Lilac color in the kitchen interior

Lilac color in the kitchen

We have already written about how difficult it is to fit into the kitchen interior. purple. But what about the situation with his closest relative - a lilac shade? Definitely working with him is much easier, because he is not so gloomy and dark. However, it also has its own features that everyone who is in the planning or renovation of kitchen design needs to know.

General color characteristic

Creating the interior of the lilac kitchen, you need to keep in mind the following properties of this color:

Human exposure: in small doses and not too saturated shades, it calms and pacifies, relieves anxiety, but in the array and with prolonged exposure begins to induce longing and immerse into melancholy. Another property - it lowers the appetite.

Who best suits: romantics, women, people of creative professions, people who follow food.

In which kitchens looks best: in the kitchen, whose windows face south.

Additional color in the spectrum: yellow.

Most suitable styles: pop Art, country music, Scandinavian and of course provence (on the picture).

5 secrets for use in the interior of the kitchen

Tip 1. Win-win reception - lilac in accents

In nature, lilac shades are not common, and when designing interior colors, designers prefer to adhere to the same principle.

If the lilac kitchen is liked only by the most courageous originals, then the kitchen with lilac accents, but designed mainly in a neutral range, will look universal, cozy and fresh. As accents you can use: apron, curtains, lamp, upholstery of chairs, dishes or wall decor.

Lilac accents in the kitchen interior

  • The interior of the kitchen is best lilac, amethyst, lavender, purple, magenta shades look like textiles: furniture upholstery, curtains, tablecloths, napkins, pillow covers, lamp shades lamps and rugs.
  • Lampshade kitchen lamp lilac color in the interior of the kitchen
  • Keep in mind that on the background of a cold lilac shade, for example, against the background of a purple apron, the food will not look too appetizing, but on a pinkish-purple background - very nice. Therefore, making out a working or dining area, try to choose a decor (curtains, apron, dishes) in a warmer shade of lilac. However, cold tones can also be “warmed” with companion flowers of warm colors and an abundance of wood textures (for example, the same purple apron can be added with a wooden table top).

Tip 2. How to choose shades for decoration of walls and large furniture?

If you want to buy a purple kitchen or pokleit lilac wallpaper on all the walls, here are some tips to take note:

  • Kitchen in lilac color in its pure form is suitable only for very modern interiors in the Scandinavian style or in the style of pop art. A more versatile option - kitchen set with facades of gray-lilac shade. Both examples are presented in the photo below.
Gray-lilac suite in the interior of the kitchen-living room

Set in the interior of the kitchen-living room

Lilac kitchen in the style of pop art

Pop art style

  • For wall decoration, you can use wallpaper or paint of any color from lilac to magenta, but it is best to choose bright colors that visually increase the space and do not “eat” natural lighting.

Light purple walls in the interior of a small kitchen-dining room


  • Choosing wallpaper or wall paint, keep in mind that for kitchens facing the north and poorly lit, pink shades are more suitable, but for the "southern" - any, including cold tones with an admixture of blue and blue.
  • Lilac-pink walls in the interior of the kitchen-living room with insufficient lighting
    The interior of the kitchen-living room with insufficient lighting

Tip 3. How to dilute the lilac color

In whatever proportion you use lilac color - as a main or accent one - it must be diluted with neutral shades.

  • White color - ideally combined with lilac, makes it fresh, elegant and not so dreary. White and lilac can be furniture, curtains, wallpaper, and textiles. This combination is especially relevant for small and "northern" kitchens.
  • White-lilac kitchen
  • To make the kitchen in lilac tones more comfortable, you can use an abundance of natural brown and beige colors, such as wood and stone materials. For example, the light-purple kitchen in the photo below, thanks to the wooden worktop, wicker chairs, stone floor and white walls, is quite harmonious in a country-style setting.
  • Country Style Lilac Kitchen

Tip 4. Designer's secret weapon is a creamy shade of yellow, bronze and gold

As you know, the brightest and harmonious color combinations are obtained from two opposites of the spectrum. Lilac is a slightly saturated purple, so for him, as well as for his “parent”, the additional color is yellow. However, in its pure form, yellow and lemon in combination with our hero will look too contrast, so give preference to light, creamy shades.

The combination of lilac and cream shades in the interior of the dining room

The combination of lilac and cream shades in the interior of the dining room

  • Bronze and gold - also look great in a pair with all shades of lilac. Furniture fittings, wallpaper design elements, household appliances, curtain rails, photo and painting frames, cutlery and other accessories will enhance the interior of the lilac kitchen. It would seem a trifle, but in practice this simple technique turns out to be very effective. The main thing here is to know when to stop.

Bronze and lilac in the interior of the kitchen

Tip 5. Also goes well with ...

So, we have already noted some successful combinations, and what other colors can harmoniously coexist with the object of our analysis?


  • In the monochrome scale - lilac, mauve, phlox, amethyst, lavender, magenta are combined with each other and with all related tones: purple, blue, pink and blue.

Kitchen interior in monochrome tones in lilac tones

  • In a contrasting range: cold lilac can be combined with shades of red and orange in retro interiors in the style of pop art. But in combination with black light purple tones will look great in the interior of the kitchen in the Scandinavian style. A good example of such a design in the photo below.

Black and Lilac Kitchen

  • In a neutral range: with all natural colors - white, beige, brown, gray, green.
  • Beige, lilac and green colors in the interior of the kitchen
  • Green kitchen with lilac chairs

Separately worth highlighting green colorwhich in its natural environment always surrounds the delicate flowers of lilac, phlox, lavender, bluebells, hydrangeas and other plants. As you know, nature never makes a mistake in a colorist, so when planning a kitchen design, be sure to dilute the main gamut with green even in the form indoor plants and you will see, the interior will become more comfortable and alive.

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