Grey colored kitchens
40 Gray Kitchens That Are Anything But Dull
If our “graydar” is correct, gray is coming in hot this season—or rather, very achromatic. While all-white kitchens have been all the rage during our Covid-confined era, and colorful kitchens are now having a moment, the in-between is becoming the ultimate sign of sophistication. From a light barely-there hue to a moody charcoal shade—a gray palette in your cookery is tasteful, understated, and endlessly versatile. In short, it creates a space that is muted in all the right ways. Ready to go beyond black and white? Check out these gray kitchens that we’ve culled from the archives and we dare you not to go to the dark side.
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Charcoal Cabinetry
Travis Mark
Emmy Rossum’s New York apartment kitchen is a modern take on traditional glamour. With the refrigerator, dishwasher, and washer/dryer cleverly concealed, who knows what else Brooklyn-born designer Antonino Buzzetta is hiding behind these charcoal-hued custom Scavolini cabinets?
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Hearthstone Hues
James Merrell
This idyllic Long Island farmhouse is the stuff of our cottagecore dreams. With cabinetry painted in Benjamin Moore’s Hearthstone, a marble sink, and fittings by Sonoma Forge, Steven Gambrel brings clarity and coherence to a once-unwieldy farmhouse space that dates back to the 1840s. This now-sophisticated cookspace proves that gray is the ultimate timelessness.
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Understated Elegance
Katie Charlotte
Sometimes full-throttle is too much. Case in point: this Cortney Bishop-designed beach house kitchen, which features a hood, cabinetry, and doors in a gunmetal gray that is just a few notches below black. Paired with a bright white marble island, the result is an understated high contrast look that knows just when to reign it in.
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One-Tone Touches
Stephen Kent Johnson
Monochrome is always a good idea, especially when it comes to gray. In this minimalist West Village apartment, gray cabinetry meets a gray backsplash against a (you guessed it) gray countertop.
Add generous skylights and a streamlined design, and you’ve got a minimalist marvel that doesn't need a touch of color to show personality.
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Striped Surrealism
Mikhail Loskutov
This one-of-a-kind St. Petersburg apartment kitchen, designed by Tim Veresnovsky, turns the notion of gray on its head. Look closely at the eucalyptus veneer that covers the walls, cabinets, and chair—and you’ll see black and white stripes. But step back and the effect is a gray that’s brimming with dimension. This pint-size space proves that there is more than one way to combine colors.
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Metallic Palette
Simon Upton
This Jean-Louis Deniot–designed Miami kitchen proves that size does not equivalate to grandeur. With custom stainless-steel cabinetry that has been laser-printed with an abstract pattern, this small yet striking kitchen contains layers of intrigue and character within its dance of natural light.
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Reductive Design
Erik Undéhn
This is minimalism taken to the extreme. This modernist Stockholm apartment is free of any ornamentation and features stainless-steel countertops and lower cabinets. Here, the stainless steel gray adds refinement to an otherwise austere space for a sleek and clean look. Because less really is more.
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Brass Accents
Douglas Friedman
A quick peek into Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan’s glitzy apartment in Greenwich Village will reveal how a calm and cool gray kitchen can level out an otherwise vibrant space. These chic gray cabinets really pop against the brass Jonathan Adler hardware, with a marble countertop and backsplash that ties in the gray hues.
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Sparse Deliniations
Simon Upton
In this New York townhouse kitchen, subtlety is played out in clean lines and sparse juxtapositions.
White cabinets are cooly contrasted with stainless accents in the pendants, cabinetry, appliances, and Corten steel tiles. The lesson in this chic kitchen: sophistication can be achieved through the use of negative space. The pendants are from a Czechoslovakian factory and the 1940s stools are by Warren McArthur.
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Steel Everything
Ricardo Labougle
Juliana Lima Vasconcellos’s Rio pied-à-terre is a lesson in framing: the deep gray stainless steel and tile almost seems to encase the Hermes Erbanesteria table and Andrée Putman chairs, allowing the vibrant wood to really stand out. The Brazilian way, of course!
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Historic Gray Kitchen
William Abranowicz
Deep gray details give this historic New York kitchen a modern feel. The farmer's sink is by Waterworks and the countertop is from Caesarstone.
The cabinets are painted in Benjamin Moore's Amherst Gray.
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London-Inspired Gray Kitchen
Photography by Eric Piasecki
An abundance of gray tones fill a Manhattan kitchen designed by Steven Gambrel. The space, which is inspired by a popular London cocktail bar, includes custom kitchen cabinetry and an island, as well as glossy subway tiles by Ann Sacks. The chandelier is Serge Mouille.
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Glossy Gray Kitchen
Simon Upton
Gray tiles in a pearl-like finish boost the style factor in this cozy Manhattan kitchen designed by retail guru Patricia Greene Isen, featuring black and white checkered flooring.
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Elegant Gray
Victor Demarchelier
The Miami aerie that supermodel Joan Smalls calls home features a kitchen that's outfitted with gray seating by RH, Restoration Hardware, which complements the gray cabinetry.
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Sleek Gray
William Abranowicz
Workshop/APD's Matt Berman and Andrew Kotchen crafted this sleek Greenwich village gray kitchen with concrete floors and a matching island. Sunny yellow counter stools from Counter Evolution add to the look.
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Sophisticated Gray Kitchen
Emily Andrews Photography
Dark charcoal cabinetry adds contrast to the bright white walls and sleek marble countertop in the Chelsea kitchen of Etsy's COO.
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Striking Gray Kitchen
Mike Schwartz
This Luxe Lincoln Park kitchen designed by Abruzzo Kitchen + Bath benefits from a striking gray palette. The design scheme includes a honed Bianca Perla Quartzite stone, painted cabinets, and wrought iron pulls.
A cased opening showcases a La Cornue oven with black graphite and copper and nickel accents, along with a custom metal hood.
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Palm Beach Gray Kitchen
Stephen Kent Johnson
In this spacious Palm Beach kitchen crafted by the award-winning design firm Pembrooke & Ives, gray cabinetry and millwork blends with the pops of white in the luxurious space.
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Warm Gray Kitchen
Cynthia Lynn
In this glam Chicago home, a warm gray kitchen features a backsplash that's lined with Moroccan tiles from Ann Sacks along and a cantilevered island with Carrara countertops to maximize space.
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Modern Gray Kitchen
Richard Powers
An artwork by Mircea Suciu hangs on the sliding wall of bleached mahogany that separates the kitchen from the dining area in this contemporary Palm Springs apartment.
In perfect contrast of the wood walls are the gray marble floors and metal cabinetry.
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Industrial Gray Kitchen
William Abranowicz
An industrial San Francisco home goes gray with sleek concrete floors and beams. The kitchen’s cabinetry is by Henrybuilt, the countertops are PentalQuartz, the faucet is by Dornbracht, the stools are by Overgaard & Dyrman and the wall sculpture is by Manuel Neri.
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Country-Chic Gray Kitchen
Mikkel Vang
In the kitchen of an Upper West Side apartment, the sink, fittings, and tile backsplash are by Waterworks. The range is by Wolf, the pendants are by Circa Lighting, the custom island has a Calacatta marble top, and the flooring is limestone with black-marble cabochons.
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Cool Gray Kitchen
Joshua McHugh
When a Long Island beach house was made over into a chic abode designed for family life, the kitchen was given a cool gray update.
The cabinetry is lacquered in a Ralph Lauren paint, the refrigerator and range are by Thermador and the kitchen island is stainless steel and walnut.
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Modern Treehouse Gray Kitchen
Richard Powers
In a Mexican home nestled in the trees, the gray kitchen cabinetry, vent hood and table are by Boffi. The countertop is Caesarstone, the sink fittings are by Dornbracht, the range is by Wolf and the ovens are by Miele.
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Monaco Gray Kitchen
Francis Amiand
In a Monte Carlo apartment characterized by whimsy, the kitchen takes a more serious note with gray cabinetry. The small table and chairs are by Jeanneret; the oven, cooktop and hood are by Aster Cucine. Designed by Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet
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Marbled Gray Kitchen
Douglas Friedman
This New York City home's kitchen introduces a serene gray palette by way of Calacatta gold marble and walls sheathed in Walker Zanger tiles.
The sink fittings are by Waterworks, the stools by Palecek are covered in a Designtex fabric and the cabinetry is painted in Benjamin Moore's Stonington Gray.
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Contemporary Gray Kitchen
Douglas Friedman
A storied Manhattan townhouse is home to this cool gray kitchen, which has barstools by Philippe Starck and a vintage light fixture by Stilnovo. A dark hardwood floor adds a touch of warmth to the gray color scheme.
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Polished Gray Kitchen
Simon Upton
A Notting Hill townhouse showcases a gray kitchen with marble floors that match the chic kitchen island. The barstools are from the 1970s, and the cabinetry is custom made. The refrigerators are by Liebherr.
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Pink And Gray Kitchen
William Waldron
In a splendid Moroccan-inspired pool house in New York, the kitchen island is topped with a gray, custom-painted white ash, complemented by the gray of the cabinetry.
The sink is by Julien, the fittings are by KWC and the floor is painted in Sailor's Delight by Benjamin Moore.
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Lacquered Gray Kitchen
William Waldron
A kitchen in a Madrid home comes with a healthy dose of shine with lacquered gray cabinetry by Gaggenau. The stools are Italian and the light-box work is by Philipp Donstav.
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Gray Floor Kitchen
Simon Upton
This kitchen in Courtney Cox's Malibu home is anchored by a stone gray floor and a gray refrigerator by Gaggenau. The stainless-steel sinks are by Franke and the light fixture is from Nessen Lighting.
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Mysterious Gray Kitchen
Björn Wallander
In a sultry Lake Tahoe home, the gray kitchen countertop is quartzite and the custom-made stools are covered in an Edelman leather.
The cabinetry is by Bulthaup and the sink is by Blanco with Dornbracht fittings.
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Gray Countertop Kitchen
William Abranowicz
This California home flaunts a custom-made, marble-topped island paired with gray antique Belgian light fixtures. Natural wood elements in the island and chairs add a touch of warmth to the gray color scheme.
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Gray Galley Kitchen
William Waldron
A bohemian Manhattan home features a chic kitchen with a range and microwave by Wolf, a refrigerator by Sub-Zero, a custom hood by Vent-A-Hood and a gray countertop of Calacatta gold marble. The pendant light is vintage by Max Ingrand for FontanaArte.
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Dark Gray Kitchen
Wichmann - Bendsten
This mysterious yet inviting kitchen features a matte dark gray kitchen island.
The custom-made stools and gray cabinetry are by Københavns Møbelsnedkeri.
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Industrial Gray Kitchen
Simon Upton
Elegance and industrialism meet in this Soho kitchen featuring custom-made cabinetry and vintage hardware. The refrigerator is by Sub-Zero, the sink fittings are by Dornbacht and the countertops are white glass.
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Minimalist Gray Kitchen
Max Zambelli
An elegant Tuscan home maintains its minimalist theme in the kitchen, where the gray stainless steel sink is a prototype of one designed for Boffi's Aprile collection, and the countertops are melamine.
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Ancient Gray-Brown Kitchen
Jignesh Jhaveri
In a centuries-old restored townhouse in Daipur, India, a gray-brown stone wall showcases its original decorative openings.
The baskets and brass serving dishes were found at a local market.
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Geometric Gray Kitchen
Ricardo Labougle
While color and character may rule this London townhouse, gray is the star in its understated kitchen, which is given an edge with a geometric floor pattern. The kitchen cabinetry is painted in Pure Gray 6 by Papers and Paints, the 1955 pendant lights are by Serge Mouille, the wall tiles are by Neisha Crosland and the floor is made of three types of limestone.
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Stone Gray Kitchen
Mikkel Vang
An 1870s carriage house in Bedford, New York has a charming gray kitchen that reflects its original stone structure. The kitchen island is made of a vintage marble slab on a gray steel base, the stove is by BlueStar and the shelves are made of reclaimed wood. The gray floor is concrete.
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40 Gorgeous Grey Kitchens
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Often used in bedroom design, the soft appeal of grey can cool many interiors. Yet one secret power remains - its subtle transformation of kitchens. Often left in the cold for warmer wooden tones, its ability to make a kitchen look fresh and contemporary works wonders for a range of home styles. Whether blending into white, creating the industrial or making smooth moves in charcoal, its range and depth of hue rival many traditional kitchen colours. Paired with brighter yellows and tonal blue gradients, it offers a clean palette without the drama of white or black.
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- Designer: DesignSpace London
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- Source: Biografen
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- Visualizer: Armine Avetisyan
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- Visualizer: Cristian Gentile
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- Designer: De Rosee Sa
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- Visualizer: Cristian Gentile
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- Source: Snaidero
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- Visualizer: Michael Temnikov
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- Visualizer: Konstantin Kildinov
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- Designer: LCGA Design
- Photographer: Hey!Cheese
Shades of grey provide the eclectic while keeping the colour palette clean.- 12 |
- Visualizer: Cristina Modringa
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- Visualizer: KYDE architects
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- Designer: Stephen Tsimbalyuk & Vadim Kuchman
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- Visualizer: Robby Brymer
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- Designer: Cesar
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- Visualizer: Serhii Seinov
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- Photographer: Seth Powers
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- Visualizer: Iqosa
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- Visualizer: Pavel Alekseev
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- Visualizer: Elena Lapshina
An industrial tap hovers amidst a series of block grey and wood shapes.- 22 |
- Visualizer: Plus Form
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- Visualizer: Ngurah Arya
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- Visualizer: Dimo Dimitrov
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- Photographer: Joakim Johansson
- Via: Mimmi Staaf
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- Source: IKEA
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- Designer: Phil Nicols
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- Via: Scandinavian Homes
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- Visualizer: Lugerin Igor
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- Visualizer: Nordes Design
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- Visualizer: Marco Podrini
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- Visualizer: Elena Zhulikova
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- Visualizer: PLASTERLINA
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- Visualizer: Vic Nguyen
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- Visualizer: SCIC
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- Architect: Newick Architects
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- Architect: Sreten Jovanovic & Maja Urh
- Visualizer: Anna Fedyukina
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- Visualizer: Bartosz Domiczek
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- Source: Dada Web
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- Visualizer: Radoslav Rabota
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Gray kitchen - 65 photos of the perfect combination in the interior
Most people think that the use of a gray tint in the design of the kitchen is inappropriate, and it will look unattractive and repulsive.
Kitchen design can turn out to be ugly, boring and sad.
Many people believe this, but it is not true and a myth, an invention of someone who failed to make a gray color design.
With the right mindset and the right ideas for decorating your kitchen in shades of gray, you can achieve a refined design.
In this article you will find out what designers advise to make a gray shade in the design of the kitchen. And with what it is better to combine a gray shade.
More recently, the gray shade has become indispensable for designers. It has become fashionable, but it also has several advantages and other reasons.
Grey:
Calms the nerves, cools the room, reduces tension and stress. This shade is suitable for rooms where nervous personalities live or are too emotional. Gray color helps to restore nerves and become balanced.
- It is considered neutral, it will be an excellent background, it emphasizes textures.
- Ideal for the kitchen, because it is not easily soiled and practical. It goes well with white.
- Can be used for finishing large and small spaces in the kitchen.
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What colors go with multifaceted grey?
Gray is not as dull and boring as many people think. But they simply do not know all its advantages and features. Combined with the usual classic colors, gray can look very warm and unexpected.
Gray can be with a blue tint, light and dark gray. It can be with a silver sheen and many other options. The palette of different types of gray is very large.
But of course, when designing a kitchen, it is necessary to choose the right and suitable option correctly. With the wrong choice of gray, it can seem gloomy and depressing.
Gray is not recommended for monochrome kitchens.
It is better to take gray as a base color and combine it with other shades.
The best combinations are: gray with white, gray with beige, gray with purple, gray with blue.
When decorating the kitchen, consider whether gray will be on the walls or on the furniture.
In most cases, gray is a feature of modern kitchens. To shade the gray color, you can combine it with blue. In most cases, gray is a feature of modern kitchens. To shade the gray color, you can combine it with blue.
Gray color is not as poor and boring as many people think. But they simply do not know all its advantages and features. Combined with the usual classic colors, gray can look very warm and unexpected.
But of course, when designing a kitchen, it is necessary to choose the right and suitable option correctly. With the wrong choice of gray in kitchen design, it can seem gloomy and depressing.
Furniture in gray colors looks different than in regular shades. The gray color will look great with a matte effect on the walls.
Gray metal parts also look good.
Every kitchen will look harmonious in shades of gray in combination with a set made of steel.
Conclusion
Most people think that the use of gray in the design of the kitchen is inappropriate, and it will look unattractive and repulsive. Kitchen design can turn out to be ugly, boring and sad.
Many people believe this, but it is not true and a myth, an invention of someone who failed to make a gray color design.
With the right mindset and the right ideas for decorating your kitchen in shades of gray, you can achieve a refined design.
Gray kitchen design photo
Modern kitchens in gray (silver or metallic)
Some may find gray to be boring and uninteresting.
However, recently gray kitchens (silver, metallic color can also be attributed to gray) are gaining popularity and compete with white as the base color.
Now designers like to combine the colors of the kitchen set not with white, but with gray. Gray color goes well with many colors, for example: beige, white, red, orange, brown, green. How harmonious the composition will look as a whole will depend on whether the interior is diluted with some bright accents and how the surrounding colors of the walls, floor, and ceiling are chosen.
Gray has become a real favorite for modern kitchen interior designers. If you look into the situation, it turns out that the love for this elegant tone is due not only to fashion trends, but also to a number of other reasons.
So, gray color: * Soothes, cools and relieves stress. It is ideal for decorating apartments where overly emotional people live, often nervous, who lack balance and stability.
* It is neutral and emphasizes the advantages of the widest palette of colors and the most diverse textures in the surrounding interior. * Just made for the kitchen because of its non-staining and practicality. * Can be used for both large spaces and small kitchens. What colors are multifaceted gray friends with?
Gray is far from being as dull and featureless as it might seem at first glance. Being a mixture of opposites, white and black, it is very distinctive and has a complex spectrum of cold and warm shades. Light gray and gray-blue, smoky and ash, mother-of-pearl and silver, chrome and slate, charcoal and anthracite are far from all the richness of the palette that this multifaceted color conceals.
Naturally, when designing a kitchen, it is important to choose the right shade of gray that will set the desired peaceful, not gloomy atmosphere.
In this regard, when working on design and selecting furniture, you should avoid too dark and cold tones or use them in small doses.
* Gray and purple/lilac . This is undoubtedly one of the most popular duets - colorful, juicy and very effective.
* Gray and blue . In fact, a classic solution, the severity of which can be muted by choosing a light gray color and a delicate blue tint from the pastel palette.
* Gray and red/orange/pink . Such a combination, of course, is somewhat difficult to perceive, but if the bright palette is traced only in details, gray remains the dominant color, then the kitchen interior will be very catchy and unusual.
Gray looks especially impressive when pink or blue is added to its gray base. The colors ash rose and smoky dove have been very popular lately. In combination with these colors, a gray kitchen can be a stunning success.
Walls, floors and ceilings Any color that harmonizes with gray is suitable for decorating the walls, floor and ceiling of the kitchen. Here are some options: pink, purple, blue, light green, warm yellow. In a kitchen with a gray kitchen unit, you can break the basic laws of room design and make the walls a bright color that contrasts with the floor and is much darker. The floor and ceiling in this case must be of the same color.
Worktop and backsplash In most gray kitchens, it is not necessary to make the worktop and backsplash the same color and material. A kitchen decorated in this way will look boring. It is better that the countertop and backsplash differ in color from the main color of the kitchen. The color of the apron can repeat the color scheme of the walls. Thus, the apron is, as it were, a continuation of the wall or one of its parts. Gray kitchen curtains To decorate the room and give it a playful mood, you need to choose curtains that can best accomplish this task. * They must not be white, beige or grey. * In small quantities, patterns, ornaments, drawings may be present on the curtains. * Night curtains will not spoil the interior of a gray kitchen.
