10 of our most colorful kitchens

The most common colors for kitchens tend to be subdued—creamy-white Carrara marble, inky-black granite, and light-tone woods. However, there’s no rule that says you can’t give your kitchen a more exotic shade. Colors like red, bright green, and yellow might not be expected in food-prep areas, but that’s exactly why they can elevate a kitchen beyond the ordinary. Whether they’re applied to the entire room, or limited to a vibrant backsplash, they can also help personalize your cooking space.

Here, in Nathan Turner and Eric Hughes's Malibu kitchen, the cabinetry is by SieMatic, and the floor is painted in Farrow & Ball's Arsenic.

BLUE KITCHEN

Form Architecture + Interiors designed a modernist kitchen for the Brooklyn loft of clients Andrew Arrick and Michael Hofemann; the counter is cast concrete, the sky-blue refrigerator is by Müller Möbelfabrikation, and the barstools are from Design Within Reach.

RED KITCHEN

In Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s Bridgehampton, New York, home, a glossy-red island takes center stage, offering a playful pop of color to help tame all the stainless steel. Designed by Eric Hughes, the kitchen also has an apple print by Italian designer Enzo Mari on the wall, which brings more lighthearted style to the room.

YELLOW KITCHEN

In his kitchen in New York’s East Village, Rayman Boozer created a sunny, inviting space by saturating nearly every available surface in lemon-yellow paint. A happy, low-cost renovation, it gives this space an inviting country feel, even in the center of the city.

BLUE KITCHEN

In this Parisian kitchen designed by Olivier Gagnère, the dark, purpley-blue walls along with crocodile-embossed leather applied to the refrigerator and cabinetry, make the space feel as intimate as the inside of a handbag. Hits of red, delivered via accessories like a dinosaur sculpture and lacquer tray, suggest that dinner parties will be anything but predictable.

POP OF GREEN KITCHEN

In a minimalist Belgian kitchen, a splash of color keeps things from feeling too austere. Designed by Anne-Marie Midy and Jorge Almada, the room’s electric-green backsplash and a few colorful accessories give the room a distinctive sense of style with just a touch of attitude.

MULTICOLOR KITCHEN

The emerald ceramic herringbone floor in this kitchen in Morocco sets off the jewel tones of the multihued tiled cabinetry and aqua-green shelving. Owned byLiza Bruce and Nicholas Alvis Vega, it’s a perfect indoor-outdoor room, complete with tree trunk, where color feels right at home.

RED KITCHEN

In a kitchen designed by Jonathan Adler, the cabinetry is by Schiffini.

TURQUOISE KITCHEN

Keni Valenti’s Florida kitchen uses soft shades of blue and green to give the feeling of being underwater. Offering a definite retro appeal, and anchored by a groovy Saarinen table and Tulip chairs (as well as a vintage television and posters), it recalls a cutting-edge kitchen from the 1960s.

MULTICOLOR KITCHEN

In the New York City apartment of Kim Hastreiter, co-publisher and editor of Paper magazine, all-white cabinets and shelves are buried in an avalanche of color. Multihued dinnerware, red Dansk pots, and a smartly curated collection of eye-catching art utterly transform a small, clean-lined kitchen into a space that pops.

Source: Elle Deco