A colorful kitchen doesn't necessarily mean a kitchen that's full of colors. According to architect Bruce Bolander, in fact, the way to go is bold, but in limited numbers of colors:
In an article featuring his kitchens at Dwell, Bolander states, "I try to have a fairly uniform and limited palette of color and material in the kitchen. Kitchens tend to gather so much clutter and I find that starting off with clean and simple helps when the clutter occurs."
We love the result of this approach as pictured above. Bold greens that form a taut, consistent surface kitchen-wide make a statement without making things feel wild or jittery. Do you agree with this less-is-more (but not a bore) approach to color?
See more of Bolander's work at his website.
Related: Kitchen Gallery: Green Like Spring Peas
(Images: Dwell)
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The last pic doesn't strike me as colorful other than the sofa--which is not part of the kitchen. I love green but not sure how that first kitchen's cabinetry would make me feel day after day.
I love everything about the first one except the colour! Reminds me too much of my high school's atrocious colours (kelly green and white).
I love color, but I have to admit a too cool color palette in the kitchen kind of turns me off. I like the third one that balances both warm and intense oranges with the royal blue, that I could do. But all green or all cool blue does not make food look good.
Color in the kitchen isn't my preference - but I appreciate it when I see it done well. That first kitchen is hideous. There are large spectacular windows to allow you to see all the green outside. The outside green gets drowned by the kelly green indoors. Why have that view if you're working so hard to detract from it?
OK, so I really like the first picture. I know... And, I like the 3rd with the blue and orange, I really like that one a lot actually. What concerns me about all one color is the ability to match it down the road when color preference change. but that may just be me not being a designer and not caring THAT much about the style... form and function have to come first (and the ability to adapt and add to later down the road), at least in my limited budget life.