Keep this Number One Secret in Mind and Continue to Love Your Dark Kitchen
Dark cabinets with a dark palette are very popular in today’s kitchens. Whether you purchased a home with a dark kitchen or you’re remodeling to create a dark kitchen, we have a few different ways to brighten it just enough to be amazing. So if you have your heart set on dark kitchen cabinets with dark flooring, but you’re worried about it being too dungeon-like, we have the solution for you.
Decorative Accent Colors
You can add just enough color or brightness to your dark kitchen with a single accent wall and matching decorative items. For example, a bright green, yellow, or orange are known appetite stimulants. They’re also excellent colors for an accent wall and other decorative accents. Use a wall that can be repainted easily so you can change colors and decor whenever you choose.
Reflective Surfaces
Use countertops, a backsplash, appliances, and furnishings that reflect light and color. Take the time and opportunity to design a backsplash that reflects light so you can use it to take advantage of both installed and natural lighting.
Neutral Accents
Neutral colors like shades of off-white, gray, and almond are excellent choices for the walls in an otherwise-dark kitchen. They’re also excellent for decorative accents throughout the kitchen. But the number-one secret to loving your dark kitchen is…
Perfectly Designed Lighting
Anyone can install a light fixture in the center of the ceiling and call it done. But this isn’t the type of lighting you need in your kitchen. One single light fixture will cast shadow and make the kitchen even darker, effectively creating the dungeon-like feel that you’re trying to avoid. The types of lighting you need in a dark kitchen are:
- Down Lights: Lights that point straight down from the ceiling. Recessed lighting is perfect for down lighting. This is likely the ambient lighting that you will use for everyday use, so choose LCD bulbs that last longer and provide a more natural light than other types of bulbs.
- Toe-Kick Lights: Lights that are installed under the lip of the base cabinets. They may resemble runway lights when all other lights in the kitchen are off. They illuminate a good portion of the floor so the primary lights don’t need to be turned on at night if you’re just making a quick trip to the fridge.
- Under-Cabinet Task Lighting: Lights that are installed behind or underneath the upper cabinets. They illuminate the countertop and provide a good amount of light for performing routine tasks like cutting vegetables or otherwise preparing food.
- Pendant Lighting: Pendant lighting is perfect over the kitchen island or the bar. Consider using Edison bulbs or hand blown bulbs for pendant lighting to increase the aesthetic appeal.
- Range Lights: Everyone needs lights over the cook top, but not all range hoods have built-in lighting. Install lighting that perfectly lights the cook top area.
- Sink Lights: Doing dishes is never fun, but it’s downright frustrating when there’s insufficient lighting. Proper lighting above the sink also helps when you’re washing fruits or vegetables in preparation of a meal.
Call us at 404-378-6962 and allow us to show you why we have a 97% referral rate on our amazing remodeled kitchens. Our clients love our work as much as we love providing our kitchen remodeling services in Decatur and the surrounding areas. We often design the entire floor plan for the new kitchen based on the needs and desires expressed by the client. We are often asked to help choose colors, fixtures, trim, and other finishing touches to ensure a cohesive and unique finished kitchen.