Paint is and always will be a wonderful material to transform the look and feel of a space. When it comes to colour and light, paint tones can distinguish between a nice kitchen and a stunning luxury kitchen. There are so many choices and levels of quality of interior paint, and as bespoke kitchen designers, we believe in choosing high-quality paint every time.
Choosing a paint colour for your new kitchen is a very personal choice. However, light plays a significant role in how paint colour can look. Natural and artificial lighting will affect different rooms at different times of the day and even at different angles. At Papilio Bespoke Kitchens, we discuss colour, lighting, and cabinetry tones with our clients at the outset. We also provide accurate colour samples to take home and look at in the space.
In our The Bruton Kitchen project, we designed and built a bespoke kitchen in a lovingly restored family home in Bruton, Somerset. The property dated back to the 1600s and featured stone mullion windows, ancient oak beams, original flagstone flooring, elm doors and wonderfully wonky lath and plaster walls. The brief was to create an atmospheric space bursting with character and warmth, but it had to be practical and beautiful, with a contemporary edge. So that’s precisely what our team at Papilio did. Along the sink run, our semi-glazed wall cabinets were painted in Edward Bulmer’s ‘Lilac Pink’ to provide a retro feel to the room. We also designed a sizeable free-standing kitchen island hand-painted in a wonderfully sunny yellow, offering warmth and a little drama to the room.
In our Fulham Kitchen project in London, we designed a bespoke kitchen in our client’s Victorian house extension. The contemporary kitchen maximises natural light with triple glazed Crittall windows, and we created a warm and earthy Scandinavian style kitchen to make the most of the light. Our furniture and cabinetry offered clean, simple lines with hand-laid oak veneers. We paired the natural wood tones with vibrant and eco-friendly paint by Francesca’s Paints. Having chosen Rebecca’s Red for the central cabinets and a muted Grey Blue on the taller cabinets, the result was a stunning, modern, functional, warm yet contemporary kitchen.
When contemplating a new bespoke kitchen, consider paint and think about the types of colours that you may wish to use. Think about how specific tones might make you feel, and don’t be afraid of bold colour, or ‘out-there’ touches, because as kitchen designers, we can help you choose the right colour and brands of paint that will make your new designer kitchen your favourite room in the house.
