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The kitchen is a room you will tend to spend a lot of time in, especially if you are the main chef in your household. Make sure you are comfortable with your chosen color scheme as you will probably spend a significant amount of time surrounded by it. Bright, invigorating color schemes can boost energy levels when you have a lot of cooking and cleaning to get through.

As kitchen walls tend to be dominated by kitchen cabinets, benches and the floor, treat these elements as the starting point for your color scheme.

The appearance of colors in the kitchen will depend on the properties and textures of each of the surfaces. Glossy surfaces will reflect more light and look different to low sheen painted walls, so it is important to be careful when trying to match colors in different materials. Sometimes it is better to select a tone lighter or darker rather than trying to create an exact color match

Checkerboard Border
From the book, Kitchen: Decorating Ideas and Projects
 
If your kitchen decor lacks interest, liven it up with a zippy painted border.
 
 
What You Need:
  • Pale beige paint
  • Large paintbrush
  • Natural sea sponge
  • Warm tan paint
  • Level with printed ruler
  • Colored pencil
  • Pale gray paint
  • Narrow masking tape
  • Small paintbrush
  • Charcoal gray paint
  • Ivy-motif stencil
  • Stencil brush
  • Pale green stencil paint
  • Crackle medium (optional)
  • Glaze (optional)
 
Quick Kitchen Fixes
From the magazine, Quick & Easy Decorating
 
Punch up a ho-hum kitchen with these style-smart ideas. Mix and match your favorites, or go for the whole shebang; they won't break the bank.
 
 
1. In the shade. For a colorful window treatment, paint a plain basswood shade a bright hue. For an aged look, use a semidry brush, and apply the paint haphazardly.

2. Aging gracefully. If you admire the character that comes with age, you can create an old-world illusion with paint. In the kitchen shown at right, the walls got a coat of sunny yellow, then a deeper yellow, a peach tone, and terra-cotta applied to the edges. Each color is mixed with glazing liquid and wiped down with a cloth between coats for an antiqued effect.

3. Skirt it. Create a hidden cache for appliances or shelves by using a simple fabric panel and hook-and-loop fastening tape to skirt off an undercounter area.