kitchen interior

Color combinations

There is a monochromatic, neutral or contrasting color combination. When used correctly in the interior, it will be possible to convey the main idea of the room design most accurately.

color combinations on the walls in the kitchen interior color combinations on the walls in the kitchen interior

The best color combinations

The most successful color combinations.

Black and white

This contrast radically corrects the appearance of the entire room and completely changes its mood and character. The black and white combination is a bright dominant, due to which a catchy and undoubtedly effective kitchen design is obtained.

black and white walls in the kitchen interior

Blue with white

The duet of blue and white gives the space a holistic look. With the right proportional use of these colors, you can achieve a truly excellent decorative result.

blue and white walls in the kitchen interior

The photo shows a kitchen interior with a combination of white and blue colors on the wall.

Red with black

The most successful and very stylish two-color combination. Extravagant fiery red in combination with luxurious black creates an incredible tandem that fills the space with solemnity, sensuality and elegant drama.

red and black combination on the walls

Photos in different interior styles

Each style has its own specific color character.

Classic

For the general background in the classics, they use restrained pastel, neutral, calm or noble shades. For example, these can be pale pink, beige, sand, soft blue, cream, pale yellow or other tones, diluted with large portions of white. Such discreet and muted wall decoration will become an integral part of this style.

color scheme of walls in a classic style color scheme of walls in a classic style

Provence

Calm, as if slightly faded halftones, such as pale blue, lilac, olive, pink, beige with the addition of bright and saturated accents in the form of cornflower blue, turquoise or amber yellow, will create an atmosphere as close as possible to the French Provence.

color scheme of walls in the Provence style

The photo shows beige wall decoration in a kitchen made in the Provence style.

Modern

For this style, a color scheme that includes no more than two or three shades that should be ideally combined with each other is appropriate. Quite often, white, natural beige, gray or milky are used for modern design. They are an excellent background for creating any design ideas.

color scheme of walls in a modern style color scheme of walls in a modern style