Blue color in the interior of the kitchen - 5 design tips and 100 photos for inspiration

Blue kitchen is the best solution for those who live in a hot sunny country. After all, the main property of blue is the ability to create an atmosphere of peace, while “cooling” and refreshing the interior. But is it appropriate in cold Russia, where the kitchen should be the warmest and coziest place in the house? Our answer is - yes, appropriate, if used in the right shades, combinations and proportions. For those who are in search of design ideas for their future or existing blue kitchen, we present a selection of 100 inspirational photos and 5 tips on the use of blue in the interior.

Color characteristic

To successfully include the blue color in the interior of the kitchen you need to know its properties.

• Impact on mental and physical condition: blue, like green, is a shortwave color, that is, our eyes are resting on it. It also has a calming effect at the same time: lowers appetite, reduces pressure, has a beneficial effect on mood and nervous system, and at the same time promotes concentration, develops creative thinking. From these properties, it follows that the blue interior is particularly suitable for people who are watching food, quick-tempered, impulsive and overly emotional people, as well as hypertensive patients.
• Blue interior is especially recommended for: well-lit kitchens with south-facing windows, as well as for small and narrow kitchens.

• Interacting with space: blue unlike blue does not “weight” objects and does not “eat up” space, but on the contrary increases it and expands it; therefore, almost all variations of blue can be used in large masses, for example, in the design of walls, large furniture, for example, a headset and even the floor and ceiling as shown pictured below (scroll).

• Interaction with other colors: Blue shades are found in nature in a very large number, because they are colors of the sky and water, and therefore they are combined with almost all the colors of the rainbow, and especially: with their neighbors in the spectrum - green and blue, with opposites - orange and yellow, and with achromatic flowers - white, gray and black.
• Matching styles: the kitchen in blue colors can be decorated in any style, but especially organic styles: classic, provence, country music, chebbi chic, Mediterranean, marine, spanish, Scandinavian.

5 tips on the color design of the kitchen

1. In large masses, the blue color, especially gray and light blue, can lead to a melancholic, too relaxed state. To avoid this effect and to balance, for example, blue wallpaper on the walls, you need to supplement the interior with invigorating colors: yellow, red, hot pink, orange.

2. The main rule of applying blue color in the interior: since this color is cold, it must be balanced by the inclusion of “warm” colors: beige, cream, brown, yellow and other tones. The photo below is an excellent example of a beige-blue kitchen in a Provence style interior.

Also try to use more matte, not glossy textures in the decoration and furniture. Another sure way to add warmth and comfort is to use a lot of warm natural materials, that is, table textiles, carpets and curtains made from natural fabrics, wooden furniture.

3. Depending on the saturation and brightness, the blue color in the interior can play the role of a background, the role of an addition to the main color and accent:

• if a small kitchen, then light blue or light gray-blue is the best tone of paint for walls or wallpapers, as they visually increase the space and do not “quench” natural lighting. In addition, with such a calm background you can often experiment and modify the design of the kitchen, replacing only the decor, textiles and some pieces of furniture;

• if the windows of your kitchen are facing north, west or east, then the blue color in the interior is better to use only as an accent, for example, in decoration, dishes, in the decoration of the apron, in kitchen textiles, but completely blue curtains and wallpaper will make the kitchen uncomfortable;

• If you want to use a bright blue, azure, turquoise in combination with other bright colors, then a large proportion of white color and a large amount of natural materials can balance bright colors.

4. The most harmonious companion colors are, as already noted, shades: green, blue, orange, yellow, as well as white, gray and black. To more accurately identify successful color combinations, look for inspiration in nature, and also use proven color schemes and principles of color combinations. This lesson will help you to create an interior palette yourself:

5. And here are tips on choosing companion flowers in three main ranges:

• in a monochrome range, blue is combined with all related shades and colors (blue, turquoise, azure, bluish, mint, etc.);

• in neutral tones harmonious alliance with the close tones - light green, light purple, light pink, gray, beige;
• in a contrasting range, the combination with the additional color - yellow, as well as orange, red, black and white - will be harmoniously.

Photogallery of color combinations

Combination with white

The white-blue interior will never go out of fashion and will be appropriate in any style, because the union of these colors is as harmonious as the sky with clouds or sea water with foam.

• Tip: blue and white can be taken as the basis for the color design of the kitchen, and adding to it any other contrasting, bright or neutral color, you will create a win-win combination.

Below in the photo are examples of blue and white cuisine.

White is especially organic when the kitchen design has ethnic motifs in decoration and decoration: Russian Gzhel, Spanish tiles, Chinese and Delft porcelain.

Combination with beige

No less successful is the combination of blue with all shades of beige. This is another combination of colors borrowed by designers from nature itself - the azure sea with sandy shores and the sky with wheat fields.

• Tip: although warm beige and cold blue mutually complement each other, but they both have a calming effect, more relevant in the bedroom. However, in the kitchen it is worth adding a little impulsive, invigorating colors. Take a closer look at these beige and blue interiors in the photo below - bouquets of bright pink flowers appeared on the tables not by chance, but were specially selected by professional designers.

Combination with green

Blue and green are close neighbors in the spectrum, so they are in perfect harmony with each other.Since in nature this union of flowers is most often represented by plants (these are cornflowers and bells in the grass, hyacinths with their delicate stems, algae in sea water, treetops against the same sky), natural plant colors will be most successful when paired with blue .

Combination with blue

Blue is obtained from blue, which is diluted with white paint. In the vicinity of blue, blue becomes softer, a play of colors is created, and the effect of freshness and coolness is enhanced, so it is better to avoid such a combination in the design of the “northern” cuisine.

Combination with yellow

It is believed that yellow is the color opposite to blue and blue, which means additional and especially suitable for it. In fact, the opposite of blue is an orange color, but yellow is combined with blue as well as it is. The cheerfulness and warmth of yellow more than compensates for the coldness and balance of our hero, so this couple is appropriate in any kitchen - even northern, even southern, but if you want to simulate the calm atmosphere of the kitchen, use yellow in muted, pale, delicate tones, or in small quantity.

Combination with pink

Pink with blue can create a different mood depending on the shade. If you use bright pink paint, the kitchen design will become more dynamic and emotional, if you apply a soft pink tint, then restrained and too calm. Therefore, you can use such combinations: hot pink + soft blue, soft pink + turquoise, soft pink + soft blue + yellow or orange (invigorating colors), bright blue + hot pink + beige (balancing color) etc.

A few examples of such combinations in the next photo slider.

Combination with brown

Brown can also complement and “warm” the blue range, especially if it is wooden furniture and floor.

Combination with red

This contrasting color combination is not so often used in kitchen design, but it can be quite harmonious, especially if it is pink-red or orange-red.

Combination with gray

So that the blue-gray kitchen doesn’t seem to be too cold and gloomy, complement the interior with warm colors, an abundance of white and wooden furniture.

Combination with black

The white and blue kitchen with black accents is a bold and unbroken solution, especially popular in interior design in the Scandinavian style.

Photo gallery of ideas

Provence blue kitchen

If you are in search of the style of the interior of the future kitchen in blue, then look at the style of Provence, for which this particular shade is characteristic.

Set of blue color in the interior

Blue color for a kitchen set is an original alternative to the popular white and beige tones, because it also visually increases the space. In the next selection of photos are gray, cornflower blue, gray and light blue headsets in the interiors of different styles - from Provence to Scandinavian.

Blue wallpaper in the interior of the kitchen

Vertical striped wallpaper - a great choice for a kitchen with low ceilings, wallpaper in a Vichy cage or in a flower will complement the kitchen in country and Provence style, wallpaper in the style of Spanish azulehos will revive the kitchen in Scandinavian, Mediterranean and, of course, Spanish style.

Blue walls in the kitchen

Light blue and light gray-blue walls are the most versatile and win-win options, turquoise and gray-blue walls are more suitable for highlighting the accent wall as shown in the photo below.

Blue apron headset

Apron headset in blue is a great solution, because this color is quite practical and is associated with purity, but keep in mind that if the tone of blue goes more into the blue, then the products will not look too appetizing, so it is better to choose shades close to turquoise.

Blue curtains in the interior of the kitchen

And finally, the last collection of photos on the topic curtains for the kitchen and the last piece of advice: it is better to hang monochromatic blue curtains in the dining room, bedroom or living room, and for kitchen windows give preference to light curtains in a cage, in a strip, with flowers and patterns, then they will be less branded and more suitable for such utilitarian premises as a kitchen.

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