We have a light blue bathroom. The color alone has such a cooling effect that we're considering it for the kitchen, too. What do you think - could color alone help cool the kitchen?
FIRST ROW:
• 1 An ice-like glass backsplash cools off this kitchen from House to Home.
• 2 From a post at The Kitchen Designer regarding color in the kitchen.
• 3 From Country Living, this kitchen is touched by several variations of light blue.
• 4 A kitchen renovation by Dana Tydings.
• 5 A strong blue hue matched by a black chandelier.
SECOND ROW:
• 6 The walls and cabinets blend into one cool color basking in amazing natural light.
• 7 The kitchen from the motion picture The Good Wife.
• 8 A Manhattan studio kitchen by Michael Rubin Architects.
• 9 The light blue in these beautiful tiles is matched by the ceiling color.
• 10 The colors in this kitchen from Coastal Living are inspired by the ocean.
Related: Kitchens the Color of Ice Cream: With Recipes to Match
(Images: House to Home, The Kitchen Designer, William Steele/Country Living, Domino, Domino, via House of Turquoise, via TV and Movie Kitchens, World Architecture, Better Homes & Gardens, J. Savage Gibson/Coastal Living)
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when we redid the kitchen in our house (since sold) we put in chocolate brown cabinets and i painted the walls a cool watery blue much like the first picture featured. it was incredibly restful, calming and beautiful. throw in some reddish orange accents and it looked amazing! i'm convinced the kitchen sold the house and i'd totally do it again.
we have a light blue kitchen, alongside a brighter turquoise blue dining room. like polish chick we balance the surgical feeling with chocolate brown (silk drapes in the dining room, dark wood cabinets in the kitchen) although i'm thinking of painting the kitchen cabinets white and going with bamboo countertops. i think you need some sort of earthy element so it's not too cold though. but i love the blue! it evokes the sea for me.
I've heard that blue colors are not condusive to eating, so if the intent is to curb your appetite while in the kitchen, it may be an excellent choice. If your intent is to create a food-friendly space, it might not be the best choice, pretty as it is.
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I painted my rough planked walls a cool gray/ice blue with the cabinets darker and it isn't surgical - dark Fireslate counter ground it too.
The backsplash is tempered glass painted (behind) the lighter colour: it looks better than I could have hoped and no problems in five years.
I do have a problem calling it blue - in fact I think the thing that makes other people call it 'blue' is the blue artwork.
I have light blue walls (close to a sky blue). I was trying to evoke a vintage feel, pairing it with some minty green (jadeite and similar shades) and bright red. I was worried that the blue would look terrible against my golden oak (yay 80s) cabinets, but I think the warmness of the wood keeps it grounded.
And yes, I do have stainless steel appliances (with the exception of the white stove). When I bought the house, I needed a fridge and microwave, so I matched them to the newest fixed appliance in the room (the stainless steel dishwasher). I don't think it looks surgical; I think it fits the look that I was trying for.