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Best of the Week: 35 Cheerfully Colour-Blocked Kitchens
From bold cabinetry to super-saturated fridges, these kitchen designs explore every element you can apply colour to
Chiquit Brammall
28 juin 2019
If the kitchen is the heart of the home, these homes appear to have very joyful hearts. Punchy hues contrast with each other for a style statement, and to bring a sense of fun to the act of cooking and eating. And they’re not just painted on: glossy or matt cabinets, bold backsplashes, even coordinated appliances are all called to join in the saturated symphony of these scrumptious, colour-blocked examples.
Remember, you can find more details about a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
Remember, you can find more details about a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
1. Location: Singapore
Designer: Fuse Concept Pte Ltd
Features: The bright orange Smeg fridge is the focal point of this kitchen’s nature-inspired palette, where forest green walls are paired with wood-grained cabinets against a glossy white subway tile backsplash.
Designer: Fuse Concept Pte Ltd
Features: The bright orange Smeg fridge is the focal point of this kitchen’s nature-inspired palette, where forest green walls are paired with wood-grained cabinets against a glossy white subway tile backsplash.
2. Location: Singapore
Designer: The Scientist Pte Ltd
Features: A pastel palette makes this multi-coloured kitchen work a treat, with the pale pink cabinet wall and muted green overhead cabinets anchored by the soft blue island and under-counter storage.
Designer: The Scientist Pte Ltd
Features: A pastel palette makes this multi-coloured kitchen work a treat, with the pale pink cabinet wall and muted green overhead cabinets anchored by the soft blue island and under-counter storage.
3. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Designer: smarterBATHROOMS+
Features: Royal blue cabinets contrast dramatically with the bright-white ceiling, solid surface worktops and bar stools. A herringbone-patterned backsplash in a slightly darker shade of blue adds depth and texture.
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Designer: smarterBATHROOMS+
Features: Royal blue cabinets contrast dramatically with the bright-white ceiling, solid surface worktops and bar stools. A herringbone-patterned backsplash in a slightly darker shade of blue adds depth and texture.
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4. Location: Calgary, Canada
Designer: Unique Projects
Features: Glossy red kitchen cabinets are paired with plain white ones in this kitchen for that colour-blocking effect. A ‘painting’ has been artfully placed to conceal the cooker hood, adding contrast to the white honeycomb-tiled walls.
Designer: Unique Projects
Features: Glossy red kitchen cabinets are paired with plain white ones in this kitchen for that colour-blocking effect. A ‘painting’ has been artfully placed to conceal the cooker hood, adding contrast to the white honeycomb-tiled walls.
5. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Bambù / Olivier Bourdon
Features: The Chinese brush painting-style bamboo wallpaper perfectly complements the blocks of yellow (cabinet and island), black (worktops and fireplace) and white (appliances, under-sink storage and hutch) in this charming little kitchen.
Designer: Bambù / Olivier Bourdon
Features: The Chinese brush painting-style bamboo wallpaper perfectly complements the blocks of yellow (cabinet and island), black (worktops and fireplace) and white (appliances, under-sink storage and hutch) in this charming little kitchen.
6. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: Alhambretto Design Studio
Features: Dark grey overhead cabinets, mint under-sink cabinets and a deep teal laminate-topped dining table bring the colour blocking to this fresh-looking apartment kitchen.
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Designer: Alhambretto Design Studio
Features: Dark grey overhead cabinets, mint under-sink cabinets and a deep teal laminate-topped dining table bring the colour blocking to this fresh-looking apartment kitchen.
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7. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Designer: Sommarnöjen
Features: Sage green is having a style moment, and this space-smart kitchen is using it to great effect: darker on the overhead cabinets with a block of white vertical panelling cutting across before a lighter shade is used on the under-sink cabinets. Raw wood worktops and shelves complete the colour-blocked look.
Designer: Sommarnöjen
Features: Sage green is having a style moment, and this space-smart kitchen is using it to great effect: darker on the overhead cabinets with a block of white vertical panelling cutting across before a lighter shade is used on the under-sink cabinets. Raw wood worktops and shelves complete the colour-blocked look.
8. Location: Samara, Russia
Designer: Качинская Полина и Петрова Екатерина
Features: Bright turquoise cabinets contrast with the off-white brick wall and wooden worktop and shelves.
Designer: Качинская Полина и Петрова Екатерина
Features: Bright turquoise cabinets contrast with the off-white brick wall and wooden worktop and shelves.
9. Location: Valle de Arratia, Spain
Designer: Mugarri Decoration
Features: The window shutters help the colour-blocking concept of this white-and-green kitchen – they add a darker shade of green to the mix. Even the oven flue and the light fixtures contribute pops of black.
Designer: Mugarri Decoration
Features: The window shutters help the colour-blocking concept of this white-and-green kitchen – they add a darker shade of green to the mix. Even the oven flue and the light fixtures contribute pops of black.
10. Location: London, UK
Designer: Magic Projects London Ltd
Features: Navy blue and white are paired with blocks of marble veining in this kitchen. Little pops of gold come from the pendant lights and toe-kicks (or skirting boards).
Designer: Magic Projects London Ltd
Features: Navy blue and white are paired with blocks of marble veining in this kitchen. Little pops of gold come from the pendant lights and toe-kicks (or skirting boards).
11. Location: Paris, France
Designer: ERA architecture
Features: How much does this white and yellow-orange colour-blocked kitchen remind you of a gorgeously poached egg?
Designer: ERA architecture
Features: How much does this white and yellow-orange colour-blocked kitchen remind you of a gorgeously poached egg?
12. Location: Singapore
Designer: The Scientist Pte Ltd
Features: This pink and black colour-blocked kitchen has a second shade of pink courtesy of the Smeg fridge. Copper-hued cabinet hardware enhances the rosy combination.
Designer: The Scientist Pte Ltd
Features: This pink and black colour-blocked kitchen has a second shade of pink courtesy of the Smeg fridge. Copper-hued cabinet hardware enhances the rosy combination.
13. Location: Singapore
Designer: Third Avenue Studio
Features: Grey – seen in the storage pillar containing the microwave, and a lighter version in the cabinet at the side – is a subtle third colour in this white-and-green kitchen, where the green subway tiles are such a bold feature.
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Designer: Third Avenue Studio
Features: Grey – seen in the storage pillar containing the microwave, and a lighter version in the cabinet at the side – is a subtle third colour in this white-and-green kitchen, where the green subway tiles are such a bold feature.
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14. Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Designer: Du Bois Design Ltd
Features: The description of this project states that the bright orange hue of the lift-up cabinets “was chosen to add the requested ‘bit of fun’” to this grey, black and white kitchen.
Designer: Du Bois Design Ltd
Features: The description of this project states that the bright orange hue of the lift-up cabinets “was chosen to add the requested ‘bit of fun’” to this grey, black and white kitchen.
15. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Features: The light, fresh mint-and-white scheme of this small kitchen gets a touch of edginess from the block of dark petrol blue on the worktops.
Features: The light, fresh mint-and-white scheme of this small kitchen gets a touch of edginess from the block of dark petrol blue on the worktops.
16. Location: Toronto, Canada
Designer: Kinswater Construction Inc.
Features: Although it’s patterned, the jade green-and-white wallpaper presents as a bold block of contrasting colour to the mostly white elements of this kitchen.
Designer: Kinswater Construction Inc.
Features: Although it’s patterned, the jade green-and-white wallpaper presents as a bold block of contrasting colour to the mostly white elements of this kitchen.
17. Location: Mumbai, India
Designer: Milind Pai Architects & Interior Designers
Features: Orange acrylic cabinets pop against the dark grey and black elements of this kitchen, while the off-white worktops (including the waterfall island) balance out the bold combination.
Designer: Milind Pai Architects & Interior Designers
Features: Orange acrylic cabinets pop against the dark grey and black elements of this kitchen, while the off-white worktops (including the waterfall island) balance out the bold combination.
18. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: Liadesign
Features: This on-trend apartment has pastel colour-blocking all over it: the jade geometric ‘portal’ indicating the foyer, the mint-and-white L-shaped kitchen with its exposed wood edging, the rust- and pink-coloured chairs, and more.
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Designer: Liadesign
Features: This on-trend apartment has pastel colour-blocking all over it: the jade geometric ‘portal’ indicating the foyer, the mint-and-white L-shaped kitchen with its exposed wood edging, the rust- and pink-coloured chairs, and more.
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19. Location: Japan
Designer: Persuasive Housing Studio Co., Ltd.
Features: The bright tomato-red cabinets of this white, wood and lacquered-look kitchen add so much life to the clean-lined block-y design.
Designer: Persuasive Housing Studio Co., Ltd.
Features: The bright tomato-red cabinets of this white, wood and lacquered-look kitchen add so much life to the clean-lined block-y design.
20. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Designer: Surround Interiors
Features: A block of bright green in the under-sink cabinets breaks the white-and-black scheme of this contemporary kitchen cheerfully.
Designer: Surround Interiors
Features: A block of bright green in the under-sink cabinets breaks the white-and-black scheme of this contemporary kitchen cheerfully.
21. Location: Russia
Designer: Brain Twister
Features: Skulls and the blocks of black add a cheeky edginess to this stunning pink and white kitchen.
Designer: Brain Twister
Features: Skulls and the blocks of black add a cheeky edginess to this stunning pink and white kitchen.
22. Location: Dublin, Ireland
Designer: Doran Kitchens
Features: There are literally blocks of turquoise, dark grey and warm grey in this kitchen as its walls and cabinets show. The plastic shell bar stools pump up the lashings of colour with orange, teal, mustard, grey and yellow pops.
Designer: Doran Kitchens
Features: There are literally blocks of turquoise, dark grey and warm grey in this kitchen as its walls and cabinets show. The plastic shell bar stools pump up the lashings of colour with orange, teal, mustard, grey and yellow pops.
23. Location: Singapore
Designer: Yang’s Inspiration Design
Features: The dark grey fridge with its purplish undertone plays off nicely with the contrast of the teal cabinetry against the white tile backsplash and solid surface worktop.
Designer: Yang’s Inspiration Design
Features: The dark grey fridge with its purplish undertone plays off nicely with the contrast of the teal cabinetry against the white tile backsplash and solid surface worktop.
24. Location: Singapore
Designer: Free Space Intent
Features: The aqua glass backsplash enlivens the warm grey cabinets overhead and royal blue under-counter ones in this apartment kitchen.
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Designer: Free Space Intent
Features: The aqua glass backsplash enlivens the warm grey cabinets overhead and royal blue under-counter ones in this apartment kitchen.
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25. Location: Sochi, Russia
Designer: Vsrede Interior Design
Features: The bank of emerald green cabinets makes up a block of colour next to the block of marble backsplash in this kitchen. The stainless steel cooker hood and the single wood unit with downlight add to the block effect of the different materials and colours.
Designer: Vsrede Interior Design
Features: The bank of emerald green cabinets makes up a block of colour next to the block of marble backsplash in this kitchen. The stainless steel cooker hood and the single wood unit with downlight add to the block effect of the different materials and colours.
26. Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Designer: Heather Wood CKDNZ
Kitchen by Inside Vision
Features: Orange is the accent colour in this clean-lined contemporary and otherwise monochromatic kitchen.
Designer: Heather Wood CKDNZ
Kitchen by Inside Vision
Features: Orange is the accent colour in this clean-lined contemporary and otherwise monochromatic kitchen.
27. Location: Berlin, Germany
Designer: Bohostudio
Features: Olive and sage green add muted blocks of colour to the grey and black features of this stylish apartment kitchen.
Designer: Bohostudio
Features: Olive and sage green add muted blocks of colour to the grey and black features of this stylish apartment kitchen.
28. Location: Barcelona, Spain
Designer: CaSA - Colombo and Serboli Architecture
Features: The beams and pipe are employed to add more blocks of colour – orange and pink – in this blue, white and marble kitchen.
Designer: CaSA - Colombo and Serboli Architecture
Features: The beams and pipe are employed to add more blocks of colour – orange and pink – in this blue, white and marble kitchen.
29. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: Tommaso Giunchi
Features: White cabinets are stacked against a soft grey and muted blue wall, while smaller blocks of colour come from the cushions and dining chairs.
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Designer: Tommaso Giunchi
Features: White cabinets are stacked against a soft grey and muted blue wall, while smaller blocks of colour come from the cushions and dining chairs.
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30. Location: Japan
Designer: ナガタ建設 株式会社
Features: The beauty of polished and raw wood grains is enhanced by the white and royal blue elements of this cosy family kitchen.
Designer: ナガタ建設 株式会社
Features: The beauty of polished and raw wood grains is enhanced by the white and royal blue elements of this cosy family kitchen.
31. Location: Rennes, France
Designer: Tanguy Architect
Features: Grey (from the cement screed-finished island), white (on the walls and cabinets) and a geometric block of varied shades of turquoise are this kitchen’s subtle take on colour-blocking.
Designer: Tanguy Architect
Features: Grey (from the cement screed-finished island), white (on the walls and cabinets) and a geometric block of varied shades of turquoise are this kitchen’s subtle take on colour-blocking.
32. Location: Madrid, Spain
Designer: Gon Architects
Features: Is it the Mondrian-style sideboard that inspired the chilli-red bookcase and kitchen, or the other way around?
Designer: Gon Architects
Features: Is it the Mondrian-style sideboard that inspired the chilli-red bookcase and kitchen, or the other way around?
33. Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Designer: artspice studio
Features: Emerald green works with a warm grey and some faceted patterns (from the contemporary chandelier to the floor finish!) in this sophisticated kitchen.
Designer: artspice studio
Features: Emerald green works with a warm grey and some faceted patterns (from the contemporary chandelier to the floor finish!) in this sophisticated kitchen.
34. Location: Malmo, Sweden
Designer: Hemisfär
Features: Powder blue cabinets soften the harsh lines of the waterfall island and black accent features in this kitchen.
Designer: Hemisfär
Features: Powder blue cabinets soften the harsh lines of the waterfall island and black accent features in this kitchen.
35. Location: London, UK
Designer: Gruff
Features: Yellow, pale wood and the lightest grey make a delicious combination in this sun-kissed kitchen.
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Designer: Gruff
Features: Yellow, pale wood and the lightest grey make a delicious combination in this sun-kissed kitchen.
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