When you think about all the time your family needs to spend in the kitchen, you’re likely to conclude that your kitchen shouldn’t be drab, boring or purely utilitarian. It’s ideal if the kitchen can be designed as a lighthearted, fun space that brings joy to everyone who spends time in the room. Are you in need of ideas for things you can do to make a bland kitchen more enticing? These are our top 3 suggestions for how to fun up your kitchen.

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Incorporate a Playful Paint Color into the Color Scheme

Gray and greige have been two of the most ubiquitous neutral colors lately, but that doesn’t mean your kitchen should be done entirely in one of these colors. Whether your palette is built around gray, greige, white or another neutral, it could be fun to introduce a high-intensity color into the color scheme. Vibrant spring green or energetic pale turquoise are two colors you could consider using for this purpose.

It’s also worthwhile to consider mixing semigloss finishes with flat ones to maximize the amount of visual interest you get from your paint color scheme. For example, you can apply the same color in both flat and semigloss finishes to different areas, highlighting certain features with one or the other. The human eye will perceive the difference in finishes, yet the visual continuity is preserved in combinations like these.

Don’t Be Afraid to Mix Flooring Materials

In an open floor plan, it can be challenging to delineate areas based on function yet preserve the visual flow of the entire space. When a designer ignores this dilemma, the result is typically a bland or unattractive space. There are many creative solutions, some of which are tried-and-true and some of which are daring, unusual and innovative.

One of the more daring approaches is to lay tile flooring in one prominent space and hardwood flooring throughout the rest of the floor plan. For example, you can lay tile on the floor surrounding a built-in structure like a breakfast nook or kitchen island. This works because the eye can interpret it in the same sort of way the eye sees area rugs — as an extra layer of visual interest.

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Recycle Eye-Catching Building Materials in Innovative Ways

Designers are getting creative with the materials they’re using in the most successful kitchen designs we’ve been seeing lately. Recycled and reclaimed materials are showing up everywhere, from flooring to cabinetry. Brick facades aren’t just for home exteriors; these days recycled brick is also a popular surface to incorporate into the kitchen. If you’re concerned about your home’s environmental impacts, such materials have ethical appeal in addition to their aesthetic appeal.

Alair Homes Huntsville helped homeowners all over North America create kitchen environments that delight them, and we can do the same for you. Want to introduce some fun new elements into your kitchen décor? Whether you’d like a simple new kitchen color scheme or a complete revamp, our staff of experts is available to assist. Give us a call to discuss the changes that would make you happiest, or visit any of our showrooms at your convenience.