Torie Jayne
Accessorise with retro pastels
Peppermint green, baby blue and sugared-almond pink are feel-good colours that will instil a sense of joy and cheer into a plain white kitchen.
This is also a good way to work in pastels swiftly and easily – and it’s perfect if you’re renting, too. Simply choose small appliances, bar stools, storage tins and other kitchen kit in an array of ice-cream shades and let the 1950s retro love flood in.
Peppermint green, baby blue and sugared-almond pink are feel-good colours that will instil a sense of joy and cheer into a plain white kitchen.
This is also a good way to work in pastels swiftly and easily – and it’s perfect if you’re renting, too. Simply choose small appliances, bar stools, storage tins and other kitchen kit in an array of ice-cream shades and let the 1950s retro love flood in.
Sweet William
Fall for rose pink
For me, this is definitely how to channel pink in the kitchen with effortless style and grace – and it would instantly put you in the mood for spring.
Stick to an all-over backdrop of starched white and furnish with a vintage dining table and set of chairs in the prettiest Turkish Delight pink. If you can only find solid wood versions, they’re easy to paint.
Remember, if you want to paint a piece of furniture and have a specific colour in mind, many paint shops now offer a colour matching service so you can get the exact shade you desire. So it’s worth taking time to find the perfect period hue.
Accessorise the lot with a profusion of real and fake flowers in a palette of whispery rose, blush and champagne.
For me, this is definitely how to channel pink in the kitchen with effortless style and grace – and it would instantly put you in the mood for spring.
Stick to an all-over backdrop of starched white and furnish with a vintage dining table and set of chairs in the prettiest Turkish Delight pink. If you can only find solid wood versions, they’re easy to paint.
Remember, if you want to paint a piece of furniture and have a specific colour in mind, many paint shops now offer a colour matching service so you can get the exact shade you desire. So it’s worth taking time to find the perfect period hue.
Accessorise the lot with a profusion of real and fake flowers in a palette of whispery rose, blush and champagne.
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Bask in baby blue
There’s no getting away from the elegance of ice blue. Some people might find it too chilly, but, in a kitchen, this pale hue offers a certain vintage class. Team with bleached wood boards, white metro tiles and a crisp white worktop for a timeless look that will run and run.
There’s no getting away from the elegance of ice blue. Some people might find it too chilly, but, in a kitchen, this pale hue offers a certain vintage class. Team with bleached wood boards, white metro tiles and a crisp white worktop for a timeless look that will run and run.
Chris Snook
Sit on it
Classic dining chairs in a festival of pastel shades is precisely the hit this neutral kitchen needs. The mix of pale biscuit and grey glass is sophisticated and timeless, yes, but the mix-and-match sherbet lemon, sky blue and pistachio seats adds a light-hearted rhythm packed with character.
If you have plain wooden chairs, why not paint each one in a different ice-cream colour and let the pastels sweeten up your home?
Classic dining chairs in a festival of pastel shades is precisely the hit this neutral kitchen needs. The mix of pale biscuit and grey glass is sophisticated and timeless, yes, but the mix-and-match sherbet lemon, sky blue and pistachio seats adds a light-hearted rhythm packed with character.
If you have plain wooden chairs, why not paint each one in a different ice-cream colour and let the pastels sweeten up your home?
Figura Kitchens & Interiors
Lighten up
Pastel shades don’t just look pretty – they are also clever decorating tools to enhance your kitchen, giving you colour without sucking up any natural light.
This classic kitchen, with its lofty, vaulted ceiling, is infused with natural light as it is, but by painting the cupboards in a soft sage, the space suddenly becomes serene and sophisticated, rather than clinical and bare as it might have been in more obvious white.
This is a good pastel to plump for if you’re reluctant to go all out on blues and pinks – offset with black and stainless steel and it becomes a credible and liveable neutral.
Pastel shades don’t just look pretty – they are also clever decorating tools to enhance your kitchen, giving you colour without sucking up any natural light.
This classic kitchen, with its lofty, vaulted ceiling, is infused with natural light as it is, but by painting the cupboards in a soft sage, the space suddenly becomes serene and sophisticated, rather than clinical and bare as it might have been in more obvious white.
This is a good pastel to plump for if you’re reluctant to go all out on blues and pinks – offset with black and stainless steel and it becomes a credible and liveable neutral.
A1 Lofts and Extensions
Dabble with pink
Pale pink and grey is a classic colour combo that provides a perky, refreshing palette for any part of the house – including the kitchen.
In fact, just a little dash of Neapolitan pink – on the glass splashback and matching fridge – offers a cute highlight against the plain white cupboards and wraparound white walls. Anchor the look with earthy grey bar stools and pick out the pink with some cheery wall art.
Pale pink and grey is a classic colour combo that provides a perky, refreshing palette for any part of the house – including the kitchen.
In fact, just a little dash of Neapolitan pink – on the glass splashback and matching fridge – offers a cute highlight against the plain white cupboards and wraparound white walls. Anchor the look with earthy grey bar stools and pick out the pink with some cheery wall art.
Jackson Design & Remodeling
Highlight with sunny yellow
Fresh sunshine yellow is the perfect kitchen pick-me-up. These pretty buttercup walls and yellow and white chequered floor tiles are welcoming and vibrant, while the curved worktop, bar stools and flashes of chrome brim with cute, 1950s diner chic. What a very friendly space.
Finish off with a peppering of retro-style appliances, which are readily available now in modern-day, high-tech versions.
See more reasons to add yellow to your kitchen
Fresh sunshine yellow is the perfect kitchen pick-me-up. These pretty buttercup walls and yellow and white chequered floor tiles are welcoming and vibrant, while the curved worktop, bar stools and flashes of chrome brim with cute, 1950s diner chic. What a very friendly space.
Finish off with a peppering of retro-style appliances, which are readily available now in modern-day, high-tech versions.
See more reasons to add yellow to your kitchen
Demetriades + Walker
Re-create a retro vibe
As far as retro styling goes, this studio kitchen does the job in every sense. The barely there pistachio is the perfect antidote to the flat, fuss-free units.
Throw in a classic leather chaise, a circular coffee table and a pair of easy armchairs in a mix of straw, toffee and burnt orange and this is a kitchen that oozes midcentury charm, but with masses of 21st century design clout.
As far as retro styling goes, this studio kitchen does the job in every sense. The barely there pistachio is the perfect antidote to the flat, fuss-free units.
Throw in a classic leather chaise, a circular coffee table and a pair of easy armchairs in a mix of straw, toffee and burnt orange and this is a kitchen that oozes midcentury charm, but with masses of 21st century design clout.
Raw Design
Accent with a pastel
You certainly don’t need to be bamboozled into an all-over pastel to appreciate the appeal of these softer shades in kitchen and dining zones. If you’re still a big fan of natural materials and neutral colours, then try hanging huge, oversized metal pendants in a pretty baby blue or sunny lemon over a statement wooden table.
Because just even a tiny hint of these chalky colours won’t fail to pep up your kitchen and bring a smile to your face.
Browse more ways with pendant lights
You certainly don’t need to be bamboozled into an all-over pastel to appreciate the appeal of these softer shades in kitchen and dining zones. If you’re still a big fan of natural materials and neutral colours, then try hanging huge, oversized metal pendants in a pretty baby blue or sunny lemon over a statement wooden table.
Because just even a tiny hint of these chalky colours won’t fail to pep up your kitchen and bring a smile to your face.
Browse more ways with pendant lights
Boutique Homes
Layer colour and texture
Sheer pastel shades can also be layered with bolder hues – just as you might do with a neutral backdrop – but with masses more character.
These pale blue glossy kitchen units are chic and modern, but recede into the architecture of the room, allowing a blast of primary colour from the quirky light fitting to do its stuff. Likewise, the rough-hewn wooden table offers a pleasing contrast to the high-shine cupboards.
TELL US…
Have you prettified your kitchen with a pastel palette? Please share ideas and photos in the Comments below.
Sheer pastel shades can also be layered with bolder hues – just as you might do with a neutral backdrop – but with masses more character.
These pale blue glossy kitchen units are chic and modern, but recede into the architecture of the room, allowing a blast of primary colour from the quirky light fitting to do its stuff. Likewise, the rough-hewn wooden table offers a pleasing contrast to the high-shine cupboards.
TELL US…
Have you prettified your kitchen with a pastel palette? Please share ideas and photos in the Comments below.
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