Do you know which color is the most attractive to a person? Well, of course, green!
It is associated with nature, herbs, trees, life, spring, youth. Helps to relax the body and calm thoughts, but at the same time improves concentration, leads to achieving good results in work, and is considered a symbol of prosperity and growth.
Its different types are used in color therapy to relieve stress and get rid of negative emotions, to treat headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome and insomnia, as well as to lower blood pressure.
In design, this color is good for its versatility, as it is suitable for use in any room from the hallway to the bedroom. But today we will talk about a green-style kitchen.
Design Features
A few distinctive qualities:
- The green interior combines harmoniously with many other colors, both bright and pastel.
- Paired with cold colors, green helps awaken the appetite and fills the environment with positivity, and in combination with warm shades, it has a relaxing and calming effect.
- For a small kitchen, light green tones are suitable, which, in combination with glossy surfaces and high-quality lighting, will visually expand the space.
- A dark green palette will harmoniously fit into a spacious room.
Shades of green
A variety of shades of green are used in kitchen design, each of which has its own characteristics and individual visual perception.
Dark green kitchens
Due to their richness and depth, dark shades impart a certain severity to the interior and set it a certain mood. Magical and mysterious emerald colors undoubtedly attract the eye and give the kitchen a rich look.
Natural coniferous or dark turquoise colors look no less luxurious. This palette is quite active and noticeable.
The photo shows a dark green kitchen design with bronze accents.
Light green shades in the kitchen interior
Clean and fresh light green colors fill the room with air and make it feel much more spacious. Therefore, such shades are especially suitable for the design of a small kitchen. A truly relaxing atmosphere in the room will be created by a pleasant pistachio, light green or apple color.
The photo shows a kitchen set made in three light shades of green.
Pale green kitchens
They are the most acceptable and optimal option for creating a calm and cozy interior. A delicate mint color or a shade of green tea will add tranquility to the kitchen atmosphere.
The photo shows a small straight kitchen with an island in pale green colors.
Vibrant shades of green
They will fill the kitchen space with a joyful mood and bring additional energy and vigor to the environment. Toxic green, lime, neon green and other bright shades will fit perfectly into a modern style with a geometric and slightly strict design.
Recommendations for design
Before you begin the repair, it is worth considering some points:
- First, furniture is selected, and then a palette is determined for finishing the walls, ceiling and floor;
- If bright colors are chosen, then you should not use them in large quantities, otherwise the situation will be too tiring;
- The brightest shades are used only to place the necessary accents;
- In a small room it is better to do without dark colors: visually they will make the room even smaller.
These are almost all the recommendations that designers give; otherwise, you shouldn’t limit your imagination.
When using rich bright colors, it is better to combine them with neutral colors: gray, beige, white, cream. This will soften the situation a little and make it calmer.
In a monochrome kitchen, a bright kitchen set against the background of light walls looks great. If you need to decorate the entire room in neutral colors, then it is better to stick to muted shades of green.
Combination with other colors
There are several of the most successful and popular color pairs.
Black and green kitchen
This combined design looks elegant and noble. The black and green duo is considered quite complex and requires a very careful and subtle combination so that the kitchen does not take on a gloomy look.
It is appropriate to dilute the black and green interior with fragmentary accents, for example, in the form of bronze, silver, gold fittings or a white marble countertop.
The photo shows a modern interior of a black, white and green kitchen.
Combination of green and gray colors
The muted and dusty gray shade, due to the addition of green, acquires a certain zest. The gray-green kitchen has an outwardly discreet, simple, but at the same time original and unique design.
The photo shows a kitchen design in light gray and dark green colors.
White and green kitchen interior
It represents the lightest and freshest interior solution. White colors can be used in decoration, accessories or textiles.
The photo shows a minimalist kitchen interior with a combination of light green and white.
Yellow-green interior
A kitchen in yellow and green tones will be an excellent solution for an apartment with windows facing north. A soft yellowish tint and muted green color together will give the room additional warmth and comfort.
Combination of green and orange
A green-orange combination in a spacious room will create a truly summer design, combining sunny brightness and softness.
The photo shows a glossy kitchen set in green and orange colors.
Beige-green interior
It features the most natural and comfortable environment. The natural beige-green combination has a very naturalistic look, filling the kitchen atmosphere with serenity and harmony.
The photo shows the kitchen interior in dark olive and beige colors with golden accents.
Combination with blue tones
A blue-green kitchen is perfect for creating creative interior design. Classic blue tones perfectly complement and balance the green color scheme. Blue or turquoise colors can add freshness and playful notes to the surrounding space.
The photo shows a modern kitchen design in green and turquoise colors.
Green color combined with brown
A kitchen made in brown and green tones most often involves a combination of wood of different textures and colors with salad colors or darker herbal shades.
The photo shows a corner kitchen set in a jade shade in combination with wooden wall trim.
How to combine a green kitchen set with the interior
Wallpaper
If the room is small, then it is better to choose wallpaper with a small pattern. A classic, unobtrusive combination with green furniture is beige or wood-colored walls.
Flooring
For rich shades of the set, a natural wood or beige floor is suitable. In addition, options with a light gray coating or white marble-colored tiles are possible.
Apron and countertop
The apron can be made in the same shade as the main color of the kitchen facades, only in a lighter version. In this case, instead of a plain part, you can lay out a mosaic pattern of tiles on the wall or install a glass surface with a floral pattern on a white background. Dark countertops look beautiful on light furniture and vice versa.
Sink, mixer and fittings
A stone-colored sink will fit well into a classic design with wood and forest tones. For the Art Nouveau style, a green faucet will be an interesting detail. Intricate fittings imitating aged metal are suitable for country and Provence styles.
Hood
A colored hood that follows the main tone of the set or is an independent bright accent can become an interior decoration.
Fridge
For a kitchen made in the Art Nouveau style, with a dark bottom and green top, it will be relevant to install a refrigerator in the same shade as the floor cabinets. Such an item in a loft-style kitchen would look good in an aged copper or steel color.
Furniture
The backs and seats of the chairs can be made in a contrasting shade in relation to the green color of the set, for example, in a light purple or orange tone. Burgundy armchairs will be an elegant combination with a light marble table.
Repair and finishing
Finishing materials for the kitchen space should combine decorative qualities and high practicality.
- Floor. The floor lined with green ceramic tiles will fill the interior with special freshness. An equally advantageous finishing solution would be a coating made of natural stone or its imitation. The most alternative solution is to cover the floor with laminate, linoleum or practical and wear-resistant parquet in a natural wood color.
- Walls. You can paste modern washable wallpaper or cover it with special paint that is resistant to grease and dirt. As an accent, it is appropriate to paint one wall a rich green color or decorate it with photo wallpaper depicting the underwater world, a bamboo grove, forest landscapes or a basket of apples.
- Ceiling. Green stretch fabric is considered a bold and unusual design move, which can completely transform the surrounding space. In a large room, a dark matte ceiling will look original and expensive, and for a small green kitchen, a white glossy coating will be suitable, reflecting and doubling natural and artificial light.
- Apron. It is appropriate to decorate the work area with ceramic tiles, mosaics or install heat-resistant glass. The design can be in harmony with the kitchen set or, on the contrary, represent a contrasting accent detail.
The photo shows an olive green set with a red tiled splashback.
A bright green kitchen will be perfectly complemented by an apron area in pale pistachio or dark bottle tones. The surface can be either monochromatic or decorated with any designs with a mysterious forest, fragrant lime or a spacious meadow.
Furniture and appliances
A kitchen set in green tones will fill the space with real freshness and lightness. For facades, you can choose a plain emerald, light green, malachite and other design. They also prefer a two-tone design with a green top and a black, brown, silver or white bottom.
In a room with a basic light green background, it is better to install furniture pieces in neutral colors. For example, milky, pearl, beige elements or wooden furniture will look good. A table with chairs made of light pine or noble red wood will complement the interior favorably.
Household appliances in the form of a refrigerator, stove, oven and microwave can also be matched to the malachite, olive or grassy color of the set. A universal solution would be white, silver or black equipment.
The photo shows white household appliances combined with dark green kitchen units.
Set
Light colors look great in a small kitchen: the saturation can vary from delicate pastels to the brightest in the palette.
It is worth keeping in mind that dark colors can make a space appear smaller. In addition, when choosing a green set, the walls and floor are decorated in neutral colors.
Kitchen cabinets can be made to order or purchased from a specialty store. For example, the IKEA green kitchen is perfect not only for classic design, but also for modern interiors.
Which countertop is suitable?
The countertop allows you to complete the look of the kitchen. For a green set, you can choose a base in muted and restrained colors. A marble or granite countertop would be an excellent addition. A bright base lined with mosaics or tiles will look unusual and quite bold.
The photo shows a small pale green kitchen with an ivory countertop.
Choosing the Perfect Color
Photos of a green kitchen make a very pleasant impression. But it’s not easy to settle on just one shade.
Designers prefer to combine them, diluting them with other bright colors.
- The choice of shade depends on the intensity of natural light.
- More delicate, warm colors are chosen for rooms with windows facing north.
- For the sunny side, design in deep, dark colors is more suitable.
Which curtains look best?
Curtains in the same color harmoniously combine with green furniture facades. It is appropriate to decorate the window in the kitchen with laconic roller blinds, Roman models or classic tulle. Yellow curtains, contrasting with pieces of furniture, or universal beige, cream and milky curtains, suitable for any interior design, will fit beautifully into the design.
The photo shows a kitchen in green tones in a country style with a white tulle curtain on the window.
Curtains for the kitchen with green wallpaper
When choosing curtains for a kitchen with green wallpaper, there are several main options:
- Curtains in the color of the wallpaper;
- Contrasting curtains;
- Neutral curtains.
Each of these options has its own advantages that need to be used wisely in the interior.
Curtains of the same color as the wallpaper will help make the window less noticeable and “remove” it. This is justified if the window is too small, or, on the contrary, too large.
Contrasting curtains, for example, white or orange with dark green wallpaper, on the contrary, will highlight the window and shift the focus of attention to it. It makes sense to do this if there is an interesting view outside the window, or the window itself has a non-standard, interesting shape. They will make the environment brighter and more active.
Neutral tones of the material, such as beige, light gray, milky, ivory will bring softness, comfort, and warmth to the interior. As a rule, this option is chosen if the design of the room is in a minimalist style.
Lighting and decor
To complement the natural picture, it is appropriate to decorate the window sill or wall cabinets with potted plants. Behind the transparent facades you can place colorful dishes, place figurines and souvenirs on the shelves, and also decorate the kitchen with paintings, bright potholders, towels and other decorative details.
For a modern kitchen space, choose spotlights for different functional areas or track lights that can easily move to the right place.
Lamps and chandeliers with green lampshades, which are used to equip the dining area, will help highlight the interior. Lampshades of malachite or mint color will highlight the place for eating.
The photo shows the decorative design of a dark green kitchen interior.
Kitchen design in various styles
The interior of a modern green kitchen, which simultaneously combines simplicity, functionality and extravagance, is designed in emerald and light green tones. The overall picture is diluted with cool metallic shades, gray tiles or light flooring.
For a classic style, deep and noble dark green or marsh colors are preferred. This design is complemented by accents in the form of glass facades, gilded fittings, crystal vases, lamps with elegant lampshades and heavy draped fabrics.
In the Provence style, a wooden set, table and chairs in mint, olive or light green would be appropriate. The main decoration of the room is done in beige or sand tones, creating a cozy atmosphere in the kitchen.
The green range fits most organically into eco-design. This palette, associated with nature, is harmoniously combined with natural light wood, stone, plaster and other finishes.
Chairs and table
Green kitchens can look different, but the emphasis is on one thing: furniture, tables or chairs. By masterfully combining shades, designers achieve unexpected effects.
You can often see interiors in which green furniture comes to the fore in contrast with white walls and a table made of transparent glass.
