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We spend such a lot of time in the kitchen, both cooking and entertaining family and friends.  It only makes perfect sense that you would like your kitchen to be tasty and functional, a place where folk enjoy passing time.  Yet, too often the cook focuses on the functional aspect and neglects the fashionisto tricks of kitchen decor.  Here are some simple methods to dress up your kitchen decor and make this workhorse room a thing of beauty also. 

Regardless of how small or big your kitchen might be it’s important to develop a decorating theme.  Some folks decorate their kitchen at random, today buying a modern style of kitchen clock they find attractive, followed by a purchase of a group of antique canisters the month after next. 

While such a combination can work, if you mix your styles too frequently, you end up with a chaotic look more fitted to a flea market display table.  There’s no cohesive look.  So give some thought to the overall mood you’d like to reflect in your kitchen decor.  The final result will be far more pleasing to the eye.  Coordinated pieces create an illusion of spaciousness, simply by getting rid of a cluttered look. 

Color is as significant as style.  If you like a monochromatic color scheme, emphasize this in major pieces.  While your toaster, coffepot and blender may be black, matching your appliances, look for a few accent pieces to add interest.  For instance, a flamboyant flowered ceramic vase adds some sparkle.  Your modernistic kitchen decor benefits from a bit of contrast. 

If you favor a traditional look, flea markets, vintage shops and antique stores can produce some choice discovers.  In this kitchen decor scheme, you must be cautious with both color and style.  Let’s say blue is your favorite color and you’d like to have blue shades predominate.  You may have a set of enameled blue pots and pans hanging from a rack over the cooker.  Look for a group of patterned canisters with different shades of blue, rather than trying to find an exact match for your cookware.  An accent piece, for example a flower vase in a burnt orange shade will give a rich look to counterpoint your blue scheme. 

Window treatments are an important part of your kitchen decor.  Here’s a break to tie all the elements and styles together.  For instance, the blue kitchen scheme can look terrific with fabric curtains with a patterned design of shades of blue and a white or beige background.  An all blue curtain would tend towards a heavy, dark look, while the same colours, lightened with the white background produce a bright, cheerful effect. 

You can see that developing your theme, before you start purchasing pieces willy-nilly, can make your kitchen decor completely lovely!

This piece was penned by Steve Gardiner, a true kitchen guru. He has an excellent website about Bosch microwave ovens.

Tags: kitchen decor, kitchen design, Kitchen Remodelling, kitchen replacements

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