Kitchen wall splash colours, keep it moody or add contrast?
My kitchen style is quite dark, moody, modern, a little steam punk, RGB LED's everywhere, so it wont be everyones cup of tea. The doors are teal/turquoise, there is a lot of black, and the worktops (not yet in / temporary bits of surface in photos), are "blues in the night" granite which are dark, I did consider light worksurfaces, but when it came to it, I just didnt like them. The floor is 2 shades of grey stone effect.
What I am looking for is something that has texture and depth to it. The tile sample shown is the Original Style Metallic steel linear mosaic which are 50cm strips, which is also what I have marked out a plan above the cooker for. There is also a copper version available, but no matter how hard I have tried, nobody will send out samples of it! I have also had mosaic samples of Deisel/petrol effect which are reflective, full of colour but all my friends hated them!
I added the gold wall colour to add some contrast and warmth which I think has worked out well, and I'm considering making a display roman blind from the ceiling down to the top of the window.
What do you think would work? ...NOT metro!
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claire morgan
6 years agoMaybe something like this tile splash back might be nice - it would tie all your colours together
Rose Williams thanked claire morganRose Williams
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Comments (9)I am afraid I think you both need guidance. Both colour and border will date your kitchen, the expensive items you should keep very subtle as they are expensive to change when you get bored of the look. If your units are cream, try the metro tiles with a soft colour, either grey or sage green (not dark), you need to check the colours against your worktop as they have to look right together. I would suggest you do something exciting with colour on the walls. Having no picture of your kitchen makes giving advice tricky, but putting colour on the walls is cheap and by doing it this way, in a couple of years if you are bored with it you can pick a completely different colour and change the whole look. Again, with the floor, keep it fairly neutral, as it is an expensive item, if it's a small room keep it light as this will make it feel bigger, if a big room you could be more daring with a darker colour....See MoreKitchen wall colours. Add a splash of colour?
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