Wall colours in the kitchen - much more than a trend
The kitchen - a living space in transition
No other living space has gained as much importance in recent decades as the kitchen. While it used to be a workplace where food was prepared and meals were cooked, today it is the centre of social life in a house or flat. The modern kitchen is a living space that is all about enjoyment and socialising and the communicative centre of the home.
While the living room fulfilled representative purposes for decades, the kitchen has long since taken on this role. For the kitchen as a status symbol, floor plans are opened up and living areas are de-limited, structures are loosened up and living worlds are merged. The modern kitchen opens up to the living room and it is often no longer possible to say where it ends and the living or dining area begins. Technical devices are becoming quieter and quieter, powerful extractor hoods are barely visible anymore, refrigerators and dishwashers disappear behind elegant fronts and modern storage systems do the rest to create a symbiosis of aesthetics, comfort and function.
The right colour scheme sets the scene in the kitchen
Residential sociology attributes ever-growing importance to the kitchen as a communal space. So it's not surprising that the optimal design of this living space is becoming increasingly important to our customers. In addition to the usually very expensive decision for the right fronts, appliances and worktops, the financial outlay for wall design is almost modest. Nevertheless, wall paint, especially in the kitchen, is an important element of interior design and sometimes even the real star of the room. Because the right color sets the scene for the kitchen and can not only visually enlarge, reduce or delimit the room, but even manipulate the visual impression of the "hardware". And not only that: The ideal color for your kitchen creates an appetizing room aesthetic and has a positive influence on the mood and the cooking experience.
Our high standards for wall colours for the kitchen
You don't even need the famous „spaghetti trick“ (you throw spaghetti at the tile or wall and if it sticks, it's al dente) to realise that wall paints in the kitchen are subject to special requirements. When cooking, steaming, boiling, stirring and kneading in a kitchen, there is not only increased moisture and vapour development, but also inevitably splashes of water, grease and other liquids. The ideal kitchen paint should therefore not only be highly opaque, but also wipeable, moisture-resistant and stain-resistant.
Full colour with rich colours - kitchen stars from Farrow & Ball in 132 dream shades
It doesn't always have to be a complete remodelling of the kitchen to give the heart of the home a new look. Often, a far less expensive repainting of the walls, the fronts, the chests of drawers, the kitchen island or even the floor is enough to completely change the aesthetics of the room and make it shine.
With the kitchen-suitable color and varnish variants from the traditional British manufacturer Farrow & Ball, the success of your redesign is guaranteed. The matt, classic emulsions are the perfect choice for the wall: For an abrasion-resistant and wipeable surface, we recommend Modern Emulsion. If you want the chalky, matt finish that Farrow & Ball is so famous for, Estate Emulsion is the right choice. The robust and indestructible Modern Eggshell, Full Gloss or Estate Eggshell paints are suitable for painting kitchen fronts, panels, radiators and even floors. Integrated minerals, an extreme pigment density and high-performance binders ensure a scratch and impact-resistant surface despite the environmentally friendly, low-emission water base, which can easily withstand the demands of the kitchen.
Want a change - kitchen inspirations from Little Greene
With the also British and world-famous paint manufacturer Little Greene you can choose between water- or oil-based paints and varnishes. The color palette comprises almost 200 colors - color inspirations that can be addictive. Of course, all Little Greene finishes are also available in all colors.
For the kitchen, we swear by the water-based, satin finish Intelligent Eggshell, which has been formulated to withstand stains, moisture and general wear and tear, and is even suitable for wooden elements and walls in the splash zone. Intelligent Gloss, also water-based but with a high-gloss finish, is also impressive for wooden elements and surfaces that require intensive cleaning.
Little Greene's oil-based paints bond more deeply with the surface and are known for their durability, smoothness and excellent flow. All oil paints have been reformulated with natural, vegetable oils to replace solvent components.