Looking at Trends in Kitchen Colorsby James Mahoney Authors Note: This article takes a look at predictions about color choices for 2006. Because research has shown that color can greatly influence your mood and comfort level, colors are selected based on predicted trends in color design. The best kitchen colors are those that can enliven the mood and engage the senses. |
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If your goal is to create a super kitchen, the colors that you select for all the various surfaces in your kitchen take on considerable importance in creating a kitchen.
Research has shown that color choices for your surroundings can have an impact on your mood and your comfort level with your environment. The colors offered by the manufacturers of kitchen appliances, cabinetry, countertops, paints, wallcoverings and other kitchen design products are carefully selected based on predicted trends in consumer preferences.
The successful kitchen colors are those that lift the spirits and engages the senses. The colors enliven the mood and at the same time contribute to a certain peaceful effect on the emotions.
According to the Color Marketing Group (CMG) whose primary focus is to identify and predict the direction of color and design trends, warm, clear and bright colors lead in their 2006 color forecast. The CMG is made up of members who are qualified in color design. They interpret, create, forecast and select colors that will enhance the function, salability and quality of a given product.
Among their other color predictions for 2006:
Reddened oranges will replace coppery hues; yellows will gain importance; blues will dramatically recede; and complex neutrals will add sophistication and luxury to the 2006 Consumer Color Palette.
They also predict that consumers will seek bold colors and luminous materials that add glow and fluidity in product executions.
CMG has identified several important key color factors that are helping to influence the 2006 color predictions:
Techno-Organic Balance - Finding a balance between nature and technology.
Breathing Space - Achieving serenity and calm in a space that is insulated from all kinds of daily stress.
Heritage with Heart - Focusing on positive things of the past and attempting to reconnect with them. A fostering of nostalgia, hope and feelings of optimism.
Hybrid - The hybrid household is entering the mainstream. Even though consumers accept hybridization, it represents a sharp contrast to the safety and predictability of the past.
Uber Luxury - In home design defined as clean simple and elegant. Using rare materials with high polish and burnished finishes.
You will find that kitchen walls don't have to be all white. You can create the look of pleasant hues by covering the wall surfaces with two or three alternating colors. The more popular palettes include neutrals as soft color tones. For example, cashmeres, ambers of mild slatey grays, blues and greens.
Other color choices forecast by CMG include:
Blues, especially bright, bold blues
Complex layered finishes with contrasting glazes
Gold pewter and silver washes, shimmers and undertones are everywhere
Copper, especially as an undertone or wash
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